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Assembly constituency 26 · Puducherry

Karaikal North is assembly constituency number 26 in Puducherry, in Karaikal district, and one of the segments of the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election P.R.N. Thirumurugan of the All India N.R. Congress won with 43.6% of the vote, 2,653 votes ahead of A.M. Ranjith (INC).

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Karaikal North · 2026AC 26
  1. 01
    P.R.N. Thirumurugan
    AINRC
    12,731
    43.59%
  2. 02
    A.M. Ranjith
    INC
    10,078
    34.50%
  3. 03
    A. Vengadesh
    TVK
    5,033
    17.23%
  4. 04
    Muruganandam
    Independent
    516
    1.77%
  5. 05
    S. Anusuya
    NTK
    480
    1.64%
  6. 4 other candidates · 188 votesNOTA · 182 (0.62%)

Margin 2,653 votes · 9.08% of valid votes

33,471
Registered electors
2026 election
87.3%
Turnout
+7.8 pts vs 2021
2,653
Victory margin
9.1% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 29,208 valid votes, NOTA included.

Karaikal North 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P.R.N. ThirumuruganMale · 54 yrsAINRC12,731
43.59%
2A.M. RanjithMale · 29 yrsINC10,078
34.50%
3A. VengadeshMale · 36 yrsTVK5,033
17.23%
4MuruganandamMale · 46 yrsIndependent516
1.77%
5S. AnusuyaFemale · 39 yrsNTK480
1.64%
—NOTANOTA182
0.62%
6ShajahanMale · 49 yrsIndependent72
0.25%
7N.D. PerunthagaiMale · 66 yrsIndependent43
0.15%
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8Dr. M. DhanabalMale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent41
0.14%
9R. BalaguruMale · 53 yrsDMMK32
0.11%
Past results

AINRC held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026AINRC 43.6%INC 34.5%TVK 17.2%NTK 1.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026P.R.N. ThirumuruganAINRC · 43.6% · margin 2,653Turnout87.3%
2021P.R.N. ThirumuruganAINRC · 44.9% · margin 135Turnout79.5%
2016P.R.N. ThirumuruganAINRC · 49.4% · margin 3,298Turnout81.5%
2011P.R.N. ThirumuruganINC · 55.7% · margin 3,360Turnout83.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Karaikal North result 2021

Karaikal North 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P.R.N. ThirumuruganAINRC12,704
44.85%
2A.V. SubramanianINC12,569
44.38%
3I. AnusuyaNTK1,214
4.29%
4A. VengadeshIndependent766
2.70%
5K. SureshMNM359
1.27%
—NOTANOTA282
1.00%
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6Mohamed Thameem KaniSDPI185
0.65%
7V.M.S. MuraliIndependent86
0.30%
8A. VelusamyDMDK72
0.25%
9P. ArulanandhamIJK55
0.19%
10B. RajendranIndependent32
0.11%

Karaikal North result 2016

Karaikal North 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P.R.N. ThirumuruganAINRC13,139
49.39%
2M.v.omalingamAIADMK9,841
36.99%
3R.P. ChandramohanINC2,129
8.00%
—NOTANOTA408
1.53%
4M.arul MuruganBJP402
1.51%
5N.selvasundaramVCK261
0.98%
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6M.sikkanthar BatshaNTK226
0.85%
7P.manikandanIndependent176
0.66%
8Thanga DevadossIndependent22
0.08%

Karaikal North result 2011

Karaikal North 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P.R.N. ThirumuruganINC12,155
55.69%
2V. OmalingamAIADMK8,795
40.29%
3M. Arul MuruganBJP646
2.96%
4E. JayabalCPI(ML)(L)231
1.06%
Map

Karaikal North outlined in orange among the other Puducherry seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Karaikal district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Karaikal North is one of the assembly segments of Puducherry. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Puducherry candidates.

  • Ve. VaithilingamINC13,762 51.6%
  • A. NamassivayamBJP9,476 35.5%
  • Dr. R. MenagaNTK1,644 6.2%
  • G. ThamizhvendanAIADMK1,315 4.9%
  • P. SankaranSUCI48 0.2%

In the assembly election AINRC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 4,286 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Karaikal North.

Who won the Karaikal North assembly seat in 2026?

P.R.N. Thirumurugan of the All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) won Karaikal North in the 2026 Puducherry assembly election with 12,731 votes, which was 43.59% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Karaikal North?

The margin was 2,653 votes (9.08% of valid votes). The runner-up was A.M. Ranjith of the Indian National Congress with 10,078 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Karaikal North in 2026?

Turnout was 87.30%: 29,221 of 33,471 registered electors voted, across 40 polling stations. That is 7.8 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Karaikal North part of?

Karaikal North is an assembly segment of the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency in Puducherry. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ve. Vaithilingam got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Karaikal North a reserved constituency?

No. Karaikal North is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Karaikal North?

The Puducherry assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Puducherry assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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