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206. Virudhunagar
Total Electors
2,08,304
Votes Polled
1,53,347
Turnout
73.6%
Victory Margin
+2,870
Vote Share by Party
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% | |
| 2 | KALANITHI.K | ADMK | 62,629 | 40.8% | |
| 3 | SYED KAJA SHAREEF.M | DMDK | 10,127 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | KAMATCHI. S | BJP | 7,013 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 2,835 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | AKILAN.D | NTK | 2,461 | 1.6% | |
| 28 | CHINNA MARRIYAPPAN.E | IND | 391 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | MURUGAN,G. | IND | 352 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | ESWARAN.V | TMMK | 256 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | VELMURUGAN.K | IND | 228 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | VELUSAMY.P | YSP | 191 | 0.1% | |
| 14 | SEENIVASAN.S | IND | 163 | 0.1% | |
| 15 | VIKRAMAN.N | DMMK | 121 | 0.1% | |
| 16 | SANKAR.A | IND | 92 | 0.1% |