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, 2006
SENGUTTUVAN T
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2006
18,195
12.97% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKGOVINDARAJ V
- Votes
- 50,873
- Vote share
- 36.27%
- Behind by
- 18,195
Electors
1,97,095
Total votes polled
1,40,271
Valid votes
1,40,271
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.2%
Full result, 2006
11 candidates · 1,40,271 valid votes
SENGUTTUVAN TDMKwon
69,068
49.2%
GOVINDARAJ VADMK
50,873
36.3%
GOVINDARAJ RDMDK
10,894
7.8%
DAVIT PNCP
1,913
1.4%
RAJU VIND
1,841
1.3%
ABIMANNAN CBSP
1,672
1.2%
RAMESH SIND
1,100
0.8%
CHENNAIYAN CIND
938
0.7%
MUNAVARIBEGUM SBJP
812
0.6%
KRISHNAMOORTHY RAO V.M.IND
594
0.4%
GURU RAJAN M RUCPI
566
0.4%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KRISHNAGIRI assembly constituency in 2026?
Mukundhan.p (TVK) won KRISHNAGIRI in 2026, by a margin of 18,844 votes.
Which party has won KRISHNAGIRI the most times?
DMK, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has KRISHNAGIRI gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won KRISHNAGIRI the most times?
Mukundhan.p, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
