KARAIKAL SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 27 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2006
V.K.GANAPATHY
PMC
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2006
1,739
12.01% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCA.V. SUBRAMANIAN
- Votes
- 6,231
- Vote share
- 43.05%
- Behind by
- 1,739
Electors
16,688
Total votes polled
14,475
Valid votes
14,475
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.7%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 14,475 valid votes
V.K.GANAPATHYPMCwon
7,970
55.1%
A.V. SUBRAMANIANINC
6,231
43.0%
S.A. MUGAMUDU YUSUFIND
102
0.7%
ANTOINETE.PDMDK
95
0.7%
A. SATTANATHANIND
39
0.3%
K.SELVAMANYBSP
23
0.2%
M. SUBRAMANIANIND
15
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
