About Karaikal South Assembly Constituency
Karaikal South is constituency No. 27 of Puducherry legislative assembly. It is situated in Karaikal district. It is an open constituency. According to the Election Commission of India, Karaikal South has 26,802 registered voters. It includes 12,550 male and 14,252 female registered voters. In the 2011 Assembly elections, the DMK won this seat by a margin of 1,576 votes. A.M.H. Nazeem, the winning candidate from DMK, got 8,377 votes. Independent candidate V.K. Ganapathy, who was the nearest contender, got 6,801 votes. The voter turnout was 79.48 %.
Number of Electors in Karaikal South Assembly Constituency
| Male Electors | Female Electors | Others Electors | Total Electors |
|---|
| 13812 | 15590 | 0 | 29402 |
Sitting and previous MLAs from Karaikal South Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Karaikal South assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
|---|
| 2021 | 27 | Karaikal South | GEN | A.M.H. Nazeem | M | DMK | 17491 | Assana | M | AIADMK | 5367 |
| 2016 | 27 | Karaikal South | GEN | K.A.U. Asana | M | DMK | 11104 | A.M.H. Nazeem | M | DMK | 11084 |
| 2011 | 27 | Karaikal South | GEN | A.M.H. Nazeem | M | DMK | 8377 | V.K. Ganapathy | M | IND | 6801 |
| 2006 | 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | V.K.Ganapathy | M | PMC | 7970 | A.V. Subramanian | M | INC | 6231 |
| 2001 | 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | A.V. Subramanian | M | INC | 6138 | V.K. Ganapathy | M | PMC | 5229 |
| 1996 | 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | A.V. Subramanian | M | INC | 6676 | S. Savarirajan | M | DMK | 4717 |
| 1991 | 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | A. V. Subramanian | M | INC | 6189 | S. Savarirajan | M | DMK | 3724 |
| 1990 | 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | S. Ramassamy | M | ADK | 6012 | S. Savarirajan | M | DMK | 4228 |
| 1985 | 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | S. Ramassamy | M | IND | 3808 | A.M. Kassim | M | INC | 2393 |
| 1980 | 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | S. Savarirajan | M | INC(I) | 4867 | S. Ramassamy | M | ADK | 2218 |
| 1977 | 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | S. Ramassamy | M | ADK | 3424 | S. Savarirajan | M | JNP | 2698 |
| 1974 | 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | S. Ramasamy | M | ADK | 3296 | S. Savarirajan | M | NCO | 1857 |
| 1969 | 23 | Karaikal South | GEN | Marie Lourdes Silvaradjou | M | DMK | 2439 | N.M. Mohamed Yussouf | M | INC | 2041 |
| 1964 | 23 | Karaikal South | GEN | Mohamed Ibrahim Maricar | M | IND | 2491 | Ramassamy Pillai | M | CONG | 2422 |
Last Updated on August 02, 2021