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.

Kalapet
Constituency No. 12 for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
Union TerritoryPuducherry
DistrictPuducherry
LS constituencyPuducherry
Established2008
Total electors34,547
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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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

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2021

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2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Kalapet[5]
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

References

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  1. ^ "Map showing the Assembly constituencies of the U.T. of Pondicherry". Chief Electoral Office, Puducherry. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2011". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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