VILLUPURAM
Assembly seat no. 74 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1971.
Winner, 2021
LAKSHMANAN R
DMK
Elections held
12
1971–2021
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 12
Margin, 2021
14,868
7.26% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKSHANMUGAM C Ve
- Votes
- 87,403
- Vote share
- 42.66%
- Behind by
- 14,868
Electors
2,66,155
Total votes polled
2,04,860
Valid votes
2,04,860
NOTA votes
970
0.47% of votes polled
Turnout
77.0%
Full result, 2021
25 candidates · 2,04,860 valid votes
LAKSHMANAN RDMKwon
1,02,271
49.9%
SHANMUGAM C VeADMK
87,403
42.7%
SELVAM JNTK
6,375
3.1%
DASS KMNM
3,242
1.6%
BALASUNDARAM RAMMK
1,695
0.8%
SHANMUGAM AIND
491
0.2%
SIVABALAN NBSP
415
0.2%
SHANMUGAM GIND
371
0.2%
DURAISAMY DMAKKALMUNNETRAPERAVAI
322
0.2%
KESAVAN PIND
321
0.2%
SHANMUGAM VIND
233
0.1%
DEVANATHAN NVEERATHTHIYAGIVISWANATHADOSSTHOZHILALARKALKATCHI
118
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 25. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LAKSHMANAN R | DMK | 1,02,271 | 49.92% | SHANMUGAM C Ve | 14,868 |
| 2016 | SHANMUGAM C VE | ADMK | 69,421 | 36.74% | AMEER ABBAS S M | 22,291 |
| 2011 | SHANMUGAM.C.V | ADMK | 90,304 | 52.18% | PONMUDY.K | 12,097 |
| 2006 | PONMUDY.K | DMK | 72,462 | 46.87% | PASUPATHY.R | 9,748 |
| 2001 | PONMUDY.K | DMK | 65,693 | 47.45% | R.PASUPATHY | 2,205 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above