VANUR
Assembly seat no. 73 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2011
JANAKIRAMAN.I
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2011
25,138
15.84% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
DMKPUSHPARAJ.S
- Votes
- 63,696
- Vote share
- 40.14%
- Behind by
- 25,138
Electors
1,96,094
Total votes polled
1,58,671
Valid votes
1,58,671
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.9%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 1,58,671 valid votes
JANAKIRAMAN.IADMKwon
88,834
56.0%
PUSHPARAJ.SDMK
63,696
40.1%
VETRIVENDAN.DBJP
1,520
1.0%
RAMAMOORTHY.NBSP
1,193
0.8%
DEVI.DIND
1,191
0.8%
JANAGIRAMAN.KIND
1,140
0.7%
VASUDEVAN.PIND
753
0.5%
BASKAR.SIND
344
0.2%
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
