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, 2021
ARJUNAN P
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2021
9,753
5.34% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
DMKSEETHAPATHY P
- Votes
- 77,399
- Vote share
- 42.40%
- Behind by
- 9,753
Electors
2,32,740
Total votes polled
1,82,538
Valid votes
1,82,538
NOTA votes
1,523
0.83% of votes polled
Turnout
78.4%
Full result, 2021
15 candidates · 1,82,538 valid votes
ARJUNAN PADMKwon
87,152
47.7%
SEETHAPATHY PDMK
77,399
42.4%
PACHIMUTHU PNTK
9,203
5.0%
CHANDRALEKHA KDMDK
2,701
1.5%
POYATHU @ ANBIN POYYAMOZHI SMNM
2,079
1.1%
GOVINDASAMY ABSP
603
0.3%
ILAVARASAN KANNADRAVIDARKAZHAGAM
424
0.2%
THAMBIRAJ AIND
379
0.2%
SETTU MDESIYASIRUPANMAYINARMAKKALIYAKKAM
247
0.1%
VETRIVENDHAN SIND
195
0.1%
VISWANATHAN S AALLINDIAPATTALIMUNNETRAKATCHI
148
0.1%
GOKULAKRISHNAN MIND
141
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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 | 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.
