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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ADMKRavimanoharan. K | TVKDr. Praveen Kumar. M | 693 | 0.33% | 15 | 87.0% |
| 2021 | DMKSENTHIL KUMAR I.P | ADMKRAVI MANOHARAN K | 30,056 | 14.63% | 24 | 73.3% |
| 2016 | DMKSENTHILKUMAR I P | ADMKKUMARASAMY P | 25,586 | 12.96% | 23 | 76.8% |
| 2011 | ADMKVENUGOPALU. K.S.N | DMKSENTHILKUMAR. I.P | 1,754 | 1.03% | 15 | 81.0% |
| 20061973 boundaries | DMKANBALAKAN.M | ADMKPREMA.S | 10,909 | 9.06% | 10 | 74.8% |
| 20011973 boundaries | ADMKCHINNASAMY .M | DMKPOOVENDHAN .T | 20,487 | 17.92% | 10 | 60.8% |
| 19961973 boundaries | DMKPOOVENDHAN, T. | ADMKKARUPPUCHAMY, P. | 36,660 | 31.09% | 11 | 65.3% |
| 19911973 boundaries | ADKA. SUBBURATHINAM | CPMV. BALASEKAR | 39,813 | 38.53% | 4 | 57.1% |
| 19891973 boundaries | CPMN. PALANIVEL | INCB. PANNEERSELVAM ALIAS PANNIRUKAISELVAN | 2,855 | 2.76% | 9 | 68.6% |
| 19841973 boundaries | INCA.S. PONNAMMAL | CPMN. PALANIVEL | 31,550 | 33.54% | 3 | 70.3% |
| 19801973 boundaries | CPMPALANIVEL, N. | INC(I)MANI, S. R. P. | 6,228 | 7.90% | 3 | 60.7% |
| 19771973 boundaries | CPMN. PALANIVEL | INCS.R.P. MANI | 3,844 | 5.57% | 5 | 55.1% |
| 19711966 boundaries | DMKPALANISAMY C. | NCOSUBRAMANIAN R. | 14,330 | 20.54% | 3 | 66.8% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
