Tamil Nadu · AC 40
Katpadi
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Vellore
181,380
Electors
123,266
Votes polled
67.96%
Turnout
41,007
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Duraimurugan
Won
Male
|
DMK | 75,439 | 61.20% |
| 2 |
Pandurangan, K
Male
|
ADMK | 34,432 | 27.93% |
| 3 |
Murugesan, B
Male
|
PMK | 5,042 | 4.09% |
| 4 |
Purushothaman, T.R
Male
|
CPM | 4,819 | 3.91% |
| 5 |
Sellapandian, S
Male
|
IND | 2,037 | 1.65% |
| 6 |
Anandan, K
Male
|
IND | 402 | 0.33% |
| 7 |
Selvamani, G
Female
|
IND | 401 | 0.33% |
| 8 |
Jeeva, P
Male
|
IND | 181 | 0.15% |
| 9 |
Gopi, G
Male
|
IND | 138 | 0.11% |
| 10 |
Balakrishnan, G
Male
|
IND | 127 | 0.10% |
| 11 |
Ambujam
Female
|
IND | 100 | 0.08% |
| 12 |
Thirumavalavan, S
Male
|
IND | 77 | 0.06% |
| 13 |
Dakshinamurthy, S
Male
|
IND | 71 | 0.06% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Katpadi Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Dr M Sudhakar
Male
TVK
|
34.33% |
V. Ramu
Male
ADMK
|
31.45% |
| 2021 |
Duraimurugan
Male
DMK
|
45.71% |
V Ramu
Male
ADMK
|
45.31% |
| 2016 |
Duraimurugan
Male
DMK
|
50.90% |
Appu S.R.K
Male
ADMK
|
37.44% |
| 2011 |
Duraimurugan
Male
DMK
|
49.55% |
Appu S.R.K.(a)
Male
AIADMK
|
47.59% |
| 2006 |
Duraimurugan
Male
DMK
|
— |
Narayanan.B
Male
AIADMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Duraimurugan
Male
DMK
|
49.47% |
Natarajan A.K
Male
PMK
|
43.30% |
| 1996 |
Duraimurugan
Male
DMK
|
61.20% |
Pandurangan, K
Male
ADMK
|
27.93% |
| 1991 |
K.M. Kalaiselvi
Female
ADK
|
56.43% |
Duraimurugan
Male
DMK
|
33.02% |
| 1989 |
Duraimurugan
Male
DMK
|
43.41% |
Margabandu, R
Male
ADK(JL)
|
23.47% |
| 1984 |
G. Raghupathi
Male
ADK
|
57.08% |
Duraimurugan
Male
DMK
|
39.62% |
| 1980 |
Poongavanam, N. A
Male
CPI
|
46.48% |
Shanmugasundaram, A. K
Male
INC(I)
|
38.79% |
| 1977 |
M.A. Jayavelu
Male
ADK
|
38.18% |
Sambasivam
Male
DMK
|
31.51% |
| 1971 |
Durai Murugan
Male
DMK
|
57.79% |
Dhandayuthapani
Male
NCO
|
32.25% |
| 1967 |
G. Natarajan
Male
DMK
|
53.06% |
P. S. R. Naidu
Male
INC
|
40.30% |