Kamaraj Nagar is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India.[1][2] Kamaraj Nagar Assembly constituency was part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.
| Kamaraj Nagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 10 for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| Union Territory | Puducherry |
| District | Puducherry |
| LS constituency | Puducherry |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 37,491 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Segments
editBrindavanam, Kamaraj Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Rainbow Nagar, Sithankudi, Venkata Nagar and Venkateshwara Nagar.
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011[3] | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016[4] | |||
| 2019[a] | A. Johnkumar | ||
| 2021[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
- ^ by-election
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | A. Johnkumar | 16,687 | 56.11 | ||
| INC | M. O. H. F. Shahjahan | 9,458 | 31.8 | ||
| NTK | N. Sharmila Begum | 1,982 | 6.66 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 658 | 2.21 | ||
| Majority | 7,229 | 24.31 | |||
| Turnout | 29,741 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Map showing the Assembly constituencies of the U.T. of Pondicherry". Chief Electoral Office, Puducherry. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2011". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
External links
edit- "Schedule XXII Puducherry Table A - Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2011.