KARAIKAL
Assembly seat no. 23 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1974.
Winner, 2001
A.M.H. NAZEEM
DMK
Elections held
9
1974–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2001
2,304
17.23% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
ADMKA.J. ASSANA
- Votes
- 3,969
- Vote share
- 29.69%
- Behind by
- 2,304
Electors
21,870
Total votes polled
13,370
Valid votes
13,370
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.1%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 13,370 valid votes
A.M.H. NAZEEMDMKwon
6,273
46.9%
A.J. ASSANAADMK
3,969
29.7%
S. RAMASSAMYINC
2,951
22.1%
T. DEVADOSSIND
103
0.8%
M.Y. THAMEEMUL ANSARYIND
74
0.6%
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
