Tamil Nadu (1980) 📍 Salem District Seat #86 • Res: GEN Vidhan Sabha

Edappadi Constituency

Edappadi is assembly constituency #86 in salem district of Tamil Nadu, classified as GEN.

Available Election Years
2026 2021 2016 2011 2006 2001 1996 1991 1989 1984 1980 1977
1st
Declared Winner (1980)

Elected MLA (1980)

AIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam • Independent
Votes Polled
57,333
51.20% of total
Victory Margin
+7,196
Over Runner-Up (1980)

Candidate Results & Vote Share (1980)

Rank Candidate Party Vote Share EVM Postal Total Votes
1 Elected MLA (1980) WON
Affidavit Submitted
AIADMK
51.20%
0 0 57,333
2 Runner-Up (1980)
Affidavit Submitted
DMK
40.50%
0 0 50,137

Edappadi Historical Winners Archive

Year Election Label Winning Candidate Winning Party Alliance Votes Secured Victory Margin Details
2026 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election Edappadi K. Palaniswami AIADMK National Democratic Alliance (NDA) 144,838 +98,110 Booth Data →
2021 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami AIADMK National Democratic Alliance (NDA) 163,154 +93,802 Booth Data →
2016 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami AIADMK National Democratic Alliance (NDA) 98,703 +42,022 Booth Data →
2011 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami AIADMK Independent 104,586 +34,738 Booth Data →
2006 13th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly V. Kaveri PMK Independent 74,201 +6,347 Booth Data →
2001 12th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (2001) AIADMK Independent 68,080 +23,295 Booth Data →
1996 11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1996) DMK Independent 69,497 +12,970 Booth Data →
1991 10th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami AIADMK Independent 75,143 +41,266 Booth Data →
1989 9th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami AIADMK Independent 30,094 +1,364 Booth Data →
1984 8th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1984) AIADMK Independent 57,454 +21,765 Booth Data →
1980 7th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1980) AIADMK Independent 57,333 +7,196 Booth Data →
1977 6th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1977) AIADMK Independent 38,836 +9,469 Booth Data →
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