MORAPPUR
Assembly seat no. 80 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
PALANIAPPAN. P
ADMK
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 8
Margin, 2001
23,316
21.09% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKRAJASEKARAN E.V.
- Votes
- 38,950
- Vote share
- 35.22%
- Behind by
- 23,316
Electors
1,80,856
Total votes polled
1,10,577
Valid votes
1,10,577
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
61.1%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 1,10,577 valid votes
PALANIAPPAN. PADMKwon
62,266
56.3%
RAJASEKARAN E.V.DMK
38,950
35.2%
SELVAKUMAR. MTDK
3,355
3.0%
MATHIAZHAGAN. PMDMK
2,709
2.5%
VASANTHA .GIND
1,402
1.3%
CHINNARAJU. RIND
1,167
1.1%
SATHIAVANI. MIND
450
0.4%
KAMALASEKAR. PIND
278
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MULLAIVENDHAN.V | DMK | 64,962 | 51.24% | SINGARAM.K | 13,191 |
| 2001 | PALANIAPPAN. P | ADMK | 62,266 | 56.31% | RAJASEKARAN E.V. | 23,316 |
| 1996 | MULLAIVENTHAN, V. | DMK | 59,518 | 53.98% | SINGARAM, K. | 28,274 |
| 1991 | K. SINGARAM | ADK | 53,477 | 53.29% | A. ARUNACHALAM | 29,504 |
| 1989 | MULLAIVENTHAN, V. | DMK | 34,038 | 40.60% | SEKHAR, M.G. | 8,507 |
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 MORAPPUR assembly constituency in 2006?
MULLAIVENDHAN.V (DMK) won MORAPPUR in 2006, by a margin of 13,191 votes.
Which party has won MORAPPUR the most times?
DMK, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has MORAPPUR gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1977 to 2006.
Who has won MORAPPUR the most times?
MULLAIVENTHAN, V., with 2 wins between 1989 and 1996.
