SHOLAVANDAN
Assembly seat no. 190 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
Karuppaiah.m.v
TVK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2026
2,678
1.42% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
DMKVenkatesan.a
- Votes
- 61,229
- Vote share
- 32.38%
- Behind by
- 2,678
Electors
2,15,348
Total votes polled
1,89,080
Valid votes
1,89,080
NOTA votes
571
0.30% of votes polled
Turnout
87.8%
Full result, 2026
14 candidates · 1,89,080 valid votes
Karuppaiah.m.vTVKwon
63,907
33.8%
Venkatesan.aDMK
61,229
32.4%
Manickam.kADMK
49,494
26.2%
Nagalakshmi Thirumaran.tNTK
10,430
5.5%
Balamurugan.kAIPTMMK
2,091
1.1%
Raghu.kPT
265
0.1%
Balamurugan.rIND
203
0.1%
Thangapandi.pTAVK
195
0.1%
Ranjith Kumar.sIND
187
0.1%
Gunasekaran.pIND
186
0.1%
Balamurugan.cIND
143
0.1%
Ajay Subash.bIND
72
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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 | Karuppaiah.m.v | TVK | 63,907 | 33.80% | Venkatesan.a | 2,678 |
| 2021 | VENKATESAN A | DMK | 84,240 | 48.04% | MANICKAM K | 17,045 |
| 2016 | MANICKAM K | ADMK | 87,044 | 52.33% | BHAVANI.C | 24,857 |
| 2011 | KARUPPIAH M V | ADMK | 86,376 | 59.84% | ILANSELIYAN M | 36,608 |
| 2006 | MOORTHY.P | DMK | 47,771 | 42.39% | SANTHANAM.L | 1,586 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SHOLAVANDAN assembly constituency in 2026?
Karuppaiah.m.v (TVK) won SHOLAVANDAN in 2026, by a margin of 2,678 votes.
Which party has won SHOLAVANDAN the most times?
DMK, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has SHOLAVANDAN gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won SHOLAVANDAN the most times?
Karuppaiah.m.v, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
