DINDIGUL
Assembly seat no. 132 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DINDIGUL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2001
NAGALAKSHIMI .K.
CPM
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2001
2,779
1.85% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKBASHEER AHMED . M.
- Votes
- 68,224
- Vote share
- 45.52%
- Behind by
- 2,779
Electors
2,79,805
Total votes polled
1,49,877
Valid votes
1,49,877
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.6%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,49,877 valid votes
NAGALAKSHIMI .K.CPMwon
71,003
47.4%
BASHEER AHMED . M.DMK
68,224
45.5%
LATHA SELVARAJMDMK
4,662
3.1%
MANIMARAN. R.IND
2,635
1.8%
MURUGANANDAM.V.IND
1,685
1.1%
BALASUBRAMANI. S.N.TYMK
1,668
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senthilkumar. I.p | DMK | 74,489 | 35.13% | Nazeer Raja. G | 1,131 |
| 2021 | SREENIVASAN.C | ADMK | 90,595 | 46.43% | PANDI.N | 17,747 |
| 2016 | SREENIVASAN C | ADMK | 91,413 | 49.30% | BASHEER AHAMED M | 20,719 |
| 2011 | BALABHARATHI.K. | CPM | 86,932 | 58.82% | PAUL BASKAR .J | 39,115 |
| 2006 | BALABARATHI.K | CPM | 66,811 | 43.74% | SELVARAGAVAN.N. | 18,949 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DINDIGUL assembly constituency in 2026?
Senthilkumar. I.p (DMK) won DINDIGUL in 2026, by a margin of 1,131 votes.
Which party has won DINDIGUL the most times?
CPM, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has DINDIGUL gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won DINDIGUL the most times?
Senthilkumar. I.p, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
