TINDIVANAM
Assembly seat no. 72 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called TINDIVANAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 2001
SHANMUGM .C.VE.
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2001
12,148
11.80% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKSETHUNATHAN.R
- Votes
- 42,736
- Vote share
- 41.51%
- Behind by
- 12,148
Electors
1,64,200
Total votes polled
1,02,956
Valid votes
1,02,956
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.7%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,02,956 valid votes
SHANMUGM .C.VE.ADMKwon
54,884
53.3%
SETHUNATHAN.RDMK
42,736
41.5%
RAVI .SMDMK
2,353
2.3%
MEGESH .MIND
2,182
2.1%
INIYADAYALAN .GIND
801
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanni Arasu | VCK | 63,833 | 32.56% | Arjunan. P | 734 |
| 2021 | ARJUNAN P | ADMK | 87,152 | 47.74% | SEETHAPATHY P | 9,753 |
| 2016 | SEETHAPATHY P | DMK | 61,879 | 35.33% | RAJENDRAN S P | 101 |
| 2011 | HARIDOSS.D | ADMK | 80,553 | 52.59% | SANKAR M.P | 15,537 |
| 2006 | SHANMUGAM. C.VE. | ADMK | 55,856 | 47.04% | KARUNANITHI. M | 2,208 |
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 TINDIVANAM assembly constituency in 2026?
Vanni Arasu (VCK) won TINDIVANAM in 2026, by a margin of 734 votes.
Which party has won TINDIVANAM the most times?
ADMK, with 4 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has TINDIVANAM gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won TINDIVANAM the most times?
Vanni Arasu, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
