KARAIKAL SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 27 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2026
A.m.h. Nazeem
DMK
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2026
5,862
22.97% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INCAvs Sakthivel Prabu
- Votes
- 6,681
- Vote share
- 26.18%
- Behind by
- 5,862
Electors
30,119
Total votes polled
25,522
Valid votes
25,522
NOTA votes
142
0.56% of votes polled
Turnout
84.7%
Full result, 2026
8 candidates · 25,522 valid votes
A.m.h. NazeemDMKwon
12,543
49.1%
Avs Sakthivel PrabuINC
6,681
26.2%
K.a.u. AssanaTVK
4,346
17.0%
M. Arul MuruganBJP
1,354
5.3%
S. Marie AnthuvanNTK
283
1.1%
A.h. Abdul BasithIND
107
0.4%
M.c. Samir @ Ahamed AlfasyIND
42
0.2%
MageshwariDMMK
24
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A.m.h. Nazeem | DMK | 12,543 | 49.15% | Avs Sakthivel Prabu | 5,862 |
| 2021 | A.M.H. NAZIM | DMK | 17,401 | 71.15% | K.A.U.ASSANA MARECAR | 12,034 |
| 2016 | K.A.U. ASANA | ADMK | 11,104 | 46.66% | A.M.H. NAZEEM | 20 |
| 2011 | A.M.H. NAZEEM | DMK | 8,377 | 39.37% | V.K. GANAPATHY | 1,576 |
| 2006 | V.K.GANAPATHY | PMC | 7,970 | 55.06% | A.V. SUBRAMANIAN | 1,739 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above