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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2026
Kalapet
Winner — 2026
SENTHIL @ RAMESH
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 38.2%BJP 36.8%6 others 24.9%
Votes
12,069
38.3% share
Winning margin
447
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
92.9%
of 33,963
Kalapet was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 447 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTHIL @ RAMESH | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 12,069 | 38.3% |
| 2 | P.M.L. KALYANASUNDARAM | 11,622 | 36.8% | |
| 3 | D. SASIKUMAR | 4,775 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | M.O.H.F. SHAHJAHAN | 1,990 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | K. KAMARAJ | 639 | 2.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 293 | 0.9% |
| 7 | J. GUNASEKARAN | IND | 96 | 0.3% |
| 8 | OUTTRADAME | 61 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (10th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.3% · max 67.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
10th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 38.3%BJP 36.8%TVK 15.1%INC 6.3%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.35 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,50,289
Density
3232 / km²
Sex ratio
1029 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
294 km²
SC population16.0%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.0%Christian 6.1%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water98.3%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation68.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Children underweight (under 5)13.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate90.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.0%
Health insurance31.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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