KARAIKAL SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 27 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2016
K.A.U. ASANA
ADMK
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2016
20
0.08% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
DMKA.M.H. NAZEEM
- Votes
- 11,084
- Vote share
- 46.57%
- Behind by
- 20
Electors
31,286
Total votes polled
23,800
Valid votes
23,800
NOTA votes
349
1.47% of votes polled
Turnout
76.1%
Full result, 2016
10 candidates · 23,800 valid votes
K.A.U. ASANAADMKwon
11,104
46.7%
A.M.H. NAZEEMDMK
11,084
46.6%
A.SURESHAINRC
393
1.6%
G.MANIKANDANBJP
268
1.1%
H. MOHAMED BILAL MARICARSDPI
258
1.1%
PRANADARTIGARESWARAN @ MOUTTOUVELDMDK
119
0.5%
S.MARIE ANTHUVANNTK
97
0.4%
SYED MASTHAN OLIPMK
80
0.3%
K.SELVAMANIBSP
26
0.1%
MOHAMED TAMEEM KANIIND
22
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