Socialist challenger François Hollande polled more votes than the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the Union territory of Puducherry, a former French enclave, in the first round of presidential elections on Sunday. French nationals living in the Union territory can vote here in the polls held in their country. Hollande polled 933 votes against Sarkozy's 778.
Marine Le Pen, known for anti--immigrant policies who finished third in France, was fifth in
Puducherry with 62 votes.