Dindigul (State Assembly Constituency)
Dindigul is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Constituency number is 132 among the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies. It comes under Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency. Dindigul will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.
Madras State
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1952 | Munisamy Pillai | Indian National Congress | |
1957 | M. J. Jamal Mohideen | ||
1962 | R. Rengasamy | ||
1967 | A. Balasubramanyam | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | C. Sreenivasan | 90,595 | 46.86% | -2.44% | |
CPI(M) | N. Pandi | 72,848 | 37.68% | 33.02% | |
NTK | R. Jayasundar | 14,860 | 7.69% | 6.49% | |
MNM | R. Rajendran | 9,063 | 4.69% | New | |
AMMK | P. Ramuthevar | 2,427 | 1.26% | New | |
NOTA | Nota | 1,807 | 0.93% | -0.57% | |
Margin of victory | 17,747 | 9.18% | -1.99% | ||
Turnout | 193,311 | 69.89% | -4.65% | ||
Rejected ballots | 348 | 0.18% | |||
Registered electors | 276,583 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -2.44% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | C. Sreenivasan | 91,413 | 49.30% | ||
DMK | M. Basheer Ahamed | 70,694 | 38.13% | ||
CPI(M) | N. Pandi | 8,657 | 4.67% | -54.15% | |
BJP | T. A. Thirumalai Balaji | 5,079 | 2.74% | -1.16% | |
NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,783 | 1.50% | New | |
PMK | R. Parasuraman | 2,718 | 1.47% | New | |
NTK | M. P. Ganesan | 2,227 | 1.20% | New | |
Margin of victory | 20,719 | 11.17% | -15.29% | ||
Turnout | 185,419 | 74.54% | -2.25% | ||
Registered electors | 248,751 | ||||
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -9.51% |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | K. Balabharathi | 86,932 | 58.82% | 15.08% | |
PMK | J. Paul Baskar | 47,817 | 32.35% | ||
BJP | P. G. Bose | 5,761 | 3.90% | 2.50% | |
ABHM | V. Ganesan | 2,014 | 1.36% | New | |
Independent | M. Palanichamy | 1,107 | 0.75% | New | |
RSP | M. Muthuveeran | 945 | 0.64% | New | |
BSP | P. Baskaran | 711 | 0.48% | -0.36% | |
IJK | S. Nndharan | 586 | 0.40% | New | |
Independent | M. Nagoorgani | 502 | 0.34% | New | |
Independent | A. Abuthahir | 271 | 0.18% | New | |
Independent | A. Nagakanniga | 270 | 0.18% | New | |
Margin of victory | 39,115 | 26.46% | 14.06% | ||
Turnout | 192,479 | 76.79% | 6.79% | ||
Registered electors | 147,805 | ||||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | 15.08% |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | K. Balabharathi | 66,811 | 43.74% | -3.63% | |
MDMK | N. Selvaragavan | 47,862 | 31.33% | 28.22% | |
DMDK | G. Karthikeyan | 27,287 | 17.86% | New | |
SP | J. C. D. Prabhakar | 2,970 | 1.94% | New | |
BJP | T. A. Thirumalai Balaji | 2,134 | 1.40% | New | |
BSP | K. Sivanathan | 1,290 | 0.84% | New | |
RSP | M. Muthuveeran | 1,154 | 0.76% | New | |
PNK | M. Arunachalam | 1,107 | 0.72% | New | |
Independent | A. Palanichamy | 1,045 | 0.68% | New | |
AIFB | S. Thanikodi | 632 | 0.41% | New | |
JD(U) | N. Naguchamy Nadar | 456 | 0.30% | New | |
Margin of victory | 18,949 | 12.41% | 10.55% | ||
Turnout | 152,748 | 70.00% | 16.40% | ||
Registered electors | 218,221 | ||||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | -3.63% |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | K. Nagalakshimi | 71,003 | 47.37% | 40.30% | |
DMK | M. Basheer Ahmed | 68,224 | 45.52% | -20.01% | |
MDMK | Latha Selvaraj | 4,662 | 3.11% | New | |
Independent | R. Manimaran | 2,635 | 1.76% | New | |
Independent | V. Muruganandam | 1,685 | 1.12% | New | |
Thaayaga Makkal Katchi | S. N. Balasubramani | 1,668 | 1.11% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,779 | 1.85% | -43.38% | ||
Turnout | 149,877 | 53.60% | -11.77% | ||
Registered electors | 279,805 | ||||
CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -18.16% |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Manimaran | 94,353 | 65.53% | ||
AIADMK | V. Marutharaj | 29,229 | 20.30% | -43.70% | |
CPI(M) | R. S. Rejendran | 10,180 | 7.07% | -22.07% | |
PMK | S. Visuvasam | 4,120 | 2.86% | New | |
BJP | S. T. Manickam | 3,488 | 2.42% | -1.23% | |
Independent | M. Rengan Maruthai | 252 | 0.18% | New | |
Independent | S. R. Subramani | 243 | 0.17% | New | |
Independent | M. Raj | 199 | 0.14% | New | |
CPI(ML)L | V. Kulanthai | 172 | 0.12% | New | |
Independent | R. Desikachari | 149 | 0.10% | New | |
Independent | K. Palanisamy | 140 | 0.10% | New | |
Margin of victory | 65,124 | 45.23% | 10.37% | ||
Turnout | 143,986 | 65.37% | 5.28% | ||
Registered electors | 230,348 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 1.53% |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | B. Nirmala | 80,795 | 64.00% | 43.93% | |
CPI(M) | S. A. Thangarajan | 36,791 | 29.14% | -8.63% | |
BJP | K. Dhanabalan | 4,617 | 3.66% | 2.83% | |
PMK | R. Sundar Rajan | 2,588 | 2.05% | New | |
JP | V. Abdulkadar | 327 | 0.26% | New | |
Independent | R. Selvaraj | 197 | 0.16% | New | |
Independent | P. M. Mustafa | 172 | 0.14% | New | |
Independent | K. Palani Chamy | 155 | 0.12% | New | |
Independent | P. Rengieya | 138 | 0.11% | New | |
Independent | S. Sebastian | 131 | 0.10% | New | |
Independent | A. Adhimoolam | 121 | 0.10% | New | |
Margin of victory | 44,004 | 34.85% | 20.43% | ||
Turnout | 126,250 | 60.09% | -8.04% | ||
Registered electors | 215,517 | ||||
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 26.23% |
1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | S. A. Thangarajan | 46,617 | 37.77% | ||
INC | M. Sandhana Mary | 28,815 | 23.34% | ||
AIADMK | K. A. Krishnasamy | 24,763 | 20.06% | -42.62% | |
AIADMK | A. Premkumar | 17,445 | 14.13% | -48.55% | |
Independent | P. Selvan Nadar | 1,490 | 1.21% | New | |
BJP | K. Muthukrishnan Kailai | 1,016 | 0.82% | New | |
Independent | A. Stepan | 1,001 | 0.81% | New | |
Independent | P. Subbiah | 312 | 0.25% | New | |
Independent | R. Raju | 280 | 0.23% | New | |
Independent | R. Jeyaraman | 270 | 0.22% | New | |
Independent | M. Viswa Bharathi | 238 | 0.19% | New | |
Margin of victory | 17,802 | 14.42% | -15.91% | ||
Turnout | 123,435 | 68.13% | -1.46% | ||
Registered electors | 184,923 | ||||
CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -24.91% |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | A. Premkumar | 67,718 | 62.68% | ||
CPI | N. Varadarajan | 34,952 | 32.35% | ||
Independent | Pon. Srinivasan | 3,842 | 3.56% | New | |
Independent | F. Ananth | 505 | 0.47% | New | |
Independent | P. Madurai Veeran | 462 | 0.43% | New | |
Independent | N. Madharasa | 243 | 0.22% | New | |
Independent | B. Subbiah | 202 | 0.19% | New | |
Independent | S. Muthukrishnan | 115 | 0.11% | New | |
Margin of victory | 32,766 | 30.33% | 18.87% | ||
Turnout | 108,039 | 69.58% | 5.36% | ||
Registered electors | 160,905 | ||||
AIADMK gain from Independent | Swing | 7.78% |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | N. Varadarajan | 55,195 | 54.89% | New | |
INC | N. Abdul Khader | 43,676 | 43.44% | ||
Independent | V. Pitchaimuthu | 674 | 0.67% | New | |
Independent | P. M. Musthafa | 589 | 0.59% | New | |
Independent | S. Muthukrishnan | 413 | 0.41% | New | |
Margin of victory | 11,519 | 11.46% | -15.27% | ||
Turnout | 100,547 | 64.22% | 11.03% | ||
Registered electors | 158,089 | ||||
Independent gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 9.71% |
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | N. Varadarajan | 33,614 | 45.19% | ||
DMK | V. S. Lakshmanan | 13,732 | 18.46% | New | |
JP | V. Johnson | 12,179 | 16.37% | New | |
CPI | V. Madanagopal | 11,125 | 14.96% | New | |
Independent | A. Gnanaraj | 2,357 | 3.17% | New | |
Independent | M. M. Renganathan | 1,380 | 1.86% | New | |
Margin of victory | 19,882 | 26.73% | 24.73% | ||
Turnout | 74,387 | 53.19% | -16.15% | ||
Registered electors | 141,172 | ||||
CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 5.38% |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | O. N. Sundaram Pillai | 27,775 | 39.80% | -1.27% | |
Independent | Jama Hussain | 26,384 | 37.81% | New | |
CPI(M) | A. Balasubramanyam | 14,990 | 21.48% | New | |
Independent | C. Kasthurinathan | 629 | 0.90% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,391 | 1.99% | -15.87% | ||
Turnout | 69,778 | 69.33% | -9.20% | ||
Registered electors | 110,295 | ||||
INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -19.12% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | A. Balasubramanayam | 42,381 | 58.93% | ||
INC | O. C. Pillai | 29,537 | 41.07% | -7.16% | |
Margin of victory | 12,844 | 17.86% | 13.54% | ||
Turnout | 71,918 | 78.54% | 1.16% | ||
Registered electors | 94,204 | ||||
CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 10.70% |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | R. Rengaswamy | 32,047 | 48.23% | -0.13% | |
CPI | A. Balasubramanian | 29,174 | 43.91% | ||
Independent | M. Nallakamu | 2,708 | 4.08% | New | |
SWA | S. Rajaram | 2,517 | 3.79% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,873 | 4.32% | -1.95% | ||
Turnout | 66,446 | 77.38% | 29.89% | ||
Registered electors | 89,114 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | -0.13% |
1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | M. J. Jamal Mohideen | 21,417 | 48.36% | 4.41% | |
CPI | A. Balasubramaniam | 18,640 | 42.09% | New | |
Independent | R. Janardhanam Naidu | 2,922 | 6.60% | New | |
Independent | M. V. Pichaya | 1,311 | 2.96% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,777 | 6.27% | 0.79% | ||
Turnout | 44,290 | 47.48% | -10.75% | ||
Registered electors | 93,280 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | 4.41% |
1952
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Munisamy Pillai | 16,667 | 43.95% | 43.95% | |
CPI | A. Balasubramaniam | 14,588 | 38.47% | New | |
Independent | V. Venkatachalam | 2,794 | 7.37% | New | |
TTP | V. Arumugham | 2,686 | 7.08% | New | |
KMPP | K. Nagarattinam | 1,188 | 3.13% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,079 | 5.48% | |||
Turnout | 37,923 | 58.23% | |||
Registered electors | 65,129 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |