{"id":466,"date":"2026-04-05T18:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spickmediagroup.in\/Home\/?p=466"},"modified":"2026-04-06T06:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T06:11:21","slug":"fate-of-puducherry-survey-nda-vs-congress-dmk-neck-neck-battle-full-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spickmediagroup.in\/Home\/2026\/04\/05\/fate-of-puducherry-survey-nda-vs-congress-dmk-neck-neck-battle-full-breakdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Fate of Puducherry Survey: NDA vs Congress\u2013DMK \u2013 Neck &#038; Neck Battle, Full Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"466\" class=\"elementor elementor-466\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55cd07bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55cd07bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5971a80d\" data-id=\"5971a80d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c94a229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c94a229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPuducherry is heading towards a <strong>high-voltage electoral showdown<\/strong>, and the latest Spick Media Network survey shows <strong>no clear winner yet<\/strong>, with NDA holding just a razor-thin edge.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>\ud83d\udcca Final Seat Projection<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udd35 NDA: <strong>14 seats<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udd34 Congress\u2013DMK: <strong>13 seats<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udfe1 TVK+: <strong>2 seats<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u26aa Others: <strong>1 seat<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\ud83d\udc49 <em>Verdict:<\/em> A <strong>1 seat difference &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0this is as close as it gets.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>\ud83d\udcc8 Vote Share Breakdown<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udd35 NDA: <strong>40.43%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udd34 Congress\u2013DMK: <strong>40.39%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udfe1 TVK+: <strong>9.60%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u26aa Others: <strong>9.58%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\ud83d\udc49 <em>Gap:<\/em> Just <strong>0.04%<\/strong> \u2014 literally a <strong>photo-finish race<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>\ud83e\udde0 Public Mood<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udc4d Satisfaction: <strong>50%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udc4e Dissatisfaction: <strong>36%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\ude10 Neutral: <strong>14%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\ud83d\udc49 No strong anti-incumbency, but <strong>no comfort zone either<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>\u26a1 Key Issues Driving Voters<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udcb8 Price Rise \/ Cost of Living: <strong>34%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udcbc Employment: <strong>26%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udee3 Infrastructure: <strong>14%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83c\udf81 Welfare Schemes: <strong>9%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\ude94 Law &amp; Order: <strong>8%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u26a0\ufe0f Corruption: <strong>7%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\ud83d\udc49 Economy is the <strong>clear kingmaker<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>\ud83d\udc64 Leadership Preference<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udd35 N. Rangasamy: <strong>38%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udd34 V. Vaithilingam: <strong>27%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udfe3 R. Siva: <strong>18%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u26aa Others: <strong>7%<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\ud83d\udc49 Leadership edge <strong>tilts slightly towards NDA<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Final Verdict<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udd35 NDA has a <strong>slight edge, not a lead<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udd34 Congress\u2013DMK is <strong>right in the fight<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\ud83d\udfe1 TVK could <strong>play spoiler in key seats<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\ud83d\udd25 <strong>Bottom Line:<\/strong> Puducherry is heading towards a <strong>knife-edge election,<\/strong>\u00a0every seat, every vote matters.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a33551 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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