| Kulithalai | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 137 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Karur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Perambalur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,27,068[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kulithalai is a state assembly constituency inKarur district in the state ofTamil Nadu,India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 137. It consists of portions of theKulithalai taluks. It is included inPerambalur Lok Sabha constituency.[2] Former chief minister Karunanidhi represented this.
Gender demographic of Kulithalai as of 09.11.2022,[3] taken post the State General election in 2022.
| Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 110,311 | 115,918 | 7 | 226,236 |
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | M. Karunanidhi | Independent | |
| 1962 | V. Ramanathan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | M. Kandaswamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | M. Kandasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1977 | P. E. Srinivasa Reddiar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | R. Karuppiah | Communist Party of India | |
| 1984 | P. Musiri Puppnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1989 | A. Pappa Sundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | A. Pappa Sundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1996 | R. Selvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | A. Pappa Sundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2006 | R. Manickam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2011 | A. Pappa Sundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | E. Ramar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | R. Manickam[4] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | 51.37% | |||
| 2016 | 48.85% | |||
| 2011 | 54.78% | |||
| 2006 | 50.42% | |||
| 2001 | 52.78% | |||
| 1996 | 49.19% | |||
| 1991 | 69.83% | |||
| 1989 | 43.02% | |||
| 1984 | 64.05% | |||
| 1980 | 52.96% | |||
| 1977 | 33.59% | |||
| 1971 | 53.68% | |||
| 1967 | 49.68% | |||
| 1962 | 64.04% | |||
| 1957 | 47.32% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||
| AIADMK+ | |||||
| NTK | |||||
| TVK | New | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Manickam | 100,829 | 51.37% | ||
| AIADMK | N. R. Chandrasekar | 77,289 | 39.38% | ||
| NTK | Seeni Prakasu | 11,511 | 5.87% | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 1,191 | 0.61% | ||
| Independent | R. Saravanan | 838 | 0.43% | New | |
| AMMK | V. Nirosha | 761 | 0.39% | New | |
| Independent | R. Chandrasekar | 694 | 0.35% | New | |
| IJK | S. Manikandan | 674 | 0.34% | New | |
| Independent | V. Vellaiyan | 612 | 0.31% | New | |
| BSP | P. Anbalagan | 590 | 0.30% | ||
| Independent | K. Suresh | 494 | 0.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,540 | 11.99% | 5.53% | ||
| Turnout | 196,265 | 86.43% | −1.69% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 165 | 0.08% | |||
| Registered electors | 227,068 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 2.52% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | E. Ramar | 89,923 | 48.85% | ||
| AIADMK | R. Chandrasekaran | 78,027 | 42.39% | ||
| DMDK | Jamuna Thangavel | 6,726 | 3.65% | New | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,906 | 1.04% | New | |
| NTK | Seeni Prakasu | 1,643 | 0.89% | New | |
| BJP | N. K. N. Shathakathulla | 1,437 | 0.78% | ||
| Independent | T. Chandrasekaran | 1,031 | 0.56% | New | |
| BSP | V. Maruthaiveeran | 950 | 0.52% | New | |
| PMK | S. Balasubramani | 870 | 0.47% | New | |
| Independent | M. Jeganathan | 554 | 0.30% | New | |
| Independent | R. Selvam | 449 | 0.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,896 | 6.46% | −7.61% | ||
| Turnout | 184,076 | 88.13% | −0.67% | ||
| Registered electors | 208,870 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -5.93% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 87,459 | 54.78% | ||
| DMK | R. Manickam | 64,986 | 40.70% | ||
| BJP | A. Dhanasekaran | 2,200 | 1.38% | ||
| Independent | K. V. Chinnasami | 1,670 | 1.05% | New | |
| IJK | R. Prakashkanna | 1,344 | 0.84% | New | |
| PPIS (Tamil Nadu) | M. Selvam | 1,164 | 0.73% | New | |
| Independent | S. Kandasamy | 839 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,473 | 14.08% | 3.94% | ||
| Turnout | 179,805 | 88.80% | 8.31% | ||
| Registered electors | 159,662 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 4.36% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Manickam | 69,615 | 50.42% | ||
| AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 55,626 | 40.29% | ||
| DMDK | M. Viswanathan | 4,790 | 3.47% | New | |
| BJP | N. C. Raju | 2,010 | 1.46% | New | |
| Independent | P. Mahendran | 1,338 | 0.97% | New | |
| Independent | N. Nagarajan | 1,026 | 0.74% | New | |
| BSP | K. Kadirvelu | 1,006 | 0.73% | New | |
| Independent | R. Boopathi | 900 | 0.65% | New | |
| SP | M. Munusamy | 700 | 0.51% | New | |
| Independent | V. Chinnasami | 357 | 0.26% | New | |
| Independent | R. Kothai | 355 | 0.26% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,989 | 10.13% | −3.19% | ||
| Turnout | 138,070 | 80.49% | 10.57% | ||
| Registered electors | 171,539 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -2.36% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 66,406 | 52.78% | ||
| DMK | D. Thirunavukkarasu | 49,640 | 39.46% | ||
| MDMK | M. R. Pugalendhe | 5,492 | 4.37% | ||
| Independent | P. Ramasamy | 2,292 | 1.82% | New | |
| Independent | M. Selvam | 1,077 | 0.86% | New | |
| Independent | S. Raju | 903 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,766 | 13.33% | −1.10% | ||
| Turnout | 125,810 | 69.92% | −4.79% | ||
| Registered electors | 179,980 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 3.60% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Selvam | 60,521 | 49.19% | ||
| AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 42,771 | 34.76% | ||
| MDMK | R. Pugalendhi | 11,356 | 9.23% | New | |
| Independent | P. Kaliappan | 5,132 | 4.17% | New | |
| Independent | E. Dravida Mani | 995 | 0.81% | New | |
| JP | L. Srirenga Reddiar | 578 | 0.47% | New | |
| Independent | A. P. Erajalingam | 539 | 0.44% | New | |
| Independent | N. Karuppaian | 293 | 0.24% | New | |
| Independent | A. Thangavelu | 227 | 0.18% | New | |
| Independent | J. Anbumozhi | 165 | 0.13% | New | |
| Independent | M. J. Selvanathan | 143 | 0.12% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,750 | 14.43% | −26.64% | ||
| Turnout | 123,046 | 74.72% | 3.17% | ||
| Registered electors | 173,318 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -20.65% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 80,499 | 69.83% | ||
| DMK | S. P. Sethiraman | 33,158 | 28.76% | ||
| Independent | M. Dharamaraju | 341 | 0.30% | New | |
| Independent | V. Vellusamy | 302 | 0.26% | New | |
| PMK | P. Somasundaram | 299 | 0.26% | New | |
| Independent | M. Vellaisamy | 156 | 0.14% | New | |
| Independent | M. Mohan | 142 | 0.12% | New | |
| THMM | S. R. Kannadasan | 137 | 0.12% | New | |
| Independent | K. R. Ramasamy | 108 | 0.09% | New | |
| Independent | S. K. Manoharan | 67 | 0.06% | New | |
| Independent | P. Ponnambalam | 66 | 0.06% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 47,341 | 41.07% | 30.75% | ||
| Turnout | 115,275 | 71.55% | −7.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 165,240 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 26.81% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 49,231 | 43.02% | ||
| DMK | A. Sivaraman | 37,421 | 32.70% | New | |
| Independent | R. Karuppaiah | 17,551 | 15.34% | New | |
| AIADMK | N. Nallusamy | 8,814 | 7.70% | ||
| Independent | R. Sekar | 630 | 0.55% | New | |
| Independent | N. Thiagarajan | 397 | 0.35% | New | |
| Independent | T. Muthusamy Poojari | 206 | 0.18% | New | |
| Independent | S. Arockiam | 179 | 0.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,810 | 10.32% | −20.43% | ||
| Turnout | 114,429 | 78.94% | −0.35% | ||
| Registered electors | 147,731 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -21.03% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Musiri Puppnan | 62,165 | 64.05% | New | |
| CPI | B. Karuppaiah | 32,317 | 33.30% | ||
| Independent | P. Dearmaraj | 1,748 | 1.80% | New | |
| Independent | P. Rajalingam | 500 | 0.52% | New | |
| Independent | R. Annavi | 321 | 0.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 29,848 | 30.75% | 21.01% | ||
| Turnout | 97,051 | 79.29% | 8.63% | ||
| Registered electors | 130,379 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromCPI | Swing | 11.09% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | R. Karuppaiah | 44,525 | 52.96% | New | |
| INC | P. E. Srinivasa Reddiar | 36,336 | 43.22% | ||
| Independent | C. Periasamy | 2,737 | 3.26% | New | |
| Independent | T. Muthusamy Poosari | 474 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,189 | 9.74% | 0.24% | ||
| Turnout | 84,072 | 70.66% | 2.56% | ||
| Registered electors | 120,320 | ||||
| CPIgain fromINC | Swing | 19.37% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. E. Srinivasa Reddiar | 27,043 | 33.59% | ||
| AIADMK | S. Rasu | 19,396 | 24.09% | New | |
| DMK | K. V. Muthusamy | 18,581 | 23.08% | ||
| JP | C. John Britto | 14,642 | 18.19% | New | |
| Independent | M. S. Royappan | 843 | 1.05% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,647 | 9.50% | 2.15% | ||
| Turnout | 80,505 | 68.09% | −10.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 119,673 | ||||
| INCgain fromDMK | Swing | -20.08% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Kandaswamy | 44,198 | 53.68% | ||
| INC | P. E. Srinivasan Reddiar | 38,145 | 46.32% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,053 | 7.35% | 2.10% | ||
| Turnout | 82,343 | 78.18% | −1.67% | ||
| Registered electors | 107,450 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 4.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Kandaswamy | 36,120 | 49.68% | ||
| INC | P. E. S. Reddiar | 32,305 | 44.43% | ||
| CPI | R. Karuppaiah | 3,949 | 5.43% | New | |
| Independent | Pillai | 336 | 0.46% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,815 | 5.25% | −22.84% | ||
| Turnout | 72,710 | 79.85% | 4.23% | ||
| Registered electors | 96,359 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | -14.37% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. Ramanathan | 47,243 | 64.04% | ||
| DMK | N. Rathanam | 26,525 | 35.96% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,718 | 28.09% | 10.86% | ||
| Turnout | 73,768 | 75.63% | 21.88% | ||
| Registered electors | 101,216 | ||||
| INCgain fromIndependent | Swing | 16.72% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Karunanidhi | 22,785 | 47.32% | New | |
| INC | K. A. Dharmalingam | 14,489 | 30.09% | New | |
| Independent | R. Venkatarama Naidu | 3,784 | 7.86% | New | |
| Independent | S. Shanmugham | 3,726 | 7.74% | New | |
| Independent | R. Govindan | 1,866 | 3.88% | New | |
| Independent | R. Rajagopala Iyengar | 759 | 1.58% | New | |
| Independent | K. P. Veerappan | 740 | 1.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,296 | 17.23% | |||
| Turnout | 48,149 | 53.75% | |||
| Registered electors | 89,574 | ||||
| Independentwin (new seat) | |||||