| Karaikal North | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| District | Karaikal |
| Constituency | Puducherry |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | P. R. N. Thirumurugan |
| Party | All India NR Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Karaikal North is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India. Karaikal North assembly constituency was part of Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency). [1] [2]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P. R. N. Thirumurugan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | P. R. N. Thirumurugan | All India N.R. Congress | |
| 2021 | P. R. N. Thirumurugan | All India N.R. Congress | |
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