VILLUPURAM
Assembly seat no. 74 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1971.
Winner, 2016
SHANMUGAM C VE
ADMK
Elections held
12
1971–2021
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 12
Margin, 2016
22,291
11.80% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
IUMLAMEER ABBAS S M
- Votes
- 47,130
- Vote share
- 24.94%
- Behind by
- 22,291
Electors
2,47,327
Total votes polled
1,88,964
Valid votes
1,88,964
NOTA votes
1,701
0.90% of votes polled
Turnout
76.4%
Full result, 2016
24 candidates · 1,88,964 valid votes
SHANMUGAM C VEADMKwon
69,421
36.7%
AMEER ABBAS S MIUML
47,130
24.9%
PALANIVEL PPMK
36,456
19.3%
VENGATESAN LDMDK
24,907
13.2%
JAYAKUMAR RAMABJP
2,188
1.2%
SUBRAMANI KNTK
1,231
0.7%
MUGAMADHU ALI JINNA MIND
841
0.5%
VENKATESAN AIND
801
0.4%
PALANIVEL PIND
578
0.3%
DINESH GIND
461
0.2%
KALIAMOORTHY G KARUNCHIRUTHAIBSP
456
0.2%
SHANMUGAM V CIND
370
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 24. 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
