Bahour election result 2026: DMK's R Senthil Kumar emerges as the winner with 10520 votes

With 10520 votes, DMK's R Senthil Kumar won the Bahour constituency. In the 2026 assembly elections, he emerged victorious after facing off his rival T Thiagarajan and beating him by a margin of 2397 votes.Bahour is a predominantly agrarian constituency in southern Puducherry, known for its fertile land and the lifeline provided by Bahour Lake, which has sustained farming for generations. Village networks and local ties play a key role in shaping voting patterns here. Bahour has shown a pattern of shifting political preferences in recent elections, with three different winners across three consecutive polls. Thiagarajan won in 2011, followed by Dhanavelou as a Congress candidate in 2016. In 2021, Senthil Kumar secured a narrow victory, winning by just 211 votes in a closely fought contest, with nearly 26,000 voters casting their ballots.Voter turnout in 2026 was notably high, reaching 93.99% by 7 pm, a significant rise from 82.2% in 2021. Polling figures steadily increased through the day, starting at 16.46% at 9 am, 35.24% by 11 am, 57.56% at 1 pm, 74.5% by 3 pm, and 91.32% by 5 pm.