SAIDAPET
Assembly seat no. 23 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
Arul Prakasam. M
TVK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2026
28,514
17.78% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
DMKSubramanian. Ma
- Votes
- 52,691
- Vote share
- 32.85%
- Behind by
- 28,514
Electors
2,04,177
Total votes polled
1,60,401
Valid votes
1,60,401
NOTA votes
924
0.58% of votes polled
Turnout
78.6%
Full result, 2026
15 candidates · 1,60,401 valid votes
Arul Prakasam. MTVKwon
81,205
50.6%
Subramanian. MaDMK
52,691
32.9%
Senthamizhan. GAMMKMNKZ
17,839
11.1%
Srividya. GNTK
5,918
3.7%
Kumaran. G.pBSP
571
0.4%
Raja. RIND
258
0.2%
Yogaprakash. BIND
158
0.1%
Valarmathi. PIND
139
0.1%
Soundararajan. NNIDP
132
0.1%
Parthiban. SMGRMKKT
131
0.1%
Gingston. MIND
119
0.1%
Prithviraj. AIND
93
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arul Prakasam. M | TVK | 81,205 | 50.63% | Subramanian. Ma | 28,514 |
| 2021 | SUBRAMANIAN. MA | DMK | 80,194 | 50.02% | SAIDAI DURAISAMY | 29,408 |
| 2016 | SUBRAMANIAN.MA | DMK | 79,279 | 47.18% | PONNAYAN.C | 16,255 |
| 2011 | SENTHAMIZHAN.G | ADMK | 79,856 | 51.78% | MAGESH KUMAAR.M | 12,071 |
| 2006 | SENTHAMIZHAN G. | ADMK | 75,973 | 46.24% | BASKARAN C.R. | 5,905 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above