NATHAM
Assembly seat no. 131 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
VISWANATHAN.R.
ADMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2001
10,602
9.42% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
TBKRISHNAN. KU.PA.
- Votes
- 45,002
- Vote share
- 39.99%
- Behind by
- 10,602
Electors
1,81,487
Total votes polled
1,12,540
Valid votes
1,12,540
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.0%
Full result, 2001
11 candidates · 1,12,540 valid votes
VISWANATHAN.R.ADMKwon
55,604
49.4%
KRISHNAN. KU.PA.TB
45,002
40.0%
CHELLAM.P.MDMK
5,311
4.7%
GEORGE.P.IND
1,596
1.4%
RAMAN.O.P.IND
1,019
0.9%
MUTHURAMALINGAM.V.JD(S)
935
0.8%
ANDI AMBALAM A.IND
879
0.8%
VENKATASUBRAMANI K.IND
590
0.5%
RAJANGAM.N.IND
589
0.5%
KRISHNAN SIND
556
0.5%
VELU.R.IND
459
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Natham Viswanathan R | ADMK | 85,708 | 35.84% | Selvakumar K | 11,869 |
| 2021 | NATHAM.R.VISWANATHAN | ADMK | 1,07,762 | 47.84% | M.A.ANDI AMBALAM | 11,932 |
| 2016 | ANDI AMBALAM M.A | DMK | 93,822 | 45.32% | SHAJAHAN S | 2,110 |
| 2011 | VISWANATHAN.R. | ADMK | 94,947 | 53.87% | VIJAYAN.K | 53,089 |
| 2006 | VISWANATHAN.R | ADMK | 62,292 | 46.62% | ANDIAMBALAM. M.A | 3,760 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above