VRIDHACHALAM
Assembly seat no. 69 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.
Winner, 2006
VIJAYAKANTH.A.
DMDK
Elections held
9
1971–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 2 of 9
Margin, 2006
13,777
9.08% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
PMKGOVINDASAMY.R.
- Votes
- 47,560
- Vote share
- 31.34%
- Behind by
- 13,777
Electors
1,97,117
Total votes polled
1,51,731
Valid votes
1,51,731
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.0%
Full result, 2006
14 candidates · 1,51,731 valid votes
VIJAYAKANTH.A.DMDKwon
61,337
40.4%
GOVINDASAMY.R.PMK
47,560
31.3%
KASINATHAN.R.ADMK
35,876
23.6%
ARAVIND.V.BJP
1,265
0.8%
VIJAYAKANTH.C.IND
1,174
0.8%
MANGAPILLAI.K.SP
878
0.6%
VIJAYAKANTH.K.IND
832
0.6%
SENTHILMURUGAN.S.BSP
646
0.4%
VIJAYAKANTH.A.IND
589
0.4%
SAMY.N.IND
489
0.3%
DURAI RAMACHANDARANIND
377
0.3%
PRADEEPKUMAR.S.IND
313
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | VIJAYAKANTH.A. | DMDK | 61,337 | 40.42% | GOVINDASAMY.R. | 13,777 |
| 2001 | GOVINDASAMY. DR.R | PMK | 68,905 | 50.13% | KUZHANDAI TAMIZHARASAN. | 7,128 |
| 1996 | TAMIZHARASAN M.A.B.L. KUZHANDAI | DMK | 49,103 | 37.42% | GOVINDASAMY, R. | 6,885 |
| 1991 | ARANGANATHAN R.D. | ADK | 51,931 | 45.05% | RAJENDIRAN A. ALIAS DEERAN | 14,297 |
| 1989 | BHUVARAHAN, G. | JNP | 33,005 | 35.47% | ARANGANATHAN, R.D. | 14,536 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
