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Assembly Constituency No. 130

Nilakottai

15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total

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15 Elections
on Record
DMK Dominant Party
6 wins
42464 Biggest Margin
(1991)
1369 Smallest Margin
(2001)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
R. Ayyanar
TVK
68580 votes · 34.71%
Margin: 2925
Runner-up
S. Nagajothi
DMK
🏆 Biggest Victory
42464 votes
A.T. Chellamuthu
ADMK
1991 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
1369 votes
Ara. Chakkarapani
DMK
2001 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
91461 votes — S. Thenmozhi in 2021
Party Win History
DMK
6W
40%
ADMK
5W
33%
INC
2W
13%
PT
1W
7%
TVK
1W
7%
DMK
6 wins
ADMK
5 wins
INC
2 wins
PT
1 wins
TVK
1 wins
📍 Know About Nilakottai

Nilakottai is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 6 wins out of 15 elections.

AC No. 130 15 elections DMK 6x
Complete Election History
Nilakottai — All Years 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 R. Ayyanar TVK 68580 34.71% S. Nagajothi DMK 2925
2021 S. Thenmozhi ADMK 91461 49.49% S. K. Murugavel Rajan DMK 27618
2016 Thangathurai R ADMK 85507 48.99% Anbazhagan M DMK 14776
2011 Ramasamy A PT 75124 52.45% Rajangam K. INC 24714
2006 R. Sakkarapani DMK 63811 53.89% K. P. Nallasamy ADMK 19903
2001 Ara. Chakkarapani DMK 52896 46.40% A.T. Sellasamy AIADMK 1369
1996 R. Sakkarapani DMK 66379 58.57% K. Sellamuthu ADMK 36823
1991 A.T. Chellamuthu ADMK 72669 69.83% T. Mohan DMK 42464
1989 P. Kaliappan DMK 38540 35.81% P. Balasubramani ADK(J) 5841
1984 K. Kuppuswamy AIADMK 46466 49.86% Chellamuthu K. IND 2481
1980 K. Kuppuswamy AIADMK 35269 45.26% Palaniswamy. S. K. INC 11387
1977 A. P. Palaniappan INC 27000 37.09% K. Kuppuswamy AIADMK 4581
1971 P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan DMK 45785 64.01% Ramasamy INC 20037
1967 P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan DMK 42111 58.73% M. Malaichami INC 12514
1962 S. Sadasivam INC 28372 45.26% C. Muthusami Gounder SWA 7290
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