Perundurai is a state assembly constituency in Erode district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 103. It covers Perundurai and some parts of Erode City. It is included in Erode Parliamentary Constituency. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
Demographics
Kongu Vellalar Gounder Community majorly presented in this assembly constituency Senguntha Mudaliar, Vettuva Gounder and Adi Dravida communities are populated in this constituency.
Tamil Nadu
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | N. K. Palanisamy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | A. Ponnusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | T. K. Nallappan | Communist Party of India | |
| 1984 | A. Ponnusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1989 | V. N. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | V. N. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1993 | V.P. Periasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1996 | N. Periyasamy | Communist Party of India | |
| 2001 | K. S. Palanisamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2006 | C. Ponnudurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2011 | N. D. Venkatachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | N. D. Venkatachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | S. Jayakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Jayakumar | 85,125 | 44.84% | +0.79 | |
| DMK | K. K. C. Balu | 70,618 | 37.20% | +0.15 | |
| NTK | C. Loganathan | 10,294 | 5.42% | +4.62 | |
| Independent | Thoppu Venkatachalam (A) N. D. Venkatachalam | 9,895 | 5.21% | New | |
| MNM | C. K. Nandhakumar | 3,533 | 1.86% | New | |
| Independent | Shankarsamy | 3,336 | 1.76% | New | |
| BSP | M. Thambi | 1,620 | 0.85% | +0.14 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,189 | 0.63% | -0.47 | |
| Margin of victory | 14,507 | 7.64% | 0.63% | ||
| Turnout | 189,843 | 83.31% | -2.30% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 563 | 0.30% | |||
| Registered electors | 227,870 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.79% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. D. Venkatachalam | 80,292 | 44.05% | -16.1 | |
| DMK | K. P. Samy (A) P. Mohana Sundaram | 67,521 | 37.05% | New | |
| KMDK | K. K. C. Balu | 14,545 | 7.98% | New | |
| TMC(M) | V. P. Shanmugam | 6,304 | 3.46% | New | |
| BJP | A. Chandrasekaran | 2,625 | 1.44% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,991 | 1.09% | New | |
| PMK | P. Kumaresan | 1,498 | 0.82% | New | |
| NTK | Loganathan | 1,469 | 0.81% | New | |
| BSP | K. Sekar | 1,306 | 0.72% | -0.64 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,771 | 7.01% | -21.19% | ||
| Turnout | 182,263 | 85.62% | 1.72% | ||
| Registered electors | 212,885 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -16.10% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. D. Venkatachalam | 89,960 | 60.15% | +16.78 | |
| KNMK | K. K. C. Balu | 47,793 | 31.96% | New | |
| BSP | G. Anbazhagan | 2,033 | 1.36% | +0.74 | |
| Independent | L. Antony Peter | 1,464 | 0.98% | New | |
| JD(U) | K. Arumugam | 1,371 | 0.92% | New | |
| Independent | P. Tamilarasu | 1,026 | 0.69% | New | |
| Independent | N. P. Venkatachalam | 925 | 0.62% | New | |
| Independent | T. V. Thangamuthu | 845 | 0.56% | New | |
| Independent | P. Raju | 823 | 0.55% | New | |
| IJK | M. Tamilselvan | 779 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 42,167 | 28.19% | 21.96% | ||
| Turnout | 149,561 | 83.90% | 7.76% | ||
| Registered electors | 178,269 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 16.78% | |||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Ponnudurai | 59,631 | 43.37% | -14.51 | |
| CPI | N. Periyasamy | 51,053 | 37.13% | New | |
| DMDK | M. Ravichandran | 18,212 | 13.24% | New | |
| BJP | T. Shri Gandheeswaran | 1,960 | 1.43% | New | |
| Independent | R. Palanisam | 1,447 | 1.05% | New | |
| JD(U) | B. Devadasan | 1,136 | 0.83% | New | |
| Independent | K. Krishnamoorthy | 1,066 | 0.78% | New | |
| BSP | M. M. S. Subramaniam | 850 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,578 | 6.24% | -19.21% | ||
| Turnout | 137,506 | 76.13% | 11.18% | ||
| Registered electors | 180,617 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -14.51% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. S. Palanisamy | 72,133 | 57.88% | +22.52 | |
| CNMK | N. Govindaswamy | 40,421 | 32.43% | New | |
| MDMK | V. M. Kandasamy | 6,528 | 5.24% | -1.33 | |
| Independent | P. Raman | 1,374 | 1.10% | New | |
| JD(S) | K. P. Sengodu | 1,337 | 1.07% | New | |
| Independent | S. R. Devendara Manickam | 1,020 | 0.82% | New | |
| Independent | P. Muthusamy | 803 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 31,712 | 25.45% | 11.02% | ||
| Turnout | 124,623 | 64.95% | -5.16% | ||
| Registered electors | 191,912 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 8.09% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | N. Periyasamy | 60,587 | 49.79% | +27.91 | |
| AIADMK | P. Periyasamy | 43,036 | 35.36% | -34.91 | |
| MDMK | V. M. Kandasamy | 7,992 | 6.57% | New | |
| Independent | T. K. Periyasamy | 2,292 | 1.88% | New | |
| BJP | A. Meivelsamy | 1,228 | 1.01% | -1.55 | |
| Margin of victory | 17,551 | 14.42% | -33.97% | ||
| Turnout | 121,693 | 70.11% | 1.14% | ||
| Registered electors | 179,713 | ||||
| CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | -20.49% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. N. Subramanian | 77,277 | 70.28% | +35.39 | |
| CPI | T. K. Naliappan | 24,060 | 21.88% | New | |
| Independent | K. P. Sengodu | 3,199 | 2.91% | New | |
| BJP | A. Chandra Sekaran | 2,815 | 2.56% | New | |
| AAP | M. Subiramaniom | 698 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 53,217 | 48.40% | 35.46% | ||
| Turnout | 109,961 | 68.97% | -8.36% | ||
| Registered electors | 164,972 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 35.39% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. N. Subramanian | 39,654 | 34.89% | -29.45 | |
| INC | R. Arumugam | 24,956 | 21.96% | New | |
| DMK | S. Kandappan | 22,985 | 20.22% | New | |
| AIADMK | A. Ponnusamy | 11,309 | 9.95% | -54.39 | |
| Independent | P. S. Subramaniam Alias Mani | 9,226 | 8.12% | New | |
| India Farmers and Tailers Party | K. Venkatachalam | 1,406 | 1.24% | New | |
| Independent | V. T. R. Veerappa Gounder | 922 | 0.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,698 | 12.93% | -17.07% | ||
| Turnout | 113,650 | 77.33% | 3.20% | ||
| Registered electors | 150,170 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -29.45% | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Ponnusamy | 60,830 | 64.34% | New | |
| CPI | T. K. Nallappan | 32,465 | 34.34% | -20.35 | |
| Independent | M. Thangavelu | 1,254 | 1.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,365 | 30.00% | 15.57% | ||
| Turnout | 94,549 | 74.13% | 10.94% | ||
| Registered electors | 134,058 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 9.65% | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | T. K. Nallappan | 44,210 | 54.69% | +22.67 | |
| INC | N. K. P. Jaganathan | 32,543 | 40.26% | New | |
| JP | T. C. Gopalan | 2,183 | 2.70% | New | |
| Independent | Palaniappan | 895 | 1.11% | New | |
| Independent | T. N. Kumarasamy Gounder | 742 | 0.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,667 | 14.43% | 6.55% | ||
| Turnout | 80,837 | 63.19% | 2.14% | ||
| Registered electors | 129,785 | ||||
| CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | 14.78% | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Ponnusamy | 30,574 | 39.91% | New | |
| CPI | N. K. Palanisamy | 24,532 | 32.02% | -24.34 | |
| JP | R. Ramalingam | 12,803 | 16.71% | New | |
| DMK | R. Kandasamy | 5,946 | 7.76% | New | |
| Independent | M. Chenni | 2,752 | 3.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,042 | 7.89% | -4.84% | ||
| Turnout | 76,607 | 61.04% | -6.08% | ||
| Registered electors | 127,223 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | -16.46% | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | N. K. Palanisamy | 38,882 | 56.37% | +46.7 | |
| Independent | K. Chinnasamy Gounder | 30,100 | 43.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,782 | 12.73% | 8.25% | ||
| Turnout | 68,982 | 67.12% | -11.87% | ||
| Registered electors | 111,717 | ||||
| CPI gain from SSP | Swing | 8.96% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | S. Balasubramanian | 33,164 | 47.41% | New | |
| INC | N. N. S. Nandradiar | 30,030 | 42.93% | -15.48 | |
| CPI | N. T. Raju | 6,761 | 9.66% | -30.62 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,134 | 4.48% | -13.64% | ||
| Turnout | 69,955 | 78.99% | -3.78% | ||
| Registered electors | 94,274 | ||||
| SSP gain from INC | Swing | -11.00% | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Nallasenaapathi Sarkerai Manradiar | 36,225 | 58.41% | +17 | |
| CPI | N. K. Palanisamy | 24,986 | 40.29% | -18.3 | |
| Socialist | U. R. Kumarasami | 563 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,239 | 18.12% | 0.95% | ||
| Turnout | 62,016 | 82.77% | 25.79% | ||
| Registered electors | 77,326 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | -0.17% | |||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | N. K. Palanisami | 24,205 | 58.59% | New | |
| INC | Manicka Mudaliar | 17,110 | 41.41% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,095 | 17.17% | |||
| Turnout | 41,315 | 56.99% | |||
| Registered electors | 72,499 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||