PALAYAMCOTTAI
Assembly seat no. 226 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2016
MOHIDEEN KHANT.P.M
DMK
Elections held
11
1977–2021
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 11
Margin, 2016
15,872
10.26% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKHYDER ALI S.K.A
- Votes
- 51,591
- Vote share
- 33.36%
- Behind by
- 15,872
Electors
2,53,520
Total votes polled
1,54,648
Valid votes
1,54,648
NOTA votes
2,947
1.91% of votes polled
Turnout
61.0%
Full result, 2016
14 candidates · 1,54,648 valid votes
MOHIDEEN KHANT.P.MDMKwon
67,463
43.6%
HYDER ALI S.K.AADMK
51,591
33.4%
NIZAM MOHIDEEN K.M.AMDMK
12,593
8.1%
NIRMAL SINGH YADAV .MBJP
7,063
4.6%
SHAHUL HAMEED K.SSDPI
7,008
4.5%
ARUMUGA NAINAR .SNTK
2,592
1.7%
NISHTHAR ALI .SPMK
1,315
0.8%
KANNAN .PTMMK
517
0.3%
ANSAR .MIND
479
0.3%
SUBRAMANIAN .SIND
334
0.2%
PHINEHAS RATHINAM .PIND
302
0.2%
DAVID JEBA RAJ .VIND
189
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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

