VILLUPURAM
Assembly seat no. 74 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1971.
Winner, 2011
SHANMUGAM.C.V
ADMK
Elections held
12
1971–2021
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 12
Margin, 2011
12,097
6.99% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
DMKPONMUDY.K
- Votes
- 78,207
- Vote share
- 45.19%
- Behind by
- 12,097
Electors
2,09,392
Total votes polled
1,73,050
Valid votes
1,73,050
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.6%
Full result, 2011
11 candidates · 1,73,050 valid votes
SHANMUGAM.C.VADMKwon
90,304
52.2%
PONMUDY.KDMK
78,207
45.2%
AROKIYASAMY.CBJP
1,100
0.6%
SRINIVASAN. KIND
769
0.4%
MOHAMED ALI JINNA. MIND
707
0.4%
VELU. APB
679
0.4%
BASKAR. SIND
560
0.3%
INIYADAYALAN.GIND
317
0.2%
SHANMUGAM. VIND
210
0.1%
SHANMUGAM. NIND
124
0.1%
SADAGOPAN. KIND
73
0.0%
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
