TIRUCHENGODE
Assembly seat no. 96 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called TIRUCHENGODE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 2001
PONNAIYAN.C
ADMK
Elections held
12
1971–2021
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2001
44,109
24.34% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKARUMUGAM .T.P.
- Votes
- 63,789
- Vote share
- 35.20%
- Behind by
- 44,109
Electors
3,05,346
Total votes polled
1,81,200
Valid votes
1,81,200
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
59.3%
Full result, 2001
11 candidates · 1,81,200 valid votes
PONNAIYAN.CADMKwon
1,07,898
59.5%
ARUMUGAM .T.P.DMK
63,789
35.2%
GURUSAMY.T.P.MDMK
3,687
2.0%
ARUMUGAM .S.K.JD(S)
1,559
0.9%
VARADHARAJAN.RIND
1,431
0.8%
PERUMAL .CIND
1,025
0.6%
GOVINDRAJA .A.CPI(ML)(L)
532
0.3%
LINGAPPAN.V.IND
416
0.2%
NANDHAKUMAR K.L.IND
325
0.2%
RAJAMANICKAM T.C.IND
298
0.2%
RAJENDRAN.K.MIND
240
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ESWARAN E R | DMK | 81,688 | 44.23% | SARASWATHI PON | 2,862 |
| 2016 | SARASWATHI PON | ADMK | 73,103 | 41.40% | ELANGOAVAN BAR | 3,390 |
| 2011 | SAMPATHKUMAR. P | DMDK | 78,103 | 52.12% | SUNDARAM. M.R. | 23,945 |
| 2006 | THANNGAMANI.P | ADMK | 85,471 | 40.30% | GANDHISELVAN.S | 116 |
| 2001 | PONNAIYAN.C | ADMK | 1,07,898 | 59.55% | ARUMUGAM .T.P. | 44,109 |
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 TIRUCHENGODE assembly constituency in 2021?
ESWARAN E R (DMK) won TIRUCHENGODE in 2021, by a margin of 2,862 votes.
Which party has won TIRUCHENGODE the most times?
ADK, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has TIRUCHENGODE gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1971 to 2021.
Who has won TIRUCHENGODE the most times?
ESWARAN E R, with 1 win between 2021 and 2021.
