Kamaraj Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)

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Kamaraj Nagar
Constituency for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
District Puducherry
Constituency Puducherry
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA A. Johnkumar
Party Bharatiya Janata Party

Kamaraj Nagar is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India. Kamaraj Nagar assembly constituency was part of Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency).

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Members of Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
2011 V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress
2016 V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress
*2019 A. Johnkumar Indian National Congress
2021 A. Johnkumar Bharatiya Janata Party

ELection Result

2021 Assembly election

2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election:Kamaraj Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP A. Johnkumar 16,68756.11
INC M. O. H. F. Shahjahan 9,45831.8
NTK N. Sharmila Begum1,9826.66
None of the Above None of the Above6582.21
Majority7,22924.31
Turnout 29,741
BJP gain from INC Swing

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