SAIDAPET
Assembly seat no. 23 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2006
SENTHAMIZHAN G.
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2006
5,905
3.59% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
PMKBASKARAN C.R.
- Votes
- 70,068
- Vote share
- 42.65%
- Behind by
- 5,905
Electors
2,48,483
Total votes polled
1,64,295
Valid votes
1,64,295
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.1%
Full result, 2006
21 candidates · 1,64,295 valid votes
SENTHAMIZHAN G.ADMKwon
75,973
46.2%
BASKARAN C.R.PMK
70,068
42.6%
VENUGOPAL R.DMDK
11,675
7.1%
RANGANATHAN K.BJP
1,692
1.0%
RAVI P.S.IND
780
0.5%
NATARAJAN G.IND
705
0.4%
KANDASAMY P.IND
564
0.3%
MOHAN M.IND
469
0.3%
RAMU A.IND
425
0.3%
VISWANATHAN E.AIFB
368
0.2%
SRIRAM S.UCPI
266
0.2%
SURESHBABUIND
246
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 21. 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
