Polur Assembly constituency

Polur is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 66. It comprises portions of the Chetpet, Pernamallur, Kalambur and Polur towns and unions. Polur is a part of the Arani constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Polur
Constituency No. 66 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvannamalai
LS constituencyArani
Total electors2,43,833[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Elected year2021

Madras State edit

Year Winner Party
1952 Manickavelu Naicker Commonweal Party
1957 S. M. Annamalai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962 Kesava Reddiar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 S. Kuppammal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu edit

Year Winner Party
1971 T. P. Srinivasan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 K. J. Subramanian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 L. Balaraman Indian National Congress (I)
1984 J. Rajababu Indian National Congress
1989 A. Rajendran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 T. Vediyappan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 A. Rajendran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 Nalini Manokaran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 P. S. Vijayakumar Indian National Congress
2011 L. Jaya Sudha All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 K. V. Sekaran[4] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 S. S. Agri Krishnamurthy[5] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results edit

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
48.65%
2016
34.02%
2011
55.42%
2006
47.08%
2001
51.31%
1996
55.45%
1991
62.13%
1989
38.80%
1984
62.40%
1980
48.92%
1977
37.82%
1971
57.92%
1967
56.92%
1962
62.16%
1957
42.96%
1952
54.65%

2021 edit

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy 97,732 48.65% +18.86
DMK K.V. Sekaran. 88,007 43.81% +9.79
NTK L. Lavanya 10,197 5.08% New
MNM G. Kalavathi 1,580 0.79% New
Independent R. Daksnamoorthy 1,188 0.59% New
NOTA NOTA 1,144 0.57% -0.06
Margin of victory 9,725 4.84% 0.61%
Turnout 200,868 82.38% -3.48%
Rejected ballots 366 0.18%
Registered electors 243,833
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 14.63%

2016 edit

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. V. Sekaran 66,588 34.02% New
AIADMK M. Murugan 58,315 29.80% -25.63
Independent C. Elumalai 38,861 19.86% New
PMK A. Velayutham 17,184 8.78% -29.52
CPI(M) P. Selvan 5,000 2.55% New
Independent A. Dhashanamoorthy 1,858 0.95% New
BJP D. Tamilarasi 1,232 0.63% -0.19
NOTA NOTA 1,230 0.63% New
Margin of victory 8,273 4.23% -12.90%
Turnout 195,714 85.86% 1.02%
Registered electors 227,936
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -21.40%

2011 edit

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK L. Jaya Sudha 92,391 55.42% +14.4
PMK G. Ediroli Manian 63,846 38.30% New
IJK V. Perumal 2,320 1.39% New
Independent M. Munisamy 2,132 1.28% New
Independent D. Murugesan 1,881 1.13% New
BJP N. Venkatesan 1,360 0.82% -1.03
Margin of victory 28,545 17.12% 11.06%
Turnout 166,702 84.85% 13.32%
Registered electors 196,477
AIADMK gain from INC Swing 8.34%

2006 edit

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. S. Vijayakumar 58,595 47.08% New
AIADMK T. Vediyappan 51,051 41.02% -10.3
DMDK S. C. Purushothaman 6,867 5.52% New
BJP G. Elangeswaran 2,299 1.85% New
Independent M. B. Lakshmanan 2,089 1.68% New
SP G. Shanmugam 2,011 1.62% New
Independent M. Durairaj 815 0.65% New
Independent C. Sankar 729 0.59% New
Margin of victory 7,544 6.06% -3.23%
Turnout 124,456 71.53% 5.29%
Registered electors 173,999
INC gain from AIADMK Swing -4.23%

2001 edit

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Nalini Manokaran 59,678 51.31% New
DMK C. Elumalai 48,871 42.02% -13.43
Independent J. Jayachandran 2,524 2.17% New
MDMK A. Karthikeyan 1,896 1.63% New
Puratchi Bharatham J. Bhaskar 1,647 1.42% New
Independent M. Durairaj 1,002 0.86% New
Independent M. Muniappan 680 0.58% New
Margin of victory 10,807 9.29%
Turnout 116,298 66.23% -4.75%
Registered electors 175,601
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -4.14%

1996 edit

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Rajendran 59,070 55.45% +33.15
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Turnout 106,525 70.98% 3.85%
Registered electors 159,775
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -6.67%

1991 edit

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK T. Vediyappan 60,262 62.13% +35.83
DMK A. Rajendran 21,637 22.31% -16.49
PMK K. G. Elumalai 13,026 13.43% New
AAP S. Santha 705 0.73% New
Independent M. Annamalai 505 0.52% New
Margin of victory 38,625 39.82% 27.32%
Turnout 97,001 67.13% 4.37%
Registered electors 151,807
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 23.33%

1989 edit

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Rajendran 31,478 38.80% +2.71
AIADMK S. Kannan 21,334 26.29% New
INC J. Rajababu 15,453 19.05% -43.36
AIADMK A. Selvan 12,096 14.91% New
Independent T. C. Manilingam 527 0.65% New
Margin of victory 10,144 12.50% -13.82%
Turnout 81,137 62.76% -12.26%
Registered electors 132,966
DMK gain from INC Swing -23.61%

1984 edit

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC J. Rajababu 52,437 62.40% +13.48
DMK T. K. Subramantan 30,319 36.08% New
Independent R. Shunmugam 1,273 1.51% New
Margin of victory 22,118 26.32% 23.35%
Turnout 84,029 75.02% 8.74%
Registered electors 116,495
INC hold Swing 13.48%

1980 edit

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC L. Balaraman 35,456 48.92% +39.14
AIADMK A. Selvan 33,303 45.95% +8.14
Independent K. G. Vediappan 1,898 2.62% New
Independent K. J. Subramanian 1,183 1.63% New
Independent P. C. Murugesa Gounder 635 0.88% New
Margin of victory 2,153 2.97% -1.22%
Turnout 72,475 66.28% 4.05%
Registered electors 111,477
INC gain from AIADMK Swing 11.11%

1977 edit

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. J. Subramanian 24,631 37.82% New
DMK S. Murugaiyan 21,902 33.63% -24.29
JP T. M. Subramanian 11,279 17.32% New
INC S. M. Annamalai 6,373 9.78% -32.3
Independent A. P. Ramachandran 950 1.46% New
Margin of victory 2,729 4.19% -11.65%
Turnout 65,135 62.23% -11.05%
Registered electors 107,103
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -20.10%

1971 edit

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Polur[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK T. P. Srinivasan 34,728 57.92% +0.99
INC T. R. Natesa Gounder 25,232 42.08% +7.5
Margin of victory 9,496 15.84% -6.51%
Turnout 59,960 73.28% -1.93%
Registered electors 85,660
DMK hold Swing 0.99%

1967 edit

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Polur[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Kuppamal 33,292 56.92% -5.23
INC S. M. Annamalai 20,224 34.58% -3.26
Independent P. Kothandaraman 4,969 8.50% New
Margin of victory 13,068 22.34% -1.97%
Turnout 58,485 75.20% 15.23%
Registered electors 81,835
DMK hold Swing -5.23%

1962 edit

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Polur[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Kesava Reddiar 29,283 62.16% New
INC Periasami 17,828 37.84% +18.85
Margin of victory 11,455 24.31% 7.84%
Turnout 47,111 59.98% 11.10%
Registered electors 82,973
DMK gain from Independent Swing 19.20%

1957 edit

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Polur[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. M. Annamalai 17,222 42.96% New
Independent T. B. Kesava Reddiar 10,616 26.48% New
INC V. Krishnakanthan 7,613 18.99% -26.36
Independent Vediappa Mudaliar 4,059 10.13% New
Independent Purushothama Mudali 578 1.44% New
Margin of victory 6,606 16.48% 7.18%
Turnout 40,088 48.88% -5.51%
Registered electors 82,019
Independent gain from Commonweal Party Swing -11.69%

1952 edit

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Polur[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Commonweal Party M. A. Manickavelu Naicker 19,508 54.65% New
INC Annamalai Chetty 16,190 45.35% New
Margin of victory 3,318 9.29%
Turnout 35,698 54.39%
Registered electors 65,635
Commonweal Party win (new seat)

References edit

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