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Assembly Constituency No. 74

Villupuram

15 elections on record · INC dominant · 15 total

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15 Elections
on Record
INC Dominant Party
9 wins
22291 Biggest Margin
(2016)
1737 Smallest Margin
(1996)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
R. Lakshmanan
DMK
72982 votes · 33.88%
Margin: 4119
Runner-up
N. Mohanraj
TVK
🏆 Biggest Victory
22291 votes
C V Shanmugam
ADMK
2016 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
1737 votes
B. Venkatasamy
JD
1996 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
102271 votes — R. Lakshmanan in 2021
Party Win History
INC
9W
60%
DMK
3W
20%
ADMK
2W
13%
JD
1W
7%
INC
9 wins
DMK
3 wins
ADMK
2 wins
JD
1 wins
📍 Know About Villupuram

Villupuram is C. V. Shanmugam's constituency — he has won from here multiple times under ADMK and INC. In 2026, DMK's R. Lakshmanan won with a narrow 4,119-vote margin.

AC No. 74 15 elections INC 9x
Complete Election History
Villupuram — All Years 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 R. Lakshmanan DMK 72982 33.88% N. Mohanraj TVK 4119
2021 R. Lakshmanan DMK 102271 49.92% C. V. Shanmugam ADMK 14868
2016 C V Shanmugam ADMK 69421 36.74% Ameer Abbas S M IUML 22291
2011 C. V. Shanmugam AIADMK 90304 52.18% K. Ponmudy DMK 12097
2006 K. Gopinath INC 90647 42.08% V. Sampangiramaiah ADMK 12551
2001 K. Gopinath INC 45865 35.24% B. Venkatasamy BJP 6489
1996 B. Venkatasamy JD 41456 34.89% T. Venkatareddy TMC 1737
1991 K.A. Manoharan INC 47346 47.64% B. Venkataswamy JD 8746
1989 N. Ramachandra Reddy INC 37934 39.78% B. Venkatasamy JP 2061
1984 T. Venkata Reddy INC 35293 48.37% E. Venkatasamy JP 20197
1980 T. Venkata Reddy INC 25855 49.8% Kothandaramaiah. K. S IND 4412
1977 N. Ramachandra Reddy INC 30818 58.12% K. S. Kothandaramiah JP 17615
1971 V. C. Govindasamy Gounder DMK 41546 64.98% E. Pattabi Naidu INC 19155
1967 P. Naidu INC 32953 52.74% P. V. Seeramulu DMK 3421
1962 A. Rathnavel Gounder INC 28811 47.56% S. M. Ramiah CPI 8835
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