VANUR
Assembly seat no. 73 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2016
CHAKRAPANI M
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2016
10,223
5.86% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
DMKMYDILI R
- Votes
- 53,944
- Vote share
- 30.93%
- Behind by
- 10,223
Electors
2,21,269
Total votes polled
1,74,428
Valid votes
1,74,428
NOTA votes
1,430
0.82% of votes polled
Turnout
78.8%
Full result, 2016
9 candidates · 1,74,428 valid votes
CHAKRAPANI MADMKwon
64,167
36.8%
MYDILI RDMK
53,944
30.9%
SANKAR PPMK
27,240
15.6%
RAVIKUMAR DVCK
23,873
13.7%
THIRUSELVAKUMAR DBJP
1,716
1.0%
LATCHOUMY MNTK
797
0.5%
KANNABIRAN VBSP
595
0.3%
SELVAKUMARI EIND
451
0.3%
ELAMURUGAN VIND
215
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
