POTTAPIDARAM
Assembly seat no. 211 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1980.
Winner, 2001
SIVAPERUMAL .A.
ADMK
Elections held
6
1980–2006
Most successful party
ADMK
won 2 of 6
Margin, 2001
651
0.72% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
PTKRISHNASAMY DR. K.
- Votes
- 38,699
- Vote share
- 42.59%
- Behind by
- 651
Electors
1,43,277
Total votes polled
90,872
Valid votes
90,872
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.4%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 90,872 valid votes
SIVAPERUMAL .A.ADMKwon
39,350
43.3%
KRISHNASAMY DR. K.PT
38,699
42.6%
GURUSAMY KRISHNAN.R.MDMK
8,451
9.3%
PASUPATHY.CIND
1,694
1.9%
MURUGAN .K.IND
1,163
1.3%
KALYANI TMT.PIND
597
0.7%
PALANICHAMY.M.IND
538
0.6%
NAINAR .A.IND
380
0.4%
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.
