SHOLAVANDAN
Assembly seat no. 190 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2006
MOORTHY.P
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2006
1,586
1.41% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKSANTHANAM.L
- Votes
- 46,185
- Vote share
- 40.98%
- Behind by
- 1,586
Electors
1,58,021
Total votes polled
1,12,702
Valid votes
1,12,702
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.3%
Full result, 2006
10 candidates · 1,12,702 valid votes
MOORTHY.PDMKwon
47,771
42.4%
SANTHANAM.LADMK
46,185
41.0%
RAJENDRAN.PDMDK
13,942
12.4%
KARUNANIDHI.PONBJP
1,891
1.7%
AMMAVASI.P.NAIFB
722
0.6%
MOORTHY.PIND
637
0.6%
KARADI.KIND
614
0.5%
NATARAJAN.MIND
384
0.3%
SEENIVASAN.SJD(U)
311
0.3%
AROCKIAMARY.TCPI(ML)(L)
245
0.2%
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.
