SANKARI
Assembly seat no. 87 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
Vetrivel. S
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2026
9,517
3.90% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
TVKSenthilkumar. K
- Votes
- 77,825
- Vote share
- 31.92%
- Behind by
- 9,517
Electors
2,60,590
Total votes polled
2,43,779
Valid votes
2,43,779
NOTA votes
711
0.29% of votes polled
Turnout
93.5%
Full result, 2026
20 candidates · 2,43,779 valid votes
Vetrivel. SADMKwon
87,342
35.8%
Senthilkumar. KTVK
77,825
31.9%
Manikandan. MDMK
65,716
27.0%
Nithya. ANTK
7,534
3.1%
Dr. Gurunathan. SIDMK
1,009
0.4%
Paramasivam. RIND
473
0.2%
Settumuthu. VBSP
398
0.2%
Manikandan. DIND
395
0.2%
Mayilkumar. MIND
340
0.1%
Vignesh. AIND
289
0.1%
Senthilkumar. R.s.TAVK
287
0.1%
Poovarasan. SIND
268
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 20. 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 | Vetrivel. S | ADMK | 87,342 | 35.83% | Senthilkumar. K | 9,517 |
| 2021 | SUNDARARAJAN, S. | ADMK | 1,15,472 | 49.72% | RAJESH, K.M. | 20,045 |
| 2016 | RAJA.S | ADMK | 96,202 | 44.57% | RAJESWARAN.T.K | 37,374 |
| 2011 | VIJAYALAKSHMI PALANISAMY.P | ADMK | 1,05,502 | 57.07% | VEERAPANDI S.ARUMUGAM | 35,079 |
| 2006 | DURAISAMY.V.P | DMK | 67,792 | 46.85% | SHANTHAMANI.S | 16,420 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
