Kurinjipadi Assembly constituency

Kurinjipadi is a legislative assembly constituency in Cuddalore district, which includes Vadalur Municipailty and Kurinjipadi Town Panchayat and there are 59 Panchayats including 39 Village Panchayats of Kurinjipadi Panchayat Union and 20 Panchayats of Cuddalore Panchayat Union.[2] It is a part of the Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Before 1977, Kurinjipadi constituency was reserved for scheduled caste. Most successful party: DMK (10 times)

Kurinjipadi
Constituency No. 156 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictCuddalore
LS constituencyCuddalore
Established1962
Total electors2,43,164[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  DMK
Elected year2021

Madras State edit

Year Winner Party
1962 N. Rajangam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 N. Rajangam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu edit

Assembly Duration Winner Party
Fifth 1971-77 N. Rajangam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth 1977-80 M. Selvaraj Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh 1980-84 A. Thangarasu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth 1984-89 A. Thangarasu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth 1989-91 N. Ganeshmurthy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth 1991-96 K. Sivasubramanian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1996-01 M. R. K. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001-06 M. R. K. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 2006-11 M. R. K. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth 2011-16 R. Rajendran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth 2016-21 M. R. K. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth 2021-Incumbent M. R. K. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results edit

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
51.35%
2016
44.03%
2011
56.38%
2006
45.64%
2001
55.78%
1996
54.99%
1991
46.92%
1989
47.14%
1984
49.90%
1980
49.65%
1977
28.75%
1971
51.43%
1967
54.50%
1962
56.48%

2021 edit

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. R. K. Panneerselvam 101,456 51.35%   7.32
AIADMK Selvi Ramajayam 83,929 42.48%   13.39
NTK S. Sumathi 8,512 4.31%   3.49
NOTA Nota 1,212 0.61%   0.21
JD(S) K. Chandramouli 1,189 0.60% New
AMMK A. Vasanthakumar 837 0.42% New
Independent R. Rajesh 515 0.26% New
BSP T. Velayudham 482 0.24%   0.09
Independent R. Sarathkumar 154 0.08% New
AIADMK R. Muthukrishnan 140 0.07%   29.02
Independent L. Madhiyazhagan 139 0.07% New
Margin of victory 17,527 8.87% -6.06%
Turnout 197,569 81.25% -2.93%
Rejected ballots 468 0.24%
Registered electors 243,164
DMK hold Swing 7.32%

2016 edit

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. R. K. Panneerselvam 82,864 44.03%   2.87
AIADMK R. Rajendran 54,756 29.09%   27.29
PMK S. Muthukrishnan 22,705 12.06% New
DMDK K. M. S. Balamurugan 21,063 11.19% New
NOTA None Of The Above 1,541 0.82% New
NTK V. Jaladeepan 1,534 0.82% New
BJP Mu. Shakthi Ganapathy 957 0.51%   0.21
Independent A. Tatabirla 855 0.45% New
Independent A. P. Muthukumaran 636 0.34% New
Independent R. Murugan 342 0.18% New
BSP S. Senthilmurugan 288 0.15%   0.4
Margin of victory 28,108 14.93% -0.28%
Turnout 188,205 84.18% -1.96%
Registered electors 223,575
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -12.35%

2011 edit

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Rajendran 88,345 56.38% New
DMK M. R. K. Panneerselvam 64,497 41.16%   4.48
Independent R. Panneerselvam 1,863 1.19% New
BJP A. S. Vairakannu 1,123 0.72%   0.09
BSP T. S. Premalatha 866 0.55%   0.04
Margin of victory 23,848 15.22% 13.67%
Turnout 181,914 86.14% 12.35%
Registered electors 156,694
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 10.74%

2006 edit

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. R. K. Panneerselvam 56,462 45.64%   10.14
MDMK N. Ramalingam 54,547 44.09%   38.62
DMDK R. Sundara Moorthy 8,541 6.90% New
BJP D. Saravanas Undaram 1,002 0.81% New
BSP G. Hari Krishnan 636 0.51%   0.33
RSP C. Kaliyamoorthy 590 0.48% New
Independent A. Bala Subramanian 515 0.42% New
Independent V. Pazhni Murugan 431 0.35% New
Independent B. Kantharajan 334 0.27% New
Independent P. Chandra 276 0.22% New
JD(U) S. Muralidharan 206 0.17% New
Margin of victory 1,915 1.55% -18.80%
Turnout 123,708 73.79% 13.62%
Registered electors 167,658
DMK hold Swing -10.14%

2001 edit

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. R. K. Panneerselvam 65,425 55.78%   0.8
AIADMK Sivasubramanian K 41,562 35.44%   12.4
MDMK N. Ramalingam 6,415 5.47% New
Independent Susila G 1,007 0.86% New
BSP M. Jawahar Mohan 985 0.84% New
Independent B. S. Ramanathan 864 0.74% New
Independent Rajendran C 594 0.51% New
Independent Ravi G 431 0.37% New
Margin of victory 23,863 20.35% -11.60%
Turnout 117,283 60.17% -6.83%
Registered electors 194,949
DMK hold Swing 0.80%

1996 edit

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK MRK Panneer selvam 67,152 54.99%   19.47
AIADMK N. Pandarinathan 28,139 23.04%   23.88
PMK M. Gnanamoorthy 12,231 10.02% New
CPI(M) K. Balakrishnan 11,387 9.32% New
BJP M. Ashokkumar 1,717 1.41% New
Independent T. Selvaraj 231 0.19% New
Independent Muthupattusamy 216 0.18% New
Independent N. Muthazhagan 186 0.15% New
Independent G. Kumaraguru 139 0.11% New
Independent S. S. Nathan 137 0.11% New
Independent R. Baskar 123 0.10% New
Margin of victory 39,013 31.95% 20.54%
Turnout 122,122 67.00% 1.42%
Registered electors 190,256
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 8.07%

1991 edit

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Sivasubramanian 51,313 46.92%   30.07
DMK N. M. Ganeshmurthy 38,842 35.52%   11.62
PMK A. Thangarasu 18,638 17.04% New
Independent R. N. Anbuduraisamy 571 0.52% New
Margin of victory 12,471 11.40% -18.89%
Turnout 109,364 65.59% -0.21%
Registered electors 172,154
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -0.22%

1989 edit

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. Ganeshmurthy 44,887 47.14%   9.29
AIADMK R. Rasendran 16,043 16.85%   33.05
INC C. Natesan 15,000 15.75% New
AIADMK R. Sivashanmugam 7,923 8.32%   41.58
India Farmers and Tailers Party R. Shanmugasundaram 6,311 6.63% New
Independent K. V. Dakshinamurthy 1,019 1.07% New
Independent V. Jayakumar 955 1.00% New
Independent M. P. Thangavel 843 0.89% New
Independent A. Arasuganesan 823 0.86% New
Independent G. Dhanagopal 610 0.64% New
INS(SCS) M. K. S. Rahiman Sait 319 0.34% New
Margin of victory 28,844 30.29% 18.24%
Turnout 95,222 65.80% -11.44%
Registered electors 147,835
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -2.76%

1984 edit

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. Thangarasu 45,400 49.90%   0.25
DMK C. Kuppusami 34,434 37.85%   7.98
Independent N. Pandarinathan 10,908 11.99% New
Independent Murthupattusamy 239 0.26% New
Margin of victory 10,966 12.05% 8.22%
Turnout 90,981 77.24% 9.36%
Registered electors 124,612
AIADMK hold Swing 0.25%

1980 edit

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. Thangarasu 38,349 49.65% New
DMK M. Selvaraj 35,390 45.82%   17.07
RPI P. Elumalai 2,083 2.70% New
Independent P. Dhayalan 929 1.20% New
Independent K. T. P. Palaniappa Nadar 246 0.32% New
Independent R. Palanivelu 118 0.15% New
Independent Mathu Pattusamy 116 0.15% New
Margin of victory 2,959 3.83% 0.11%
Turnout 77,231 67.88% 5.94%
Registered electors 115,509
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 20.90%

1977 edit

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Selvaraj 19,523 28.75%   22.68
CPI(M) S. Natarrajan 16,997 25.03% New
INC P. Radhakrishnan 14,663 21.60%   26.98
JP M. Balasubramaniyan 13,080 19.26% New
Independent S. Ramaswamy 1,818 2.68% New
Independent K. Dhanagopal 1,690 2.49% New
Independent Muthupattusamy 127 0.19% New
Margin of victory 2,526 3.72% 0.86%
Turnout 67,898 61.94% -7.63%
Registered electors 111,845
DMK hold Swing -22.68%

1971 edit

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. Rajangam 27,465 51.43%   3.07
INC M. Jayaraman 25,939 48.57%   9.58
Margin of victory 1,526 2.86% -12.66%
Turnout 53,404 69.57% 3.69%
Registered electors 79,098
DMK hold Swing -3.07%

1967 edit

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. Rajangam 25,478 54.50%   1.98
INC M. Jayaraman 18,226 38.99%   0.4
Independent P. Vaithilingam 1,569 3.36% New
Independent G. Dhanagopal 1,473 3.15% New
Margin of victory 7,252 15.51% -2.37%
Turnout 46,746 65.88% 3.49%
Registered electors 74,712
DMK hold Swing -1.98%

1962 edit

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. Rajangam 32,046 56.48% New
INC M. Jayaraman 21,898 38.59% New
Independent G. Dhanagopal 2,796 4.93% New
Margin of victory 10,148 17.89%
Turnout 56,740 62.38%
Registered electors 94,690
DMK win (new seat)

References edit

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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  8. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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