Kalapet Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Puducherry legislative assembly in India
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Kalapet is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India.[1][2] Kalapet Assembly constituency covers the enclave of Kalapet and is a part of the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.
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| Constituency No. 12 for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| Union Territory | Puducherry |
| District | Puducherry |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Puducherry |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 34,547 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram[3] | All India N.R. Congress | |
| 2016 | M. O. H. F. Shahjahan[4] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||
| BJP | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram | ||||
| NTK | K. Kamaraj | ||||
| TVK | D. Sasi kumar | New | |||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | 33,636 | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram | 13,277 | 44.63 | ||
| Independent | A. Senthil Ramesh | 9,769 | 32.84 | ||
| DMK | S. Mouttouvel | 3,769 | 12.67 | ||
| NTK | K. Kamaraj | 1,321 | 4.44 | ||
| MNM | R. Chandramohan | 685 | 2.3 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 453 | 1.52 | ||
| Majority | 3,508 | 11.79 | |||
| Turnout | 29,751 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||