CHINNASALEM
Assembly seat no. 72 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2006
UDHAYASOORIYAN. T
DMK
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 8
Margin, 2006
20,278
15.33% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKMOHAN. P
- Votes
- 43,758
- Vote share
- 33.08%
- Behind by
- 20,278
Electors
1,79,669
Total votes polled
1,32,298
Valid votes
1,32,298
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
73.6%
Full result, 2006
9 candidates · 1,32,298 valid votes
UDHAYASOORIYAN. TDMKwon
64,036
48.4%
MOHAN. PADMK
43,758
33.1%
SUBBARAYALU. RDMDK
19,476
14.7%
MANNAN. M.P.IND
1,892
1.4%
KALAIVENDHAN. MBSP
840
0.6%
BALASUBRAMANIAN. PONBJP
806
0.6%
MANAMOHANADOSS. ALJP
792
0.6%
SEKAR. KIND
380
0.3%
ARUN KENNADY. AIND
318
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UDHAYASOORIYAN. T | DMK | 64,036 | 48.40% | MOHAN. P | 20,278 |
| 2001 | MOHAN .P | ADMK | 60,554 | 51.35% | MOOKKAPPAN. .R | 9,112 |
| 1996 | R. MOOKKAPPAN | DMK | 66,981 | 59.83% | P. MOHAN | 31,645 |
| 1991 | PARAMASIVAM R.P. | ADK | 66,942 | 64.43% | MOOKKAPPAN R. | 39,042 |
| 1989 | UDHAYASURIYAN, T. | DMK | 36,776 | 36.28% | RAMALINGAM, K.R. | 13,538 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
