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PURASAWALKAM

Assembly seat no. 6 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.

Every election in this seat

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginMargin %CandidatesTurnout
2006DMKBABU V.S.ADMKVENKATESHBABU7,3853.85%2065.1%
2001DMKRANGANATHAN BTMCMVETRIIVEL P3,8022.65%1146.7%
1996TMCMRANGANATHAN,B.INCGNANAM,J. KATHIPARA72,61452.23%2256.8%
1991INCRANGANATHAN B.DMKVEERASWAMY ARCOT N.22,83217.84%1655.2%
1989DMKVEERASAMY ARCOT, N.ADKJLRANGANATHAN, B.38,26427.81%2967.4%
1984DMKMANOHARAN NANJIL K.ADKSUPPU. K.4,5103.77%1164.7%
1980DMKANBAZHAGAN,KADKVALAMPURI JOHN5,7085.67%459.3%
1977DMKK. ANBAZHAGANJNPT. S. GOVINDASWAMY19,06920.94%1044.9%
19711966 boundariesDMKKANBAZHAGANNCOBASHYAM REDDY12,16614.47%362.3%

Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the PURASAWALKAM assembly constituency in 2006?

BABU V.S. (DMK) won PURASAWALKAM in 2006, by a margin of 7,385 votes.

Which party has won PURASAWALKAM the most times?

DMK, with 7 of the 9 wins recorded since 1971.

How many times has PURASAWALKAM gone to the polls?

9 times, from 1971 to 2006.

Who has won PURASAWALKAM the most times?

BABU V.S., with 1 win between 2006 and 2006.

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