PALANI
Assembly seat no. 127 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PALANI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 2001
CHINNASAMY .M
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2001
20,487
17.92% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKPOOVENDHAN .T
- Votes
- 43,124
- Vote share
- 37.73%
- Behind by
- 20,487
Electors
1,87,939
Total votes polled
1,14,311
Valid votes
1,14,311
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
60.8%
Full result, 2001
10 candidates · 1,14,311 valid votes
CHINNASAMY .MADMKwon
63,611
55.6%
POOVENDHAN .TDMK
43,124
37.7%
MARIMUTHU .P.MMDMK
3,985
3.5%
RENGANATHAN. SIND
1,916
1.7%
MUTHUSAMY .PIND
536
0.5%
NALLATHAMBI .NIND
361
0.3%
MARUTHAKALI.MIND
217
0.2%
THANNASIMUTHU .MIND
203
0.2%
DURAIARASAN .KIND
193
0.2%
MAYILRAVANAN.PIND
165
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ravimanoharan. K | ADMK | 66,986 | 32.11% | Dr. Praveen Kumar. M | 693 |
| 2021 | SENTHIL KUMAR I.P | DMK | 1,08,566 | 52.86% | RAVI MANOHARAN K | 30,056 |
| 2016 | SENTHILKUMAR I P | DMK | 1,00,045 | 50.66% | KUMARASAMY P | 25,586 |
| 2011 | VENUGOPALU. K.S.N | ADMK | 82,051 | 48.30% | SENTHILKUMAR. I.P | 1,754 |
| 2006 | ANBALAKAN.M | DMK | 57,181 | 47.50% | PREMA.S | 10,909 |
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 PALANI assembly constituency in 2026?
Ravimanoharan. K (ADMK) won PALANI in 2026, by a margin of 693 votes.
Which party has won PALANI the most times?
DMK, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has PALANI gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won PALANI the most times?
N. PALANIVEL, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1989.
