MELMALAYANUR
Assembly seat no. 53 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.
Winner, 2006
SENTHAMIZHSELVAN.P
PMK
Elections held
9
1971–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 9
Margin, 2006
11,301
9.12% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKTAMILMOZHI RAJADATHAN.(TMT).R
- Votes
- 45,457
- Vote share
- 36.69%
- Behind by
- 11,301
Electors
1,74,345
Total votes polled
1,23,907
Valid votes
1,23,907
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
71.1%
Full result, 2006
12 candidates · 1,23,907 valid votes
SENTHAMIZHSELVAN.PPMKwon
56,758
45.8%
TAMILMOZHI RAJADATHAN.(TMT).RADMK
45,457
36.7%
CHANDIRA DASS.CDMDK
15,265
12.3%
MARIYAPPAN.SIND
1,850
1.5%
ANTHONY MARY.(TMT).MIND
973
0.8%
MANIMARAN.S.R.IND
743
0.6%
DURAIKKANNU.TBSP
721
0.6%
BHASKARAN.BBJP
698
0.6%
KANNAN.M.IND
676
0.6%
CHANDRASEKARAN.C.SP
325
0.3%
THANGAVELU.R.IND
245
0.2%
GOVINDARASU.K.IND
196
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SENTHAMIZHSELVAN.P | PMK | 56,758 | 45.81% | TAMILMOZHI RAJADATHAN.(TMT).R | 11,301 |
| 2001 | TAMILMOZHI .R. | ADMK | 55,309 | 51.02% | GNANASEKARAN DR.A. | 24,587 |
| 1996 | GNANASEKAR, A. | DMK | 50,905 | 45.68% | DHARMARASAN | 28,414 |
| 1991 | JANAKIRAMAM G. | INC | 56,864 | 52.95% | PANCHATCHARAM R. | 26,492 |
| 1989 | PANCHATCHARAM, R. | DMK | 46,653 | 46.66% | SHANMUGAM, P.U. | 12,787 |
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 MELMALAYANUR assembly constituency in 2006?
SENTHAMIZHSELVAN.P (PMK) won MELMALAYANUR in 2006, by a margin of 11,301 votes.
Which party has won MELMALAYANUR the most times?
DMK, with 3 of the 9 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has MELMALAYANUR gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1971 to 2006.
Who has won MELMALAYANUR the most times?
SENTHAMIZHSELVAN.P, with 1 win between 2006 and 2006.
