KARAIKAL
Assembly seat no. 23 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1974.
Winner, 2006
A.M.H. NAZEEM
DMK
Elections held
9
1974–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2006
191
1.50% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
DMDKA.J. ASSANA
- Votes
- 5,551
- Vote share
- 43.70%
- Behind by
- 191
Electors
15,830
Total votes polled
12,703
Valid votes
12,703
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.3%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 12,703 valid votes
A.M.H. NAZEEMDMKwon
5,742
45.2%
A.J. ASSANADMDK
5,551
43.7%
S. SELVAGANAPATHIADMK
884
7.0%
S.S. SAMINATHANBJP
327
2.6%
THANGADEVADOSSIND
64
0.5%
AL TAHER @ Z.M. TAHERIND
60
0.5%
R. RAVICHANDRANIND
40
0.3%
M. SANKARBSP
35
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A.M.H. NAZEEM | DMK | 5,742 | 45.20% | A.J. ASSANA | 191 |
| 2001 | A.M.H. NAZEEM | DMK | 6,273 | 46.92% | A.J. ASSANA | 2,304 |
| 1996 | A.M.H. NAZEEM | DMK | 9,474 | 71.01% | H.M. ABDUL KADER | 6,528 |
| 1991 | A. M. H. NAZEEM | DMK | 6,809 | 59.31% | M. GNANADESIGAN | 2,420 |
| 1990 | S. M. THAVASU | INC | 5,394 | 41.51% | G. RANGAYEN | 1,611 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above