PALAYAMCOTTAI
Assembly seat no. 226 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2021
ABDUL WAHAB .M
DMK
Elections held
11
1977–2021
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 11
Margin, 2021
52,141
32.37% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKGERALD .G
- Votes
- 36,976
- Vote share
- 22.95%
- Behind by
- 52,141
Electors
2,78,897
Total votes polled
1,61,091
Valid votes
1,61,091
NOTA votes
1,647
1.02% of votes polled
Turnout
57.8%
Full result, 2021
10 candidates · 1,61,091 valid votes
ABDUL WAHAB .MDMKwon
89,117
55.3%
GERALD .GADMK
36,976
22.9%
MOHAMED MUBARAK .V.M.S.SDPI
12,241
7.6%
FATHIMA .ANTK
11,665
7.2%
PREMNATH. DMNM
8,107
5.0%
SADAGOPAN .KIND
395
0.3%
RAJA .SVEERATHTHIYAGIVISWANATHADOSSTHOZHILALARKALKATCHI
298
0.2%
VEERASUBRAMANIYAN .SAANAITHINTHIYAJANANAYAKAPATHUKAPPUKAZHAGAM
231
0.1%
JOHN SAMUVEL JESUPATHAM .DIND
212
0.1%
LEO INFANT RAJ .MIND
202
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ABDUL WAHAB .M | DMK | 89,117 | 55.32% | GERALD .G | 52,141 |
| 2016 | MOHIDEEN KHANT.P.M | DMK | 67,463 | 43.62% | HYDER ALI S.K.A | 15,872 |
| 2011 | T.P.M.MOHIDEEN KHAN | DMK | 58,049 | 42.76% | V.PALANI | 605 |
| 2006 | MOHIDEEN KHAN.T.P.M. | DMK | 85,114 | 57.16% | NIJAMUDEEN K.M | 41,299 |
| 2001 | MOHIDEEN KHAN.T.P.M | DMK | 55,934 | 53.13% | MUTHU KARUPPAN.S | 14,748 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above