METTUR
Assembly seat no. 85 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called METTUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.
Winner, 2026
Venkatachalam. G
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2026
19,105
8.27% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
DMKMidhun Chakravarthy. M
- Votes
- 67,393
- Vote share
- 29.16%
- Behind by
- 19,105
Electors
2,55,869
Total votes polled
2,31,105
Valid votes
2,31,105
NOTA votes
794
0.34% of votes polled
Turnout
90.3%
Full result, 2026
18 candidates · 2,31,105 valid votes
Venkatachalam. GADMKwon
86,498
37.4%
Midhun Chakravarthy. MDMK
67,393
29.2%
Selvam. KTVK
65,260
28.2%
Vidhya VeerappanNTK
7,109
3.1%
Ramkumar. D.mIND
706
0.3%
Durairaj. VIND
659
0.3%
Venkatasalam. GIND
471
0.2%
Periyaponnu. OTAVK
403
0.2%
Dr.padmarajan. KIND
390
0.2%
Prabakaran. SIND
251
0.1%
Krishnamoorthy. PIND
237
0.1%
Saravanakumar. MIND
223
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Venkatachalam. G | ADMK | 86,498 | 37.43% | Midhun Chakravarthy. M | 19,105 |
| 2021 | SADHASIVAM.S | PMK | 97,055 | 44.43% | SRINIVASAPERUMAL.S | 656 |
| 2016 | SEMMALAI.S | ADMK | 72,751 | 35.05% | PARTHIBAN.S.R | 6,282 |
| 2011 | PARTHIBAN.S.R. | DMDK | 75,672 | 44.62% | MANI.G.K. | 2,594 |
| 2006 | MANI G K | PMK | 66,250 | 47.94% | KANDASAMY K | 11,138 |
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 METTUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Venkatachalam. G (ADMK) won METTUR in 2026, by a margin of 19,105 votes.
Which party has won METTUR the most times?
ADK, with 4 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has METTUR gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won METTUR the most times?
Venkatachalam. G, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
