KARAIKAL
Assembly seat no. 23 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1974.
Winner, 1996
A.M.H. NAZEEM
DMK
Elections held
9
1974–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1996
6,528
48.93% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
ADMKH.M. ABDUL KADER
- Votes
- 2,946
- Vote share
- 22.08%
- Behind by
- 6,528
Electors
20,155
Total votes polled
13,342
Valid votes
13,342
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.2%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 13,342 valid votes
A.M.H. NAZEEMDMKwon
9,474
71.0%
H.M. ABDUL KADERADMK
2,946
22.1%
M.G. DESIGANIND
476
3.6%
THIYAGA. THIRUNVUKKARASUBJP
273
2.0%
L. JANARTHANANMDMK
111
0.8%
T. ARULDASSIND
40
0.3%
K. VIJAYALACHUMYIND
22
0.2%
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
