VILLUPURAM
Assembly seat no. 74 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1971.
Winner, 2001
PONMUDY.K
DMK
Elections held
12
1971–2021
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 12
Margin, 2001
2,205
1.59% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
PMKR.PASUPATHY
- Votes
- 63,488
- Vote share
- 45.86%
- Behind by
- 2,205
Electors
2,25,528
Total votes polled
1,38,453
Valid votes
1,38,453
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.4%
Full result, 2001
12 candidates · 1,38,453 valid votes
PONMUDY.KDMKwon
65,693
47.5%
R.PASUPATHYPMK
63,488
45.9%
GOVINDARAJULU.VMDMK
2,982
2.1%
SADAGOPAN.KIND
1,853
1.3%
MOHAMED ALI JINNA .MIND
1,116
0.8%
PONMUDI .VIND
851
0.6%
KALIYAMOORTHY.GBSP
781
0.6%
FARUKLAL. CIND
704
0.5%
PONMUDI .VIND
293
0.2%
BABU . NIND
246
0.2%
PALANIAPPAN. K.PIND
237
0.2%
SURESHKUMAR.SIND
209
0.1%
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
