Modakkurichi Assembly constituency

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

Modakurichi (தமிழ்: மொடக்குறிச்சி) is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 100. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Modakurichi
Constituency No. 100 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Lok Sabha constituency	Erode
Established	1951
Total electors	2,38,899[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent C. Saraswathi
Party	BJP
Elected year	2021

It covers Sivagiri, Modakkurichi and some parts of Erode City. It is included in Erode Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]

During the 1996 Assembly elections, a record 1033 candidates contested the Modakurichi Assembly seat. To check a repeat of this, the Election Commission increased the security deposit amount in the next elections.^[3]

Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	R. Kuppuswami and N. Mahalingam		Indian National Congress
1967	K. R. Nallasivam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	M. Chinnasami		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	S. Balakrishnan
1984
1989	Erode A. Ganeshamoorthy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	Kavinilavu Dharmaraj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	P. C. Ramasami		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	R. M. Palanisami		Indian National Congress
2011	R. N. Kittusamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	V. P. Subramani
2021	C. Saraswathi		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			43.13%
2016			43.62%
2011			57.29%
2006			44.11%
2001			55.24%
1996			54.97%
1991			61.98%
1989			44.27%
1984			56.56%
1980			58.67%
1977			44.75%
1971			58.18%
1967			61.23%
1952			37.93%

2021

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	C. Saraswathi	78,125	43.13%	+40.83
	DMK	Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan	77,844	42.97%	+0.61
	NTK	G. Prakash	12,944	7.15%	+6.18
	MNM	M. Rajeshkumar	4,574	2.52%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,342	1.29%	−0.24
	AMMK	D. Thangaraj	1,547	0.85%	New
	BSP	R. Boopathi	1,143	0.63%	−0.06
Margin of victory			281	0.16%	−1.10%
Turnout			181,157	75.83%	−3.75%
Rejected ballots			589	0.33%
Registered electors			238,899
	BJP gain from AIADMK		Swing	-0.49%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. P. Sivasubramani	77,067	43.62%	−13.67
	DMK	P. Sachidanandam	74,845	42.36%	New
	KMDK	S. Suriamoorthi	5,607	3.17%	New
	DMDK	M. Ramesh	4,853	2.75%	New
	BJP	J. Chinnamalai Krishnakumar	4,052	2.29%	−3.18
	PMK	Nachimuthu	2,809	1.59%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,715	1.54%	New
	NTK	G. Prakash	1,713	0.97%	New
	BSP	V. Parthiban	1,219	0.69%	−0.61
Margin of victory			2,222	1.26%	−24.98%
Turnout			176,676	79.58%	−1.92%
Registered electors			222,002
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-13.67%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. N. Kittusamy	87,705	57.29%	+15.81
	INC	R. M. Palanisami	47,543	31.06%	−13.06
	BJP	T. Kathirvel	8,376	5.47%	+3.22
	BSP	K. Devendiran	1,992	1.30%	+0.67
	Independent	K. S. Govanam Thangavel	1,555	1.02%	New
	Independent	R. Veeragopal	1,314	0.86%	New
	Independent	S. Ganesan	1,088	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			40,162	26.23%	23.60%
Turnout			187,832	81.50%	5.31%
Registered electors			153,092
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	13.18%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R.M. Palanisami	64,625	44.11%	New
	AIADMK	V. P. Namachivayam	60,765	41.48%	−13.77
	DMDK	B. Victoria	10,711	7.31%	New
	BJP	P. Nallasamy	3,303	2.25%	New
	Independent	K. S. Thangavel	1,076	0.73%	New
	Independent	K. Selladurai	1,033	0.71%	New
	BSP	S. Govindasamy	929	0.63%	−0.08
Margin of victory			3,860	2.63%	−22.80%
Turnout			146,507	76.20%	15.19%
Registered electors			192,274
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-11.13%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. C. Ramasami	74,296	55.24%	+34
	DMK	Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan	40,084	29.81%	−25.17
	MDMK	P. M. Kulandaivelu	6,332	4.71%	−12.7
	Independent	N. Vinayagamoorthy	2,292	1.70%	New
	Independent	K. S. Thangavel	1,960	1.46%	New
	Independent	P. Subramanian	1,910	1.42%	New
	Independent	K. M. Balasubramaniam	1,898	1.41%	New
	Independent	C. Thiyagarajan	1,344	1.00%	New
	Tamil Desiyak Katchi	S. Suriamoorthy	1,242	0.92%	New
	UCPI	T. K. Gunasekaran	1,086	0.81%	New
	BSP	S. K. Chenniappan	954	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			34,212	25.44%	−8.29%
Turnout			134,487	61.01%	0.22%
Registered electors			220,433
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	0.27%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan	64,436	54.97%	+21.74
	AIADMK	R. N. Kittusamy	24,896	21.24%	−40.74
	MDMK	K. Elanchezhian	20,403	17.41%	New
Margin of victory			39,540	33.73%	4.99%
Turnout			117,215	60.79%	−8.33%
Registered electors			194,579
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-7.01%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Kavinilavu Dharmaraj	78,653	61.98%	+29.92
	DMK	K. Elanchezhian	42,178	33.24%	−11.03
	BJP	A. Gandhi	3,450	2.72%	New
	PMK	M. David	1,304	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			36,475	28.74%	16.54%
Turnout			126,904	69.12%	−8.30%
Registered electors			188,095
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	17.71%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Ganeshamurthi	58,058	44.27%	+2.64
	AIADMK	S. Balakrishnan	42,051	32.06%	−24.5
	AIADMK	Chinnusamy	16,811	12.82%	−43.74
	INC	R. Sainathan	10,047	7.66%	New
	Independent	K. Palanisamy	1,225	0.93%	New
	Independent	A. Gandhi	884	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			16,007	12.20%	−2.72%
Turnout			131,154	77.42%	−0.33%
Registered electors			172,990
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-12.29%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Balakrishnan	65,641	56.56%	−2.12
	DMK	A. Ganeshamurthi	48,315	41.63%	+1.43
	Independent	K. S. Shanmugham	1,069	0.92%	New
	Independent	N. Ayyaswamy	737	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			17,326	14.93%	−3.55%
Turnout			116,060	77.75%	10.98%
Registered electors			154,501
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-2.12%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Balakrishnan	56,049	58.67%	+13.93
	DMK	A. Ganeshamurthi	38,402	40.20%	+22.34
	Independent	M. S. Bharati	578	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			17,647	18.47%	−8.41%
Turnout			95,526	66.77%	2.39%
Registered electors			145,802
	AIADMK hold		Swing	13.93%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan	38,072	44.75%	New
	DMK	A. Ganeshamurthy	15,200	17.86%	−40.31
	JP	M. Arumugam	12,955	15.23%	New
	INC	R. Sainathan	11,462	13.47%	New
	Independent	S. Shanmugasundaram	3,538	4.16%	New
	Independent	M. Raman	2,284	2.68%	New
	Independent	S. Rangasamy	516	0.61%	New
	Independent	M. Murugesan	473	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			22,872	26.88%	9.24%
Turnout			85,083	64.38%	−8.90%
Registered electors			134,149
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-13.43%

1971

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Chinnasami	45,108	58.18%	New
	Socialist	M. Chenniappan	31,431	40.54%	New
	Independent	Rangasami	676	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			13,677	17.64%	−9.20%
Turnout			77,533	73.28%	−4.78%
Registered electors			109,028
	DMK gain from SSP		Swing	-3.05%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Modakurichi^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	K. R. Nallasivam	45,303	61.23%	New
	INC	C. Kulandiammal	25,444	34.39%	New
	RPI	S. Gobu	3,245	4.39%	New
Margin of victory			19,859	26.84%
Turnout			73,992	78.06%
Registered electors			100,057
	SSP gain from INC		Swing

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Modakurichi^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Kuppuswami	18,835	37.93%	New
	Socialist	Chinandorai	14,062	28.32%	New
	CPI	Raman	11,100	22.35%	New
	Independent	Ayyasami Gounder	4,101	8.26%	New
	Independent	Narasimha Ayyar	945	1.90%	New
	Independent	Ramamoorthy	613	1.23%	New
Margin of victory			4,773	9.61%
Turnout			49,656	65.07%
Registered electors			76,307
	INC win (new seat)