VILLUPURAM
Assembly seat no. 74 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1971.
Winner, 1996
DEIVASIGAMANI @ PONMUDY
DMK
Elections held
12
1971–2021
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1996
41,586
32.34% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
ADMKPANNEERSELVAM, S.S.
- Votes
- 33,305
- Vote share
- 25.90%
- Behind by
- 41,586
Electors
1,90,500
Total votes polled
1,28,581
Valid votes
1,28,581
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
67.5%
Full result, 1996
14 candidates · 1,28,581 valid votes
DEIVASIGAMANI @ PONMUDYDMKwon
74,891
58.2%
PANNEERSELVAM, S.S.ADMK
33,305
25.9%
PANNEERSELVAM, M.MDMK
9,727
7.6%
JANAGIRAMAN, G.AIICT
8,331
6.5%
MANI, K.BJP
848
0.7%
VAIKUNTHAN, V.IND
316
0.3%
ANAVARATHAN, A.IND
245
0.2%
ELANGOVAN, A.IND
201
0.2%
RAMACHANDRAN, R.IND
165
0.1%
MOHAMED ALI JINNA, M.IND
155
0.1%
MANAVALAN, R.IND
118
0.1%
KRISHNAMURTHY, S.IND
112
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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
