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CHINNASALEM

Assembly seat no. 72 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.

Every election in this seat

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginMargin %CandidatesTurnout
2006DMKUDHAYASOORIYAN. TADMKMOHAN. P20,27815.33%973.6%
2001ADMKMOHAN .PDMKMOOKKAPPAN. .R9,1127.73%664.2%
1996DMKR. MOOKKAPPANADMKP. MOHAN31,64528.27%966.4%
1991ADKPARAMASIVAM R.P.DMKMOOKKAPPAN R.39,04237.57%665.0%
1989DMKUDHAYASURIYAN, T.ADKJLRAMALINGAM, K.R.13,53813.36%973.4%
1984INDS.SIVARAMANDMKPERIYASAMY D.22,99727.29%271.6%
1980INC(I)SIVARAMAN, SADKAMBAYIRAM, A5,2476.99%364.9%
1977ADKM. SUBRAMANIANDMKS.P. PACHAYAPPAN3,2234.72%761.4%

Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the CHINNASALEM assembly constituency in 2006?

UDHAYASOORIYAN. T (DMK) won CHINNASALEM in 2006, by a margin of 20,278 votes.

Which party has won CHINNASALEM the most times?

DMK, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1977.

How many times has CHINNASALEM gone to the polls?

8 times, from 1977 to 2006.

Who has won CHINNASALEM the most times?

UDHAYASOORIYAN. T, with 1 win between 2006 and 2006.

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