PAPANASAM
Assembly seat no. 172 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
A.m. Shahjahan
IUML
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2026
1,065
0.51% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
TVKAzarudeen Uduman Ali
- Votes
- 68,219
- Vote share
- 32.84%
- Behind by
- 1,065
Electors
2,56,617
Total votes polled
2,07,723
Valid votes
2,07,723
NOTA votes
716
0.34% of votes polled
Turnout
80.9%
Full result, 2026
13 candidates · 2,07,723 valid votes
A.m. ShahjahanIUMLwon
69,284
33.4%
Azarudeen Uduman AliTVK
68,219
32.8%
Dorai. Shanmuga PrabuADMK
57,072
27.5%
Anis FathimaNTK
9,604
4.6%
C. ChandrasekaranTDMK
524
0.3%
A. Anis Fathima Abdul RahimIND
503
0.2%
K. MasilamaniCPI(ML)(L)
355
0.2%
B. DhamodharanTAVK
307
0.1%
S. NatarajanIND
297
0.1%
V. ThiyagarajanIND
248
0.1%
V. KulandhaiveluIND
205
0.1%
A S ThangarasuIND
201
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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 | A.m. Shahjahan | IUML | 69,284 | 33.35% | Azarudeen Uduman Ali | 1,065 |
| 2021 | Dr.JAWAHIRULLAH, M.H. | DMK | 86,567 | 43.95% | GOPINATHAN, K. | 16,273 |
| 2016 | DORAIKKANNU R | ADMK | 82,614 | 45.26% | LOGANATHAN T R | 24,365 |
| 2011 | R. DORAIKKANNU | ADMK | 85,635 | 53.47% | M. RAMKUMAR | 18,007 |
| 2006 | DORAIKKANNU.R | ADMK | 60,027 | 48.73% | RAMKUMAR.M | 7,001 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above