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23. Karaikal

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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1996

PY-KARAIKAL

DMK 71.0%won by 48.9%AIADMK 22.1%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 21.1% to 48.9%.

  • Safe seatDravida Munnetra Kazhagam won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
13,342
Margin
6,528
48.93%

Candidates

7 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1A.M.H. NAZEEMDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK9,47471.0%
  2. 2H.M. ABDUL KADERAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK2,94622.1%
  3. 3M.G. DESIGANIndependent · IND4763.6%
  4. 4THIYAGA. THIRUNVUKKARASUBharatiya Janata Party · BJP2732.0%
  5. 5L. JANARTHANANMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK1110.8%
  6. 6T. ARULDASSIndependent · IND400.3%
  7. 7K. VIJAYALACHUMYIndependent · IND220.2%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMK–AIADMK swing
+27.8%
DMK share
59.3% → 71.0%
AIADMK share
38.2% → 22.1%
Turnout
— → —
22. Cotchery24. Karaikal South
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