MANGALORE
Assembly seat no. 70 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 1991
PURATCHIMANI S.
INC
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
ADK
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1991
35,753
31.93% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
DMKGANESAN V.
- Votes
- 26,549
- Vote share
- 23.71%
- Behind by
- 35,753
Electors
1,69,669
Total votes polled
1,11,985
Valid votes
1,11,985
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.0%
Full result, 1991
7 candidates · 1,11,985 valid votes
PURATCHIMANI S.INCwon
62,302
55.6%
GANESAN V.DMK
26,549
23.7%
DHIRAVIDAMANI S.PMK
21,165
18.9%
KASINATHAN R.TMM
629
0.6%
SIVAPRAKASAM V.BSP
560
0.5%
CHIDAMBARAM S.IND
545
0.5%
DURAISAMY V.IND
235
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.
