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, 2021
SADHASIVAM.S
PMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2021
656
0.30% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
DMKSRINIVASAPERUMAL.S
- Votes
- 96,399
- Vote share
- 44.13%
- Behind by
- 656
Electors
2,91,217
Total votes polled
2,18,442
Valid votes
2,18,442
NOTA votes
2,247
1.03% of votes polled
Turnout
75.0%
Full result, 2021
14 candidates · 2,18,442 valid votes
SADHASIVAM.SPMKwon
97,055
44.4%
SRINIVASAPERUMAL.SDMK
96,399
44.1%
MANIKANDAN.CNTK
9,109
4.2%
ANUSUYA.PMNM
4,605
2.1%
SELVANIND
2,823
1.3%
RAMESH ARAVIND.MDMDK
1,874
0.9%
THANGAVEL. KDHESIYAMAKKALKAZHAGAM
1,783
0.8%
AMBIKA.AIND
738
0.3%
BANUPRIYA.PGANASANGAMPARTYOFINDIA
435
0.2%
SADHASIVAM.PIND
386
0.2%
Dr.PADMARAJAN.KIND
325
0.1%
SEKAR.PIND
269
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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.
