EDAPADI
Assembly seat no. 86 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 1996
GANESAN, I.
PMK
Elections held
11
1977–2021
Most successful party
ADMK
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1996
9,192
7.00% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
DMKMURUGESAN, P.A.
- Votes
- 40,273
- Vote share
- 30.68%
- Behind by
- 9,192
Electors
2,01,142
Total votes polled
1,31,287
Valid votes
1,31,287
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
65.3%
Full result, 1996
17 candidates · 1,31,287 valid votes
GANESAN, I.PMKwon
49,465
37.7%
MURUGESAN, P.A.DMK
40,273
30.7%
PALANISAMY, K.ADMK
37,036
28.2%
ANBUMATHI SELVAN, G.MDMK
1,702
1.3%
KUMAR, N.R.A.P.IND
490
0.4%
SHANMUGAM, P.IND
466
0.3%
KOLANDAI POOSARI, L.IND
299
0.2%
RATHINAM, V.IND
253
0.2%
SELLADURAI, S.IND
203
0.1%
VANANGAMUDI, S.IND
198
0.1%
JAYAPRAKASH, S.IND
180
0.1%
MANI, K.IND
156
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 17. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | EDAPPADI PALANISWAMI. K | ADMK | 1,63,154 | 65.97% | SAMBATHKUMAR. T | 93,802 |
| 2016 | PALANISWAMI. K | ADMK | 98,703 | 43.74% | ANNADURAI. N | 42,022 |
| 2011 | PALANISWAMI.K | ADMK | 1,04,586 | 56.38% | KARTHE.M | 34,738 |
| 2006 | KAVERI V | PMK | 76,027 | 44.76% | PALANISWAMI K | 6,347 |
| 2001 | GANESAN. I | PMK | 74,375 | 55.40% | KANDASAMY.A. | 30,811 |
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 EDAPADI assembly constituency in 2021?
EDAPPADI PALANISWAMI. K (ADMK) won EDAPADI in 2021, by a margin of 93,802 votes.
Which party has won EDAPADI the most times?
ADMK, with 3 of the 11 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has EDAPADI gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1977 to 2021.
Who has won EDAPADI the most times?
GANESAN, I., with 2 wins between 1980 and 1996.
