Tindivanam Assembly Elections 2026
Tindivanam is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Viluppuram district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Arjunan, from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Seethapathi Chokkalingam of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 9753 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Petchimuthu enters the fray.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Tindivanam assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
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Tindivanam Candidates List
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results 2021 to 1977
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Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arjunan
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
87,152
Lead: 9,753
|
47.74% |
| Seethapathi Chokkalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 77,399 | 42.40% |
| Pechimuthu | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 9,203 | 5.04% |
| K. Chandralekha | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 2,701 | 1.48% |
| Poyathu @ Anbin Poyyamozhi S | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 2,079 | 1.14% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,523 | 0.83% |
| Govindasamy A | Bahujan Samaj Party | 603 | 0.33% |
| Ilavarasan K | Anna Dravidar Kazhagam | 424 | 0.23% |
| Thambiraj A | Independent | 379 | 0.21% |
| Settu M | Desiya Sirupanmayinar Makkal Iyakkam | 247 | 0.14% |
| Vetrivendhan S | Independent | 195 | 0.11% |
| Viswanathan S A | All India Pattali Munnetra Katchi | 148 | 0.08% |
| Gokulakrishnan M | Independent | 141 | 0.08% |
| Arulmaran J | Independent | 122 | 0.07% |
| Mohan A | MAKKAL SAKTHI KATCHI | 112 | 0.06% |
| Vinoth S | Independent | 110 | 0.06% |
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Seethapathy P
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
61,879
Lead: 101
|
35.76% |
| Rajendran S P | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61,778 | 35.70% |
| Kalidoss A | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 29,848 | 17.25% |
| Udhayakumar M | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 14,928 | 8.63% |
| Others | Others | 2,112 | 1.22% |
| Poovazhagi B | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,509 | 0.87% |
| Bhuvaneshwari G | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 908 | 0.52% |
| Viswanathan S A | All India Pattali Munnetra Katchi | 716 | 0.41% |
| Karthick R | Independent | 489 | 0.28% |
| Govindasamy A | Bahujan Samaj Party | 396 | 0.23% |
| Meera K | Independent | 392 | 0.23% |
| Chandrasekaran M | Independent | 195 | 0.11% |
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Haridoss.d
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
80,553
Lead: 15,537
|
52.59% |
| Sankar M.p | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 65,016 | 42.45% |
| Munusamy.m | Independent | 2,071 | 1.35% |
| Radhika.r | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,125 | 0.73% |
| Venugopal.m | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,010 | 0.66% |
| Subramanian.r | Peoples Party Of India(secular) | 752 | 0.49% |
| Balu.c | Independent | 695 | 0.45% |
| Mayilvel.p | Bahujan Samaj Party | 684 | 0.45% |
| Ganesan.s | Independent | 509 | 0.33% |
| Sivakalidoss.a.v. | Independent | 397 | 0.26% |
| Jagajanantham.r | Puratchi Bharatham | 357 | 0.23% |
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (2006)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shanmugam. C.ve.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
55,856
Lead: 2,208
|
47% |
| Karunanithi. M | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 53,648 | 45% |
| Lakshmanan. K | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 4,364 | 4% |
| Manickam K | Independent | 2,102 | 2% |
| Thanasekaran S | Independent | 827 | 1% |
| Sekar Nayakar. I.m | Bharatiya Janata Party | 674 | 1% |
| Ganesan R | Independent | 432 | 0% |
| Iniyadhayalan. G | Independent | 332 | 0% |
| Steephan Raj. S | Bahujan Samaj Party | 237 | 0% |
| Subramaniyan E | Independent | 158 | 0% |
| Sathiyamoorthy A | Independent | 105 | 0% |
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (2001)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shanmugm .c.ve.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
54,884
Lead: 12,148
|
53% |
| Sethunathan.r | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 42,736 | 42% |
| Ravi .s | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,353 | 2% |
| Megesh .m | Independent | 2,182 | 2% |
| Iniyadayalan .g | Independent | 801 | 1% |
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (1996)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sedunathan, R.
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
45,448
Lead: 25,380
|
43% |
| Karunanithi, M. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 20,068 | 19% |
| Masilamani, R. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 16,449 | 16% |
| Rajaram, D. | Indian National Congress | 16,018 | 15% |
| Moorthy, S. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 523 | 1% |
| Kalaiyogananthan, M.g. | Independent | 266 | 0% |
| Ismail, N.m. | Independent | 229 | 0% |
| Sadayan, K. | Independent | 169 | 0% |
| Krishnamoorthy, C.v. | Independent | 160 | 0% |
| Parasuraman, M. | Independent | 156 | 0% |
| Shanmugam, K.k. | Independent | 119 | 0% |
| Natarajan, V. | Independent | 106 | 0% |
| Munusamy, P. | Independent | 93 | 0% |
| Krishnan, P. | Independent | 85 | 0% |
| Jayaraman, N. | Independent | 49 | 0% |
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (1991)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pannirselvam S.
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
48,317
Lead: 19,035
|
49% |
| Masilamani R. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 29,282 | 30% |
| Karuranidhi M. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 16,580 | 17% |
| Sadaian K. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 577 | 1% |
| Balaji N. | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 436 | 0% |
| Subramanian E. | Independent | 340 | 0% |
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (1989)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Masilamani, R.
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
39,504
Lead: 10,755
|
47% |
| Ramamurthi, K. | Indian National Congress | 28,749 | 34% |
| Ravindhran, G.r. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 6,258 | 7% |
| Thangamani, K.m. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 4,478 | 5% |
| Gandhidass, S. | Independent | 941 | 1% |
| Maheswaran, T.r. | Independent | 525 | 1% |
| Erusan, A. | Independent | 366 | 0% |
| Doss Alias Ramadoss | Independent | 182 | 0% |
| Dharamlingam, P. | Independent | 154 | 0% |
| Elumalai M | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Mohan, M. | Independent | 140 | 0% |
| Ravi Rajan, R. | Independent | 136 | 0% |
| Mangan | Independent | 117 | 0% |
| Durai, T. | Independent | 99 | 0% |
| Puniaseelan, R. | Independent | 92 | 0% |
| Alaudeen, A. | Independent | 91 | 0% |
| Jayapal, A. | Independent | 82 | 0% |
| Nevarajan, M. | Independent | 73 | 0% |
| Bakthavachalu Raddiar, T. | Independent | 42 | 0% |
| Ponnayan, K. | Independent | 34 | 0% |
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (1984)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. M. Thangamani
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
45,404
Lead: 19,316
|
56% |
| Subramanya Kounder | Janta Party | 26,088 | 32% |
| S. Krishnan | Independent | 3,596 | 4% |
| K. Semmaneri Gounder K. | Independent | 2,306 | 3% |
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (1980)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Thangamani Gounder, K. M
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress (i) |
29,778
Lead: 5,476
|
42% |
| Erajaram Reddy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 24,302 | 34% |
| Radhakrishnan | Janata Party (jp) | 15,953 | 22% |
| Thiruneelakanda Gounder, A. | Independent | 310 | 0% |
Tindivanam Assembly Election Results (1977)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
T.r. Erajaram Reddy
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
18,990
Lead: 1,840
|
29% |
| R. Radhakrishnan | Janta Party | 17,150 | 26% |
| G. Rajaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 15,117 | 23% |
| G. Venkatraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 11,958 | 18% |
| P.m. Ranganathan | Independent | 1,046 | 2% |
Source: ECI
Strike Rate
AIADMK 50%
INC 50%
AIADMK won 4 times and INC won 4 times since 1977 elections.
Tindivanam MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arjunan | AIADMK | 87,152 | 9,753 | 47.74% |
| 2016 | Seethapathy P | DMK | 61,879 | 101 | 35.76% |
| 2011 | Haridoss.d | AIADMK | 80,553 | 15,537 | 52.59% |
| 2006 | Shanmugam. C.ve. | AIADMK | 55,856 | 2,208 | 47% |
| 2001 | Shanmugm .c.ve. | AIADMK | 54,884 | 12,148 | 53% |
| 1996 | Sedunathan, R. | DMK | 45,448 | 25,380 | 43% |
| 1991 | Pannirselvam S. | INC | 48,317 | 19,035 | 49% |
| 1989 | Masilamani, R. | DMK | 39,504 | 10,755 | 47% |
| 1984 | K. M. Thangamani | INC | 45,404 | 19,316 | 56% |
| 1980 | Thangamani Gounder, K. M | INC(I) | 29,778 | 5,476 | 42% |
| 1977 | T.r. Erajaram Reddy | INC | 18,990 | 1,840 | 29% |
Source: ECI
Tindivanam Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arjunan | AIADMK |
87,152
(Lead: 9,753)
|
47.74% |
| Seethapathi Chokkalingam | DMK | 77,399 | 42.40% | |
| 2016 | Seethapathy P | DMK |
61,879
(Lead: 101)
|
35.76% |
| Rajendran S P | AIADMK | 61,778 | 35.70% | |
| 2011 | Haridoss.d | AIADMK |
80,553
(Lead: 15,537)
|
52.59% |
| Sankar M.p | PMK | 65,016 | 42.45% | |
| 2006 | Shanmugam. C.ve. | AIADMK |
55,856
(Lead: 2,208)
|
47% |
| Karunanithi. M | PMK | 53,648 | 45% | |
| 2001 | Shanmugm .c.ve. | AIADMK |
54,884
(Lead: 12,148)
|
53% |
| Sethunathan.r | DMK | 42,736 | 42% | |
| 1996 | Sedunathan, R. | DMK |
45,448
(Lead: 25,380)
|
43% |
| Karunanithi, M. | PMK | 20,068 | 19% | |
| 1991 | Pannirselvam S. | INC |
48,317
(Lead: 19,035)
|
49% |
| Masilamani R. | DMK | 29,282 | 30% | |
| 1989 | Masilamani, R. | DMK |
39,504
(Lead: 10,755)
|
47% |
| Ramamurthi, K. | INC | 28,749 | 34% | |
| 1984 | K. M. Thangamani | INC |
45,404
(Lead: 19,316)
|
56% |
| Subramanya Kounder | JNP | 26,088 | 32% | |
| 1980 | Thangamani Gounder, K. M | INC(I) |
29,778
(Lead: 5,476)
|
42% |
| Erajaram Reddy | AIADMK | 24,302 | 34% | |
| 1977 | T.r. Erajaram Reddy | INC |
18,990
(Lead: 1,840)
|
29% |
| R. Radhakrishnan | JNP | 17,150 | 26% |
Source: ECI
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Tamil Nadu Tindivanam Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Tindivanam Assembly seat in the 2021 election?
Arjunan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the Tindivanam Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Seethapathi Chokkalingam of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 9753 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Tindivanam constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Tindivanam constituency is 50% AIADMK and 50% INC, with AIADMK won 4 times and INC won 4 times since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2021 Tindivanam Assembly Election?
Arjunan (AIADMK) received 47.74% vote share.
Seethapathi Chokkalingam (DMK) received 42.40% vote share.
What were the results of the 2021 Tindivanam Assembly Election?
Arjunan (AIADMK) won the 2021 election with 87152 votes, leading by 9753 votes and securing a 47.74% vote share.
Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Tindivanam Assembly constituency fall under?
The Tindivanam Assembly constituency falls under the Lok Sabha constituency of district.
What was the margin of victory in the Tindivanam Assembly Election 2021?
Arjunan (AIADMK) won the Tindivanam Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 9753 votes over Seethapathi Chokkalingam (DMK).
Who were the top candidates for the Tindivanam Assembly Election 2021?
The top candidates in the Tindivanam Assembly Election 2021 were:
Arjunan (AIADMK)
Seethapathi Chokkalingam (DMK)
Pechimuthu (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Arjunan (AIADMK) emerging as the winner.
What was the voter turnout in the Tindivanam Assembly Election 2021?
The voter turnout in the Tindivanam Assembly Election 2021 was 78.33%
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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