KARUR
Assembly seat no. 135 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KARUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2001
SIVASUBRAMANIAN.T.N.
INC
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2001
23,438
15.25% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKVASUKI MURUGESAN
- Votes
- 58,574
- Vote share
- 38.11%
- Behind by
- 23,438
Electors
2,39,674
Total votes polled
1,53,697
Valid votes
1,53,697
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
64.1%
Full result, 2001
9 candidates · 1,53,697 valid votes
SIVASUBRAMANIAN.T.N.INCwon
82,012
53.4%
VASUKI MURUGESANDMK
58,574
38.1%
NATARAJAN.RMDMK
6,769
4.4%
KAMARAJIND
2,735
1.8%
YAKUP.S.IND
1,695
1.1%
NATARAJAN .N.JD(S)
738
0.5%
SURESH .NIND
544
0.3%
PALANISAMY .K.IND
366
0.2%
SUBRAMANI.KIND
264
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | M.r. Vijayabhaskar | ADMK | 71,542 | 32.99% | Mathiyalagan V.p | 1,821 |
| 2021 | SENTHILBALAJI V | DMK | 1,01,757 | 49.08% | VIJAYABHASKAR. M.R | 12,448 |
| 2016 | VIJAYABHASKAR .M.R | ADMK | 81,936 | 43.86% | SUBRAMANIAN .BANK .K | 441 |
| 2011 | SENTHIL BALAJI V. | ADMK | 99,738 | 61.18% | JOTHI MANI S. | 44,145 |
| 2006 | SENTHIL BALAJI V | ADMK | 80,214 | 47.00% | VASUKI MURUGESAN | 5,384 |
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 KARUR assembly constituency in 2026?
M.r. Vijayabhaskar (ADMK) won KARUR in 2026, by a margin of 1,821 votes.
Which party has won KARUR the most times?
ADMK, with 4 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has KARUR gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won KARUR the most times?
K. VADIVEL, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1984.
