Puducherry Election Result 2026 LIVE: Rangasamy wins Thattanchavady, NDA wins 6 seats as counting underway

Chief Minister and AINRC leader N Rangasamy is on course to retain his Thattanchavady Assembly constituency as counting of votes polled on 9 April is underway.

At the end of four rounds of counting, which was the last one, the CM was ahead of his TVK-backed Neyyam Makkal Kazhagam candidate E Vinayakam by 4,441 votes, gaining an unassailable lead.

The veteran leader polled 10,024 while Vinayakam polled 5583 votes. Congress' Ve Vaithilingam polled 2990 votes, bracing for the fourth place after an independent.

This constituency is an important segment which drew the attention of political parties. Rangasamy has contested from two segments-Thattanchavady and Mangalam segments.

— Inputs from PTI

Incumbent chief minister and All India NR Congress founder N Rangasamy leads in Thattachavady seat by over 4,000 votes after four rounds of counting as per early trends posted by the Election Commission of India.

Early trends indicate AINRC+ leading in 13 seats, Vijay's TVK in 4 seats, Congress+ in 2 seats in Puducherry.

According to early trends, AINRC-BJP is leading in 6 seats, Vijay's debutante party TVK is leading in 4 seats, while the Congress-DMK is leading in 2 seats.

Current chief minister N Rangasamy's AINRC, which joined hands with the BJP, AIADMK and LJK to form the NDA in Puducherry, is leading on three of the total 30 seats, early trends show.

Typically, counting of votes begins with postal ballots, followed by votes recorded on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

Counting begins at 8:00 am with postal ballots, cast by service voters, election duty staff, and people with disabilities. The Returning Officer (RO) oversees this process directly. About 30 minutes later, officials start counting votes from EVMs, even if Postal Ballots are still being tallied. Results from 14 EVMs are announced at the end of each counting round.

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The counting of votes for 30 Assembly seats in Puducherry has begun.

In Puducherry, an unprecedented voter turnout of 89.87% was recorded in yesterday’s voting for the Assembly Elections. As per the final figures released by the Election Commission, it is the highest ever recorded polling percentage in the Union Territory since its merger with India and the first Assembly election held in 1964.

The security outside the Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic College counting centre in Puducherry was heightened as it is D-Day for the 30-member Union Territory. Votes for several key constituencies will be counted at the counting centre.

In Puducherry, the NDA — comprising chief minister N Rangasamy's AINRC, BJP, AIADMK and LJK — is looking to retain power, while the Congress-DMK alliance aims to regain ground. With one of the highest voter turnout percentages in India, the electorate seems to have sent a clear message.

Meanwhile, apart from Puducherry, the stage is set for the counting of votes in the 2026 Assembly elections across four key states, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Keralam.

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Congress In-Charge Girish Chodankar expressed confidence that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led alliance would return to power in Tamil Nadu, asserting that the coalition's performance and governance record would ensure victory.

Speaking to ANI, the Congress leader on Sunday expressed confidence, saying the DMK alliance will form a government and create history in Tamil Nadu.

"We are confident that our DMK alliance will form the government and create history in Tamil Nadu. We are very confident that we will come back to power," he said.

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The contest is being closely watched in Puducherry, a smaller but strategically significant region. The AINRC-BJP alliance is aiming to consolidate its position, while the Congress-DMK alliance is striving to regain ground. With one of the highest voter turnout percentages in the country, the electorate has sent a strong signal of engagement.

The counting of votes will begin across the state at 8 am with postal ballots, followed by EVM counting at 8:30 am, with results to be updated in real time on ECINET and the official election portal.