Cassicade Assembly Constituency
Cassicade was a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Puducherry. It was in existence from the 1964 to the 2006 state elections.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | A. S. Kankeyan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Ansari P. Duraisamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Ansari P. Duraisamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Ansari P. Duraisamy | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | V. Kathirvelu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | P. Kannan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | P. Kannan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | M. Elango | Janata Dal | |
| 1996 | P. Kannan | Independent politician | |
| 2001 | K. Lakshminarayanan | Puducherry Munnetra Congress | |
| 2006 | K. Lakshminarayanan | Puducherry Munnetra Congress | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMC | K. Lakshminarayanan | 4,942 | 49.05% | ||
| INC | G. Ravichandiran | 4,726 | 46.90% | ||
| BJP | D. Deenadhayalan | 210 | 2.08% | ||
| DMDK | V. Govindan | 169 | 1.68% | ||
| Margin of victory | 216 | 2.14% | −16.65% | ||
| Turnout | 10,076 | 77.76% | 9.33% | ||
| Registered electors | 12,957 | −6.35% | |||
| PMC hold | Swing | -2.47% | |||
Assembly Election 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMC | K. Lakshminarayanan | 4,875 | 51.52% | ||
| PMK | R. Malar Mannan | 3,097 | 32.73% | ||
| TMC(M) | V. Balaji | 1,360 | 14.37% | ||
| Independent | Murali . D. | 130 | 1.37% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,778 | 18.79% | −13.35% | ||
| Turnout | 9,462 | 68.44% | 11.21% | ||
| Registered electors | 13,835 | −13.35% | |||
| PMC gain from Independent | Swing | 1.55% | |||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Kannan | 6,501 | 63.21% | ||
| INC | S. Narayanasamy | 3,195 | 31.06% | −14.36% | |
| BJP | S. Thiagarajan | 304 | 2.96% | 0.49% | |
| AIIC(T) | Panneerselvam | 125 | 1.22% | ||
| JP | Devatha Oupendran | 49 | 0.48% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,306 | 32.14% | 27.59% | ||
| Turnout | 10,285 | 66.08% | 8.86% | ||
| Registered electors | 15,966 | −10.11% | |||
| Independent gain from JD | Swing | 13.23% | |||
Assembly Election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | M. Elango | 4,927 | 49.97% | ||
| INC | P. Shanmugan | 4,478 | 45.42% | −7.10% | |
| BJP | Balavengatraman | 243 | 2.46% | 0.62% | |
| Independent | Mahavir Jain | 85 | 0.86% | ||
| Margin of victory | 449 | 4.55% | −3.66% | ||
| Turnout | 9,859 | 57.22% | −9.07% | ||
| Registered electors | 17,761 | 1.53% | |||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | -2.55% | |||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Kannan | 6,040 | 52.52% | −10.24% | |
| DMK | S. Anandavelu | 5,095 | 44.30% | ||
| BJP | L. Balavengatraman | 212 | 1.84% | ||
| PMK | G. Alamelu | 127 | 1.10% | ||
| Margin of victory | 945 | 8.22% | −36.44% | ||
| Turnout | 11,500 | 66.29% | −2.55% | ||
| Registered electors | 17,494 | 42.09% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -10.24% | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Kannan | 5,273 | 62.76% | ||
| CPI | Saraswati Subbiah | 1,521 | 18.10% | ||
| JP | G. Sambath | 1,090 | 12.97% | ||
| IC(S) | S. Sukumaran | 518 | 6.17% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,752 | 44.66% | 15.47% | ||
| Turnout | 8,402 | 68.84% | −4.07% | ||
| Registered electors | 12,312 | 12.41% | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 11.13% | |||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | V. Kathirvelu | 3,948 | 51.63% | ||
| JP | Ansari P. Duraisamy | 1,716 | 22.44% | ||
| INC(U) | S. Sugumaran | 849 | 11.10% | ||
| Independent | S. Krishnaraj | 531 | 6.94% | ||
| Independent | Munisamy (Durai) | 273 | 3.57% | ||
| Independent | L. Ramalingam | 112 | 1.46% | ||
| Independent | U. Mahabal Kumar | 107 | 1.40% | ||
| Independent | D. Expo Ramanathan | 47 | 0.61% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,232 | 29.19% | 17.40% | ||
| Turnout | 7,647 | 72.91% | 7.14% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,953 | −5.60% | |||
| INC(I) gain from JP | Swing | 4.61% | |||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Ansari P. Duraisamy | 3,551 | 47.01% | ||
| AIADMK | N. Arumughom | 2,661 | 35.23% | 1.58% | |
| INC | Ponnurangam S. | 1,341 | 17.75% | ||
| Margin of victory | 890 | 11.78% | 6.52% | ||
| Turnout | 7,553 | 65.77% | −12.84% | ||
| Registered electors | 11,603 | 15.66% | |||
| JP gain from INC(O) | Swing | 8.10% | |||
Assembly Election 1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(O) | Ansari P. Duraisamy | 2,996 | 38.91% | ||
| AIADMK | Durai Munisami | 2,591 | 33.65% | ||
| DMK | Anandavelu | 1,936 | 25.15% | ||
| Independent | Sivaprakam. N. | 78 | 1.01% | ||
| Independent | Varadarajulu Alias Varadhan. P. | 51 | 0.66% | ||
| Independent | Subramanian. N. Alias Ramu | 47 | 0.61% | ||
| Margin of victory | 405 | 5.26% | −23.83% | ||
| Turnout | 7,699 | 78.61% | 9.13% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,032 | 51.11% | |||
| INC(O) gain from INC | Swing | -21.42% | |||
Assembly Election 1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ansari P. Duraisamy | 2,721 | 60.33% | 20.35% | |
| CPI | R. Azhwar | 1,409 | 31.24% | ||
| Independent | Thillai Kanagaraj | 380 | 8.43% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,312 | 29.09% | 15.38% | ||
| Turnout | 4,510 | 69.48% | −1.57% | ||
| Registered electors | 6,639 | 3.15% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 20.35% | |||
Assembly Election 1964
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. S. Kankeyan | 1,799 | 39.98% | ||
| Independent | Kuppusamy Mudaliar | 1,182 | 26.27% | ||
| IPF | Saraswati | 880 | 19.56% | ||
| Independent | Sivaprakasam | 572 | 12.71% | ||
| Independent | Siyali Venku Chetty | 67 | 1.49% | ||
| Margin of victory | 617 | 13.71% | |||
| Turnout | 4,500 | 71.05% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,436 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
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