Manavely is an assembly constituency in Puducherry, currently represented by Emblam R Selvam of the BJP, who won the 2021 election by defeating Congress’ RKR Anantharaman by 8,132 votes. In earlier polls, the seat has alternated between AIADMK and Congress, with the parties winning in 2011 and 2016 respectively. Manavely forms part of Puducherry, the Union territory’s only Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2021 assembly elections, Manavely had 33,064 registered electors, of whom 29,531 cast their votes.