PMPattali Makkal KatchiState partyPMK
Contested 9 general elections between 1989 and 2019, winning 16 Lok Sabha seats from 123 candidacies. 58 assembly seats won in 2 states.
Lok Sabha overall · since 1989
9
Elections contested
16
Seats won, all time
6
Best result (2004)
0.4%
Avg. vote share
123 candidacies fielded in total
Strongest constituencies, all time
Lok Sabha seats won most often by this party
| Constituency | State | Wins | Contested | Last won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIDAMBARAM | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 6 | 2004 |
| DHARMAPURI | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 5 | 2004 |
| VANDAVASI | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 5 | 1999 |
| VELLORE | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 3 | 1999 |
| CHENGALPATTU | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 3 | 2004 |
| PONDICHERRY | Puducherry | 1 | 5 | 2004 |
| TINDIVANAM | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 4 | 2004 |
| DHARMAPURI | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 3 | 2014 |
In the state assemblies
58 seats across 16 assembly elections in 2 states
| State / UT | Elections | Seats won | Best | Latest | Seats | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 8 | 55 | 20in 2001 | 2026 | 4/ 234 | 2.17% |
| Puducherry | 8 | 3 | 2in 2006 | 2026 | 0/ 30 | 0.12% |
Assembly vote share is the share of valid votes cast in that state at that election, not a national figure — the two are not comparable and are never added together. Rows are ordered by total seats won, so a long run of modest results can outrank a single landslide.