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A record voter turnout of 89.87 per cent was reported, which is the highest participation ever in the Union Territory since its merger with India in 1964.
News India » Puducherry » Government: India news: Voting closes in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry
It's election season in India with voters in two states and a union territory headed to polls. Meanwhile, Dhaka has once again asked India to extradite former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
News India » Puducherry » Government: Puducherry Election 2026 Live Updates: 'Unstoppable surge of democracy'—Puducherry creates history with record 86.92% voter turnout
Polling is underway in Puducherry for 2026 Assembly elections. Around 9.50 lakh voters will decide the electoral fate of 29 ...
News India » Puducherry » Government: Puducherry assembly elections 2026: Top thriller seats to watch
The Union territory of Puducherry, a former French colony, heads to the polls on Thursday, with the ruling All India NR Congress (AINRC)–BJP combine s.
News India » Puducherry » Government: Puducherry and its outlying regions have 6 centres for counting votes
The Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam regions have six centres for the counting of the votes polled in the single-phase Assembly election held on April 9. Puducherry’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) ...
News India » Puducherry » Government: Assembly Elections 2026: Puducherry Votes Heavily, But Not as One
Strap: With 23 of 30 seats concentrated in one region, Puducherry’s elections reveal how geography skews mandate and governance.
News India » Puducherry » Government: Key Indian state polls begin in test for Modi's party
Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to expand into regions where it has struggled to gain a foothold.
News India » Puducherry » Government: How Small Parties Could Swing Puducherry Election Results
Small parties have the capacity to play both ends against the middle. Puducherry could be heading that way, points out Aditi Phadnis.
News India » Puducherry » Government: Kharge calls NDA ‘opportunist alliance thriving on corruption’ at Puducherry rally
Congress chief urges voters to back INDIA bloc, alleges corruption and stalled development under current regime ...
News India » Puducherry » Government: Puducherry not run according to aspirations of its people, but controlled by Delhi: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi criticizes Puducherry's governance, claiming it's controlled by Delhi, not reflective of local people's aspirations.
News India » Puducherry » Government: Rahul Gandhi promises statehood to Puducherry, says UT being 'controlled remotely from Delhi'
Addressing a poll rally in Lawspet, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the grand old party will provide statehood to Puducherry if it comes to power in the union territory following the 2026 assembly ...
News India » Puducherry » Government: Puducherry assembly polls 2026: Statehood debate takes centre stage - where parties stand
The demand for statehood for Puducherry—pending for decades—has now become the most talked-about political issue in the former French colony ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.Since the 1960s, ...