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, 2016
SEMMALAI.S
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2016
6,282
3.03% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
DMKPARTHIBAN.S.R
- Votes
- 66,469
- Vote share
- 32.02%
- Behind by
- 6,282
Electors
2,63,189
Total votes polled
2,07,574
Valid votes
2,07,574
NOTA votes
1,829
0.88% of votes polled
Turnout
78.9%
Full result, 2016
24 candidates · 2,07,574 valid votes
SEMMALAI.SADMKwon
72,751
35.0%
PARTHIBAN.S.RDMK
66,469
32.0%
MANI.G.KPMK
49,939
24.1%
BOOPATHY.RDMDK
5,892
2.8%
BALASUBRAMANIAN.PBJP
1,428
0.7%
RAJAGOUNDER.AKMDK
1,345
0.7%
VENKATACHALAM.NNTK
981
0.5%
GOPALAN.MNCP
826
0.4%
SEVANTHI.VGMI
783
0.4%
PARTHIBAN.RIND
707
0.3%
NANGA GOUNDER.DIND
572
0.3%
PARANTHAMAN.KIND
544
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 24. 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.
