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, 2006
SHANMUGAM. C.VE.
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2006
2,208
1.86% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
PMKKARUNANITHI. M
- Votes
- 53,648
- Vote share
- 45.18%
- Behind by
- 2,208
Electors
1,53,528
Total votes polled
1,18,735
Valid votes
1,18,735
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.3%
Full result, 2006
11 candidates · 1,18,735 valid votes
SHANMUGAM. C.VE.ADMKwon
55,856
47.0%
KARUNANITHI. MPMK
53,648
45.2%
LAKSHMANAN. KDMDK
4,364
3.7%
MANICKAM KIND
2,102
1.8%
THANASEKARAN SIND
827
0.7%
SEKAR NAYAKAR. I.MBJP
674
0.6%
GANESAN RIND
432
0.4%
INIYADHAYALAN. GIND
332
0.3%
STEEPHAN RAJ. SBSP
237
0.2%
SUBRAMANIYAN EIND
158
0.1%
SATHIYAMOORTHY AIND
105
0.1%
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.
