| Kurinjipadi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 156 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Cuddalore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cuddalore |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 2,43,164[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kurinjipadi is a legislative assembly constituency inCuddalore district, which includesVadalur municipality andKurinjipadi Town Panchayat. There are 59 Panchayats, including 39 Village Panchayats ofKurinjipadi Panchayat Union and 20 Panchayats ofCuddalore Panchayat Union.[2] It is a part ofCuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Before 1977, Kurinjipadi Assembly constituency was reserved forScheduled Castes. Most successful party: DMK (ten times)
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | N. Rajangam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | N. Rajangam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 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 | |||
| Thirteenth | 2006-11 | |||
| Fourteenth | 2011-16 | R. Rajendran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Fifteenth | 2016-21 | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Sixteenth | 2021-Incumbent | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | 101,456 | 51.35% | ||
| AIADMK | Selvi Ramajayam | 83,929 | 42.48% | ||
| NTK | S. Sumathi | 8,512 | 4.31% | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 1,212 | 0.61% | ||
| 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% | ||
| Independent | R. Sarathkumar | 154 | 0.08% | New | |
| AIADMK | R. Muthukrishnan | 140 | 0.07% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 7.32% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | 82,864 | 44.03% | ||
| AIADMK | R. Rajendran | 54,756 | 29.09% | ||
| 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% | ||
| 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% | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,108 | 14.93% | −0.28% | ||
| Turnout | 188,205 | 84.18% | −1.96% | ||
| Registered electors | 223,575 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -12.35% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Rajendran | 88,345 | 56.38% | New | |
| DMK | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | 64,497 | 41.16% | ||
| Independent | R. Panneerselvam | 1,863 | 1.19% | New | |
| BJP | A. S. Vairakannu | 1,123 | 0.72% | ||
| BSP | T. S. Premalatha | 866 | 0.55% | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,848 | 15.22% | 13.67% | ||
| Turnout | 181,914 | 86.14% | 12.35% | ||
| Registered electors | 156,694 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 10.74% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | 56,462 | 45.64% | ||
| MDMK | N. Ramalingam | 54,547 | 44.09% | ||
| 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% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -10.14% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | 65,425 | 55.78% | ||
| AIADMK | Sivasubramanian K | 41,562 | 35.44% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 0.80% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | MRK Panneer selvam | 67,152 | 54.99% | ||
| AIADMK | N. Pandarinathan | 28,139 | 23.04% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 8.07% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Sivasubramanian | 51,313 | 46.92% | ||
| DMK | N. M. Ganeshmurthy | 38,842 | 35.52% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -0.22% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Ganeshmurthy | 44,887 | 47.14% | ||
| AIADMK | R. Rasendran | 16,043 | 16.85% | ||
| INC | C. Natesan | 15,000 | 15.75% | New | |
| AIADMK | R. Sivashanmugam | 7,923 | 8.32% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -2.76% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Thangarasu | 45,400 | 49.90% | ||
| DMK | C. Kuppusami | 34,434 | 37.85% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 0.25% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Thangarasu | 38,349 | 49.65% | New | |
| DMK | M. Selvaraj | 35,390 | 45.82% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 20.90% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Selvaraj | 19,523 | 28.75% | ||
| CPI(M) | S. Natarrajan | 16,997 | 25.03% | New | |
| INC | P. Radhakrishnan | 14,663 | 21.60% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -22.68% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Rajangam | 27,465 | 51.43% | ||
| INC | M. Jayaraman | 25,939 | 48.57% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,526 | 2.86% | −12.66% | ||
| Turnout | 53,404 | 69.57% | 3.69% | ||
| Registered electors | 79,098 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -3.07% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Rajangam | 25,478 | 54.50% | ||
| INC | M. Jayaraman | 18,226 | 38.99% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -1.98% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKwin (new seat) | |||||