ROYAPURAM
Assembly seat no. 17 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2016
JAYAKUMAR D
ADMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2016
8,031
6.58% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCMANOHAR R
- Votes
- 47,174
- Vote share
- 38.63%
- Behind by
- 8,031
Electors
1,92,283
Total votes polled
1,22,117
Valid votes
1,22,117
NOTA votes
2,348
1.92% of votes polled
Turnout
63.5%
Full result, 2016
17 candidates · 1,22,117 valid votes
JAYAKUMAR DADMKwon
55,205
45.2%
MANOHAR RINC
47,174
38.6%
SYED RAFI BASHA HSDPI
4,345
3.6%
JEMELAA M RBJP
3,562
2.9%
BIJU CHACKOTMCM
3,191
2.6%
ANANDA RAJ BNTK
2,387
1.9%
PERUMAL T SPMK
2,126
1.7%
SELVAN PIND
378
0.3%
VIJAYAVELMURUGAN TIND
364
0.3%
RUBALINGAM KBSP
300
0.3%
PURUSHOTHAMAN P PIND
282
0.2%
GANESH PRABHU PIND
138
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 17. The full list is in the API.
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