MELMALAYANUR
Assembly seat no. 53 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.
Winner, 1991
JANAKIRAMAM G.
INC
Elections held
9
1971–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1991
26,492
24.67% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
DMKPANCHATCHARAM R.
- Votes
- 30,372
- Vote share
- 28.28%
- Behind by
- 26,492
Electors
1,60,282
Total votes polled
1,07,384
Valid votes
1,07,384
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.0%
Full result, 1991
6 candidates · 1,07,384 valid votes
JANAKIRAMAM G.INCwon
56,864
53.0%
PANCHATCHARAM R.DMK
30,372
28.3%
ANBALAGAN G.PMK
18,029
16.8%
BALASUNDARAM A.IND
1,069
1.0%
ARUMUGAM P.IND
663
0.6%
ANNADURAI S.TMM
387
0.4%
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.
