NATHAM
Assembly seat no. 131 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2006
VISWANATHAN.R
ADMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2006
3,760
2.81% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
DMKANDIAMBALAM. M.A
- Votes
- 58,532
- Vote share
- 43.81%
- Behind by
- 3,760
Electors
1,79,371
Total votes polled
1,33,614
Valid votes
1,33,614
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.5%
Full result, 2006
10 candidates · 1,33,614 valid votes
VISWANATHAN.RADMKwon
62,292
46.6%
ANDIAMBALAM. M.ADMK
58,532
43.8%
GANESHAN.VDMDK
7,754
5.8%
VEDIKARAN. PIND
1,762
1.3%
SARAVANAN.ABJP
1,038
0.8%
MURUGESAN.ABSP
711
0.5%
ANNAMALAI. AIND
432
0.3%
DHAMOTHARAN.MLJP
428
0.3%
SHEIK MOHAMED TAJUDEEN.SIND
374
0.3%
CHANDRAN.CIND
291
0.2%
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