In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha election, Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) contested 104 constituencies and won 0 seats. Across these constituencies, DMDK candidates received 10,34,384 votes, accounting for 5.38% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 234 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, DMDK secured 2.39% vote share.
| DMDK Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 104 |
| Seats won | 0 |
| Total votes received | 10,34,384 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 5.38% |
| Overall vote share | 2.39% |
The table below lists DMDK candidates, their total votes, vote share within each constituency, and final position. Select a constituency to explore the complete election results.
| Constituency | Candidate | Position | Total Votes | Constituency Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alandur | Chandran, U. | 4 | 12,291 | 5.66 |
| Alangulam | Rajendranath | 3 | 7,784 | 4.03 |
| Ambattur | Constandine Ravindran J | 4 | 16,631 | 7.24 |
| Ambur | Vasu,R. | 4 | 7,043 | 4.37 |
| Andipatti | Krishnamoorthy.M.N | 3 | 10,776 | 5.43 |
| Anthiyur | Raja Sampath M K | 5 | 5,828 | 3.44 |
| Arani | Babu Murugavel, R.M | 4 | 7,025 | 3.35 |
| Ariyalur | Jayavel. Rama | 3 | 13,599 | 6.44 |
| Athoor | Packiya Selvaraj M | 3 | 3,741 | 1.63 |
| Bhavani | Gopal P | 4 | 6,927 | 3.67 |
| Bodinayakanur | A.Veerabadran | 3 | 6,889 | 3.42 |
| Chengalpattu | Murugesan.D | 4 | 17,438 | 6.98 |
| Chengam | Kalaiarasi .A | 4 | 8,007 | 3.81 |
| Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni | V.Abdulla Sait | 4 | 5,507 | 3.83 |
| Cheyyar | Sarvanan P | 4 | 10,855 | 5.27 |
| Coimbatore (North) | S.M.@ Murugan, P. | 4 | 12,153 | 6.43 |
| Coonoor | Chidambaram, V. | 3 | 3,989 | 2.96 |
| Dharmapuri | Elangovan. V. Dr. | 4 | 9,348 | 4.51 |
| Egmore | Prabhu T | 4 | 6,321 | 5.24 |
| Erode (East) | Ponchairman | 3 | 6,776 | 4.58 |
| Gangavalli | Suba.R | 4 | 7,114 | 4.04 |
| Gummidipoondi | Geetha K | 4 | 6,585 | 3.07 |
| Hosur | Chandran V | 5 | 7,780 | 3.61 |
| Jolarpet | Fayaz Basha.A | 4 | 3,509 | 1.94 |
| Kadayanallur | Gothai Mariappan | 3 | 15,858 | 8.4 |
| Kalasapakkam | Nehru M | 4 | 9,932 | 5.34 |
| Kancheepuram | S.Eagambaram | 4 | 8,986 | 4.01 |
| Kangayam | Muthuvenkateshwaran K G | 3 | 12,108 | 6.57 |
| Kanniyakumari | Aathilinga Perumal. D | 4 | 6,914 | 3.29 |
| Karur | Ravi .A | 3 | 6,491 | 3.47 |
| Kilvaithinankuppam | Deviyammal M | 4 | 4,170 | 2.52 |
| Kolathur | Mathivanan.P | 3 | 6,276 | 3.73 |
| Kulithalai | Jamuna Thangavel | 3 | 6,726 | 3.65 |
| Kumarapalayam | Madeshwaran P A | 3 | 9,784 | 5.24 |
| Kumbakonam | Paramasivam.D | 3 | 8,098 | 4.29 |
| Kurinjipadi | Balamurugan Kms | 4 | 21,063 | 11.19 |
| Madurai Central | Sivamuthukumar D | 3 | 11,235 | 7.39 |
| Madurai North | Mujupur Rahuman, S. | 3 | 17,732 | 11.49 |
| Madurantakam | M.Thennarasu | 4 | 11,773 | 6.62 |
| Manachanallur | Babu. M | 3 | 8,193 | 4.55 |
| Manapparai | Krishna Gopal P | 3 | 26,316 | 12.78 |
| Mannargudi | Murugaiyan Babu. A | 3 | 5,966 | 3.19 |
| Mayiladuthurai | Arulselvan.R | 4 | 12,294 | 7.28 |
| Mettur | Boopathy.R | 4 | 5,892 | 2.84 |
| Modakkurichi | Ramesh, M. | 4 | 4,853 | 2.75 |
| Nanguneri | Jeyabalan. K | 4 | 9,446 | 5.48 |
| Natham | Karthikeyan G | 3 | 9,373 | 4.53 |
| Nilakkottai | Ramasamy K | 3 | 7,666 | 4.39 |
| Omalur | Elangovan.A.R | 4 | 9,744 | 4.29 |
| Orathanadu | Ramanathan. P. Dr | 3 | 6,351 | 3.53 |
| Ottapidaram | Arumuganainar.S | 3 | 14,127 | 8.81 |
| Padmanabhapuram | Jeganathan D | 4 | 13,185 | 8.16 |
| Palacode | Kaverivarman. K.G. | 4 | 4,915 | 2.6 |
| Panruti | Sivakolundhu.P | 4 | 18,409 | 9.93 |
| Pappireddippatti | Baskar . A | 4 | 9,441 | 4.52 |
| Paramathi-Velur | Muthukumar K | 3 | 6,014 | 3.43 |
| Pattukkottai | Senthilkumar. N | 3 | 11,231 | 6.77 |
| Perambalur | K.Rajendran | 3 | 11,482 | 5.14 |
| Pollachi | Muthukumar, S. | 5 | 4,893 | 2.9 |
| Pudukkottai | Jahir Hussain | 4 | 7,810 | 4.59 |
| Radhapuram | S. Sivananaintha Perumal | 4 | 8,362 | 4.88 |
| Ramanathapuram | Singai Jinnah M.A | 3 | 16,353 | 8.47 |
| Ranipet | Nithiyanandham. S | 4 | 5,906 | 3.1 |
| Rishivandiyam | Vincent Jayaraj.Vjp | 3 | 14,239 | 7.24 |
| Salem (West) | Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj | 4 | 8,962 | 4.43 |
| Sankarapuram | Govinthan.R | 4 | 13,343 | 6.56 |
| Senthamangalam | Sathiya M | 3 | 5,609 | 2.95 |
| Sholingur | Manogar.P.R | 4 | 6,167 | 2.92 |
| Sirkazhi | Umanath.R | 4 | 12,060 | 6.79 |
| Sivakasi | Sudhakaran R | 3 | 17,379 | 9.89 |
| Sulur | Thinakaran, K. | 4 | 13,106 | 6.15 |
| Tambaram | Chezhiyan M | 3 | 14,559 | 6.19 |
| Thanjavur | V.Jayaprakash | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Thirumangalam | Srinivasan.M | 3 | 20,589 | 10.09 |
| Thiruverumbur | Senthilkumar.S | 3 | 13,155 | 7.19 |
| Thiruvottiyur | Arumugam.A.V | 3 | 13,463 | 7.08 |
| Thiyagarayanagar | Kumar.V | 4 | 6,210 | 4.37 |
| Thondamuthur | Thiyagarajan,K. | 4 | 7,968 | 4 |
| Tindivanam | Udhayakumar M | 4 | 14,928 | 8.52 |
| Tiruchendur | Senthilkumar.S.A | 3 | 6,330 | 3.79 |
| Tiruchengodu | Vijayakamal J | 3 | 6,688 | 3.79 |
| Tiruchirappalli (West) | Joseph Jerald.A | 3 | 11,469 | 6.39 |
| Tiruchuli | Raju, T. | 3 | 5,799 | 3.46 |
| Tirunelveli | Madasamy S. | 3 | 8,640 | 4.56 |
| Tirupattur | Harikrishnan.K | 4 | 3,968 | 2.23 |
| Tiruttani | Krishnamurthy D | 4 | 15,648 | 7.04 |
| Tiruvadanai | Manimaran.V | 5 | 4,913 | 2.63 |
| Tiruvannamalai | Manikandan,S | 4 | 5,075 | 2.49 |
| Tittagudi | Sasi Kumar S | 3 | 14,657 | 9.15 |
| Udhagamandalam | King Narcissus, K. | 4 | 3,111 | 2.22 |
| Udumalaipettai | Ganeshkumar.S | 4 | 7,090 | 3.88 |
| Ulundurpettai | Vijaykant | 3 | 34,447 | 15.14 |
| Uthiramerur | Rajendran.M | 4 | 9,184 | 4.62 |
| Vedaranyam | Vairavanathan.T | 4 | 4,594 | 3.13 |
| Vedasandur | Balu S.R.K | 3 | 12,445 | 6.27 |
| Velachery | V N Rajan | 4 | 9,654 | 5.5 |
| Veppanahalli | Nagaraj N | 4 | 4,656 | 2.41 |
| Villivakkam | T.Pandiyan | 3 | 8,234 | 5.49 |
| Villupuram | Vengatesan L | 4 | 24,907 | 13.18 |
| Viralimalai | Karthikeyan R | 3 | 2,979 | 1.75 |
| Virudhunagar | Syed Kaja Shareef.M | 3 | 10,127 | 6.6 |
| Virugampakkam | B.Parthasarathy | 4 | 9,730 | 5.68 |
| Vridhachalam | Muthukumar V | 4 | 18,563 | 10.03 |
| Yercaud | Kumar.C | 4 | 10,455 | 4.7 |
State wise DMDK performance in Vidhan Sabha Election 2016 |
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