R K R. Anantharaman is the Indian National Congress (INC) candidate contesting from Manavely (General) Assembly constituency for the 2026 Puducherry Assembly elections. This male candidate is 53 years of age, according to the election affidavit submitted to the Election Commission of India.

Manavely Assembly election results

2021

Party	Party votes polled	Votes %	Candidate name
BJP	17,225	57.54%	Embalam Selvam @ R.Selvam Margin: 8,132 (27.16%) winner
INC	9,093	30.37%	R. K. R. Anantharaman
NTK	1,555	5.19%	M S Elangovan
IND	613	2.05%	T Anandan
MNM	426	1.42%	Sundarambal @ Malarvizhi
NOTA	405	1.35%	Nota
BSP	260	0.87%	Thamizharasan
IND	178	0.59%	Dhorapadiar @ V.Velusamy
DMDK	84	0.28%	V Thirunavukarasu
AMMKMNKZ	62	0.21%	Veeraputhiran

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First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST

Last Updated: April 20, 2026 at 05:07 PM IST

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