Kurinjipadi Assembly constituency

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Kurinjipadi is a legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, which includes the city, Kurinjipadi. It is a part of the Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Before 1977, Kurinjipadi constituency was reserved for scheduled caste. Most successful party: DMK (10 times)

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1962 N. Rajangam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 N. Rajangam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Assembly Duration Winner Party
Fifth 1971-77 N. Rajangam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth 1977-80 M. Selvaraj Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh 1980-84 A. Thangarasu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth 1984-89 A. Thangarasu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth 1989-91 N. Ganeshmurthy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth 1991-96 K. Sivasubramanian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1996-01 M. R. K. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001-06 M. R. K. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 2006-11 M. R. K. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth 2011-16 R. Rajendran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth 2016-21 M. R. K. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth 2021-Incumbent M. R. K. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
51.35%
2016
44.03%
2011
56.38%
2006
45.64%
2001
55.78%
1996
54.99%
1991
46.92%
1989
47.14%
1984
49.90%
1980
49.65%
1977
28.75%
1971
51.43%
1967
54.50%
1962
56.48%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. R. K. Panneerselvam 101,456 51.35% Increase 7.32
AIADMK Selvi Ramajayam 83,929 42.48% Increase 13.39
NTK S. Sumathi 8,512 4.31% Increase 3.49
NOTA Nota 1,212 0.61% Decrease 0.21
JD(S) K. Chandramouli 1,189 0.60% New
AMMK A. Vasanthakumar 837 0.42% New
Independent R. Rajesh 515 0.26% New
BSP T. Velayudham 482 0.24% Increase 0.09
Independent R. Sarathkumar 154 0.08% New
AIADMK R. Muthukrishnan 140 0.07% Decrease 29.02
Independent L. Madhiyazhagan 139 0.07% New
Margin of victory 17,527 8.87% -6.06%
Turnout 197,569 81.25% -2.93%
Rejected ballots 468 0.24%
Registered electors 243,164
DMK hold Swing 7.32%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. R. K. Panneerselvam 82,864 44.03% Increase 2.87
AIADMK R. Rajendran 54,756 29.09% Decrease 27.29
PMK S. Muthukrishnan 22,705 12.06% New
DMDK K. M. S. Balamurugan 21,063 11.19% New
NOTA None Of The Above 1,541 0.82% New
NTK V. Jaladeepan 1,534 0.82% New
BJP Mu. Shakthi Ganapathy 957 0.51% Decrease 0.21
Independent A. Tatabirla 855 0.45% New
Independent A. P. Muthukumaran 636 0.34% New
Independent R. Murugan 342 0.18% New
BSP S. Senthilmurugan 288 0.15% Decrease 0.4
Margin of victory 28,108 14.93% -0.28%
Turnout 188,205 84.18% -1.96%
Registered electors 223,575
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -12.35%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Rajendran 88,345 56.38% New
DMK M. R. K. Panneerselvam 64,497 41.16% Decrease 4.48
Independent R. Panneerselvam 1,863 1.19% New
BJP A. S. Vairakannu 1,123 0.72% Decrease 0.09
BSP T. S. Premalatha 866 0.55% Increase 0.04
Margin of victory 23,848 15.22% 13.67%
Turnout 181,914 86.14% 12.35%
Registered electors 156,694
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 10.74%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. R. K. Panneerselvam 56,462 45.64% Decrease 10.14
MDMK N. Ramalingam 54,547 44.09% Increase 38.62
DMDK R. Sundara Moorthy 8,541 6.90% New
BJP D. Saravanas Undaram 1,002 0.81% New
BSP G. Hari Krishnan 636 0.51% Decrease 0.33
RSP C. Kaliyamoorthy 590 0.48% New
Independent A. Bala Subramanian 515 0.42% New
Independent V. Pazhni Murugan 431 0.35% New
Independent B. Kantharajan 334 0.27% New
Independent P. Chandra 276 0.22% New
JD(U) S. Muralidharan 206 0.17% New
Margin of victory 1,915 1.55% -18.80%
Turnout 123,708 73.79% 13.62%
Registered electors 167,658
DMK hold Swing -10.14%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. R. K. Panneerselvam 65,425 55.78% Increase 0.8
AIADMK Sivasubramanian K 41,562 35.44% Increase 12.4
MDMK N. Ramalingam 6,415 5.47% New
Independent Susila G 1,007 0.86% New
BSP M. Jawahar Mohan 985 0.84% New
Independent B. S. Ramanathan 864 0.74% New
Independent Rajendran C 594 0.51% New
Independent Ravi G 431 0.37% New
Margin of victory 23,863 20.35% -11.60%
Turnout 117,283 60.17% -6.83%
Registered electors 194,949
DMK hold Swing 0.80%

 

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK MRK Panneer selvam 67,152 54.99% Increase 19.47
AIADMK N. Pandarinathan 28,139 23.04% Decrease 23.88
PMK M. Gnanamoorthy 12,231 10.02% New
CPI(M) K. Balakrishnan 11,387 9.32% New
BJP M. Ashokkumar 1,717 1.41% New
Independent T. Selvaraj 231 0.19% New
Independent Muthupattusamy 216 0.18% New
Independent N. Muthazhagan 186 0.15% New
Independent G. Kumaraguru 139 0.11% New
Independent S. S. Nathan 137 0.11% New
Independent R. Baskar 123 0.10% New
Margin of victory 39,013 31.95% 20.54%
Turnout 122,122 67.00% 1.42%
Registered electors 190,256
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 8.07%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Sivasubramanian 51,313 46.92% Increase 30.07
DMK N. M. Ganeshmurthy 38,842 35.52% Decrease 11.62
PMK A. Thangarasu 18,638 17.04% New
Independent R. N. Anbuduraisamy 571 0.52% New
Margin of victory 12,471 11.40% -18.89%
Turnout 109,364 65.59% -0.21%
Registered electors 172,154
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -0.22%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. Ganeshmurthy 44,887 47.14% Increase 9.29
AIADMK R. Rasendran 16,043 16.85% Decrease 33.05
INC C. Natesan 15,000 15.75% New
AIADMK R. Sivashanmugam 7,923 8.32% Decrease 41.58
India Farmers and Tailers Party R. Shanmugasundaram 6,311 6.63% New
Independent K. V. Dakshinamurthy 1,019 1.07% New
Independent V. Jayakumar 955 1.00% New
Independent M. P. Thangavel 843 0.89% New
Independent A. Arasuganesan 823 0.86% New
Independent G. Dhanagopal 610 0.64% New
INS(SCS) M. K. S. Rahiman Sait 319 0.34% New
Margin of victory 28,844 30.29% 18.24%
Turnout 95,222 65.80% -11.44%
Registered electors 147,835
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -2.76%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. Thangarasu 45,400 49.90% Increase 0.25
DMK C. Kuppusami 34,434 37.85% Decrease 7.98
Independent N. Pandarinathan 10,908 11.99% New
Independent Murthupattusamy 239 0.26% New
Margin of victory 10,966 12.05% 8.22%
Turnout 90,981 77.24% 9.36%
Registered electors 124,612
AIADMK hold Swing 0.25%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. Thangarasu 38,349 49.65% New
DMK M. Selvaraj 35,390 45.82% Increase 17.07
RPI P. Elumalai 2,083 2.70% New
Independent P. Dhayalan 929 1.20% New
Independent K. T. P. Palaniappa Nadar 246 0.32% New
Independent R. Palanivelu 118 0.15% New
Independent Mathu Pattusamy 116 0.15% New
Margin of victory 2,959 3.83% 0.11%
Turnout 77,231 67.88% 5.94%
Registered electors 115,509
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 20.90%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Selvaraj 19,523 28.75% Decrease 22.68
CPI(M) S. Natarrajan 16,997 25.03% New
INC P. Radhakrishnan 14,663 21.60% Decrease 26.98
JP M. Balasubramaniyan 13,080 19.26% New
Independent S. Ramaswamy 1,818 2.68% New
Independent K. Dhanagopal 1,690 2.49% New
Independent Muthupattusamy 127 0.19% New
Margin of victory 2,526 3.72% 0.86%
Turnout 67,898 61.94% -7.63%
Registered electors 111,845
DMK hold Swing -22.68%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. Rajangam 27,465 51.43% Decrease 3.07
INC M. Jayaraman 25,939 48.57% Increase 9.58
Margin of victory 1,526 2.86% -12.66%
Turnout 53,404 69.57% 3.69%
Registered electors 79,098
DMK hold Swing -3.07%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. Rajangam 25,478 54.50% Decrease 1.98
INC M. Jayaraman 18,226 38.99% Increase 0.4
Independent P. Vaithilingam 1,569 3.36% New
Independent G. Dhanagopal 1,473 3.15% New
Margin of victory 7,252 15.51% -2.37%
Turnout 46,746 65.88% 3.49%
Registered electors 74,712
DMK hold Swing -1.98%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kurinjipadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. Rajangam 32,046 56.48% New
INC M. Jayaraman 21,898 38.59% New
Independent G. Dhanagopal 2,796 4.93% New
Margin of victory 10,148 17.89%
Turnout 56,740 62.38%
Registered electors 94,690
DMK win (new seat)