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Assembly constituency 27 · Puducherry

Karaikal South is assembly constituency number 27 in Puducherry, in Karaikal district, and one of the segments of the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election A.M.H. Nazeem of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 49.1% of the vote, 5,862 votes ahead of Avs Sakthivel Prabu (INC).

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Karaikal South · 2026AC 27
  1. 01
    A.M.H. Nazeem
    DMK
    12,543
    49.15%
  2. 02
    Avs Sakthivel Prabu
    INC
    6,681
    26.18%
  3. 03
    K.A.U. Assana
    TVK
    4,346
    17.03%
  4. 04
    M. Arul Murugan
    BJP
    1,354
    5.31%
  5. 05
    S. Marie Anthuvan
    NTK
    283
    1.11%
  6. 3 other candidates · 173 votesNOTA · 142 (0.56%)

Margin 5,862 votes · 22.97% of valid votes

30,119
Registered electors
2026 election
84.8%
Turnout
+7.9 pts vs 2021
5,862
Victory margin
23.0% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 25,522 valid votes, NOTA included.

Karaikal South 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1A.M.H. NazeemMale · 63 yrsDMK12,543
49.15%
2Avs Sakthivel PrabuMale · 42 yrsINC6,681
26.18%
3K.A.U. AssanaMale · 71 yrsTVK4,346
17.03%
4M. Arul MuruganMale · 59 yrsBJP1,354
5.31%
5S. Marie AnthuvanMale · 47 yrsNTK283
1.11%
—NOTANOTA142
0.56%
6A.H. Abdul BasithMale · 44 yrsIndependent107
0.42%
7M.C. Samir @ Ahamed AlfasyMale · 39 yrsIndependent42
0.16%
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8MageshwariFemale · 42 yrsDMMK24
0.09%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%80%2011201620212026DMK 49.1%INC 26.2%TVK 17.0%AIADMK 21.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026A.M.H. NazeemDMK · 49.1% · margin 5,862Turnout84.8%
2021A.M.H. NazimDMK · 71.2% · margin 12,034Turnout76.9%
2016K.A.U. AsanaAIADMK · 46.7% · margin 20Turnout76.1%
2011A.M.H. NazeemDMK · 39.4% · margin 1,576Turnout79.5%

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

Karaikal South result 2021

Karaikal South 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1A.M.H. NazimDMK17,401
71.15%
2K.a.u.assana MarecarAIADMK5,367
21.95%
3S Marie AnthuvanNTK699
2.86%
4A RamprasadIndependent435
1.78%
—NOTANOTA221
0.90%
5S Mohamed SeediqueAMMK132
0.54%
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6V Murugaia RajendiranIndependent95
0.39%
7A NepolieanIJK67
0.27%
8R JagateesanDMDK39
0.16%

Karaikal South result 2016

Karaikal South 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.A.U. AsanaAIADMK11,104
46.66%
2A.M.H. NazeemDMK11,084
46.57%
3A.sureshAINRC393
1.65%
—NOTANOTA349
1.47%
4G.manikandanBJP268
1.13%
5H. Mohamed Bilal MaricarSDPI258
1.08%
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6Pranadartigareswaran @ MouttouvelDMDK119
0.50%
7S.marie AnthuvanNTK97
0.41%
8Syed Masthan OliPMK80
0.34%
9K.selvamaniBSP26
0.11%
10Mohamed Tameem KaniIndependent22
0.09%

Karaikal South result 2011

Karaikal South 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1A.M.H. NazeemDMK8,377
39.37%
2V.K. GanapathyIndependent6,801
31.96%
3K.A.U. AssanaDMDK5,966
28.04%
4SelvamaniBSP134
0.63%
Map

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

  • Ve. VaithilingamINC15,922 68.6%
  • A. NamassivayamBJP5,461 23.5%
  • Dr. R. MenagaNTK822 3.5%
  • G. ThamizhvendanAIADMK656 2.8%
  • P. SankaranSUCI48 0.2%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 10,461 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Karaikal South assembly seat in 2026?

A.M.H. Nazeem of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Karaikal South in the 2026 Puducherry assembly election with 12,543 votes, which was 49.15% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Karaikal South?

The margin was 5,862 votes (22.97% of valid votes). The runner-up was Avs Sakthivel Prabu of the Indian National Congress with 6,681 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Karaikal South in 2026?

Turnout was 84.76%: 25,530 of 30,119 registered electors voted, across 35 polling stations. That is 7.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Karaikal South part of?

Karaikal South 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 South a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Karaikal South?

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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