The Election Commission of India has announced the candidates for the Mannadipet Assembly Constituency in the upcoming 2026 Puducherry Assembly elections. Notable candidates include A. Namassivayam from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and T.P.R. Selvame from the Indian National Congress (INC). Mannadipet, located in Puducherry district, is one of the 30 seats in the assembly and is reserved for the General category, with 26.33% of the population belonging to Scheduled Castes. The constituency has an electorate of 31,063, comprising 14,600 male and 16,460 female voters, and boasts a literacy rate of 85.44% as per the 2011 Census. Voting is scheduled for April 9, 2026, and the counting of votes will take place on May 4, 2026. In the previous assembly election in 2021, A. Namassivayam emerged victorious over A. Krishnan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 2,750 votes, which was approximately 9.68%.