Villupuram Assembly constituency

11°56′28″N 79°29′35″E / 11.941°N 79.493°E / 11.941; 79.493

Villupuram
Constituency No. 74 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictVillupuram
LS constituencyVilupuram
Total electors2,62,068[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  DMK
Elected year2021

Villupuram is a state legislative assembly constituency in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 74. It comprises a portion of Viluppuram taluk and is a part of the Viluppuram constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Villupuram was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) facilities with EVMs in the state elections of 2016.[4]

Most successful party: DMK (9 times)

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1952 Nagarajan Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party
1957 Sarangapani Gounder Indian National Congress
1962 M. Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 M. Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 M. Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 P. Krishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 K. P. Palaniappan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 M. Mani Rajarathinam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 K. Ponmudy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 D. Janardhanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 K. Ponmudy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 K. Ponmudy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 K. Ponmudy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 C. V. Shanmugam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 C. V. Shanmugam[5] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 R. Lakshmanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 50.16%
2016
 
 36.74%
2011
 
 52.18%
2006
 
 46.87%
2001
 
 47.45%
1996
 
 58.24%
1991
 
 48.82%
1989
 
 47.18%
1984
 
 52.71%
1980
 
 52.02%
1977
 
 37.69%
1971
 
 51.41%
1967
 
 53.73%
1962
 
 59.36%
1957
 
 50.87%
1952
 
 43.46%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. Lakshmanan 102,271 50.16% New
AIADMK C. V. Shanmugam 87,403 42.87% +6.13
NTK J. Selvam 6,375 3.13% +2.48
MNM K. Dass 3,242 1.59% New
AMMK R. Balasundaram 1,695 0.83% New
Margin of victory 14,868 7.29% −4.50%
Turnout 203,890 77.80% 1.40%
Rejected ballots 286 0.14%
Registered electors 262,068
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 13.42%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. V. Shanmugam 69,421 36.74% −15.45
IUML S. M. Ameer Abbas 47,130 24.94% New
PMK P. Palanivel 36,456 19.29% New
DMDK L. Vengatesan 24,907 13.18% New
BJP Jayakumar Rama 2,188 1.16% +0.52
NOTA NOTA 1,701 0.90% New
NTK K. Subramani 1,231 0.65% New
Margin of victory 22,291 11.80% 4.81%
Turnout 188,964 76.40% −6.24%
Registered electors 247,327
AIADMK hold Swing -15.45%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. V. Shanmugam 90,304 52.18% +11.62
DMK K. Ponmudy 78,207 45.19% −1.68
BJP C. Arokiyasamy 1,100 0.64% −0.01
Margin of victory 12,097 6.99% 0.69%
Turnout 173,050 82.64% 9.94%
Registered electors 209,392
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 5.31%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Ponmudy 72,462 46.87% −0.58
AIADMK R. Pasupathy 62,714 40.57% New
DMDK D. Duraisamy 13,621 8.81% New
Independent V. Vetriselvan 1,523 0.99% New
BJP V. Sukumar 994 0.64% New
Independent M. Mohamad Jakkiriya 845 0.55% New
BSP V. Vaikunthan 804 0.52% −0.04
Margin of victory 9,748 6.31% 4.71%
Turnout 154,600 72.71% 11.30%
Registered electors 212,630
DMK hold Swing -0.58%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Ponmudy 65,693 47.45% −10.8
PMK R. Pasupathy 63,488 45.86% New
MDMK V. Govindarajulu 2,982 2.15% −5.41
Independent K. Sadagopan 1,853 1.34% New
Independent M. Mohamed Ali Jinna 1,116 0.81% New
Independent V. Ponmudi 851 0.61% New
BSP G. Kaliyamoorthy 781 0.56% New
Independent C. Faruklal 704 0.51% New
Margin of victory 2,205 1.59% −30.75%
Turnout 138,453 61.40% −8.06%
Registered electors 225,528
DMK hold Swing -10.80%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Ponmudy 74,891 58.24% +24.87
AIADMK S. S. Panneer Selvam 33,305 25.90% −22.92
MDMK M. Panneer Selvam 9,727 7.56% New
AIIC(T) G. Janagiraman 8,331 6.48% New
BJP K. Mani 848 0.66% New
Margin of victory 41,586 32.34% 16.89%
Turnout 128,581 69.46% 2.63%
Registered electors 190,500
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 9.42%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK D. Janaardhanan 55,105 48.82% +32.99
DMK K. Ponmudy 37,665 33.37% −13.81
Independent V. Krishna Murthy 18,304 16.22% New
Independent U. Mohamed Younus 636 0.56% New
INS(SCS) D. Deenadhayalan 598 0.53% New
Margin of victory 17,440 15.45% −8.34%
Turnout 112,866 66.83% 4.31%
Registered electors 176,980
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 1.64%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Ponmudy 45,145 47.18% +9.03
INC S. Abdul Latheef 22,380 23.39% New
AIADMK P. Selvaraj 15,148 15.83% −36.88
Independent V. G. Chellappa 9,929 10.38% New
Independent M. Bala Shanmugam 1,038 1.08% New
Margin of victory 22,765 23.79% 9.23%
Turnout 95,677 62.52% −14.40%
Registered electors 156,154
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -5.53%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Rajarathinam Mani 50,156 52.71% +6.54
DMK K. P. Palaniappan 36,302 38.15% −13.87
Independent M. Balashanugam 7,562 7.95% New
Independent H. Sohan Lal Jain 661 0.69% New
Margin of victory 13,854 14.56% 8.72%
Turnout 95,152 76.92% 10.09%
Registered electors 131,319
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 0.69%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. P. Palaniappan 45,952 52.02% +17.98
AIADMK M. Rajarathinam 40,792 46.18% +8.49
Independent Jothi V 1,065 1.21% New
Independent G. Ramakrishna Padayachi 531 0.60% New
Margin of victory 5,160 5.84% 2.19%
Turnout 88,340 66.82% 3.05%
Registered electors 133,842
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 14.33%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Krishnan 27,882 37.69% New
DMK K. P. Palaniappan 25,183 34.04% −17.37
JP L. Athikesavalu Naidu 12,161 16.44% New
INC T. Thirumal 8,754 11.83% −29.14
Margin of victory 2,699 3.65% −6.79%
Turnout 73,980 63.77% −9.91%
Registered electors 117,651
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -13.73%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Shanmugam 35,838 51.41% −2.32
INC V. P. Sharangapani Gounder 28,562 40.98% −4.28
Independent A. Ramalingam 5,304 7.61% New
Margin of victory 7,276 10.44% 1.96%
Turnout 69,704 73.68% −3.67%
Registered electors 102,546
DMK hold Swing -2.32%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Shanmugam 37,605 53.73% −5.63
INC V. P. S. Gounder 31,674 45.26% +6.43
Independent T. S. Ramachandran 706 1.01% New
Margin of victory 5,931 8.47% −12.06%
Turnout 69,985 77.35% 5.11%
Registered electors 94,260
DMK hold Swing -5.63%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Shanmugam 39,923 59.36% New
INC V. P. Sarangapani Koundar 26,115 38.83% −12.04
Independent G. Kothandaraman Koundar 735 1.09% New
Independent A. Ramalingam 485 0.72% New
Margin of victory 13,808 20.53% 18.79%
Turnout 67,258 72.24% 18.10%
Registered electors 96,487
DMK gain from INC Swing 8.49%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sarangapani Gounder 25,000 50.87% +15.81
Independent Shanmugha Udayar 24,147 49.13% New
Margin of victory 853 1.74% −6.67%
Turnout 49,147 54.15% −5.17%
Registered electors 90,763
INC gain from TTP Swing 7.40%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Villupuram[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TTP Nagarajan 21,762 43.46% New
INC S. D. Chinnas Alias Reddy 17,555 35.06% New
Independent M. Shumuga U Yar 10,752 21.47% New
Margin of victory 4,207 8.40%
Turnout 50,069 59.32%
Registered electors 84,403
TTP win (new seat)

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