VANUR
Assembly seat no. 73 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2001
GANAPATHY N.
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2001
21,349
17.36% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKMYDILI R.
- Votes
- 47,072
- Vote share
- 38.28%
- Behind by
- 21,349
Electors
2,04,268
Total votes polled
1,22,958
Valid votes
1,22,958
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.2%
Full result, 2001
10 candidates · 1,22,958 valid votes
GANAPATHY N.ADMKwon
68,421
55.6%
MYDILI R.DMK
47,072
38.3%
VELAYUDHAM.P.SMDMK
2,986
2.4%
JAYARAMAN.RIND
2,410
2.0%
LAKSHMI KANTHAN .A..IND
951
0.8%
RAMADHAS.K.IND
263
0.2%
AYYAPPAN.VIND
263
0.2%
KALIYAMOORTHY.KIND
222
0.2%
ARULDASS.C.IND
203
0.2%
ELUMALAI.RIND
167
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gowtham D | DMK | 68,873 | 35.85% | Suresh P | 7,034 |
| 2021 | CHAKRAPANI M | ADMK | 92,219 | 50.61% | VANNI ARASU | 21,727 |
| 2016 | CHAKRAPANI M | ADMK | 64,167 | 36.79% | MYDILI R | 10,223 |
| 2011 | JANAKIRAMAN.I | ADMK | 88,834 | 55.99% | PUSHPARAJ.S | 25,138 |
| 2006 | GANAPATHY.N. | ADMK | 59,978 | 42.57% | SOUNDARARAJAN.N. | 4,036 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
