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, 2011
VENUGOPALU. K.S.N
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2011
1,754
1.03% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
DMKSENTHILKUMAR. I.P
- Votes
- 80,297
- Vote share
- 47.27%
- Behind by
- 1,754
Electors
2,09,823
Total votes polled
1,69,884
Valid votes
1,69,884
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
81.0%
Full result, 2011
15 candidates · 1,69,884 valid votes
VENUGOPALU. K.S.NADMKwon
82,051
48.3%
SENTHILKUMAR. I.PDMK
80,297
47.3%
DEENADAYALANKBJP
1,745
1.0%
VENGUDUSAMY.AIND
1,442
0.8%
SIVAKUMAR.RIND
1,066
0.6%
JAYACHANDHERAN.PLJP
884
0.5%
THAYAR SULTHANKBSP
547
0.3%
SELVAKUMAR.RIND
433
0.3%
LATHA.TIND
290
0.2%
NAGETHINRAN. G.IND
262
0.1%
CHINNARAJ.KIND
251
0.1%
ESWARAN.NIND
224
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
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.
