Villianur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 42679 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Villianur Assembly constituency, of whom 20341 were male, 22331 female and 7 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 42429 registered voters, of whom 20377 were male, 22050 female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 36772 registered voters, of whom 17848 were male, 18923 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 28478 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 14033 were male, 14445 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 19 in 2021, 24 in 2016, and 13 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1098, in 2021 it was 1082, 1060 in 2016, and 1029 in 2011.

Poll dates

Villianur Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 Puducherry Assembly elections on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, May 16, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Villianur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Pondicherry district in the Pondicherry region of Puducherry: Kurumbapet Gram Panchayat(Part) - Guruvappanaickenpalayam Out Growth, Arasur Out Growth, Sultanpet Out Growth, Villianur Out Growth, Valluvanpet Out Growth, Karayanpet Out Growth, Periapet Out Growth, Uthiravaginipet Out Growth, Attuvaikalpet Out Growth-, Thattanchavady Out Growth, Manavely Out Growth, Arumbarthapuram Out Growth and Odiampet Out Growth. Pondicherry Municipality(Part)- Ward No.42

This constituency covers an approximate area of 12 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Villianur is: 11°54'59.0"N 79°46'16.7"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 81.45%, while it was 85.79% in 2016, and 88.54% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 Puducherry Assembly elections, R Siva of DMK won in this constituency beating S V Sugumaran of AINRC by a margin of 6950 votes which was 19.98% of the total votes cast. In 2016, A. Namassivayam of INC was the winner in this seat beating Jayakumar of AINRC by a margin of 8281 votes which was 26.26% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, A. Namassivayam of INC won this seat defeating Nadarajan .K of AINRC by a margin of 1541 votes which was 6.12% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 Puducherry Assembly elections, R Siva of DMK had a vote share of 56.49% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, A. Namassivayam of INC got a vote share of 57.11% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, A. Namassivayam of INC got a vote share of 52.03% in Villianur.