| Panruti | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 154 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Cuddalore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cuddalore |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,45,451[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TVK (DMK) |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Panruti is a legislative assembly inCuddalore district, which includes the city ofPanruti.[2] It is a part ofCuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency is notable for Panruti Ramachandran or Panruttiar, who was elected from this constituency six times, under three different parties,DMK,AIADMK andPMK. 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.[3]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | S. Radhakrishnan | Tamil Nadu Toilers Party | |
| 1967 | S. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth | 1971-77 | S. Ramachandaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | S. Ramachandaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | S. Ramachandaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | S. Ramachandaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | K. Nanda Gopalakirutinan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | S. Ramachandaran | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | V. Ramaswamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | T. Velmurugan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
| Thirteenth | 2006-11 | T. Velmurugan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
| Fourteenth | 2011-16 | P. Sivakozhundu | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
| Fifteenth | 2016-21 | Sathya Panneerselvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Sixteenth | 2021-Incumbent | T. Velmurugan | Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi | |
| 2021 | 47.60% | |||
| 2016 | 39.01% | |||
| 2011 | 50.91% | |||
| 2006 | 38.18% | |||
| 2001 | 37.67% | |||
| 1996 | 57.32% | |||
| 1991 | 37.51% | |||
| 1989 | 56.24% | |||
| 1984 | 53.97% | |||
| 1980 | 51.88% | |||
| 1977 | 59.24% | |||
| 1971 | 52.06% | |||
| 1967 | 60.82% | |||
| 1952 | 55.34% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||
| AIADMK+ | |||||
| NTK | |||||
| TVK | New | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | T. Velmurugan | 93,801 | 47.60% | +10.28 | |
| AIADMK | R. Rajendran | 89,104 | 45.22% | +6.21 | |
| NTK | R. Subhashini | 6,547 | 3.32% | +2.64 | |
| DMDK | P. Sivakozhundu | 3,362 | 1.71% | −8.22 | |
| MNM | Jaylani | 1,670 | 0.85% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,323 | 0.67% | −0.4 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,697 | 2.38% | 0.70% | ||
| Turnout | 197,049 | 80.28% | −1.69% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 495 | 0.25% | |||
| Registered electors | 245,451 | ||||
| TVKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 8.59% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Sathya Panneerselvam | 72,353 | 39.01% | New | |
| DMK | Ponkumar | 69,225 | 37.33% | −6.95 | |
| PMK | A. Dharmalingam | 18,666 | 10.06% | New | |
| DMDK | P. Sivakozhundu | 18,409 | 9.93% | −40.98 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,988 | 1.07% | New | |
| BJP | S. R. Saravanan | 1,373 | 0.74% | +0.08 | |
| NTK | S. Mahaboobasha | 1,262 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,128 | 1.69% | −4.95% | ||
| Turnout | 185,465 | 81.97% | −1.28% | ||
| Registered electors | 226,257 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMDK | Swing | -11.90% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | P. Sivakozhundu | 82,187 | 50.91% | +29.86 | |
| DMK | Saba Rajendran | 71,471 | 44.27% | New | |
| IJK | R. Sankar | 1,570 | 0.97% | New | |
| Puratchi Bharatham | M. Deiveegadas | 1,155 | 0.72% | New | |
| BJP | R. M. Selvakumar | 1,064 | 0.66% | New | |
| Independent | N. S. Velmurugan | 943 | 0.58% | New | |
| BSP | K. K. Iyappan | 859 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,716 | 6.64% | 6.53% | ||
| Turnout | 161,443 | 83.25% | 1.59% | ||
| Registered electors | 193,924 | ||||
| DMDKgain fromPMK | Swing | 12.73% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | T. Velmurugan | 54,653 | 38.18% | +0.51 | |
| AIADMK | R. Rajendiran | 54,505 | 38.08% | New | |
| DMDK | S. Ramachandran | 30,133 | 21.05% | New | |
| Independent | S. Balu | 1,366 | 0.95% | New | |
| Independent | V. K. Kumaraguru | 793 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 148 | 0.10% | −4.03% | ||
| Turnout | 143,148 | 81.66% | 9.02% | ||
| Registered electors | 175,294 | ||||
| PMKhold | Swing | 0.51% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | T. Velmurugan | 45,963 | 37.67% | +29.26 | |
| DMK | V. Ramaswamy | 40,915 | 33.54% | −23.79 | |
| MNK(PLP) | S. Ramachandran | 30,459 | 24.97% | New | |
| MDMK | K. M. Selvamani | 2,555 | 2.09% | −7.28 | |
| Independent | V. K. Kumaraguru | 2,111 | 1.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,048 | 4.14% | −28.84% | ||
| Turnout | 122,003 | 72.65% | −4.50% | ||
| Registered electors | 168,037 | ||||
| PMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -19.65% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Ramaswamy | 68,021 | 57.32% | +31.62 | |
| AIADMK | R. Rajendran | 28,891 | 24.35% | −12.11 | |
| MDMK | K. Nandagopalakrishnan | 11,123 | 9.37% | New | |
| PMK | N. Murugavel | 9,988 | 8.42% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,130 | 32.98% | 31.92% | ||
| Turnout | 118,663 | 77.15% | 1.24% | ||
| Registered electors | 161,495 | ||||
| DMKgain fromPMK | Swing | 19.81% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | S. Ramachandaran | 39,911 | 37.51% | New | |
| AIADMK | R. M. Devasudaram | 38,789 | 36.45% | +17.68 | |
| DMK | A. Mani | 27,354 | 25.71% | −30.53 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,122 | 1.05% | −36.41% | ||
| Turnout | 106,407 | 75.91% | 3.83% | ||
| Registered electors | 147,023 | ||||
| PMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -18.73% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Nanda Gopalakirutinan | 52,395 | 56.24% | +10.21 | |
| AIADMK | R. Devasudaram | 17,487 | 18.77% | −35.2 | |
| INC | G. Asokan | 8,636 | 9.27% | New | |
| AIADMK | R. Krishnamurthy | 7,223 | 7.75% | −46.22 | |
| Independent | T. Kaliyamurthy | 7,104 | 7.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 34,908 | 37.47% | 29.53% | ||
| Turnout | 93,166 | 72.08% | −13.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 132,406 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 2.27% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Ramachandaran | 51,900 | 53.97% | +2.09 | |
| DMK | K. Nandagopala Krishnan | 44,263 | 46.03% | −0.62 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,637 | 7.94% | 2.72% | ||
| Turnout | 96,163 | 85.47% | 8.21% | ||
| Registered electors | 117,364 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 2.09% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Ramachandaran | 44,557 | 51.88% | −7.36 | |
| DMK | K. Nandagopala Krishnan | 40,070 | 46.65% | New | |
| JP | Seenuvasan Alias Seenu | 681 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,487 | 5.22% | −16.18% | ||
| Turnout | 85,891 | 77.26% | 3.72% | ||
| Registered electors | 112,744 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -7.36% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Ramachandaran | 43,330 | 59.24% | New | |
| JP | K. Nandagopala Krishnan | 27,673 | 37.83% | New | |
| INC | S. Thiyagarajan | 2,139 | 2.92% | −38.04 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,657 | 21.41% | 10.31% | ||
| Turnout | 73,142 | 73.54% | −0.52% | ||
| Registered electors | 100,977 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 7.18% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Ramachandaran | 42,141 | 52.06% | −8.76 | |
| INC | S. V. Vadivelu Padayachi | 33,156 | 40.96% | +1.78 | |
| CPI(M) | S. Natarajan | 5,643 | 6.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,985 | 11.10% | −10.54% | ||
| Turnout | 80,940 | 74.06% | 4.21% | ||
| Registered electors | 116,399 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -8.76% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Ramachandaran | 43,745 | 60.82% | New | |
| INC | S. V. Vadivelu Padayachi | 28,179 | 39.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,566 | 21.64% | |||
| Turnout | 71,924 | 69.85% | |||
| Registered electors | 106,540 | ||||
| DMKwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTP | S. Radhakrishnan | 28,972 | 55.34% | New | |
| INC | P. A. Raganatha Padayachi | 18,427 | 35.20% | New | |
| Independent | B. Peter | 2,592 | 4.95% | New | |
| Socialist | P. V. Pandarinathan | 2,357 | 4.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,545 | 20.14% | |||
| Turnout | 52,348 | 61.50% | |||
| Registered electors | 85,118 | ||||
| TTPwin (new seat) | |||||