Tiruchengode Assembly constituency

For other places with same/similar name, see Tiruchengode (disambiguation).

Tiruchengode or 'Tiruchengodu' is a state assembly constituency in Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 96. It consists of a portion of Tiruchengodu taluk. It falls under Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency.^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Tiruchengode
Constituency No. 96 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
LS constituency	Namakkal
Total electors	2,31,100[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent E. R. Eswaran
Party	DMK
Alliance	SPA
Elected year	2021

Madras

Year	Winner	Party
1952	S. Arumugam and T. S. Arthanari		Independent and Communist Party of India
1957	R. Kandaswami and T. M. Kaliannan		Indian National Congress
1962	T. M. Kaliyannan
1967	T. A. Rajavelu		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	S. Kandappan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	C. Ponnaiyan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
1984	P Palanisamy
1989	V. Ramasamy		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991	T. M. Selvaganapathy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	T. P. Arumugom		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	C. Ponnaiyan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	P. Thangamani
2011	P. Sampath Kumar		Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016	Pon. Saraswathi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	E. R. Eswaran		Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021			44.60%
2016			41.40%
2011			52.12%
2006			40.30%
2001			59.55%
1996			58.10%
1991			74.10%
1989			34.91%
1984			55.38%
1980			55.34%
1977			46.11%
1971			60.89%
1967			64.73%
1962			48.64%
1957			31.11%
1952			27.11%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	E. R. Eswaran	81,688	44.60%	+5.12
	AIADMK	Pon. Saraswathi	78,826	43.04%	+1.64
	NTK	P. Natarajan	13,967	7.63%	+6.51
	MNM	R. Janagaraj	3,724	2.03%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,518	0.83%	−0.46
Margin of victory			2,862	1.56%	−0.36%
Turnout			183,151	79.25%	−2.22%
Rejected ballots			209	0.11%
Registered electors			231,100
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	3.20%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Pon. Saraswathi	73,103	41.40%	New
	DMK	Bar. Elangoavan	69,713	39.48%	New
	DMDK	J. Vijayakamal	6,688	3.79%	−48.33
	KMDK	S. Rajavel Nathi	6,471	3.66%	New
	Independent	P. Muthumani	5,923	3.35%	New
	BJP	S. Nagarajan	2,499	1.42%	−0.33
	NOTA	NOTA	2,279	1.29%	New
	PMK	S. Raja	2,012	1.14%	New
	NTK	P. Natarajan	1,968	1.11%	New
	Independent	S. Saraswathi	1,345	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			3,390	1.92%	−14.06%
Turnout			176,564	81.47%	−0.56%
Registered electors			216,720
	AIADMK gain from DMDK		Swing	-10.72%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMDK	P. Sampath Kumar	78,103	52.12%	+36.88
	INC	M. R. Sundaram	54,158	36.14%	New
	Independent	S. Selvaraj	3,809	2.54%	New
	Independent	S. Senthilkumar	3,311	2.21%	New
	Independent	R. Tamilarasu	2,776	1.85%	New
	BJP	S. Nagarajan	2,609	1.74%	+0.64
	Independent	K. Appavu	1,401	0.93%	New
	BSP	K. Gnanavel	1,227	0.82%	New
	Independent	G. Sampathkumar	771	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			23,945	15.98%	15.93%
Turnout			149,845	82.03%	10.54%
Registered electors			182,669
	DMDK gain from AIADMK		Swing	11.82%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Thangamani	85,471	40.30%	−19.24
	DMK	S. Gandhiselvan	85,355	40.25%	+5.05
	DMDK	S. Pongiyannan	32,327	15.24%	New
	Independent	V. Lingappan	2,969	1.40%	New
	BJP	P. T. Dhanagopal	2,332	1.10%	New
Margin of victory			116	0.05%	−24.29%
Turnout			212,068	71.50%	12.15%
Registered electors			296,618
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-19.24%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Ponnaiyan	107,898	59.55%	+27.12
	DMK	T. P. Arumugam	63,789	35.20%	−22.9
	MDMK	T. P. Gurusamy	3,687	2.03%	New
	JD(S)	S. K. Arumugam	1,559	0.86%	New
	Independent	R. Varadharajan	1,431	0.79%	New
	Independent	C. Perumal	1,025	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			44,109	24.34%	−1.33%
Turnout			181,200	59.35%	−3.24%
Registered electors			305,346
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	1.44%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. P. Arumugam	96,456	58.10%	New
	AIADMK	S. Chinnusamy	53,836	32.43%	−41.68
	CPI(M)	A. Athi Narayanan	9,816	5.91%	−16.86
Margin of victory			42,620	25.67%	−25.66%
Turnout			166,010	62.59%	2.11%
Registered electors			275,045
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-16.00%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. M. Selvaganapathy	113,545	74.10%	+51.03
	CPI(M)	V. Ramasamy	34,886	22.77%	−12.14
	PMK	C. Palanisamy	1,419	0.93%	New
Margin of victory			78,659	51.34%	39.50%
Turnout			153,222	60.48%	−6.50%
Registered electors			260,517
	AIADMK gain from CPI(M)		Swing	39.19%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	V. Ramasamy	53,346	34.91%	New
	AIADMK	R. Rajan	35,258	23.08%	−32.3
	AIADMK	P. Duraisamy	30,320	19.84%	−35.54
	INC	P. Palanisamy	20,052	13.12%	New
	Independent	P. Kannan	5,409	3.54%	New
	Independent	R. Chandrasekaran	2,757	1.80%	New
	Independent	A. Sundaram	911	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			18,088	11.84%	−1.87%
Turnout			152,797	66.98%	−3.91%
Registered electors			232,631
	CPI(M) gain from AIADMK		Swing	-20.47%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Ponnaiyan	77,659	55.38%	+0.04
	DMK	M. M. Kandasamy	58,437	41.67%	New
Margin of victory			19,222	13.71%	0.04%
Turnout			140,232	70.88%	3.68%
Registered electors			206,470
	AIADMK hold		Swing	0.04%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Ponnaiyan	69,122	55.34%	+9.23
	INC	T M. Kaliyannan	52,046	41.67%	+24.91
	Independent	A. Palanivel	1,193	0.96%	New
	Independent	N. Subramaniyan	968	0.77%	New
	Independent	T. K. Ganesan	866	0.69%	New
	Independent	A. Subramani	709	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			17,076	13.67%	−14.03%
Turnout			124,904	67.20%	7.55%
Registered electors			188,698
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.23%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Ponnaiyan	44,501	46.11%	New
	JP	V. Kumaraswamy	17,764	18.41%	New
	INC	T. M. Kaliannan	16,177	16.76%	−17.24
	DMK	T. K. Shanmugam	14,433	14.95%	−45.94
	Independent	R. Samy	1,223	1.27%	New
	Independent	N. Subramaniam	1,145	1.19%	New
	Independent	T. Sankaran Pillai	665	0.69%	New
	Independent	S. Ramasamy Naicker	605	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			26,737	27.70%	0.81%
Turnout			96,513	59.65%	−2.77%
Registered electors			164,330
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-14.78%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Kandappan	43,605	60.89%	−3.84
	INC	V. Kumarasamy	24,345	34.00%	+0.27
	Independent	T. Sankaran Pillai	3,660	5.11%	New
Margin of victory			19,260	26.90%	−4.11%
Turnout			71,610	62.42%	−6.14%
Registered electors			118,522
	DMK hold		Swing	-3.84%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. A. Rajavelu	42,479	64.73%	+23.18
	INC	T. P. Natesan	22,131	33.72%	−14.91
	Independent	R. Rajan	1,012	1.54%	New
Margin of victory			20,348	31.01%	23.92%
Turnout			65,622	68.56%	12.50%
Registered electors			99,100
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	16.09%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. M. Kaliannan	24,640	48.64%	+17.53
	DMK	T. A. Rajavelu	21,050	41.55%	New
	Independent	K. K. Muniappa Gounder	3,406	6.72%	New
	We Tamils	C. Govindan	1,562	3.08%	New
Margin of victory			3,590	7.09%	3.53%
Turnout			50,658	56.06%	−8.02%
Registered electors			93,625
	INC hold		Swing	17.53%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. M. Kaliannan	33,360	31.11%	+8.42
	INC	R. Kandasami	29,546	27.55%	+4.86
	Independent	Rangasami Gounder	9,383	8.75%	New
	PSP	Komaran (Sc)	7,625	7.11%	New
	Independent	Muthusami (Sc)	6,610	6.16%	New
	Independent	Dhanakoti	4,897	4.57%	New
	Independent	S. Arumugam Pillai (Sc)	3,319	3.09%	New
	Independent	K. C. Marappa Gounder	3,211	2.99%	New
	PSP	Mariappa Mudali	3,131	2.92%	New
	Independent	K. N. Natarajan	2,104	1.96%	New
	Independent	Muthu Naicker	1,500	1.40%	New
Margin of victory			3,814	3.56%	3.37%
Turnout			107,246	64.08%	−13.41%
Registered electors			167,353
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	4.00%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchengode^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Arumugham	29,007	27.11%	New
	CPI	T. S. Arthanari	28,807	26.92%	New
	INC	Radhabai Subbarayan	24,279	22.69%	New
	INC	V. K. Ramaswamy	20,546	19.20%	New
	RPI	S. Sengottvel	4,365	4.08%	New
Margin of victory			200	0.19%
Turnout			107,004	77.49%
Registered electors			138,081
	Independent win (new seat)

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