| Melmalayanur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Villupuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Villupuram |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,74,724 |
Melmalayanur is a state assembly constituency inViluppuram district inTamil Nadu.[1] Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. Elections were not held in the years 1957 and 1962. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | P. Senthamizh Selvan | 56,758 | 45.81% | ||
| AIADMK | R. Tamilmozhi Rajadathan | 45,457 | 36.69% | −14.33% | |
| DMDK | C. Chandira Dass | 15,265 | 12.32% | ||
| Independent | S. Mariyappan | 1,850 | 1.49% | ||
| Independent | M. Anthony Mary | 973 | 0.79% | ||
| Independent | S. R. Manimaran | 743 | 0.60% | ||
| BSP | T. Duraikkannu | 721 | 0.58% | ||
| BJP | B. Bhaskaran | 698 | 0.56% | ||
| Independent | M. Kannan | 676 | 0.55% | ||
| SP | C. Chandrasekaran | 325 | 0.26% | ||
| Independent | R. Thangavelu | 245 | 0.20% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,301 | 9.12% | −13.56% | ||
| Turnout | 123,907 | 70.92% | 7.03% | ||
| Registered electors | 174,724 | ||||
| PMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -5.21% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Tamilmozhi | 55,309 | 51.02% | ||
| DMK | Dr. A. Gnanasekaran | 30,722 | 28.34% | −17.34% | |
| MDMK | A. K. Mani | 17,462 | 16.11% | 6.73% | |
| Independent | A. Thenmozhi | 2,206 | 2.03% | ||
| Independent | G. Gnanasekar | 1,166 | 1.08% | ||
| MNK(PLP) | P. Jayaraman | 651 | 0.60% | ||
| Independent | S. Krishanamurthy | 522 | 0.48% | ||
| Independent | D. Ayyasamy Gounder | 375 | 0.35% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,587 | 22.68% | −2.82% | ||
| Turnout | 108,413 | 63.89% | −5.51% | ||
| Registered electors | 169,696 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 5.34% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Gnanasekar | 50,905 | 45.68% | 17.40% | |
| INC | Dharmarasan | 22,491 | 20.18% | −32.77% | |
| PMK | A. Murthi | 21,634 | 19.41% | ||
| MDMK | R. Panchatcharan | 10,451 | 9.38% | ||
| Independent | E. Karunanidhi | 1,206 | 1.08% | ||
| Independent | P. Thangavol | 1,158 | 1.04% | ||
| Independent | K. Subramania Gounder | 1,004 | 0.90% | ||
| Independent | N. Sankar | 389 | 0.35% | ||
| JP | S. Maninaran | 379 | 0.34% | ||
| Independent | G. Ravichandran | 369 | 0.33% | ||
| Independent | M. A. Koothan | 353 | 0.32% | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,414 | 25.50% | 0.83% | ||
| Turnout | 111,439 | 69.40% | 0.49% | ||
| Registered electors | 169,264 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | -7.27% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | G. Janakiramam | 56,864 | 52.95% | 47.98% | |
| DMK | R. Panchatcharam | 30,372 | 28.28% | −18.37% | |
| PMK | G. Anbalagan | 18,029 | 16.79% | ||
| Independent | A. Balasundaram | 1,069 | 1.00% | ||
| Independent | P. Arumugam | 663 | 0.62% | ||
| THMM | S. Annadurai | 387 | 0.36% | ||
| Margin of victory | 26,492 | 24.67% | 11.88% | ||
| Turnout | 107,384 | 68.91% | −3.37% | ||
| Registered electors | 160,282 | ||||
| INCgain fromDMK | Swing | 6.30% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Panchatcharam | 46,653 | 46.66% | 16.49% | |
| AIADMK | P. U. Shanmugam | 33,866 | 33.87% | −33.76% | |
| AIADMK | V. Elumalai | 11,607 | 11.61% | −56.02% | |
| INC | S. Rajadurai | 4,975 | 4.98% | ||
| Independent | R. Gurusami | 940 | 0.94% | ||
| Independent | M. A. Koothan | 711 | 0.71% | ||
| Independent | Chandrasekaran | 503 | 0.50% | ||
| Independent | R. Pachaippan | 475 | 0.48% | ||
| Independent | R. Elumalai | 182 | 0.18% | ||
| Independent | H. Kothandam | 82 | 0.08% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,787 | 12.79% | −24.67% | ||
| Turnout | 99,994 | 72.28% | −3.54% | ||
| Registered electors | 141,778 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -20.97% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. U. Shanmugam | 61,289 | 67.63% | 18.79% | |
| DMK | P. R. Aranganathan | 27,343 | 30.17% | ||
| Independent | S. James | 793 | 0.87% | ||
| Independent | H. Kothandam | 415 | 0.46% | ||
| Independent | A. Chinnadurai | 412 | 0.45% | ||
| Independent | P. Jayaraman | 377 | 0.42% | ||
| Margin of victory | 33,946 | 37.46% | 37.21% | ||
| Turnout | 90,629 | 75.81% | 6.67% | ||
| Registered electors | 126,800 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 18.79% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Chinnadurai | 39,572 | 48.84% | 9.91% | |
| INC | V. Perumal Nainar | 39,374 | 48.59% | ||
| RPI | T. S. Rathinaswamy | 1,750 | 2.16% | ||
| Independent | H. Kothandam | 331 | 0.41% | ||
| Margin of victory | 198 | 0.24% | −18.83% | ||
| Turnout | 81,027 | 69.14% | 4.66% | ||
| Registered electors | 118,992 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 9.91% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Thangavelu Gounder | 27,673 | 38.93% | ||
| DMK | S. Vijayaraghavan | 14,110 | 19.85% | −33.70% | |
| Independent | K. Gopala Gounder | 12,064 | 16.97% | ||
| JP | N. V. Ayyakannnu Gounder | 6,543 | 9.20% | ||
| Independent | M. A. Kuthan | 5,327 | 7.49% | ||
| CPI | R. Murugesan | 1,828 | 2.57% | ||
| Independent | A. Sadagopan | 1,755 | 2.47% | ||
| Independent | H. Kothandam | 988 | 1.39% | ||
| Independent | N. Vinayagam | 804 | 1.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,563 | 19.08% | 3.84% | ||
| Turnout | 71,092 | 64.48% | −4.57% | ||
| Registered electors | 112,185 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -14.62% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. R. Munusamy | 31,166 | 53.54% | 2.86% | |
| INC | K. Gopal Gounder | 22,294 | 38.30% | 11.83% | |
| Independent | P. Thangavel Kander | 3,745 | 6.43% | ||
| Independent | M. A. Kuthan | 1,002 | 1.72% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,872 | 15.24% | −8.97% | ||
| Turnout | 58,207 | 69.05% | −5.27% | ||
| Registered electors | 94,704 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 2.86% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. R. Munusamy | 33,115 | 50.68% | ||
| INC | K. G. Gounder | 17,295 | 26.47% | ||
| Independent | K. Aranganathan | 11,756 | 17.99% | ||
| Independent | M. A. Kuthan | 2,051 | 3.14% | ||
| Independent | A. Anthonisamy | 1,120 | 1.71% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,820 | 24.21% | |||
| Turnout | 65,337 | 74.32% | |||
| Registered electors | 92,089 | ||||
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