KARAIKAL SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 27 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2001
A.V. SUBRAMANIAN
INC
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2001
909
7.61% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
PMCV.K. GANAPATHY
- Votes
- 5,229
- Vote share
- 43.78%
- Behind by
- 909
Electors
17,109
Total votes polled
11,943
Valid votes
11,943
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.8%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 11,943 valid votes
A.V. SUBRAMANIANINCwon
6,138
51.4%
V.K. GANAPATHYPMC
5,229
43.8%
SP. KARUPPAIYAADMK
322
2.7%
A. SAINATHANIND
103
0.9%
H. SULTHAN SHAHIND
85
0.7%
MADHANA MARIMUTHUIND
66
0.6%
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