Manavely is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India.[1] [2] Manavely Assembly constituency was established in 2011 and it is a part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency. It consists of Manavely, Abishegapakkam, Tavalakuppam, Purnankuppam and Thimmanaickenpalayam villages, all in the Ariankuppam Commune Panchayat. As of 2021, its representative is Embalam R. Selvam of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P. Purushothaman[3] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | R. K. R. Anantharaman[4] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Embalam R. Selvam[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Embalam R. Selvam | 17,225 | 57.54 | ||
| INC | R. K. R. Anantharaman | 9,093 | 30.37 | ||
| NTK | M S Elangovan | 1,555 | 5.19 | ||
| Independent | T Anandan | 613 | 2.05 | ||
| MNM | Sundarambal Malarvizhi | 426 | 1.42 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 405 | 1.35 | ||
| Majority | 8132 | 27.17 | |||
| Turnout | 29,936 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
