KALAPET
Assembly seat no. 12 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2026
Senthil @ Ramesh
DMK
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 4
Margin, 2026
447
1.42% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
BJPP.m.l. Kalyanasundaram
- Votes
- 11,622
- Vote share
- 36.84%
- Behind by
- 447
Electors
33,963
Total votes polled
31,545
Valid votes
31,545
NOTA votes
293
0.93% of votes polled
Turnout
92.9%
Full result, 2026
7 candidates · 31,545 valid votes
Senthil @ RameshDMKwon
12,069
38.3%
P.m.l. KalyanasundaramBJP
11,622
36.8%
D. SasikumarTVK
4,775
15.1%
M.o.h.f. ShahjahanINC
1,990
6.3%
K. KamarajNTK
639
2.0%
J. GunasekaranIND
96
0.3%
OuttradamePMK
61
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senthil @ Ramesh | DMK | 12,069 | 38.26% | P.m.l. Kalyanasundaram | 447 |
| 2021 | P.M.L. KALYANASUNDARAM | BJP | 13,277 | 44.63% | A. SENTHIL @ RAMESH | 3,508 |
| 2016 | M.O.H.F. SHAHJAHAN | INC | 9,839 | 35.09% | P.M.L. KALYANASUNDARAM | 634 |
| 2011 | P.M.L. KALYANA SUNDARAM | AINRC | 14,132 | 62.43% | M.O.H.F SHAHJAHAN | 6,366 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above