SAIDAPET
Assembly seat no. 23 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2001
PERUMAL.V
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2001
3,881
3.01% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
PMKBASKARAN.C.R
- Votes
- 58,237
- Vote share
- 45.12%
- Behind by
- 3,881
Electors
2,79,266
Total votes polled
1,29,076
Valid votes
1,29,076
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
46.2%
Full result, 2001
11 candidates · 1,29,076 valid votes
PERUMAL.VDMKwon
62,118
48.1%
BASKARAN.C.RPMK
58,237
45.1%
SUBRAMANI.PMDMK
5,996
4.7%
STEPHEN DENIS.MIND
691
0.5%
GUNASEKARAN.M.LMNKPLP
581
0.5%
ELANGO.MIND
516
0.4%
VISWANATHAN.SIND
327
0.3%
PALANIVELU .V.KIND
235
0.2%
GOVINDSAMY.DIND
166
0.1%
PACHIAPPAN.V ALIAS EAGAI K.V. RAMKUMARIND
112
0.1%
PARAMASIVAM.CIND
97
0.1%
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
