THOTTIAM
Assembly seat no. 156 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
ANNAVI .P
ADMK
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 8
Margin, 2001
13,148
11.30% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKKANNAIYAN.K
- Votes
- 44,301
- Vote share
- 38.08%
- Behind by
- 13,148
Electors
1,74,589
Total votes polled
1,16,337
Valid votes
1,16,337
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.6%
Full result, 2001
9 candidates · 1,16,337 valid votes
ANNAVI .PADMKwon
57,449
49.4%
KANNAIYAN.KDMK
44,301
38.1%
PITCHAI.T.IND
4,656
4.0%
THIAGARAJAN.N.TYMK
3,379
2.9%
PERIASAMY .K.R.IND
2,478
2.1%
DEVADASS .V.IND
1,741
1.5%
GOPALAKRISHNAN.N.MDMK
1,646
1.4%
SENTHILVEL DURAI.PJP
392
0.3%
KANDASAMY .P.IND
295
0.3%
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