THOUSAND LIGHTS
Assembly seat no. 20 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2016
SELVAM KU. KA
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2016
8,829
6.20% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKVALARMATHI B
- Votes
- 52,897
- Vote share
- 37.15%
- Behind by
- 8,829
Electors
2,35,724
Total votes polled
1,42,403
Valid votes
1,42,403
NOTA votes
3,633
2.55% of votes polled
Turnout
60.4%
Full result, 2016
22 candidates · 1,42,403 valid votes
SELVAM KU. KADMKwon
61,726
43.4%
VALARMATHI BADMK
52,897
37.1%
SHIVALINGAM MBJP
8,516
6.0%
AMBIGAPATHY CMDMK
7,805
5.5%
RANGAN VPMK
3,968
2.8%
MURUGESANNTK
2,075
1.5%
ELANGO MYSP
506
0.4%
JAFFER SADIK JIND
184
0.1%
DHANANJAYAN T SIND
174
0.1%
MOGAN KUMAR S PIND
143
0.1%
MURUGAN SIND
141
0.1%
SELVAM RIND
121
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 22. 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 | Prabhakar.j.c.d | TVK | 58,965 | 44.73% | Ezhilan Naganathan | 15,141 |
| 2021 | EZHILAN N | DMK | 71,867 | 52.87% | KUSHBOO SUNDAR | 32,462 |
| 2016 | SELVAM KU. KA | DMK | 61,726 | 43.35% | VALARMATHI B | 8,829 |
| 2011 | VALARMATHI. B | ADMK | 67,522 | 50.55% | HASAN MOHAMED JINNAH | 7,592 |
| 2006 | STALIN M.K. | DMK | 49,817 | 46.00% | ADHIRAJARAM | 2,468 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above