Villianur Election Result 2026: DMK's R. Siva Loses Seat To AINRC's B. Ravicoumar
Villianur Election Results 2026: The seat was previously held by R. Siva of the DMK party. B. Ravicoumar emerged victorious from the seat with 16970 votes.
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Puducherry State Assembly Elections 2026: The Villianur seat of Puducherry went to the polls on April 10. The vote counting of the constituency took place today, May 4. The election in Puducherry this year recorded a voter turnout of 89.87%, the highest ever for an assembly election in the union territory.
DMK won the previous election in the seat. However, this year, the AINRC candidate has secured victory.
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Villianur Assembly Election Results 2026 Vote Counting: The contest for the Villianur seat in Puducherry was a battle among B. Ravicoumar, D. Pavithiran, and D. Ramesh, candidates from major political parties including the All India N.R. Congress, IND, and Naam Tamilar Katchi.
The tenure of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 15 June 2026. In the previous assembly elections held in April 2021, the All India N.R. Congress-led National Democratic Alliance formed the state government after winning 16 out of 30 seats in the assembly, with N. Rangaswamy sworn in as the Chief Minister. Following the vote counting for the seat, B.Ravicoumar of AINRC emerged victorious with 16970 votes.
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Only one last round of vote counting is remaining in Puducherry's Villianur. After 4 out of 5 rounds, All India N.R. Congress has maintained a lead with 13881 votes. DMK's R. Siva is trailing with 12721 votes.
Puducherry Election Result: 3/5 Rounds of Vote Counting Concludes in Villianur
The third round of vote counting in Villianur has concluded. The All India N.R. Congress candidate, B. Ravicoumar, has maintained the lead. He has secured 9965 votes.
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Initial trends have shown the NDA alliance leading in most seats of Puducherry. AINRC has secured 8 leads while the BJP has registed 3 leads in the initial rounds of vote counting.
Second Round of Vote Counting Concludes in Villianur
Villianur Election Result: DMK's R. Siva has secured a lead in the second round of vote counting. B. Ravicoumar of AINRC is now trailing with 5654 votes.
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Villianur Election Result Live: First Round Of Counting Done, All India N.R. Congress Registers Lead
B.RAVICOUMAR of All India N.R. Congress is leading with 3418 votes in Puducherry's Villianur. DMK's R.SIVA is currently trailing on the seat.
State Assembly Election Voting Result: AINRC Registers Early Lead In Puducherry
While the first round of counting is underway in Villianur, early numbers from other constituencies are out. The AINRC has registered an initial lead on 3 seats.
CM N Rangaswamy Confident Of Victory In Puducherry State Assembly Election
Speaking on the political scenario, Rangaswamy congratulated Vijay for his growing influence in Tamil Nadu and expressed confidence in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)."Congratulations to TVK chief Vijay, who has made a great impact in Tamil Nadu. The NDA alliance will win 20 seats in Puducherry and will form the government," he told ANI. The NDA includes the AINRC led by Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy, which is contesting 16 assembly constituencies, the BJP contesting 10 seats, and both the AIADMK and LJK, each contesting two seats.
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Villianur Election 2026 Result Live: Early Trends From Puducherry Expected Soon
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Villianur Election Result Live: Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy Offers Prayers Ahead Of Vote Counting
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WATCH | Counting underway for Puducherry State Assembly elections
Counting of votes cast through EVMs begins at a counting centre in Puducherry.
Vote Counting On Villianur Seat Begins
Vote counting for the Villianur seat in Puducherry commenced at 8 am.
Counting to begin soon
The counting on Villainur seat is expected to commence at 8 am.
Counting on Villianur Seat Begins At 8 am
Villianur Assembly seat is currently held by R. Siva of the DMK party