CUDDALORE
Assembly seat no. 155 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CUDDALORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2001
PUGAZHENDI .E
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2001
34
0.03% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
TMCMVENKATESAN .P.R.S.
- Votes
- 54,637
- Vote share
- 45.58%
- Behind by
- 34
Electors
2,12,016
Total votes polled
1,19,862
Valid votes
1,19,862
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
56.5%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,19,862 valid votes
PUGAZHENDI .EDMKwon
54,671
45.6%
VENKATESAN .P.R.S.TMCM
54,637
45.6%
PATHMANABAN .SMDMK
7,119
5.9%
SRIRAMULU S.IND
1,284
1.1%
MURUGANANTHAM .SPB
929
0.8%
SENTHILKUMAR .DIND
685
0.6%
VIRUTHAGIRI R.MNKPLP
537
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B.rajkumar | TVK | 70,856 | 37.22% | A.s.chandarasekaran | 15,519 |
| 2021 | G.IYAPPAN | DMK | 84,563 | 46.46% | M.C.SAMPATH | 5,151 |
| 2016 | SAMPATH M C | ADMK | 70,922 | 41.07% | PUGAZHENDI ELA | 24,413 |
| 2011 | M.C. SAMPATH | ADMK | 85,953 | 60.56% | E.PUGAZHENDI | 33,678 |
| 2006 | IYAPPAN.G. | DMK | 67,003 | 47.76% | KUMAR.G. | 6,266 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above