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RANIPET

Assembly seat no. 41 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.

Winner, 2016
GANDHI.R
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2016
7,896
4.14% of valid votes

Result, 2016

Winner
Votes
81,724
Vote share
42.85%
Margin
7,896
Runner-up
ADMKELUMALAI. C
Votes
73,828
Vote share
38.71%
Behind by
7,896
Electors
2,47,501
Total votes polled
1,90,742
Valid votes
1,90,742
NOTA votes
2,121
1.11% of votes polled
Turnout
77.1%

Full result, 2016

13 candidates · 1,90,742 valid votes

2016 election →
GANDHI.RDMKwon
81,724
42.9%
ELUMALAI. CADMK
73,828
38.7%
MURALI. M. KPMK
23,850
12.5%
NITHIYANANDHAM. SDMDK
5,906
3.1%
NAGARAJ. VBJP
1,342
0.7%
NAVASKHAN. ANTK
800
0.4%
VELU. DIND
313
0.2%
YUVARAJ. ABSP
283
0.1%
GANDHI. RIND
214
0.1%
MANAVALAN YADEV. KLJP
135
0.1%
THANGAVELU. RIND
88
0.1%
SUBRAMANI. VIND
77
0.0%

Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.

Past results

Most recent 5 of 13 elections

View all 13
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2026ThahiraTVK91,14941.24%R. Gandhi5,787
2021R.GANDHIDMK1,03,29149.79%S.M.SUGUMAR16,498
2016GANDHI.RDMK81,72442.85%ELUMALAI. C7,896
2011A.MOHAMMED JOHNADMK83,83453.14%GANDHI.R14,201
2006GANDHI RDMK92,58455.01%THAMIZHARASAN.R32,095

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%25%50%75%99%1971197719801984198919911996200120062011201620212026Turnout

Winning margin

0%8%15%23%30%1971197719801984198919911996200120062011201620212026Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the RANIPET assembly constituency in 2026?

Thahira (TVK) won RANIPET in 2026, by a margin of 5,787 votes.

Which party has won RANIPET the most times?

DMK, with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.

How many times has RANIPET gone to the polls?

13 times, from 1971 to 2026.

Who has won RANIPET the most times?

Thahira, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.

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