THOTTIAM
Assembly seat no. 156 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2006
RAJASEKHARAN M.
INC
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 8
Margin, 2006
53
0.04% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
MDMKNATARAJAN R.
- Votes
- 43,027
- Vote share
- 34.80%
- Behind by
- 53
Electors
1,65,785
Total votes polled
1,23,642
Valid votes
1,23,642
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.6%
Full result, 2006
10 candidates · 1,23,642 valid votes
RAJASEKHARAN M.INCwon
43,080
34.8%
NATARAJAN R.MDMK
43,027
34.8%
KANNAIYAN KIND
17,166
13.9%
MANOHARAN P.DMDK
12,445
10.1%
BASKAR V.P.IND
1,790
1.4%
NATESAN N.BJP
1,709
1.4%
SARASWATHI GBSP
1,635
1.3%
SENTHILKUMAR P.IND
1,425
1.1%
USHA CIND
719
0.6%
KRISHNAN RIND
646
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | RAJASEKHARAN M. | INC | 43,080 | 34.84% | NATARAJAN R. | 53 |
| 2001 | ANNAVI .P | ADMK | 57,449 | 49.38% | KANNAIYAN.K | 13,148 |
| 1996 | K. KANNAIYAN | DMK | 74,903 | 65.22% | N. NEDUMARAN | 40,982 |
| 1991 | SIVAPATHI N. R. | ADK | 79,594 | 73.51% | KANNAIYAN K. | 52,726 |
| 1989 | KANNAIYAN K. | DMK | 34,994 | 32.51% | KATHAMUTHU, K. P. | 1,137 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above