Yanam

Demographic profile

There were a total of 37664 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Yanam Assembly constituency, of whom 18319 were male, 19345 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 31170 registered voters, of whom 14438 were male, 16731 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 36557 registered voters, of whom 17544 were male, 19013 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 30936 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 14789 were male, 16147 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 9 in 2021, 2 in 2016, and 2 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1056, in 2021 it was 1159, 1084 in 2016, and 1092 in 2011.

Poll dates

Yanam 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

Yanam Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Pondicherry district in the Pondicherry region of Puducherry: Yanam Municipality

This constituency covers an approximate area of 31 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Yanam is: 16°43'39.7"N 82°13'09.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 91.28%, while it was 92.73% in 2016, and 95.8% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 Puducherry Assembly elections, Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok of IND won in this constituency beating N Rangasamy of AINRC by a margin of 655 votes which was 1.88% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Malladi Krishna Rao of INC was the winner in this seat beating Tirikoty Bairava Swamy of AINRC by a margin of 8754 votes which was 25.82% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Malladi Krishna Rao of INC won this seat defeating Manchala Satya Sai Kumar of AIADMK by a margin of 19118 votes which was 64.52% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 Puducherry Assembly elections, Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok of IND had a vote share of 49.24% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Malladi Krishna Rao of INC got a vote share of 61.36% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Malladi Krishna Rao of INC got a vote share of 80.95% in Yanam.