VARAHUR
Assembly seat no. 161 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.
Winner, 2001
ARUNACHALAM.A
ADMK
Elections held
9
1971–2006
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2001
13,904
12.01% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKTHIRUVALLUVAN.K
- Votes
- 47,160
- Vote share
- 40.75%
- Behind by
- 13,904
Electors
1,78,455
Total votes polled
1,15,731
Valid votes
1,15,731
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
64.8%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,15,731 valid votes
ARUNACHALAM.AADMKwon
61,064
52.8%
THIRUVALLUVAN.KDMK
47,160
40.8%
PALANIMUTHU R.MDMK
3,278
2.8%
KALYANA SUNDARAM PJD(U)
2,667
2.3%
RAJENDIRAN.PBSP
1,562
1.4%
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
