Kalapet Assembly constituency

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Kalapet
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
Established2008
Total electors34,547
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

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.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
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

Vote share of Winning candidates
2026
 
38.26%
2021
 
44.63%
2016
 
35.09%
2011
 
62.43%

2026

2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Kalapet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Senthil Ramesh 12,069 38.26 Increase2.svg25.59
BJP P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram 11,62236.84Decrease2.svg7.79
TVK D. Sasikumar4,77515.14
INC M. O. H. F. Shahjahan 1,9906.31
NOTA None of the above 2930.93Decrease2.svg0.59
Majority 4471.42Decrease2.svg10.37
Turnout 31,54592.88Increase2.svg7.01
DMK gain from BJP Swing

2021

2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Kalapet [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram 13,277 44.63 Increase2.svg43.97
IND Senthil Ramesh 9,76932.84
DMK S. Mouttouvel3,76912.67
MNM R. Chandramohan6852.30
NOTA None of the above 4531.52Increase2.svg0.18
DMDK S. Hariharan1570.53Decrease2.svg0.25
Majority 3,50811.79Increase2.svg9.53
Turnout 29,75185.87Decrease2.svg1.74
BJP gain from INC Swing

2016

2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Kalapet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC M. O. H. F. Shahjahan 9,839 35.09 Increase2.svg0.78
IND P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram 9,20532.83
AINRC N. Viswanathan3,84113.70Decrease2.svg48.73
AIADMK V. C. Ezhumalai3,69413.17
NOTA None of the above 3771.34
Majority 6342.26Decrease2.svg25.86
Turnout 28,04287.61Decrease2.svg0.05
INC gain from AINRC Swing

2011

2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Kalapet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AINRC P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram 14,132 62.43
INC M. O. H. F. Shahjahan 7,76634.31
BJP L. Karunakaran2140.95
Majority 6,36628.12
Turnout 22,63787.66
AINRC win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2011". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 9 November 2021.

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