VIRUDHUNAGAR
Assembly seat no. 206 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called VIRUDHUNAGAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 2001
DAMODARAN S.
TMCM
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2001
4,017
3.47% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKA.R.R.SEENIVASAN
- Votes
- 45,396
- Vote share
- 39.20%
- Behind by
- 4,017
Electors
1,92,478
Total votes polled
1,15,815
Valid votes
1,15,815
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
60.2%
Full result, 2001
12 candidates · 1,15,815 valid votes
DAMODARAN S.TMCMwon
49,413
42.7%
A.R.R.SEENIVASANDMK
45,396
39.2%
R.VARATHARAJANMDMK
14,695
12.7%
RAJAILANGO.MIND
2,595
2.2%
A.S.A. ARUMUGAMJD(S)
1,090
0.9%
P.S.A. UMAR FAROOKIND
1,040
0.9%
RAJA.M.GIND
620
0.5%
RAAMAMOORTHY.KIND
271
0.2%
R.MARANIND
230
0.2%
R.BABUIND
176
0.1%
PALANICHAMY. VIND
146
0.1%
P.K.SUNDARARAJIND
143
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Selvam P | TVK | 63,653 | 37.93% | Vijayaprabhakar | 9,391 |
| 2021 | SEENIVASAN A.R.R | DMK | 73,297 | 45.32% | PANDURANGAN G | 21,339 |
| 2016 | SEENIVASAN A.R.R | DMK | 65,499 | 42.71% | KALANITHI.K | 2,870 |
| 2011 | PANDIARAJAN.K | DMDK | 70,441 | 52.36% | ARMSTRONGNAVEEN.T. | 21,438 |
| 2006 | VARADHARAJAN.R. | MDMK | 50,629 | 38.85% | DAMODARAN.S. | 4,107 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
