KAVERIPATTINAM
Assembly seat no. 76 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 1991
MUNUSAMY K.P.
ADK
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
ADK
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1991
47,236
46.92% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
DMKGOVINDASAMY V.C.
- Votes
- 22,900
- Vote share
- 22.75%
- Behind by
- 47,236
Electors
1,54,730
Total votes polled
1,00,675
Valid votes
1,00,675
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.1%
Full result, 1991
7 candidates · 1,00,675 valid votes
MUNUSAMY K.P.ADKwon
70,136
69.7%
GOVINDASAMY V.C.DMK
22,900
22.8%
THATHA GOUNDER N.PMK
6,084
6.0%
NAGARAJAN C.IND
651
0.7%
KRISHNAN J.P.BJP
533
0.5%
SANKAR R.IND
259
0.3%
RANGANATHAN P.M.IND
112
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MEGANATHAN T A | PMK | 64,878 | 45.96% | MUNUSAMY K P | 11,734 |
| 2001 | MUNUSAMY. K.P. | ADMK | 67,241 | 54.75% | GOVINDASAMI. V.C. | 18,517 |
| 1996 | VENKATESAN, P.V.S. | DMK | 72,945 | 62.52% | MUNUSAMY, K.P. | 35,859 |
| 1991 | MUNUSAMY K.P. | ADK | 70,136 | 69.67% | GOVINDASAMY V.C. | 47,236 |
| 1989 | V.C. GOVINDASAMI | DMK | 37,612 | 37.17% | P. MINISAMY | 3,984 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
