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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Kalapet

Assembly constituency 12 (GEN) · Puducherry

State boardPuducherry 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#12 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants7
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled31,545
TurnoutNot recorded
NOTA293
WinnerSenthil @ RameshDravida Munnetra Kazhagam12,06938.3% of votes
MARGIN447 votes · 1.4 pp12,069 − 11,622
Runner-upP.M.L. Kalyanasundaram Bharatiya Janata Party11,62236.8% of votes
DMK 50.9% of top-two votesBJP 49.1%

All candidates 7

  1. 01 Senthil @ RameshDMK12,069 38.3%
  2. 02 P.M.L. KalyanasundaramBJP11,622 36.8%
  3. 03 D. SasikumarTVK4,775 15.1%
  4. 04 M.O.H.F. ShahjahanINC1,990 6.3%
  5. 05 K. KamarajNTK639 2.0%
  6. 06 J. GunasekaranIND96 0.3%
  7. 07 OuttradamePMK61 0.2%

Turnout Not recorded

The source carries no turnout for this contest.

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total293
  • State median turnoutno seat carries a turnoutNot available
  • ReconciliationΣ 7 candidates = 31,252Verified

Seat history 2026–1964

  1. 2026
    1.4 pp
    Senthil @ RameshDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    12.0 pp
    P.M.L. KalyanasundaramBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2016
    2.3 pp
    M.O.H.F. ShahjahanIndian National Congress
  4. 2011
    28.1 pp
    P.M.L. Kalyana SundaramAll India N.R. Congress
  5. 2006
    54.3 pp
    R. RadhakrishnanIndian National Congress
  6. 2001
    12.8 pp
    R. RadhakrishnanPudhucherry Makkal Congress
  7. 1996
    1.2 pp
    T. ThiagarajanIndian National Congress
  8. 1991
    20.6 pp
    T. ThiagarajanIndian National Congress
  9. 1990
    12.7 pp
    R. RamanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1985
    8.1 pp
    R. RamansthanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    10.9 pp
    M. A. ShanmugamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    4.9 pp
    N. VengadasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1974
    10.4 pp
    VengatasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1969
    2.2 pp
    D. RamachandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1964
    67.1 pp
    VenkatasubbareddyCONG

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 67.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed TVK polled 4,775 votes, 11× the 447-vote margin.

    4,775 ÷ 447 = 10.7

  2. The top two polled 75.1% of votes; the other 5 candidates 24.0% between them.

    (12,069 + 11,622) ÷ 31,545 = 75.1% · 7,561 ÷ 31,545 = 24.0%

  3. The margin narrowed from 12.0 pp in 2021 to 1.4 pp.

    1.4 − 12.0 = −10.6 pp

  4. P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram, the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.

    2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 7 candidate lines31,252
  • NOTAcounted within the total293
  • Published totalVotes polled31,545
  • Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Puducherry · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates7 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutNo seat on the state board carries a turnout

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