About Karaikal North Assembly Constituency
Karaikal North is constituency No. 26 of Puducherry legislative assembly. This open constituency is situated in Karaikal district.
According to the Election Commission of India, Karaikal North has 26,089 registered voters. It includes 12,446 male and 13,643 female registered voters. In the 2011 Assembly elections, the Congress won this seat by a safe margin of 3,360 votes. P.R.N. Thirumurugan, the winning Congress candidate, got 12,155 votes. AIADMK candidate V. Omalingam, who was the nearest contender, got 8,795 votes. The voter turnout was 83.74 %.
Number of Electors in Karaikal North Assembly Constituency
| Male Electors | Female Electors | Others Electors | Total Electors |
|---|
| 14203 | 15579 | 0 | 29782 |
Sitting and previous MLAs from Karaikal North Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Karaikal North assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
|---|
| 2021 | 26 | Karaikal North | GEN | P.R.N. Thirumurugan | M | AINRC | 12704 | A.V. Subramanian | M | INC | 12569 |
| 2016 | 26 | Karaikal North | GEN | P.R.N. Thirumurugan | M | AINRC | 13139 | V. Omalingam | M | AIADMK | 9841 |
| 2011 | 26 | Karaikal North | GEN | P.R.N. Thirumurugan | M | INC | 12155 | V. Omalingam | M | AIADMK | 8795 |
| 1969 | 22 | Karaikal North | GEN | M. Jambulingam | M | INC | 4208 | A.M. Hameed Maricar | M | IND | 3873 |
| 1964 | 22 | Karaikal North | GEN | Farook Maricar | M | CONG | 4211 | M. Sembulingam | M | IND | 2033 |
| 2006 | 23 | Karaikal | GEN | A.M.H. Nazeem | M | DMK | 5742 | A.J. Assana | M | DMDK | 5551 |
| 2001 | 23 | Karaikal | GEN | A.M.H. Nazeem | M | DMK | 6273 | A.J. Assana | M | ADMK | 3969 |
| 1996 | 23 | Karaikal | GEN | A.M.H. Nazeem | M | DMK | 9474 | H.M. Abdul Kader | M | ADMK | 2946 |
| 1991 | 23 | Karaikal | GEN | A.M.H. Nazeem | M | DMK | 6809 | M. Gnanadesigan | M | ADK | 4389 |
| 1990 | 23 | Karaikal | GEN | S. M. Thavasu | M | INC | 5394 | G. Rangayen | M | JD | 3783 |
| 1985 | 23 | Karaikal | GEN | V. Govindarajan | M | INC | 4784 | V.M. Salih Maricar | M | IND | 3671 |
| 1980 | 23 | Karaikal | GEN | V. M. Salih Maricar | M | IND | 4778 | M. Jembulingam | M | JNP | 2194 |
| 1977 | 23 | Karaikal | GEN | K. Kandhi | M | IND | 3995 | S. Ameerudeen | M | JNP | 2040 |
| 1974 | 23 | Karaikal | GEN | K. Kandhi. | M | ADK | 3964 | P. Shanmugam | M | INC | 3666 |
Last Updated on August 02, 2021