KATPADI
Assembly seat no. 40 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2011
DURAIMURUGAN
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2011
2,973
1.96% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
ADMKAPPU S.R.K.(A) RADHAKRISHNAN.S.
- Votes
- 72,091
- Vote share
- 47.59%
- Behind by
- 2,973
Electors
1,90,456
Total votes polled
1,51,498
Valid votes
1,51,498
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.5%
Full result, 2011
11 candidates · 1,51,498 valid votes
DURAIMURUGANDMKwon
75,064
49.5%
APPU S.R.K.(A) RADHAKRISHNAN.S.ADMK
72,091
47.6%
VARADARAJAN.ABJP
1,539
1.0%
SRIRAM.MIND
1,067
0.7%
JAYAKODI.KIND
646
0.4%
SAMUEL WILSONIJK
519
0.3%
BELL KUMAR.SIND
136
0.1%
ASKAR ALI .V.A.M.IND
129
0.1%
PALANI.RIND
113
0.1%
APPASAMY.EIND
97
0.1%
PANCHACHRAM.KIND
97
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dr M Sudhakar | TVK | 69,868 | 34.33% | V. Ramu | 5,870 |
| 2021 | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 85,140 | 45.71% | V RAMU | 746 |
| 2016 | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 90,534 | 50.90% | APPU S.R.K | 23,946 |
| 2011 | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 75,064 | 49.55% | APPU S.R.K.(A) RADHAKRISHNAN.S. | 2,973 |
| 2006 | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 86,824 | 57.45% | NARAYANAN.B | 35,147 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above