LALGUDI
Assembly seat no. 143 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2001
BALAN .S.M.
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2001
1,610
1.30% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKNEHRU .K.N
- Votes
- 56,678
- Vote share
- 45.81%
- Behind by
- 1,610
Electors
1,84,259
Total votes polled
1,23,719
Valid votes
1,23,719
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.1%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 1,23,719 valid votes
BALAN .S.M.ADMKwon
58,288
47.1%
NEHRU .K.NDMK
56,678
45.8%
ADHANAM .CMDMK
4,665
3.8%
STEPHEN .P.IND
1,412
1.1%
PAPPU . R.IND
946
0.8%
AKTHAR ALI .JIND
875
0.7%
MOHANKUMAR .K .IND
512
0.4%
GUNASEKARAN .S.N.IND
343
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Leemarose Martin | ADMK | 60,795 | 32.82% | Ku Pa Krishnan | 2,739 |
| 2021 | A.SOUNDARAPANDIAN | DMK | 84,914 | 48.59% | D.R.DHARMARAJ | 16,949 |
| 2016 | SOUNDARAPANDIAN A | DMK | 77,946 | 46.80% | VIJAYAMURTHY M | 3,837 |
| 2011 | SOUNDARAPANDIAN.A | DMK | 65,363 | 44.71% | SENDHURESWARAN.A.D | 7,155 |
| 2006 | SOUNDARA PANDIAN A. | DMK | 62,937 | 47.62% | RAJARAM T. | 3,557 |
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 LALGUDI assembly constituency in 2026?
Leemarose Martin (ADMK) won LALGUDI in 2026, by a margin of 2,739 votes.
Which party has won LALGUDI the most times?
DMK, with 8 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has LALGUDI gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won LALGUDI the most times?
Leemarose Martin, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
