VARAHUR
Assembly seat no. 161 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.
Winner, 2006
CHANTHIRAKASI.M
ADMK
Elections held
9
1971–2006
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2006
2,543
2.10% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
PMKGOPALAKRISHNAN.K
- Votes
- 50,272
- Vote share
- 41.50%
- Behind by
- 2,543
Electors
1,60,287
Total votes polled
1,21,148
Valid votes
1,21,148
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.6%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 1,21,148 valid votes
CHANTHIRAKASI.MADMKwon
52,815
43.6%
GOPALAKRISHNAN.KPMK
50,272
41.5%
GANAPATHI.MDMDK
10,303
8.5%
JEEVA.PIND
3,188
2.6%
SAKTHIVEL.PIND
2,030
1.7%
CHELLASAMY.RBSP
1,098
0.9%
PERIASAMY.DBJP
824
0.7%
PALANIMUTHU.MLJP
618
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CHANTHIRAKASI.M | ADMK | 52,815 | 43.60% | GOPALAKRISHNAN.K | 2,543 |
| 2001 | ARUNACHALAM.A | ADMK | 61,064 | 52.76% | THIRUVALLUVAN.K | 13,904 |
| 1996 | DURAISAMY | DMK | 56,076 | 51.97% | PALANIMUTHU, A. | 21,151 |
| 1991 | E.T. PONNUVELU | ADK | 59,384 | 57.70% | C. THIYAGARAJAN | 28,229 |
| 1989 | ANNADURAI, K. | DMK | 36,219 | 43.05% | PONNUVELU E. T. | 7,324 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
