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| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | B. Parthasarathy | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| 2016 | V. N. Virugai Ravi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. N. Virugai Ravi | 65,979 | 38.51 | ||
| DMK | K Thanasekaran | 63,646 | 37.15 | ||
| BJP | Tamiliasi Soundrarajan Dr | 19,167 | 11.19 | ||
| DMDK | B Parthasarathy | 9,730 | 5.68 | ||
| PMK | C. H. Jayarao | 3,945 | 2.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,333 | 1.36 | −8.43 | ||
| Turnout | 1,71,339 | 58.63 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | B. Partha Sarathy | 71,524 | 49.65 | +49.65 | |
| DMK | Thana sekaran K | 57,430 | 39.86 | +39.86 | |
| BJP | P. Sritharan | 7,525 | 5.22 | +5.22 | |
| Independent | S. Nagavel | 3,431 | 2.38 | +2.38 | |
| Puratchi Bharatham | A. Baskar | 1,447 | 1.00 | +1.00 | |
| Margin of victory | 14,094 | 9.79 | −−−− | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,204 | 67.10 | New | ||
| DMDK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
| Elections in Tamil Nadu | |||||
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| General elections | |||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Legislative Assembly | |||||
| Assembly by-elections | |||||
| Local elections |
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| See also: Elections in India | |||||