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, 2016
SENTHILKUMAR I P
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2016
25,586
12.96% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKKUMARASAMY P
- Votes
- 74,459
- Vote share
- 37.71%
- Behind by
- 25,586
Electors
2,57,151
Total votes polled
1,97,474
Valid votes
1,97,474
NOTA votes
1,460
0.74% of votes polled
Turnout
76.8%
Full result, 2016
23 candidates · 1,97,474 valid votes
SENTHILKUMAR I PDMKwon
1,00,045
50.7%
KUMARASAMY PADMK
74,459
37.7%
RAJAMANICKAM VCPM
9,687
4.9%
KANAGARAJ NBJP
4,092
2.1%
KYZER ASDPI
1,370
0.7%
VINOTH RAJASEKARAN GNTK
876
0.4%
SIVAKUMAR TIND
594
0.3%
NAGENDRAN PBSP
587
0.3%
MADURAI VEERAN K AIND
580
0.3%
MAHESWARAN PIND
572
0.3%
NAGARAJAN BPMK
490
0.3%
CHINNARAJ AIND
445
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 23. 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.
