POTTAPIDARAM
Assembly seat no. 211 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1980.
Winner, 2006
MOHAN.P
ADMK
Elections held
6
1980–2006
Most successful party
ADMK
won 2 of 6
Margin, 2006
9,444
9.60% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
BSPKRISHNASAMY.K
- Votes
- 29,271
- Vote share
- 29.75%
- Behind by
- 9,444
Electors
1,44,568
Total votes polled
98,404
Valid votes
98,404
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
68.1%
Full result, 2006
11 candidates · 98,404 valid votes
MOHAN.PADMKwon
38,715
39.3%
KRISHNASAMY.KBSP
29,271
29.8%
RAJAMANNAR.S.XDMK
23,356
23.7%
MOHANRAJ.KDMDK
2,690
2.7%
KOTHANDARAMAN.VAIFB
1,448
1.5%
MUTHURAJIND
978
1.0%
SANTHANAKUMAR.ABJP
963
1.0%
MADASAMYIND
370
0.4%
SENDURPANDI.TIND
256
0.3%
SURESHKUMAR.RIND
185
0.2%
PERUMALIND
172
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MOHAN.P | ADMK | 38,715 | 39.34% | KRISHNASAMY.K | 9,444 |
| 2001 | SIVAPERUMAL .A. | ADMK | 39,350 | 43.30% | KRISHNASAMY DR. K. | 651 |
| 1996 | KRISHNASAMY, K. | JP | 24,585 | 27.32% | PAULRAJ, S. | 1,148 |
| 1991 | RAJAMANNAR S.X. | ADK | 52,360 | 66.28% | CHELLADURAI C. | 27,325 |
| 1989 | M. MUTHIAH | DMK | 25,467 | 31.69% | O.S. VELUCHAMI | 1,743 |
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 POTTAPIDARAM assembly constituency in 2006?
MOHAN.P (ADMK) won POTTAPIDARAM in 2006, by a margin of 9,444 votes.
Which party has won POTTAPIDARAM the most times?
ADMK, with 2 of the 6 wins recorded since 1980.
How many times has POTTAPIDARAM gone to the polls?
6 times, from 1980 to 2006.
Who has won POTTAPIDARAM the most times?
MOHAN.P, with 1 win between 2006 and 2006.
