PAPANASAM (AC 172)
A.M. SHAHJAHAN of Indian Union Muslim League won PAPANASAM in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +1,065 votes. 14 candidates contested.
Winner
A.M. SHAHJAHAN
IUML
Votes69,284Net worthRs 5.54 CrAge57EducationGraduateCriminal cases2
Runner-up
AZARUDEEN UDUMAN ALI
TVK
Votes68,219Net worthRs 99.86 CrAge39Education10th PassCriminal cases0
Margin +1,065 votes (0.77% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — PAPANASAM
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.M. SHAHJAHAN | IUML | 69,284 | Rs 5.54 Cr | 2 | 57 | won |
| 2 | AZARUDEEN UDUMAN ALI | TVK | 68,219 | Rs 99.86 Cr | 0 | 39 | lost |
| 3 |  DORAI. SHANMUGA PRABU | AIADMK | 57,072 | Rs 1.96 Cr | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 4 |  ANIS FATHIMA | NTK | 9,604 | Rs 1.84 L | 0 | 25 | lost |
| 5 |  C. CHANDRASEKARAN | THAMIZ | 524 | Rs 27.17 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 6 |  A. ANIS FATHIMA ABDUL RAHIM | IND | 503 | Rs 38.10 L | 0 | 30 | lost |
| 7 |  K. MASILAMANI | COMMUN | 355 | Rs 4.53 L | 0 | 58 | lost |
| 8 |  B. DHAMODHARAN | TAMIZH | 307 | Rs 14.81 L | 2 | 49 | lost |
| 9 |  S. NATARAJAN | IND | 297 | Rs 77.32 L | 0 | 73 | lost |
| 10 |  V. THIYAGARAJAN | IND | 248 | Rs 41,118 | 0 | 39 | lost |
| 11 |  V. KULANDHAIVELU | IND | 205 | Rs 5.08 L | 0 | 62 | lost |
| 12 |  A S THANGARASU | IND | 201 | Rs 40.12 L | 0 | 59 | lost |
| 13 |  K. RAJENDRAN | IND | 188 | Rs 13,700 | 0 | 47 | lost |
| 14 |  NOTA | NONE O | 716 | — | — | — |