ROYAPURAM
Assembly seat no. 17 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
JAYAKUMAR.D
ADMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2001
13,712
17.50% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKNARGUNAN.K
- Votes
- 30,753
- Vote share
- 39.26%
- Behind by
- 13,712
Electors
1,56,528
Total votes polled
78,335
Valid votes
78,335
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.0%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 78,335 valid votes
JAYAKUMAR.DADMKwon
44,465
56.8%
NARGUNAN.KDMK
30,753
39.3%
GOPINATHAN.M.MMDMK
1,772
2.3%
DHANRAJ.SIND
430
0.6%
SIVAKUMAR.SIND
315
0.4%
PUGAL MURUGAN.BIND
287
0.4%
THEERTHAVALLI.KIND
190
0.2%
NIRMALA.JIND
123
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | K.v. Vijay Damu | TVK | 59,091 | 46.40% | Dr. A. Subair Khan | 14,249 |
| 2021 | MURTHY.R.IDREAM | DMK | 64,424 | 53.16% | JAYAKUMAR.D | 27,779 |
| 2016 | JAYAKUMAR D | ADMK | 55,205 | 45.21% | MANOHAR R | 8,031 |
| 2011 | JAYAKUMAR. D | ADMK | 65,099 | 57.89% | MANOHAR. R | 21,372 |
| 2006 | JAYAKUMAR D. | ADMK | 50,647 | 53.26% | SARKUNAPANDIAN S P. | 13,503 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
