EDAPADI
Assembly seat no. 86 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
GANESAN. I
PMK
Elections held
11
1977–2021
Most successful party
ADMK
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2001
30,811
22.95% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKKANDASAMY.A.
- Votes
- 43,564
- Vote share
- 32.45%
- Behind by
- 30,811
Electors
2,16,474
Total votes polled
1,34,243
Valid votes
1,34,243
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.0%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,34,243 valid votes
GANESAN. IPMKwon
74,375
55.4%
KANDASAMY.A.DMK
43,564
32.5%
KOLANDA GOUNDER.P.IND
8,576
6.4%
RATHINASABAPATHI.S.MDMK
3,091
2.3%
DEVARAJ.A.IND
2,645
2.0%
KRISHNAN.V.K.BSP
1,308
1.0%
KANNAN.K.IND
684
0.5%
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
