VANUR
Assembly seat no. 73 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2006
GANAPATHY.N.
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2006
4,036
2.86% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
PMKSOUNDARARAJAN.N.
- Votes
- 55,942
- Vote share
- 39.71%
- Behind by
- 4,036
Electors
2,01,206
Total votes polled
1,40,884
Valid votes
1,40,884
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.0%
Full result, 2006
9 candidates · 1,40,884 valid votes
GANAPATHY.N.ADMKwon
59,978
42.6%
SOUNDARARAJAN.N.PMK
55,942
39.7%
RAJA .K.DMDK
19,051
13.5%
JAYAPAL.M.IND
1,718
1.2%
GOVINDASAMY.A.BSP
1,181
0.8%
PARAMASIVAM.D.BJP
1,042
0.7%
KOTHANDARAMAN.S.IND
912
0.7%
KUMARASELVAM.M.IND
629
0.5%
AYYAPPAN.V.IND
431
0.3%
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
