VILLUPURAM
Assembly seat no. 74 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1971.
Winner, 2006
PONMUDY.K
DMK
Elections held
12
1971–2021
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 12
Margin, 2006
9,748
6.31% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKPASUPATHY.R
- Votes
- 62,714
- Vote share
- 40.57%
- Behind by
- 9,748
Electors
2,12,630
Total votes polled
1,54,600
Valid votes
1,54,600
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
72.7%
Full result, 2006
14 candidates · 1,54,600 valid votes
PONMUDY.KDMKwon
72,462
46.9%
PASUPATHY.RADMK
62,714
40.6%
DURAISAMY.DDMDK
13,621
8.8%
VETRISELVAN.VIND
1,523
1.0%
SUKUMAR.VBJP
994
0.6%
MOHAMAD JAKKIRIYA.MIND
845
0.6%
VAIKUNTHAN.VBSP
804
0.5%
RAVICHANDRAN.VIND
690
0.5%
PRAKASAM.VIND
321
0.2%
MOHAMED ALI JINNA.MIND
221
0.1%
ELANTHIRAIYAN.DIND
144
0.1%
PALANI.GIND
117
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
