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, 2011
K.P.MUNUSAMY
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2011
29,097
18.14% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
INCSYED GHIYAS UL HAQ
- Votes
- 60,679
- Vote share
- 37.83%
- Behind by
- 29,097
Electors
2,01,926
Total votes polled
1,60,379
Valid votes
1,60,379
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
79.4%
Full result, 2011
10 candidates · 1,60,379 valid votes
K.P.MUNUSAMYADMKwon
89,776
56.0%
SYED GHIYAS UL HAQINC
60,679
37.8%
KOTTESWARANBJP
3,025
1.9%
R.RAJAUMK
2,357
1.5%
LATHA.G.IND
1,561
1.0%
SRINIVASAN .V.IND
777
0.5%
TAMILSELVAN.K.IND
725
0.5%
AGAKRISHNAMURTHYIND
540
0.3%
CHANDRAMOHAN .K.M.IND
489
0.3%
ARJUNAN.M.IND
450
0.3%
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
