Puducherry election results: Independent rebel defeats lone woman MLA in reserved Nedungadu seat in Karaikal

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Counting of votes nether  mode   successful  Puducherry connected  Monday

Counting of votes nether mode successful Puducherry connected Monday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

An Independent candidate, who contested arsenic a rebel from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), defeated the sitting MLA — the lone pistillate subordinate successful the Puducherry Assembly — to triumph the Nedungadu (SC) constituency, the lone reserved spot among the 5 constituencies successful Karaikal district, aft 3 rounds of counting connected Monday (May 4, 2026).

V. Vigneshwaran secured 14,368 votes, defeating S. Chandrapriyanga of the All India N.R. Congress, who polled 9,869 votes. The borderline of triumph was 4,499 votes.

Published - May 04, 2026 02:39 p.m. IST

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