Mettupalayam Assembly constituency

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Mettupalayam is a legislative assembly constituency in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 111. It comes under Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1952 Kempi Gowder Independent
1957 D. Raghubadhi Devi Indian National Congress
1962 N. Shanmuga Sundaram Indian National Congress
1967 T. T. S. Thippiah Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu

Assembly Duration Winner Party
Fifth 1971-77 M. C. Thooyamani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth 1977-80 S. Palanisamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh 1980-84 S. Palanisamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth 1984-89 M. Chinnaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth 1989-91 V. Gopalakrishnan Indian National Congress
Tenth 1991-96 L. Sulochana All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1996-2001 B. Arunkumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001-06 K. Selvaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 2006-11 O. K. Chinnaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth 2011-16 O. K. Chinnaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth 2016-21 O. K. Chinnaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth 2021 K. Selvaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
46.75%
2016
44.41%
2011
54.53%
2006
44.50%
2001
60.02%
1996
55.60%
1991
60.82%
1989
28.21%
1984
59.60%
1980
58.96%
1977
32.37%
1971
56.08%
1967
45.42%
1962
46.90%
1957
49.37%
1952
19.24%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. K. Selvaraj 105,231 46.75% +2.34
DMK T. R. Shanmugasundaram 102,775 45.66% +8.9
NTK K. Yasmin 10,954 4.87% +4.15
NOTA NOTA 2,733 1.21% -0.4
AMMK P. Saravanan 1,864 0.83% New
Margin of victory 2,456 1.09% -6.55%
Turnout 225,083 75.82% 0.31%
Rejected ballots 456 0.20%
Registered electors 296,870
AIADMK hold Swing 2.34%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. K. Chinnaraj 93,595 44.41% -10.12
DMK S. Surendran 77,481 36.76% -2.77
TMC T. R. Shanmuga Sundaram 13,324 6.32% New
BJP P. Jaganathan 11,036 5.24% +1.95
NOTA NOTA 3,408 1.62% New
SDPI S. Mohammed Rafi 2,209 1.05% New
PMK K. Moorthi 1,870 0.89% New
KMDK K. Vellingiri 1,604 0.76% New
NTK A. Abdul Vahab 1,509 0.72% New
Independent K. Venkatesh 1,264 0.60% New
Independent M. K. Poongundran 1,145 0.54% New
Margin of victory 16,114 7.65% -7.35%
Turnout 210,761 75.51% -5.62%
Registered electors 279,110
AIADMK hold Swing -10.12%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. K. Chinnaraj 93,700 54.53% +10.02
DMK B. Arunkumar 67,925 39.53% -4.88
BJP K. R. Nandhakumar 5,647 3.29% +1.18
CPI(ML)L R. Janaki Raman 1,433 0.83% New
Independent B. Ravichandran 1,382 0.80% New
Margin of victory 25,775 15.00% 14.91%
Turnout 211,799 81.13% 6.91%
Registered electors 171,836
AIADMK hold Swing 10.02%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. K. Chinnaraj 67,445 44.50% -15.52
DMK B. Arunkumar 67,303 44.41% +13.2
DMDK V. Saraswathi 10,877 7.18% New
BJP P. Jeganathan 3,187 2.10% New
Independent R. Premnath 1,346 0.89% New
Margin of victory 142 0.09% -28.72%
Turnout 151,546 74.23% 9.35%
Registered electors 204,170
AIADMK hold Swing -15.52%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. K. Selvaraj 85,578 60.02% +28.18
DMK B. Arunkumar 44,500 31.21% -24.39
MDMK B. N. Rajendran 6,755 4.74% -1.3
NCP U. N. Murugasan Benjamin 2,339 1.64% New
Independent M. Jabbar 1,474 1.03% New
Margin of victory 41,078 28.81% 5.05%
Turnout 142,577 64.88% -5.30%
Registered electors 219,782
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 4.42%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK B. Arunkumar 71,954 55.60% +29.6
AIADMK K. Doraiswamy 41,202 31.84% -28.98
MDMK T. T. Arangasamy 7,817 6.04% New
BJP Sri. Nandhakumar 4,884 3.77% -2.08
PMK A. Thangaraj 1,548 1.20% New
JP S. B. Anbuselvan 761 0.59% New
Margin of victory 30,752 23.76% -11.06%
Turnout 129,404 70.17% 3.19%
Registered electors 195,527
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -5.22%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK L. Sulochana 72,912 60.82% +38.52
DMK B. Arunkumar 31,173 26.01% New
BJP Nandakumar Sri 7,017 5.85% New
M. R. Sivasamy 6,325 5.28% New
PMK R. Palanichami 628 0.52% New
Margin of victory 41,739 34.82% 28.91%
Turnout 119,873 66.98% -8.31%
Registered electors 186,264
AIADMK gain from INC Swing 32.61%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. Gopalakrishnan 34,194 28.21% New
AIADMK V. Jayaraman 27,034 22.30% -37.29
JP C. V. Kandasamy 25,987 21.44% New
India Farmers and Tailers Party M. R. Sivasamy 18,097 14.93% New
AIADMK D. K. Duraisamy 11,041 9.11% -50.49
Independent Sunbban 1,480 1.22% New
Independent C. Saminathan 774 0.64% New
Margin of victory 7,160 5.91% -13.74%
Turnout 121,209 75.29% -0.99%
Registered electors 165,095
INC gain from AIADMK Swing -31.38%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Chinnaraj 61,951 59.60% +0.63
DMK M. Mathiyan 41,527 39.95% New
Margin of victory 20,424 19.65% 0.16%
Turnout 103,952 76.28% 16.96%
Registered electors 142,909
AIADMK hold Swing 0.63%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Palanisamy 48,266 58.96% +26.59
INC K. Vijayan 32,311 39.47% +15.09
Independent S. K. Ponnusamy 593 0.72% New
Margin of victory 15,955 19.49% 12.88%
Turnout 81,860 59.32% -1.14%
Registered electors 140,096
AIADMK hold Swing 26.59%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Palanisamy 26,029 32.37% New
JP T. T. S. Thippaiah 20,717 25.76% New
INC M. K. Kembaia Gowder 19,604 24.38% New
DMK O. Arumugasamy 11,757 14.62% -41.46
Independent V. Subramani 1,121 1.39% New
Independent G. N. Shanmugam 817 1.02% New
Margin of victory 5,312 6.61% -5.55%
Turnout 80,410 60.46% -12.87%
Registered electors 135,224
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -23.71%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. C. Thooyamani 39,013 56.08% +15.21
Independent Ramaswami 30,553 43.92% New
Margin of victory 8,460 12.16% 7.62%
Turnout 69,566 73.33% -0.70%
Registered electors 99,930
DMK gain from INC Swing 10.66%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. T. S. Thippiah 29,709 45.42% -1.49
DMK Thooyamani 26,736 40.87% New
CPI K. Veellingiri 8,967 13.71% -21.65
Margin of victory 2,973 4.55% -7.00%
Turnout 65,412 74.03% -0.17%
Registered electors 93,585
INC hold Swing -1.49%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. Shanmugasundaram 25,398 46.90% -2.46
CPI K. Vellingiri 19,145 35.36% New
SWA K. R. Krishnasami 7,655 14.14% New
Independent Saminatha Chettiar 1,481 2.74% New
Independent M. Nagappan 470 0.87% New
Margin of victory 6,253 11.55% 8.92%
Turnout 54,149 74.21% 14.18%
Registered electors 76,665
INC hold Swing -2.46%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. Raghubadhi Devi 20,690 49.37% +38.11
Independent Madhannan 19,587 46.74% New
Independent C. Swaminatha Chettiar 1,632 3.89% New
Margin of victory 1,103 2.63% -5.36%
Turnout 41,909 60.02% -54.62%
Registered electors 69,821
INC gain from Independent Swing 30.12%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kempi Gounder 30,687 19.24% New
INC Abdul Salam, Azad 17,946 11.25% New
Independent Mahadevan 3,059 1.92% New
Independent Saminatha Chetty 1,139 0.71% New
Margin of victory 12,741 7.99%
Turnout 159,462 114.65%
Registered electors 139,088
Independent win (new seat)