| Virudhunagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 206 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Virudhunagar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Virudhunagar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,24,099 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Virudhunagar is alegislative assembly constituency in theIndian state ofTamil Nadu. Elections were not held in year 1957 and 1962. Former Chief Minister ofTamil Nadu,K. Kamaraj, lost toP. Seenivasan in 1967 from Virudhunagar.[1] It is a part ofVirudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.[2][3]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | V. V. Ramasami | Independent | |
| 1967 | P. Seenivasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | 45.32% | |||
| 2016 | 42.71% | |||
| 2011 | 52.36% | |||
| 2006 | 38.85% | |||
| 2001 | 42.67% | |||
| 1996 | 41.53% | |||
| 1991 | 56.07% | |||
| 1989 | 32.00% | |||
| 1984 | 45.36% | |||
| 1980 | 48.86% | |||
| 1977 | 44.52% | |||
| 1971 | 49.88% | |||
| 1967 | 49.90% | |||
| 1952 | 46.67% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. R. R. Seenivasan | 73,297 | 45.77% | +3.06 | |
| BJP | G. Pandurangan | 51,958 | 32.44% | +27.87 | |
| NTK | V. R. Selvakumar | 14,311 | 8.94% | +7.33 | |
| AMMK | M. Thangaraj | 10,783 | 6.73% | New | |
| SMK | N. Manimaran | 5,054 | 3.16% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,570 | 0.98% | −0.87 | |
| Independent | G. Gunasekaran | 1,406 | 0.88% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,339 | 13.32% | 11.45% | ||
| Turnout | 160,147 | 71.46% | −2.15% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 60 | 0.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 224,099 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 3.06% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. R. R. Seenivasan | 65,499 | 42.71% | New | |
| AIADMK | K. Kalanithi | 62,629 | 40.84% | New | |
| DMDK | M. Syed Kaja Shareef | 10,127 | 6.60% | −45.75 | |
| BJP | S. Kamatchi | 7,013 | 4.57% | +2.24 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,835 | 1.85% | New | |
| NTK | D. Akilan | 2,461 | 1.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,870 | 1.87% | −14.06% | ||
| Turnout | 153,347 | 73.62% | −5.40% | ||
| Registered electors | 208,304 | ||||
| DMKgain fromDMDK | Swing | -9.65% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | K. Pandiarajan | 70,441 | 52.36% | +40.41 | |
| INC | T. Armstrong Naveen | 49,003 | 36.42% | +0.73 | |
| Independent | S. Karkuvel Mariselvam | 5,652 | 4.20% | New | |
| BJP | S. Kamatchi | 3,139 | 2.33% | −0.16 | |
| Independent | K. V. Murugesan | 1,571 | 1.17% | New | |
| Independent | S. Veera Perumal | 1,093 | 0.81% | New | |
| BSP | M. Perumalsamy | 715 | 0.53% | −4.26 | |
| Margin of victory | 21,438 | 15.93% | 12.78% | ||
| Turnout | 134,537 | 79.01% | 7.59% | ||
| Registered electors | 170,268 | ||||
| DMDKgain fromMDMK | Swing | 13.51% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDMK | R. Varadarajan | 50,629 | 38.85% | +26.16 | |
| INC | S. Dhamodharan | 46,522 | 35.69% | New | |
| DMDK | A. Subburaj | 15,575 | 11.95% | New | |
| BSP | A. Selva Kumaresan | 6,241 | 4.79% | New | |
| AIFB | A. Selvam | 5,475 | 4.20% | New | |
| BJP | M. Eswaran | 3,255 | 2.50% | New | |
| Independent | P. Ramar | 1,294 | 0.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,107 | 3.15% | −0.32% | ||
| Turnout | 130,333 | 71.43% | 11.25% | ||
| Registered electors | 182,473 | ||||
| MDMKgain fromTMC(M) | Swing | -3.82% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | S. Dhamodharan | 49,413 | 42.67% | New | |
| DMK | A. R. R. Seenivasan | 45,396 | 39.20% | −2.33 | |
| MDMK | R. Varatharajan | 14,695 | 12.69% | −4.54 | |
| Independent | M. Rajailango | 2,595 | 2.24% | New | |
| JD(S) | A. S. A. Arumugam | 1,090 | 0.94% | New | |
| Independent | P. S. A Umar Farook | 1,040 | 0.90% | New | |
| Independent | M. G. Raja | 620 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,017 | 3.47% | −17.18% | ||
| Turnout | 115,815 | 60.18% | −6.86% | ||
| Registered electors | 192,478 | ||||
| TMC(M)gain fromDMK | Swing | 1.14% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. R. R. Seenivasan | 47,247 | 41.53% | New | |
| INC | G. Karikolraj | 23,760 | 20.88% | New | |
| MDMK | B. Boopathirajaram | 19,600 | 17.23% | New | |
| PMK | S. Velayutham | 9,001 | 7.91% | New | |
| BJP | S. Manoharan | 5,195 | 4.57% | New | |
| Independent | S. Bose Perumal | 2,548 | 2.24% | New | |
| Independent | S. Baluchamy | 1,989 | 1.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,487 | 20.64% | 0.20% | ||
| Turnout | 113,773 | 67.04% | 6.05% | ||
| Registered electors | 179,060 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINS(SCS) | Swing | -14.54% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INS(SCS) | Sanjay Ramasamy | 53,217 | 56.07% | New | |
| JD | G. Veerasamy | 33,816 | 35.63% | New | |
| PMK | S. Mookiah | 3,192 | 3.36% | New | |
| Independent | N. D. Murugah | 657 | 0.69% | New | |
| Independent | S. V. P. R. Pandiarajan | 571 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,401 | 20.44% | 15.23% | ||
| Turnout | 94,911 | 60.99% | −11.26% | ||
| Registered electors | 164,459 | ||||
| INS(SCS)gain fromINC | Swing | 24.07% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Chokkar | 34,106 | 32.00% | New | |
| JP | A. S. A. Arumugam | 28,548 | 26.78% | New | |
| AIADMK | N. Srinivasan | 26,488 | 24.85% | −13.02 | |
| Independent | G. Ganesan | 10,599 | 9.94% | New | |
| Independent | P. Karuppasmay | 1,317 | 1.24% | New | |
| Independent | V. Pugazhendhi | 599 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,558 | 5.21% | −2.28% | ||
| Turnout | 106,584 | 72.25% | −2.88% | ||
| Registered electors | 150,275 | ||||
| INCgain fromJP | Swing | -13.36% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | A. S. A. Arumugam | 42,852 | 45.36% | New | |
| AIADMK | M. Sundararajan | 35,776 | 37.87% | −10.99 | |
| Independent | K. Selvam | 14,876 | 15.75% | New | |
| Independent | P. Panneerselvam | 518 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,076 | 7.49% | −5.39% | ||
| Turnout | 94,472 | 75.13% | 7.06% | ||
| Registered electors | 131,781 | ||||
| JPgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -3.50% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Sundararajan | 40,285 | 48.86% | +4.34 | |
| DMK | P. Seenivasan | 29,665 | 35.98% | +24.76 | |
| JP | S. Balasubramanian | 12,504 | 15.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,620 | 12.88% | −0.93% | ||
| Turnout | 82,454 | 68.07% | 7.64% | ||
| Registered electors | 122,637 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 4.34% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Sundararajan | 33,077 | 44.52% | New | |
| JP | A. S. A. Arumugam | 22,820 | 30.71% | New | |
| DMK | K. S. Kandaswamy | 8,331 | 11.21% | −38.67 | |
| INC | S. Narvaneetha Krishnan | 7,520 | 10.12% | New | |
| Independent | V. Chinniah | 1,747 | 2.35% | New | |
| AIFB | A. Velu | 803 | 1.08% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,257 | 13.81% | 11.30% | ||
| Turnout | 74,298 | 60.43% | −15.29% | ||
| Registered electors | 124,439 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -5.36% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Seenivasan | 31,455 | 49.88% | −0.02 | |
| SWA | V. Seenivasaga Naidu | 29,878 | 47.38% | New | |
| Independent | K. M. Arunachalam | 727 | 1.15% | New | |
| Independent | A. Seenivasan | 712 | 1.13% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,577 | 2.50% | 0.58% | ||
| Turnout | 63,060 | 75.73% | −8.52% | ||
| Registered electors | 87,783 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -0.02% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Seenivasan | 33,421 | 49.90% | New | |
| INC | K. Kamaraj | 32,136 | 47.98% | New | |
| Independent | R. Periakaruppan | 838 | 1.25% | New | |
| Independent | K. P. Nadar | 579 | 0.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,285 | 1.92% | New | ||
| Turnout | 66,974 | 84.25% | |||
| Registered electors | 82,606 | ||||
| DMKwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | V. V. Ramasami | 22,811 | 46.67% | New | |
| INC | Sankarapandia Nadar | 22,307 | 45.64% | New | |
| Independent | Doraswami Nadar | 2,076 | 4.25% | New | |
| Socialist | Rangaswami Reddiar | 1,684 | 3.45% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 504 | 1.03% | |||
| Turnout | 48,878 | 75.97% | |||
| Registered electors | 64,339 | ||||
| Independentwin (new seat) | |||||