KRISHNAGIRI
Assembly seat no. 53 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KRISHNAGIRI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2001
GOVINDARASU V.
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2001
21,773
18.90% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKT.SENGUTTUVAN
- Votes
- 43,424
- Vote share
- 37.69%
- Behind by
- 21,773
Electors
1,93,656
Total votes polled
1,15,203
Valid votes
1,15,203
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.5%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,15,203 valid votes
GOVINDARASU V.ADMKwon
65,197
56.6%
T.SENGUTTUVANDMK
43,424
37.7%
P.JAYASEELANIND
2,861
2.5%
K.R.PANDIANMDMK
2,093
1.8%
M.KRISHNAMURTHYIND
938
0.8%
M.ARUMUGASUBRAMANIIND
690
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mukundhan.p | TVK | 89,374 | 38.83% | Ashokkumar.k | 18,844 |
| 2021 | Ashokkumar.K | ADMK | 96,050 | 45.38% | SENGUTTUVAN.T | 794 |
| 2016 | T.SENGUTTUVAN | DMK | 87,637 | 43.80% | V.GOVINDARAJ | 4,891 |
| 2011 | K.P.MUNUSAMY | ADMK | 89,776 | 55.98% | SYED GHIYAS UL HAQ | 29,097 |
| 2006 | SENGUTTUVAN T | DMK | 69,068 | 49.24% | GOVINDARAJ V | 18,195 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
