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Assembly Constituency No. 79

Sankarapuram

15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total

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15 Elections
on Record
DMK Dominant Party
5 wins
45963 Biggest Margin
(2021)
1343 Smallest Margin
(1967)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
R. Rakesh
ADMK
80250 votes · 34.07%
Margin: 3440
Runner-up
T. Udhayasuriyan
DMK
🏆 Biggest Victory
45963 votes
T. Udhayasuriyan
DMK
2021 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
1343 votes
P. K. C. Muthusamy
INC
1967 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
121186 votes — T. Udhayasuriyan in 2021
Party Win History
DMK
5W
33%
ADMK
4W
27%
CPI(M)
3W
20%
INC
2W
13%
CPI
1W
7%
DMK
5 wins
ADMK
4 wins
CPI(M)
3 wins
INC
2 wins
CPI
1 wins
📍 Know About Sankarapuram

Sankarapuram is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 5 wins out of 15 elections.

AC No. 79 15 elections DMK 5x
Complete Election History
Sankarapuram — All Years 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 R. Rakesh ADMK 80250 34.07% T. Udhayasuriyan DMK 3440
2021 T. Udhayasuriyan DMK 121186 56.16% Dr. G. Raja PMK 45963
2016 Udhayasuriyan T DMK 90920 44.72% Mohan P ADMK 14528
2011 Mohan P AIADMK 87522 51.24% T. Udhayasuriyan DMK 12198
2006 P. Dillibabu CPI(M) 71030 45.70% K. Govindasamy VCK 13693
2001 V. Krishnamoorthy CPI 70433 53.04% D. Periyasamy DMK 33479
1996 Vedammal DMK 70561 55.59% J. Natesan INC 36403
1991 P. Abaranji INC 66636 58.56% P.V. Kariyamal PMK 42464
1989 M. Annamalai CPI(M) 28324 31.68% A. Anbazhagan ADK(J) 1877
1984 R. Rajamanickam AIADMK 60106 66.96% Annamalai M. CPI(M) 32307
1980 Sabapathy. C. AIADMK 40009 57.66% Natesan. T. V. INC 12608
1977 M. Annamalai CPI(M) 20042 34.69% K. Surattaiyan JP 7572
1971 N. Manickkam DMK 33298 52.36% P. K. C. Muthuswami INC 3007
1967 P. K. C. Muthusamy INC 27913 49.2% N. Manickam DMK 1343
1962 V. R. Periannan DMK 27728 53.39% P. B. K. Thiagaraja Reddiar INC 3523
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