KATPADI
Assembly seat no. 40 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2016
DURAIMURUGAN
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2016
23,946
13.46% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKAPPU S.R.K
- Votes
- 66,588
- Vote share
- 37.44%
- Behind by
- 23,946
Electors
2,29,868
Total votes polled
1,77,870
Valid votes
1,77,870
NOTA votes
2,492
1.40% of votes polled
Turnout
77.4%
Full result, 2016
15 candidates · 1,77,870 valid votes
DURAIMURUGANDMKwon
90,534
50.9%
APPU S.R.KADMK
66,588
37.4%
SHANMUGAM N TPMK
12,728
7.2%
SIVANANDAM T.VTMCM
2,163
1.2%
PUVIARASAN L.NTK
1,135
0.6%
SANKAR GANESH KPPIS
598
0.3%
MANJULA VIND
439
0.3%
SATHISHKUMAR LIND
382
0.2%
MURUGAN NIJK
368
0.2%
PALANI RIND
106
0.1%
SUBRAMANI KIND
88
0.1%
SARAVANAN MIND
74
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
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