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Dindigul Assembly Elections 2026

Dindigul is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Dindigul district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Srinivasan, from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated M.paandi of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) by a margin of 17747 votes.

It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Mutharasi enters the fray.

Dindigul Assembly constituency is part of the Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party Of India (marxist) candidate R Sachidanandam won the Dindigul parliamentary seat by defeating Mohamed Mubarak M A of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 443821 votes.

From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Dindigul assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.

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Dindigul Assembly Election Results 2021 to 1977

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Dindigul Assembly Election Results (2021)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Srinivasan WINNER
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
90,595
Lead: 17,747
46.43%
M.paandi Communist Party of India (Marxist) 72,848 37.34%
Jayasundar Naam Tamilar Katchi 14,860 7.62%
Rajendran Makkal Needhi Maiam 9,063 4.64%
Ramudevar Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 2,427 1.24%
Nota None Of The Above 1,807 0.93%
Balasubramani.k Independent 570 0.29%
Arasur Manoharan.s Bahujan Samaj Party 501 0.26%
Baskaran Chellappa.j Independent 345 0.18%
Akkammal.s My India Party 305 0.16%
Murugesan.a Puthiya Tamilagam 254 0.13%
Alagu Pandian.r Anaithu Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam 232 0.12%
Rahamathulla.m Independent 210 0.11%
Anburose.d Independent 191 0.10%
Nagaraj.n Independent 180 0.09%
Dhanasekaran.c Independent 166 0.09%
Hari Prakash.m Independent 119 0.06%
Vijayapandi.p Independent 114 0.06%
Balaji.r Independent 104 0.05%
Karthikeyan.v Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 92 0.05%
Senthil Alagappan.a Independent 82 0.04%
Sivaganam.a Anaithu Makkal Puratchi Katchi 53 0.03%

Dindigul Assembly Election Results (2016)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Sreenivasan C WINNER
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
91,413
Lead: 20,719
50.05%
Basheer Ahamaed M Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 70,694 38.71%
Pandi N Communist Party of India (Marxist) 8,657 4.74%
Thirumalai Balaji T.a Bharatiya Janata Party 5,079 2.78%
Others Others 2,783 1.52%
Parasuraman R Pattali Makkal Katchi 2,718 1.49%
Ganesan M.p Naam Tamilar Katchi 2,227 1.22%
Arasur Manoharan S Bahujan Samaj Party 429 0.23%
Hakkim Raja A Independent 414 0.23%
Balaji C.k Shivsena 261 0.14%
Navaneethakannan R Independent 228 0.12%
Thomas A Independent 160 0.09%
Selvaraj M Independent 139 0.08%
Srinivasan K Independent 88 0.05%
Philipdas A Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi 78 0.04%
Kumarappan R Independent 51 0.03%

Dindigul Assembly Election Results (2011)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Balabharathi.k. WINNER
Communist Party Of India (marxist)
86,932
Lead: 39,115
58.82%
Paul Baskar .j Pattali Makkal Katchi 47,817 32.35%
Bose. P.g. Bharatiya Janata Party 5,761 3.90%
Ganesan V Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha 2,014 1.36%
Palanichamy.m Independent 1,107 0.75%
Muthuveeran.m. Revolutionary Socialist Party 945 0.64%
Baskaran.p, Bahujan Samaj Party 711 0.48%
Nagendharan. S. Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 586 0.40%
Nagoorgani.m, Independent 502 0.34%
Abuthahir.a Independent 271 0.18%
Nagakanniga.a Independent 270 0.18%
Selvaraj.i, Akhila India Jananayaka Makkal Katchi (dr. Isaac) 258 0.17%
Graci Mesrallo.s Independent 241 0.16%
Arockia Samy. P Puratchi Bharatham 232 0.16%
Karthikeyan.s Independent 158 0.11%

Dindigul Assembly Election Results (2006)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Balabarathi.k WINNER
Communist Party Of India (marxist)
66,811
Lead: 18,949
44%
Selvaragavan.n. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 47,862 31%
Karthikeyan.g Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 27,287 18%
Prabhakar.j.c.d Samajwadi Party 2,970 2%
Thirumalai Balaji.t.a Bharatiya Janata Party 2,134 1%
Sivanathan.k Bahujan Samaj Party 1,290 1%
Muthuveeran .m Revolutionary Socialist Party 1,154 1%
Arunachalam. M Puthiya Needhi Katchi 1,107 1%
Palanichamy.a Independent 1,045 1%
Thanikodi. S All India Forward Bloc 632 0%
Naguchamy Nadar. N Janata Dal (united) 456 0%

Dindigul Assembly Election Results (2001)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Nagalakshimi .k. WINNER
Communist Party Of India (marxist)
71,003
Lead: 2,779
47%
Basheer Ahmed . M. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 68,224 45%
Latha Selvaraj Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,662 3%
Manimaran. R. Independent 2,635 2%
Muruganandam.v. Independent 1,685 1%
Balasubramani. S.n. Thaayaga Makkal Katchi 1,668 1%

Dindigul Assembly Election Results (1996)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Manimaran, R. WINNER
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
94,353
Lead: 65,124
63%
Marutharaj, V. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 29,229 19%
Rejendran, R.s. Communist Party Of India (marxist) 10,180 7%
Visuvasam, S. Pattali Makkal Katchi 4,120 3%
Manickam, S.t. Bharatiya Janata Party 3,488 2%
Rengan Maruthai, M. Independent 252 0%
Subramani, S.r. Independent 243 0%
Raj,m. Independent 199 0%
Kulanthai, V. Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) (liberation) 172 0%
Desikachari, R. Independent 149 0%
Palanisamy, K. Independent 140 0%
Anbrose, D. Party Name Not Available 127 0%
Saleem, A. Independent 98 0%
Alphonesraj, S. Independent 86 0%
Pandian, K. Independent 85 0%
Raju, K. Independent 84 0%
Krishnamoorthy, S.m. Independent 83 0%
Boopathi, P. Independent 75 0%
Ponnusamy, P. Independent 72 0%
Sheik Dawood, S.p. Independent 69 0%
Dhinakaran, N.s. Independent 67 0%
Mustafa, P. Independent 59 0%
Chinnaraj, S. Independent 54 0%
Raja, K. Independent 49 0%
Velmuniraj, G. Independent 44 0%
Ramasubramanian, R. Independent 39 0%
Palanivel, P.r. Independent 38 0%
Murugan, P. Independent 37 0%
Kathoon Beevi, M. Independent 36 0%
Rajagopal, R. Independent 33 0%
Hareemsait, K. Independent 30 0%
Ganesan, K. Independent 26 0%
Venkatasubramani, K. Independent 9 0%

Dindigul Assembly Election Results (1991)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
B. Nirmala WINNER
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
80,795
Lead: 44,004
62%
Thangarajan S. A. Communist Party Of India (marxist) 36,791 28%
Dhanabalan K. Bharatiya Janata Party 4,617 4%
Sundar Rajan R. Pattali Makkal Katchi 2,588 2%
Abdulkadar V. Jharkhand Party 327 0%
Ramasamy A. Independent 197 0%
Mustafa P. M. Independent 172 0%
Palani Chamy K. Independent 155 0%
Baskaran P. Independent 138 0%
Sebastian S. Independent 131 0%
Adhimoolam A. Independent 121 0%
Jayaprakasam K. V. S. Independent 77 0%
Muthukrishnan S. Independent 64 0%

Dindigul Assembly Election Results (1989)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
S.a. Thangarajan WINNER
Communist Party Of India (marxist)
46,617
Lead: 17,802
37%
M. Sandhana Mary Indian National Congress 28,815 23%
K.a. Krishnasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) 24,763 20%
A. Premkumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) 17,445 14%
P. Selvan Nadar Independent 1,490 1%
K. Muthukrishnan Kailai Bharatiya Janata Party 1,016 1%
A, Stepan Independent 1,001 1%
P. Subbiah Independent 312 0%
R. Raju Independent 280 0%
R. Jeyaraman Independent 270 0%
M. Viswa Bharathi Independent 238 0%
S. Joseph Fernando Independent 227 0%
K. Doraisamy Independent 224 0%
K. Subramaniam Independent 218 0%
Sa. Sebastian Independent 131 0%
S. Jose Independent 111 0%
V. Rajendran Independent 106 0%
S. Muthukrishnan Independent 102 0%
G. Ramakrishnan Independent 69 0%

Dindigul Assembly Election Results (1984)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
A. Premkumar WINNER
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
67,718
Lead: 32,766
60%
N. Varadarajan Communist Party Of India 34,952 31%
Pon. Srinivasan Independent 3,842 3%
F. Ananth Independent 505 0%
P. Madurai Veeran Independent 462 0%
N. Madharasa Independent 243 0%
B. Subbiah Independent 202 0%
S. Muthukrishnan Independent 115 0%

Dindigul Assembly Election Results (1980)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Varadarajan, N. WINNER
Independent
55,195
Lead: 11,519
54%
Abdul Khader, N. Indian National Congress (i) 43,676 43%
Pitchaimuthu, V. Independent 674 1%
Musthafa, P. M. Independent 589 1%
Muthukrishnan, S. Independent 413 0%

Dindigul Assembly Election Results (1977)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
N. Varadharajan WINNER
Communist Party Of India (marxist)
33,614
Lead: 19,882
45%
V.s. Lakshmanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 13,732 18%
V. Johnson Janta Party 12,179 16%
V. Madanagopal Communist Party Of India 11,125 15%
A. Gnanaraj Independent 2,357 3%
M.m. Renganathan Independent 1,380 2%
Source: ECI

Strike Rate

CPI 56%
AIADMK 44%
CPI won 5 times and AIADMK won 4 times since 1977 elections.

Dindigul MLA List

Year Candidate's Name Votes Lead Vote Share
2021 Srinivasan AIADMK 90,595 17,747 46.43%
2016 Sreenivasan C AIADMK 91,413 20,719 50.05%
2011 Balabharathi.k. CPI(M) 86,932 39,115 58.82%
2006 Balabarathi.k CPI(M) 66,811 18,949 44%
2001 Nagalakshimi .k. CPI(M) 71,003 2,779 47%
1996 Manimaran, R. DMK 94,353 65,124 63%
1991 B. Nirmala AIADMK 80,795 44,004 62%
1989 S.a. Thangarajan CPI(M) 46,617 17,802 37%
1984 A. Premkumar AIADMK 67,718 32,766 60%
1980 Varadarajan, N. IND 55,195 11,519 54%
1977 N. Varadharajan CPI(M) 33,614 19,882 45%
Source: ECI

Dindigul Past Election Results

Year Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
2021 Srinivasan AIADMK
90,595
(Lead: 17,747)
46.43%
M.paandi CPM 72,848 37.34%
2016 Sreenivasan C AIADMK
91,413
(Lead: 20,719)
50.05%
Basheer Ahamaed M DMK 70,694 38.71%
2011 Balabharathi.k. CPI(M)
86,932
(Lead: 39,115)
58.82%
Paul Baskar .j PMK 47,817 32.35%
2006 Balabarathi.k CPI(M)
66,811
(Lead: 18,949)
44%
Selvaragavan.n. MDMK 47,862 31%
2001 Nagalakshimi .k. CPI(M)
71,003
(Lead: 2,779)
47%
Basheer Ahmed . M. DMK 68,224 45%
1996 Manimaran, R. DMK
94,353
(Lead: 65,124)
63%
Marutharaj, V. AIADMK 29,229 19%
1991 B. Nirmala AIADMK
80,795
(Lead: 44,004)
62%
Thangarajan S. A. CPI(M) 36,791 28%
1989 S.a. Thangarajan CPI(M)
46,617
(Lead: 17,802)
37%
M. Sandhana Mary INC 28,815 23%
1984 A. Premkumar AIADMK
67,718
(Lead: 32,766)
60%
N. Varadarajan CPI 34,952 31%
1980 Varadarajan, N. IND
55,195
(Lead: 11,519)
54%
Abdul Khader, N. INC(I) 43,676 43%
1977 N. Varadharajan CPI(M)
33,614
(Lead: 19,882)
45%
V.s. Lakshmanan DMK 13,732 18%
Source: ECI

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Tamil Nadu Dindigul Assembly Elections FAQs

Who won the Dindigul Assembly seat in the 2021 election?

Srinivasan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the Dindigul Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating M.paandi of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) by a margin of 17747 votes.

What is the historical strike rate of the Dindigul constituency in past elections?

The strike rate in the Dindigul constituency is 56% CPI and 44% AIADMK, with CPI won 5 times and AIADMK won 4 times since the 1977 elections.

What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2021 Dindigul Assembly Election?

Srinivasan (AIADMK) received 46.43% vote share.
M.paandi (CPM) received 37.34% vote share.

What were the results of the 2021 Dindigul Assembly Election?

Srinivasan (AIADMK) won the 2021 election with 90595 votes, leading by 17747 votes and securing a 46.43% vote share.

Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Dindigul Assembly constituency fall under?

The Dindigul Assembly constituency falls under the Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency of Dindigul district.

What was the margin of victory in the Dindigul Assembly Election 2021?

Srinivasan (AIADMK) won the Dindigul Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 17747 votes over M.paandi (CPM).

What are the key constituencies in the Dindigul Lok Sabha area?

The Dindigul Assembly constituency is part of the Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Palani, Oddanchatram, Athoor, Nilakkottai (sc), Natham.

Who were the top candidates for the Dindigul Assembly Election 2021?

The top candidates in the Dindigul Assembly Election 2021 were:
Srinivasan (AIADMK)
M.paandi (CPM)
Jayasundar (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Srinivasan (AIADMK) emerging as the winner.

What was the voter turnout in the Dindigul Assembly Election 2021?

The voter turnout in the Dindigul Assembly Election 2021 was 68.94%

Disclaimer:

The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.

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