Cassicade Assembly constituency

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

Cassicade
Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StatePuducherry
Established1964
Abolished2006

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year Member Party
1964A. S. Kankeyan Indian National Congress
1969Ansari P. Duraisamy Indian National Congress
1974Ansari P. Duraisamy Indian National Congress
1977Ansari P. Duraisamy Janata Party
1980V. Kathirvelu Indian National Congress
1985P. Kannan Indian National Congress
1990P. Kannan Indian National Congress
1991M. Elango Janata Dal
1996P. Kannan Independent politician
2001K. Lakshminarayanan Puducherry Munnetra Congress
2006K. Lakshminarayanan Puducherry Munnetra Congress

Election results
Vote share of Winning candidates
2006
 
 49.05%
2001
 
 51.52%
1996
 
 63.21%
1991
 
 49.97%
1990
 
 52.52%
1985
 
 62.76%
1980
 
 51.63%
1977
 
 47.01%
1974
 
 38.91%
1969
 
 60.33%
1964
 
 39.98%

Assembly Election 2006
2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMC K. Lakshminarayanan 4,942 49.05%
INC G. Ravichandiran 4,726 46.90%
BJP D. Deenadhayalan 210 2.08%
DMDK V. Govindan 169 1.68%
Margin of victory 216 2.14% -16.65%
Turnout 10,076 77.76% 9.33%
Registered electors 12,957 -6.35%
PMC hold Swing -2.47%

Assembly Election 2001
2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMC K. Lakshminarayanan 4,875 51.52%
PMK R. Malar Mannan 3,097 32.73%
TMC(M) V. Balaji 1,360 14.37%
Independent Murali . D. 130 1.37%
Margin of victory 1,778 18.79% -13.35%
Turnout 9,462 68.44% 11.21%
Registered electors 13,835 -13.35%
PMC gain from Independent Swing 1.55%

Assembly Election 1996
1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Kannan 6,501 63.21%
INC S. Narayanasamy 3,195 31.06% -14.36%
BJP S. Thiagarajan 304 2.96% 0.49%
AIIC(T) Panneerselvam 125 1.22%
JP Devatha Oupendran 49 0.48%
Margin of victory 3,306 32.14% 27.59%
Turnout 10,285 66.08% 8.86%
Registered electors 15,966 -10.11%
Independent gain from JD Swing 13.23%

Assembly Election 1991
1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD M. Elango 4,927 49.97%
INC P. Shanmugan 4,478 45.42% -7.10%
BJP Balavengatraman 243 2.46% 0.62%
Independent Mahavir Jain 85 0.86%
Margin of victory 449 4.55% -3.66%
Turnout 9,859 57.22% -9.07%
Registered electors 17,761 1.53%
JD gain from INC Swing -2.55%

Assembly Election 1990
1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. Kannan 6,040 52.52% -10.24%
DMK S. Anandavelu 5,095 44.30%
BJP L. Balavengatraman 212 1.84%
PMK G. Alamelu 127 1.10%
Margin of victory 945 8.22% -36.44%
Turnout 11,500 66.29% -2.55%
Registered electors 17,494 42.09%
INC hold Swing -10.24%

Assembly Election 1985
1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. Kannan 5,273 62.76%
CPI Saraswati Subbiah 1,521 18.10%
JP G. Sambath 1,090 12.97%
IC(S) S. Sukumaran 518 6.17%
Margin of victory 3,752 44.66% 15.47%
Turnout 8,402 68.84% -4.07%
Registered electors 12,312 12.41%
INC gain from INC(I) Swing 11.13%

Assembly Election 1980
1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) V. Kathirvelu 3,948 51.63%
JP Ansari P. Duraisamy 1,716 22.44%
INC(U) S. Sugumaran 849 11.10%
Independent S. Krishnaraj 531 6.94%
Independent Munisamy (Durai) 273 3.57%
Independent L. Ramalingam 112 1.46%
Independent U. Mahabal Kumar 107 1.40%
Independent D. Expo Ramanathan 47 0.61%
Margin of victory 2,232 29.19% 17.40%
Turnout 7,647 72.91% 7.14%
Registered electors 10,953 -5.60%
INC(I) gain from JP Swing 4.61%

Assembly Election 1977
1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Ansari P. Duraisamy 3,551 47.01%
AIADMK N. Arumughom 2,661 35.23% 1.58%
INC Ponnurangam S. 1,341 17.75%
Margin of victory 890 11.78% 6.52%
Turnout 7,553 65.77% -12.84%
Registered electors 11,603 15.66%
JP gain from INC(O) Swing 8.10%

Assembly Election 1974
1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(O) Ansari P. Duraisamy 2,996 38.91%
AIADMK Durai Munisami 2,591 33.65%
DMK Anandavelu 1,936 25.15%
Independent Sivaprakam. N. 78 1.01%
Independent Varadarajulu Alias Varadhan. P. 51 0.66%
Independent Subramanian. N. Alias Ramu 47 0.61%
Margin of victory 405 5.26% -23.83%
Turnout 7,699 78.61% 9.13%
Registered electors 10,032 51.11%
INC(O) gain from INC Swing -21.42%

Assembly Election 1969
1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ansari P. Duraisamy 2,721 60.33% 20.35%
CPI R. Azhwar 1,409 31.24%
Independent Thillai Kanagaraj 380 8.43%
Margin of victory 1,312 29.09% 15.38%
Turnout 4,510 69.48% -1.57%
Registered electors 6,639 3.15%
INC hold Swing 20.35%

Assembly Election 1964
1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Cassicade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A. S. Kankeyan 1,799 39.98%
Independent Kuppusamy Mudaliar 1,182 26.27%
IPF Saraswati 880 19.56%
Independent Sivaprakasam 572 12.71%
Independent Siyali Venku Chetty 67 1.49%
Margin of victory 617 13.71%
Turnout 4,500 71.05%
Registered electors 6,436
INC win (new seat)

References
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  2. "Pondicherry: PMC wins from Bussy, Cassicade constituency". Times of India. 11 May 2005.
  3. "Puducherry 2001". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
  4. "Puducherry 1996". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  5. "Puducherry 1991". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
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  8. "Puducherry 1980". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
  9. "Puducherry 1977". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
  10. "Puducherry 1974". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
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