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| Kalapet | |
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| Constituency No. 12 for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| Union Territory | Puducherry |
| District | Puducherry |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Puducherry |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 34,547 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kalapet is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India.[1][2] Kalapet Assembly constituency covers the enclave of Kalapet and is a part of the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram[3] | All India N.R. Congress | |
| 2016 | M. O. H. F. Shahjahan[4] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | Senthil Ramesh | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
[edit]2026
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Senthil Ramesh | 12,069 | 38.26 |  25.59 | |
| BJP | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram | 11,622 | 36.84 |  7.79 | |
| TVK | D. Sasikumar | 4,775 | 15.14 | ||
| INC | M. O. H. F. Shahjahan | 1,990 | 6.31 | ||
| NTK | K. Kamaraj | 639 | 2.03 | 2.41 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 293 | 0.93 | 0.59 | |
| IND | J. Gunasekaran | 96 | 0.30 | ||
| PMK | Outtradame | 61 | 0.19 | ||
| Majority | 447 | 1.42 | 10.37 | ||
| Turnout | 31,545 | 92.88 | 7.01 | ||
| DMK gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram | 13,277 | 44.63 | 43.97 | |
| IND | Senthil Ramesh | 9,769 | 32.84 | ||
| DMK | S. Mouttouvel | 3,769 | 12.67 | ||
| NTK | K. Kamaraj | 1,321 | 4.44 | 4.12 | |
| MNM | R. Chandramohan | 685 | 2.30 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 453 | 1.52 | 0.18 | |
| DMDK | S. Hariharan | 157 | 0.53 | 0.25 | |
| IND | C. Asokumar | 97 | 0.33 | ||
| IND | E. Vignesh | 63 | 0.21 | ||
| IND | S. Vengadessaperoumal | 54 | 0.18 | ||
| AMMK | P. Kaliamurthy | 39 | 0.13 | ||
| IND | A. Balasoubremaniane | 36 | 0.12 | ||
| IND | L. Subbulakshmi | 31 | 0.10 | ||
| Majority | 3,508 | 11.79 | 9.53 | ||
| Turnout | 29,751 | 85.87 | 1.74 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. O. H. F. Shahjahan | 9,839 | 35.09 | 0.78 | |
| IND | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram | 9,205 | 32.83 | ||
| AINRC | N. Viswanathan | 3,841 | 13.70 | 48.73 | |
| AIADMK | V. C. Ezhumalai | 3,694 | 13.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 377 | 1.34 | ||
| PMK | P. Selvarassou | 271 | 0.97 | ||
| DMDK | S. Arunachalam | 219 | 0.78 | ||
| BJP | I. M. S. Balaji | 184 | 0.66 | 0.29 | |
| IND | Farook | 118 | 0.42 | ||
| NTK | V. Kumari | 89 | 0.32 | ||
| IND | A. Mohanasundaram | 73 | 0.26 | ||
| IND | Dr. M. Hariharan | 42 | 0.15 | ||
| IND | N. Periyannan | 36 | 0.13 | ||
| IJK | L. Subbulakshmi | 33 | 0.12 | ||
| AGIMK | Saravanan | 21 | 0.07 | ||
| Majority | 634 | 2.26 | 25.86 | ||
| Turnout | 28,042 | 87.61 | 0.05 | ||
| INC gain from AINRC | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINRC | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram | 14,132 | 62.43 | ||
| INC | M. O. H. F. Shahjahan | 7,766 | 34.31 | ||
| BJP | L. Karunakaran | 214 | 0.95 | ||
| IND | U. Kalyanasundaram | 197 | 0.87 | ||
| IND | Subramanian | 120 | 0.53 | ||
| IND | I. M. S. Balaji | 82 | 0.36 | ||
| IND | Segar | 57 | 0.25 | ||
| IND | R. Kalyanasundaram | 45 | 0.20 | ||
| IND | P. Kalyanasundaram | 24 | 0.11 | ||
| Majority | 6,366 | 28.12 | |||
| Turnout | 22,637 | 87.66 | |||
| AINRC win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Map showing the Assembly constituencies of the U.T. of Pondicherry". Chief Electoral Office, Puducherry. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2011". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Schedule XXII Puducherry Table A - Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2011.