Raj Bhavan
Part of the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat.
Vignesh Kannan (Dravida Munetra Kazhagam) won Raj Bhavan in 2026, 287 votes ahead of V. P. Ramalingame.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
7,304 votes · 39.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VRBharatiya Janta Party
7,017 votes · 37.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VCTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2,361 votes · 12.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RKIndian National Congress
1,538 votes · 8.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SKNaam Tamilar Katchi
213 votes · 1.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RIndependent
42 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PKTamilaga Makkal Thannurimai Katchi
32 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
14 · Raj Bhavan
General21,053 registered voters · 7 candidates · 287 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Vignesh Kannan
DMK · Male · 7,304 votes (39.03%) · 287 ahead of V. P. Ramalingame
- 88.96%
- Turnout
- 18,728
- Votes cast
- 18,507
- Valid votes
- 209
- None of the above
- 11,431
- Women electors
8,312 men and 10,187 women voted in person, plus 225 postal ballots. 12 postal ballots were rejected.
- DMK7,30482 postal39.03%
BJP7,01797 postal37.49%- V.j. ChandranMale
TVK2,36112 postal12.61% - R KumaranMale
INC1,53817 postal8.22% - S. KarpagavalliFemaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough2131 postal1.14%
- None of the aboveNOTA2091.12%
- RamalingamMaleINDIce cream421 postal0.22%
- P. KodeswaranMaleTMTHKDiamond320.17%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.