GANDHARVAKOTTAI
Assembly seat no. 178 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
ARUMUGAM.B
ADMK
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2016
3,047
2.09% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
DMKANBARASAN.K
- Votes
- 60,996
- Vote share
- 41.75%
- Behind by
- 3,047
Electors
1,86,922
Total votes polled
1,46,090
Valid votes
1,46,090
NOTA votes
1,556
1.07% of votes polled
Turnout
78.2%
Full result, 2016
11 candidates · 1,46,090 valid votes
ARUMUGAM.BADMKwon
64,043
43.8%
ANBARASAN.KDMK
60,996
41.8%
M.CHINNADURAICPM
13,918
9.5%
PURATCHIKAVIDHASAN @ PALANIYAPPAN.MBJP
1,600
1.1%
C.MOHANRAJNTK
1,432
1.0%
CHANDRASEKARAN.CIND
558
0.4%
PALANIMANICKAM.MPMK
530
0.4%
VEERAMUTHU.BIND
514
0.3%
VANITHA.RCPI(ML)(L)
465
0.3%
THAVAMOORTHY.TBSP
284
0.2%
SATHIYAMOORTHY.NYSP
194
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | N. Subramanian | TVK | 58,795 | 35.08% | C. Uthayakumar | 11,039 |
| 2021 | M.Chinnadurai | CPM | 69,710 | 44.23% | S.Jayabharathi | 12,721 |
| 2016 | ARUMUGAM.B | ADMK | 64,043 | 43.84% | ANBARASAN.K | 3,047 |
| 2011 | SUBRAMANIAN. N | ADMK | 67,128 | 54.85% | KAVITHAIPITHAN. S | 19,699 |
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 GANDHARVAKOTTAI assembly constituency in 2026?
N. Subramanian (TVK) won GANDHARVAKOTTAI in 2026, by a margin of 11,039 votes.
Which party has won GANDHARVAKOTTAI the most times?
ADMK, with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has GANDHARVAKOTTAI gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won GANDHARVAKOTTAI the most times?
N. Subramanian, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
