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206. Virudhunagar

Winner SEENIVASAN A.R.R DMK
Total Electors 2,08,304
Votes Polled 1,53,347
Turnout 73.6%
Victory Margin +2,870

Vote Share by Party

    Votes by Candidate

    SEENIVASAN A.R.R
    65,499
    KALANITHI.K
    62,629
    SYED KAJA SHAREE…
    10,127
    KAMATCHI. S
    7,013
    NOTA
    2,835
    AKILAN.D
    2,461
    CHINNA MARRIYAPP…
    391
    MURUGAN,G.
    352
    ESWARAN.V
    256
    VELMURUGAN.K
    228

    In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, Virudhunagar constituency was won by SEENIVASAN A.R.R of DMK with 65,499 votes (42.7% vote share).

    The runner-up was KALANITHI.K of ADMK with 62,629 votes (40.8%). The victory margin was 2,870 votes (1.9% of total votes polled).

    The constituency had 2,08,304 registered electors, of whom 1,53,347 cast their votes — a turnout of 73.6%. A total of 14 candidates contested this seat.

    This was a closely contested seat with just a 2,870-vote margin between the winner and runner-up.

    All Candidates

    Rank Candidate Party Votes Polled Vote % Vote Share
    1 SEENIVASAN A.R.R DMK 65,499 42.7%
    42.7%
    2 KALANITHI.K ADMK 62,629 40.8%
    40.8%
    3 SYED KAJA SHAREEF.M DMDK 10,127 6.6%
    6.6%
    4 KAMATCHI. S BJP 7,013 4.6%
    4.6%
    5 NOTA NOTA 2,835 1.9%
    1.9%
    6 AKILAN.D NTK 2,461 1.6%
    1.6%
    28 CHINNA MARRIYAPPAN.E IND 391 0.3%
    0.3%
    10 MURUGAN,G. IND 352 0.2%
    0.2%
    11 ESWARAN.V TMMK 256 0.2%
    0.2%
    12 VELMURUGAN.K IND 228 0.1%
    0.1%
    13 VELUSAMY.P YSP 191 0.1%
    0.1%
    14 SEENIVASAN.S IND 163 0.1%
    0.1%
    15 VIKRAMAN.N DMMK 121 0.1%
    0.1%
    16 SANKAR.A IND 92 0.1%
    0.1%