| Veerapandi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 91 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Salem |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,60,064[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Veerapandi is alegislative assembly constituency inSalem district in theIndian state ofTamil Nadu.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 91. It comprises a portion ofSalem taluk and is a part of the widerSalem Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to theParliament of India.[3] The constituency has been in existence since the 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Created | 2016 |
| Vanniyar | 24% |
| Kongu VellalarGounder | 20% |
| Nadar | 17% |
| Senguntha kaikola Mudaliyar | 11% |
| Adi Dravida | 7% |
| Arunthathiyar | 05% |
| Others | 16% |
| Total Electorate | 2,39,268 |
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | M. R. Kandasami Mudaliar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | S. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | |||
| 2021 | 50.24% | |||
| 2016 | 45.86% | |||
| 2011 | 55.73% | |||
| 2006 | 42.51% | |||
| 2001 | 58.38% | |||
| 1996 | 54.34% | |||
| 1991 | 68.12% | |||
| 1989 | 34.53% | |||
| 1984 | 63.70% | |||
| 1980 | 57.95% | |||
| 1977 | 44.87% | |||
| 1971 | 62.23% | |||
| 1967 | 66.11% | |||
| 1962 | 54.78% | |||
| 1957 | 55.21% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||
| AIADMK+ | |||||
| NTK | |||||
| TVK | New | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Rajamuthu | 111,682 | 50.24% | +4.39 | |
| DMK | A. K. Tharun | 91,787 | 41.29% | +2.44 | |
| NTK | S. Rajeshkumar | 9,806 | 4.41% | +3.81 | |
| AMMK | S. K. Selvam | 4,986 | 2.24% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,409 | 0.63% | −0.73 | |
| IJK | R. Amutha | 1,302 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,895 | 8.95% | 1.94% | ||
| Turnout | 222,293 | 85.48% | −0.92% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1063 | 0.48% | |||
| Registered electors | 260,064 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 4.39% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Manonmani | 94,792 | 45.86% | −9.87 | |
| DMK | A. Rajendran | 80,311 | 38.85% | −2.13 | |
| PMK | A. R. B. Samraj | 17,218 | 8.33% | New | |
| CPI | A. Mohan | 6,483 | 3.14% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,828 | 1.37% | New | |
| NTK | M. Sasi Kumar | 1,233 | 0.60% | New | |
| KMDK | K. P. Kamaraaj | 1,198 | 0.58% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,481 | 7.01% | −7.74% | ||
| Turnout | 206,718 | 86.40% | −2.73% | ||
| Registered electors | 239,268 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -9.87% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. K. Selvam | 100,155 | 55.73% | +13.99 | |
| DMK | A. Rajendran | 73,657 | 40.98% | −1.53 | |
| Independent | M. Vaithi | 1,558 | 0.87% | New | |
| Independent | K. Tamizharasan | 1,355 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,498 | 14.74% | 13.97% | ||
| Turnout | 179,729 | 89.12% | 9.95% | ||
| Registered electors | 201,660 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 13.22% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Rajendran | 90,477 | 42.51% | +4.59 | |
| AIADMK | P. Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy | 88,839 | 41.74% | −16.64 | |
| DMDK | S. Salem Govindaraj | 28,254 | 13.27% | New | |
| BJP | A. Annadurai | 1,576 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,638 | 0.77% | −19.68% | ||
| Turnout | 212,846 | 79.18% | 8.14% | ||
| Registered electors | 268,821 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -15.87% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. K. Selvam | 85,657 | 58.38% | +19.25 | |
| DMK | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | 55,645 | 37.92% | −16.42 | |
| MDMK | A. Anburajendran | 1,318 | 0.90% | −0.37 | |
| Independent | S. Amirthalingam | 1,067 | 0.73% | New | |
| Independent | V. Nehrurajan | 962 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,012 | 20.45% | 5.24% | ||
| Turnout | 146,733 | 71.03% | 2.12% | ||
| Registered electors | 206,595 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 4.04% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | 75,563 | 54.34% | +34.3 | |
| AIADMK | K. Arjunan | 54,412 | 39.13% | −28.99 | |
| PMK | M. Chinnappan | 6,303 | 4.53% | New | |
| MDMK | Anbu Rajendran | 1,760 | 1.27% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,151 | 15.21% | −32.88% | ||
| Turnout | 139,054 | 68.92% | 6.83% | ||
| Registered electors | 210,273 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -13.78% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Arjunan | 79,725 | 68.12% | +37.56 | |
| DMK | P. Venkatachalam | 23,451 | 20.04% | −14.49 | |
| PMK | M. Chinnappan | 11,799 | 10.08% | New | |
| JP | P. Palaniappan | 798 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 56,274 | 48.09% | 44.12% | ||
| Turnout | 117,028 | 62.09% | −1.25% | ||
| Registered electors | 194,734 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 33.59% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Venkatachalam | 36,040 | 34.53% | −0.16 | |
| AIADMK | S. K. Selvam | 31,899 | 30.56% | −33.14 | |
| INC | K. Mariappan | 20,291 | 19.44% | New | |
| AIADMK | P. Vijayalakshmi | 10,635 | 10.19% | −53.52 | |
| Independent | M. G. C. Prabhakar | 2,300 | 2.20% | New | |
| Independent | N. Krishnamoorthy | 1,618 | 1.55% | New | |
| Independent | M. Govindan | 673 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,141 | 3.97% | −25.05% | ||
| Turnout | 104,369 | 63.34% | −8.81% | ||
| Registered electors | 168,878 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -29.17% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Vijayalakshmi | 61,609 | 63.70% | +5.75 | |
| DMK | Subramaniam | 33,549 | 34.69% | −5.12 | |
| Independent | C. Raja | 552 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,060 | 29.01% | 10.88% | ||
| Turnout | 96,710 | 72.15% | 1.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 141,355 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 5.75% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Vijayalakshmi | 51,034 | 57.95% | +13.08 | |
| DMK | K. P. Srinivasan | 35,061 | 39.81% | +14.31 | |
| JP | M. M. Nallathambi | 1,331 | 1.51% | New | |
| Independent | T. K. Thangavel | 508 | 0.58% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,973 | 18.14% | −1.23% | ||
| Turnout | 88,061 | 71.00% | 9.83% | ||
| Registered electors | 125,608 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 13.08% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Venga Gounder | 31,920 | 44.87% | New | |
| DMK | M. Muthuswamy | 18,144 | 25.50% | −36.72 | |
| INC | T. V. Thirumalai | 10,777 | 15.15% | −12.6 | |
| JP | P. C. Kolandavelu | 9,898 | 13.91% | New | |
| Independent | R. Viruppannan | 401 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,776 | 19.36% | −15.11% | ||
| Turnout | 71,140 | 61.17% | −6.99% | ||
| Registered electors | 117,964 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -17.36% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | 41,369 | 62.23% | −3.88 | |
| INC | T. V. Thirumalai | 18,449 | 27.75% | −6.13 | |
| CPI(M) | K. Rangannan | 4,221 | 6.35% | New | |
| Independent | M. Malaikolundupillai | 2,440 | 3.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,920 | 34.48% | 2.25% | ||
| Turnout | 66,479 | 68.16% | −4.92% | ||
| Registered electors | 101,883 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -3.88% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | 42,681 | 66.11% | +11.33 | |
| INC | N. S. Sundararajan | 21,876 | 33.89% | −5.5 | |
| Margin of victory | 20,805 | 32.23% | 16.83% | ||
| Turnout | 64,557 | 73.08% | 0.73% | ||
| Registered electors | 90,758 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 11.33% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | 30,840 | 54.78% | New | |
| INC | A. Mariappan | 22,171 | 39.39% | −15.82 | |
| Independent | V. Siddha Chetty | 1,450 | 2.58% | New | |
| Independent | K. Chinnathambi Gounder | 937 | 1.66% | New | |
| Independent | K. Samuel | 895 | 1.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,669 | 15.40% | −9.26% | ||
| Turnout | 56,293 | 72.35% | 20.62% | ||
| Registered electors | 80,507 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | -0.42% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. R. Kandasamy Mudaliar | 21,264 | 55.21% | New | |
| Independent | Chelliah | 11,765 | 30.54% | New | |
| Independent | K. V. Palanisamy | 2,838 | 7.37% | New | |
| Independent | Shanmuga Mudali | 1,589 | 4.13% | New | |
| Independent | Muthusamy Konan | 1,062 | 2.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,499 | 24.66% | |||
| Turnout | 38,518 | 51.74% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,451 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||
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