Karaikal

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Assembly constituencies, 2026

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Whole state

Assembly constituency 24

Nedungadu

Winner: Dr. V. Vigneswaran; Independent, 14,368 votes
Margin: 4,499
Runner-up: Not on our copy of ECI's page

On the state mapIn the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat

Assembly constituency 25

Thirunallar

Winner: G. N. S. Rajasekaran; Bharatiya Janata Party, 16,829 votes
Margin: 9,526
Runner-up: R. Kamalakannan; Indian National Congress

On the state mapIn the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat

Assembly constituency 26

Karaikal North

Winner: P. R. N. Thirumurugan; All India N.R. Congress, 12,731 votes
Margin: 2,653
Runner-up: Not on our copy of ECI's page

On the state mapIn the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat

Assembly constituency 27

Karaikal South

Winner: A. M. H. Nazeem; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 12,543 votes
Margin: 5,862
Runner-up: Not on our copy of ECI's page

On the state mapIn the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat

Assembly constituency 28

Neravy-T. R. Pattinam

Winner: Tksm Meenatchisundaram; Bharatiya Janata Party, 10,818 votes
Margin: 2,018
Runner-up: Not on our copy of ECI's page

On the state mapIn the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat

Source: Election Commission of India, retrieved 31 Oct 2026.

Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha seats that cover a large part of this district.

PuducherryVe. Vaithilingam (Indian National Congress), won in 2024

Winner of the June 2024 general election. By-elections, resignations and disqualifications since then are not shown unless an editor has added the current member from an official source.

Nearby districts

Boundaries: DataMeet, Census 2011 districts (CC BY 2.5 India). Census 2011 code 637.