Cotchery Assembly constituency

Cotchery
Cotchery
Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Puducherry
Established	1964
Abolished	2006

Cotchery was a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Puducherry. It was in existence from the 1964 to the 2006 state elections.

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Year	Member
1964	G. Nagarajan	Indian National Congress
1969	M. Balaya	Indian National Congress
1974	T. Subbaiya	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	T. Subbaiya	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	G. Panjavarnam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1985	N. Vengadasalam	Indian National Congress
1990	M. Vaithilingam	Indian National Congress
1991	R. Nalamaharajan	Independent politician
1996	R. Nalamagarajan	Indian National Congress
2001	R. Nalamagarajan	Indian National Congress
2006	V. Omalingam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Vote share of winning candidates

2006			50.25%
2001			43.50%
1996			47.53%
1991			37.01%
1990			35.99%
1985			55.94%
1980			49.93%
1977			37.84%
1974			46.04%
1969			47.41%
1964			70.34%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Omalingam	10,116	50.25%
	INC	P. R. N. Thirumurugan	9,094	45.17%	1.67%
	BJP	S. Elangovan	409	2.03%	−17.77%
	Independent	S. Palanivelu	105	0.52%
	Independent	D. N. Suresh	99	0.49%
	DMDK	K. Senthil Velan	90	0.45%
Margin of victory			1,022	5.08%	−5.25%
Turnout			20,133	87.29%	16.19%
Registered electors			23,065		0.99%
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	6.75%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Nalamagarajan	7,058	43.50%	−4.03%
	PMK	M. Ramadass	5,382	33.17%
	BJP	S. Elangovan	3,212	19.80%
	LJP	S. Rajamani	183	1.13%
	Independent	K. Rajaguru	171	1.05%
	Independent	S. Kalyaperumal	112	0.69%
	Independent	K. Karunagaran	107	0.66%
Margin of victory			1,676	10.33%	−0.02%
Turnout			16,225	71.10%	−5.09%
Registered electors			22,838		8.98%
	INC hold		Swing	6.49%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Nalamagarajan	7,630	47.53%	13.88%
	Independent	G. Panjavarnam	5,968	37.17%
	DMK	S. Shanmugam	2,319	14.44%	−14.28%
Margin of victory			1,662	10.35%	6.99%
Turnout			16,054	78.37%	2.18%
Registered electors			20,957		13.18%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	10.52%

Members of the Legislative Assembly

1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Cotchery^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Nalamaharajan	5,051	37.01%
	INC	M. Vaithilingam	4,592	33.64%	−2.35%
	DMK	G. Panjavarnam	3,921	28.73%	1.97%
	JP	S. Dhismass	85	0.62%
Margin of victory			459	3.36%	2.39%
Turnout			13,649	76.19%	−3.65%
Registered electors			18,517		1.67%
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	1.01%

1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Cotchery^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Vaithilingam	5,189	35.99%	−19.95%
	Independent	G. Panjavarnam	5,049	35.02%
	DMK	R. Nalamagarajan	3,858	26.76%	−16.26%
	PMK	I. Panneerselvam	222	1.54%
Margin of victory			140	0.97%	−11.94%
Turnout			14,417	79.85%	−2.09%
Registered electors			18,212		43.16%
	INC hold		Swing	-19.95%

1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Cotchery^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Vengadasalam	5,774	55.94%
	DMK	G. Panjavarnam	4,441	43.02%	−6.90%
	Independent	M. Jeanne D'Arc Marie	107	1.04%
Margin of victory			1,333	12.91%	−6.76%
Turnout			10,322	81.94%	−2.68%
Registered electors			12,721		22.12%
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	6.01%

1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Cotchery^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. Panjavarnam	4,133	49.93%	35.92%
	Independent	T. Subbaiya	2,504	30.25%
	AIADMK	S. Krishnavelu	1,536	18.56%	−19.28%
	Independent	F. Arockiasamy	105	1.27%
Margin of victory			1,629	19.68%	2.67%
Turnout			8,278	84.62%	4.97%
Registered electors			10,417		1.92%
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	12.09%