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, 2016
T.SENGUTTUVAN
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2016
4,891
2.44% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKV.GOVINDARAJ
- Votes
- 82,746
- Vote share
- 41.35%
- Behind by
- 4,891
Electors
2,48,873
Total votes polled
2,00,092
Valid votes
2,00,092
NOTA votes
1,855
0.93% of votes polled
Turnout
80.4%
Full result, 2016
19 candidates · 2,00,092 valid votes
T.SENGUTTUVANDMKwon
87,637
43.8%
V.GOVINDARAJADMK
82,746
41.4%
S.KUMARPMK
15,736
7.9%
R.JAYAPRAKASHTMCM
4,199
2.1%
MANAGERIND
1,195
0.6%
K.M.CHANDRAMOHANNCP
1,151
0.6%
G.LATHAIND
1,082
0.5%
PONN.PARTHIBANNTK
986
0.5%
ARUNGOWTHAMIJK
886
0.4%
K.VELUIND
663
0.3%
M.K.SIVARAJIND
415
0.2%
P.PANDIAN@PANDIA PRABHUIND
291
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 19. 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 | 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
