Tamil Nadu (1996) 📍 Thanjavur District Seat #172 • Res: GEN Vidhan Sabha

Papanasam Constituency

Papanasam is assembly constituency #172 in thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, classified as GEN.

Available Election Years
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1st
Declared Winner (1996)

Elected MLA (1996)

DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam • Independent
Votes Polled
66,715
51.20% of total
Victory Margin
+7,781
Over Runner-Up (1996)

Candidate Results & Vote Share (1996)

Rank Candidate Party Vote Share EVM Postal Total Votes
1 Elected MLA (1996) WON
Affidavit Submitted
DMK
51.20%
0 0 66,715
2 Runner-Up (1996)
Affidavit Submitted
AIADMK
40.50%
0 0 58,934

Papanasam Historical Winners Archive

Year Election Label Winning Candidate Winning Party Alliance Votes Secured Victory Margin Details
2026 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election A.M.Shahjahan IUML Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) 86,403 +1,065 Booth Data →
2021 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah DMK Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) 86,567 +16,273 Booth Data →
2016 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Doraikkannu R AIADMK National Democratic Alliance (NDA) 82,614 +24,365 Booth Data →
2011 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (2011) DMDK Independent 99,578 +10,955 Booth Data →
2006 13th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (2006) INC Independent 84,306 +23,743 Booth Data →
2001 12th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (2001) TMC Independent 80,931 +22,939 Booth Data →
1996 11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1996) DMK Independent 66,715 +7,781 Booth Data →
1991 10th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1991) INC Independent 64,829 +18,136 Booth Data →
1989 9th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1989) AIADMK Independent 248,438 +7,513 Booth Data →
1984 8th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1984) INC Independent 60,349 +21,335 Booth Data →
1980 7th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1980) INC Independent 129,670 +16,430 Booth Data →
1977 6th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1977) DMK Independent 85,298 +4,114 Booth Data →
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