Election Year-wise Data on Seats Contested, Won and Forfeited Deposit Seats for each Political Party in the Assembly Elections of Puducherry

The dataset contains political party type and name-wise Seats Contested, Seats Won and Forfeited Deposit Seats in assembly elections of Puducherry for each election year. Note: Data is as per the source and some columns may be empty where data was not provided by the source.

Rows: 636
Columns: 9
Time period: 1964, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1990 to 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021, 2026
Last Updated: 13 May 2026

year	state	party_type	party_name	party_abbreviation	seats_type	value	unit
2026	Puducherry	National Party	Bharatiya Janata Party	BJP	Seats Contested	10	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	National Party	Communist Party of India(Marxist)	CPI(M)	Seats Contested	2	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Independent Candidates	Independent	IND	Seats Contested	117	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK	Seats Contested	28	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Tamilaga Makkal Thannurimai Katchi	TMTHK	Seats Contested	8	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)	SUCI	Seats Contested	1	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Rashtriya Samaj Dal (R)	RTSMJD	Seats Contested	2	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Parivartan Rajniti Party	PRJNTIP	Seats Contested	1	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Pattali Makkal Katchi	PMK	Seats Contested	19	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Neyam Makkal Kazhagam	NYMK	Seats Contested	2	value in absolute number

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	15	636	The calendar year to which the assembly seat statistics pertain.
state	String	1	636	The Indian state or union territory for which the assembly seat figures are reported.
party_type	String	5	636	The category of the political contestant, such as national party, registered unrecognised party, or independent candidates.
party_name	String	69	636	The full name of the political party or the independent candidate grouping to which the seat figures relate.
party_abbreviation	String	77	636	The short form or acronym used to identify the party or candidate grouping.
seats_type	String	3	636	The type of assembly seat figure reported, such as seats contested or seats won.
value	Float64	54	630	The number of assembly seats corresponding to the given party and seats type, expressed as an absolute count.
unit	String	1	636	The unit of measurement for the value, indicating it is reported as an absolute number.
note	String	1	0	Optional remarks or clarifications accompanying the record.

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Election Year-wise Data on Seats Contested, Won and Forfeited Deposit Seats for each Political Party in the Assembly Elections of Puducherry

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Election Year-wise Data on Seats Contested, Won and Forfeited Deposit Seats for each Political Party in the Assembly Elections of Puducherry

Rows: 636
Columns: 9
Time period: 1964, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1990 to 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021, 2026
Last Updated: 13 May 2026

year	state	party_type	party_name	party_abbreviation	seats_type	value	unit
2026	Puducherry	National Party	Bharatiya Janata Party	BJP	Seats Contested	10	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	National Party	Communist Party of India(Marxist)	CPI(M)	Seats Contested	2	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Independent Candidates	Independent	IND	Seats Contested	117	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	TVK	Seats Contested	28	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Tamilaga Makkal Thannurimai Katchi	TMTHK	Seats Contested	8	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)	SUCI	Seats Contested	1	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Rashtriya Samaj Dal (R)	RTSMJD	Seats Contested	2	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Parivartan Rajniti Party	PRJNTIP	Seats Contested	1	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Pattali Makkal Katchi	PMK	Seats Contested	19	value in absolute number
2026	Puducherry	Registered Unrecognised Party	Neyam Makkal Kazhagam	NYMK	Seats Contested	2	value in absolute number

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	15	636	The calendar year to which the assembly seat statistics pertain.
state	String	1	636	The Indian state or union territory for which the assembly seat figures are reported.
party_type	String	5	636	The category of the political contestant, such as national party, registered unrecognised party, or independent candidates.
party_name	String	69	636	The full name of the political party or the independent candidate grouping to which the seat figures relate.
party_abbreviation	String	77	636	The short form or acronym used to identify the party or candidate grouping.
seats_type	String	3	636	The type of assembly seat figure reported, such as seats contested or seats won.
value	Float64	54	630	The number of assembly seats corresponding to the given party and seats type, expressed as an absolute count.
unit	String	1	636	The unit of measurement for the value, indicating it is reported as an absolute number.
note	String	1	0	Optional remarks or clarifications accompanying the record.

Election Year-wise Data on Seats Contested, Won and Forfeited Deposit Seats for each Political Party in the Assembly Elections of Puducherry

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Election Year-wise Data on Seats Contested, Won and Forfeited Deposit Seats for each Political Party in the Assembly Elections of Puducherry

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