R. Senthil Kumar — MLA, Bahour (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
R. Senthil Kumar
R. Senthil Kumar is the MLA from the Bahour assembly constituency in Puducherry, representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the 16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly (elected 2026).
Member identity and party: Government of Puducherry, MLA list, cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 17 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified. Photo: PRS Legislative Research, CC BY 4.0.
Bahour constituency
Bahour is seat number 23 of the 30 in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly and lies in Puducherry district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 29,762 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Bahour votes as part of the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the Puducherry assembly
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam holds 5 of the 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 16. R. Senthil Kumar was returned from Bahour in 2026.
Other MLAs in Puducherry district
Puducherry district returns 23 members to the Puducherry assembly. The others are:
- A. Namassivayam — Mannadipet, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Ak. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar — Thirubuvanai, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- P. Karthikeyan — Ossudu, Indian National Congress
- N. Rangasamy — Mangalam, All India N.R. Congress
- B. Ravicoumar — Villianur, All India N.R. Congress
- K. Narayanasamy alias Nithyanandam — Ozhukarai, All India N.R. Congress
- Azhagu alias Azhaganantham — Kadirkamam, Independent
- P. V. Aroumougame alias AKD — Indira Nagar, All India N.R. Congress
- Ashok Anand — Thattanchavady, All India N.R. Congress
- Jose Charles Martin — Kamaraj Nagar, Latchiya Jananayaka Katchi
- V. P. Sivakolundhu — Lawspet, All India N.R. Congress
- Senthil alias Ramesh — Kalapet, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
The Puducherry Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 30 seats and was last elected in 2026. The next election is expected in April–May 2031.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Bahour?
- R. Senthil Kumar of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is the sitting MLA for Bahour, elected in 2026.
- Which party does R. Senthil Kumar belong to?
- R. Senthil Kumar represents the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which holds 5 of the 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Bahour constituency in?
- Bahour is seat number 23 and lies in Puducherry district of Puducherry.
- Is Bahour a reserved constituency?
- Bahour is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Bahour fall under?
- Bahour is one of the assembly segments of the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Bahour?
- Bahour had about 29,762 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
R. Senthil Kumar, Puducherry की Bahour विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam। निर्वाचन: 2026 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Bahour सीट Puducherry ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 29,762 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Bahour विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।