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23. Karaikal

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Puducherry Assembly Election, 2006

PY-KARAIKAL

DMK 45.2%won by 1.5%DMDK 43.7%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.2% to 1.5%.

  • New challengerDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) finished second with 43.7% — it did not contest here in 2001.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 88.9% of the vote between them, up from 76.6% — a tighter two-way 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
12,703
Margin
191
1.50%

Candidates

8 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1A.M.H. NAZEEMDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK5,74245.2%
  2. 2A.J. ASSANADesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam · DMDK5,55143.7%
  3. 3S. SELVAGANAPATHIAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK8847.0%
  4. 4S.S. SAMINATHANBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3272.6%
  5. 5THANGADEVADOSSIndependent · IND640.5%
  6. 6AL TAHER @ Z.M. TAHERIndependent · IND600.5%
  7. 7R. RAVICHANDRANIndependent · IND400.3%
  8. 8M. SANKARBahujan Samaj Party · BSP350.3%

Since 2001

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMK–DMDK swing
−45.4%
DMK share
46.9% → 45.2%
DMDK share
0.0% → 43.7%
Turnout
— → —
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