EDAPADI
Assembly seat no. 86 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2016
PALANISWAMI. K
ADMK
Elections held
11
1977–2021
Most successful party
ADMK
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2016
42,022
18.62% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
PMKANNADURAI. N
- Votes
- 56,681
- Vote share
- 25.12%
- Behind by
- 42,022
Electors
2,61,304
Total votes polled
2,25,644
Valid votes
2,25,644
NOTA votes
1,913
0.85% of votes polled
Turnout
86.3%
Full result, 2016
15 candidates · 2,25,644 valid votes
PALANISWAMI. KADMKwon
98,703
43.7%
ANNADURAI. NPMK
56,681
25.1%
MURUGESAN. P.A.DMK
55,149
24.4%
THANGAVEL. PCPM
5,437
2.4%
PALANISAMY. KNCP
1,789
0.8%
RAMESH. KNTK
971
0.4%
SRINIVASAN. NKMDK
959
0.4%
MUNIRAJA. EIND
869
0.4%
KUMARESAN. MIND
741
0.3%
SEDHUPATHI. AIND
487
0.2%
SAKTHIVEL. SIND
460
0.2%
ESWARAMOORTHI. NIND
432
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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
