MANGALORE
Assembly seat no. 70 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2006
SELVAM.K
VCK
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
ADK
won 3 of 8
Margin, 2006
6,914
4.86% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
DMKGANESAN.V.
- Votes
- 55,303
- Vote share
- 38.85%
- Behind by
- 6,914
Electors
1,93,879
Total votes polled
1,42,349
Valid votes
1,42,349
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
73.4%
Full result, 2006
11 candidates · 1,42,349 valid votes
SELVAM.KVCKwon
62,217
43.7%
GANESAN.V.DMK
55,303
38.9%
MAHADEVAN.DDMDK
15,992
11.2%
THIRUVALLUVAN.KIND
2,462
1.7%
NARENTHERAN.R.BJP
2,173
1.5%
ELAVARASAN.TIND
1,585
1.1%
KOLANJINATHAN.VIND
723
0.5%
SUBRAMANIAN.VIND
601
0.4%
KANNAN.K.IND
585
0.4%
GANESAN.PIND
364
0.3%
GANESAN.GIND
344
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SELVAM.K | VCK | 62,217 | 43.71% | GANESAN.V. | 6,914 |
| 2001 | THIRUMAVALAVAN. E.R.A | DMK | 64,627 | 47.87% | PURATCHIMANI. S | 1,855 |
| 1996 | S. PURATCHIMANI | TMCM | 50,908 | 42.71% | V.M.S. SARAVANAKUMAR | 19,288 |
| 1991 | PURATCHIMANI S. | INC | 62,302 | 55.63% | GANESAN V. | 35,753 |
| 1989 | GANESAN V. | DMK | 39,831 | 42.69% | RAMALINGAM, K. | 20,759 |
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 MANGALORE assembly constituency in 2006?
SELVAM.K (VCK) won MANGALORE in 2006, by a margin of 6,914 votes.
Which party has won MANGALORE the most times?
ADK, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has MANGALORE gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1977 to 2006.
Who has won MANGALORE the most times?
SELVAM.K, with 1 win between 2006 and 2006.
