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, 2006
ANBALAKAN.M
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2006
10,909
9.06% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKPREMA.S
- Votes
- 46,272
- Vote share
- 38.44%
- Behind by
- 10,909
Electors
1,60,854
Total votes polled
1,20,386
Valid votes
1,20,386
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.8%
Full result, 2006
10 candidates · 1,20,386 valid votes
ANBALAKAN.MDMKwon
57,181
47.5%
PREMA.SADMK
46,272
38.4%
SUNDARAM P.KDMDK
11,369
9.4%
CHINNAPPAN @ RAJENDRANBJP
1,651
1.4%
PERIASAMY. SIND
1,580
1.3%
VIJAYAKUMAR. SBSP
849
0.7%
SAMYKANNU.PIND
478
0.4%
THUNDAIYAN.KIND
418
0.3%
KUMAR.KIND
319
0.3%
KUPPUSAMY.MIND
269
0.2%
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.
