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, 2016
SEETHAPATHY P
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2016
101
0.06% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKRAJENDRAN S P
- Votes
- 61,778
- Vote share
- 35.27%
- Behind by
- 101
Electors
2,21,864
Total votes polled
1,75,150
Valid votes
1,75,150
NOTA votes
2,112
1.21% of votes polled
Turnout
78.9%
Full result, 2016
11 candidates · 1,75,150 valid votes
SEETHAPATHY PDMKwon
61,879
35.3%
RAJENDRAN S PADMK
61,778
35.3%
KALIDOSS APMK
29,848
17.0%
UDHAYAKUMAR MDMDK
14,928
8.5%
POOVAZHAGI BBJP
1,509
0.9%
BHUVANESHWARI GNTK
908
0.5%
VISWANATHAN S AAIPMK
716
0.4%
KARTHICK RIND
489
0.3%
GOVINDASAMY ABSP
396
0.2%
MEERA KIND
392
0.2%
CHANDRASEKARAN MIND
195
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.
