Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency, Parliamentary constituency in Puducherry, India.
The Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency covers the entire Union Territory of Puducherry and represents all assembly segments within its boundaries. The area encompasses urban and rural communities across the region.
Puducherry became a Union Territory in 1962 and held its first election in 1967. Since then, the constituency has been a regular part of parliamentary elections.
The constituency maintains records of 885,458 registered voters, demonstrating strong civic participation with a literacy rate of 85.85 percent among its population.
The constituency uses electronic voting machines for elections and allows candidates from any party to contest without seat reservations. Voters here participate directly in selecting the parliamentary representative.
The Indian National Congress has secured victory in 10 out of 14 elections, with V. Vaithilingam winning the 2019 election by 197,025 votes.
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