Bahour

Demographic profile

There were a total of 28511 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Bahour Assembly constituency, of whom 13326 were male, 15178 female and 7 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 29515 registered voters, of whom 13619 were male, 15891 female and 5 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 27950 registered voters, of whom 13017 were male, 14931 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 24790 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 11836 were male, 12954 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 12 in 2021, 33 in 2016, and 25 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1139, in 2021 it was 1167, 1147 in 2016, and 1094 in 2011.

Poll dates

Bahour 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

Bahour Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Pondicherry district in the Pondicherry region of Puducherry: Bahour Commune Panchayat (Part)- Irulansandai, Bahour, Outchimedu, Parikalpet, Kuruvinatham, Kaduvanur and Manapattu

This constituency covers an approximate area of 31 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Bahour is: 11°47'57.8"N 79°45'19.4"E .

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 87.9%, while it was 90.51% in 2016, and 92.88% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 Puducherry Assembly elections, R Senthilkumar of DMK won in this constituency beating N Dhanavelou of AINRC by a margin of 211 votes which was 0.81% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Danavelou, N. of INC was the winner in this seat beating Thiagarajan, T. of AINRC by a margin of 2807 votes which was 11.37% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, T. Thiagarajan of AINRC won this seat defeating R. Radhakrishnan of INC by a margin of 2055 votes which was 8.94% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 Puducherry Assembly elections, R Senthilkumar of DMK had a vote share of 45.06% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Danavelou, N. of INC got a vote share of 45.7% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, T. Thiagarajan of AINRC got a vote share of 53.42% in Bahour.