Kulithalai (state Assembly Constituency)
Kulithalai is a state assembly constituency in Karur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 137. It consists of portions of the Kulithalai taluks. It is included in Perambalur Parliamentary Constituency.
Demographics
Gender demographic of Kulithalai as of 09.11.2022, taken post the State General election in 2022.
Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 110,311 | 115,918 | 7 | 226,236 |
Madras State
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | M. Karunanidhi | Independent | |
1962 | V. Ramanathan | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | M. Kandaswamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Manickam | 100,829 | 51.37% | ![]() | |
AIADMK | N. R. Chandrasekar | 77,289 | 39.38% | ![]() | |
NTK | Seeni Prakasu | 11,511 | 5.87% | ![]() | |
NOTA | Nota | 1,191 | 0.61% | ![]() | |
Independent | R. Saravanan | 838 | 0.43% | New | |
AMMK | V. Nirosha | 761 | 0.39% | New | |
Independent | R. Chandrasekar | 694 | 0.35% | New | |
IJK | S. Manikandan | 674 | 0.34% | New | |
Independent | V. Vellaiyan | 612 | 0.31% | New | |
BSP | P. Anbalagan | 590 | 0.30% | ![]() | |
Independent | K. Suresh | 494 | 0.25% | New | |
Margin of victory | 23,540 | 11.99% | 5.53% | ||
Turnout | 196,265 | 86.43% | -1.69% | ||
Rejected ballots | 165 | 0.08% | |||
Registered electors | 227,068 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 2.52% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | E. Ramar | 89,923 | 48.85% | ![]() | |
AIADMK | R. Chandrasekaran | 78,027 | 42.39% | ![]() | |
DMDK | Jamuna Thangavel | 6,726 | 3.65% | New | |
NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,906 | 1.04% | New | |
NTK | Seeni Prakasu | 1,643 | 0.89% | New | |
BJP | N. K. N. Shathakathulla | 1,437 | 0.78% | ![]() | |
Independent | T. Chandrasekaran | 1,031 | 0.56% | New | |
BSP | V. Maruthaiveeran | 950 | 0.52% | New | |
PMK | S. Balasubramani | 870 | 0.47% | New | |
Independent | M. Jeganathan | 554 | 0.30% | New | |
Independent | R. Selvam | 449 | 0.24% | New | |
Margin of victory | 11,896 | 6.46% | -7.61% | ||
Turnout | 184,076 | 88.13% | -0.67% | ||
Registered electors | 208,870 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.93% |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 87,459 | 54.78% | ![]() | |
DMK | R. Manickam | 64,986 | 40.70% | ![]() | |
BJP | A. Dhanasekaran | 2,200 | 1.38% | ![]() | |
Independent | K. V. Chinnasami | 1,670 | 1.05% | New | |
IJK | R. Prakashkanna | 1,344 | 0.84% | New | |
PPIS (Tamil Nadu) | M. Selvam | 1,164 | 0.73% | New | |
Independent | S. Kandasamy | 839 | 0.53% | New | |
Margin of victory | 22,473 | 14.08% | 3.94% | ||
Turnout | 179,805 | 88.80% | 8.31% | ||
Registered electors | 159,662 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 4.36% |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Manickam | 69,615 | 50.42% | ![]() | |
AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 55,626 | 40.29% | ![]() | |
DMDK | M. Viswanathan | 4,790 | 3.47% | New | |
BJP | N. C. Raju | 2,010 | 1.46% | New | |
Independent | P. Mahendran | 1,338 | 0.97% | New | |
Independent | N. Nagarajan | 1,026 | 0.74% | New | |
BSP | K. Kadirvelu | 1,006 | 0.73% | New | |
Independent | R. Boopathi | 900 | 0.65% | New | |
SP | M. Munusamy | 700 | 0.51% | New | |
Independent | V. Chinnasami | 357 | 0.26% | New | |
Independent | R. Kothai | 355 | 0.26% | New | |
Margin of victory | 13,989 | 10.13% | -3.19% | ||
Turnout | 138,070 | 80.49% | 10.57% | ||
Registered electors | 171,539 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.36% |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 66,406 | 52.78% | ![]() | |
DMK | D. Thirunavukkarasu | 49,640 | 39.46% | ![]() | |
MDMK | M. R. Pugalendhe | 5,492 | 4.37% | ![]() | |
Independent | P. Ramasamy | 2,292 | 1.82% | New | |
Independent | M. Selvam | 1,077 | 0.86% | New | |
Independent | S. Raju | 903 | 0.72% | New | |
Margin of victory | 16,766 | 13.33% | -1.10% | ||
Turnout | 125,810 | 69.92% | -4.79% | ||
Registered electors | 179,980 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 3.60% |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Selvam | 60,521 | 49.19% | ![]() | |
AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 42,771 | 34.76% | ![]() | |
MDMK | R. Pugalendhi | 11,356 | 9.23% | New | |
Independent | P. Kaliappan | 5,132 | 4.17% | New | |
Independent | E. Dravida Mani | 995 | 0.81% | New | |
JP | L. Srirenga Reddiar | 578 | 0.47% | New | |
Independent | A. P. Erajalingam | 539 | 0.44% | New | |
Independent | N. Karuppaian | 293 | 0.24% | New | |
Independent | A. Thangavelu | 227 | 0.18% | New | |
Independent | J. Anbumozhi | 165 | 0.13% | New | |
Independent | M. J. Selvanathan | 143 | 0.12% | New | |
Margin of victory | 17,750 | 14.43% | -26.64% | ||
Turnout | 123,046 | 74.72% | 3.17% | ||
Registered electors | 173,318 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -20.65% |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 80,499 | 69.83% | ![]() | |
DMK | S. P. Sethiraman | 33,158 | 28.76% | ![]() | |
Independent | M. Dharamaraju | 341 | 0.30% | New | |
Independent | V. Vellusamy | 302 | 0.26% | New | |
PMK | P. Somasundaram | 299 | 0.26% | New | |
Independent | M. Vellaisamy | 156 | 0.14% | New | |
Independent | M. Mohan | 142 | 0.12% | New | |
THMM | S. R. Kannadasan | 137 | 0.12% | New | |
Independent | K. R. Ramasamy | 108 | 0.09% | New | |
Independent | S. K. Manoharan | 67 | 0.06% | New | |
Independent | P. Ponnambalam | 66 | 0.06% | New | |
Margin of victory | 47,341 | 41.07% | 30.75% | ||
Turnout | 115,275 | 71.55% | -7.39% | ||
Registered electors | 165,240 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 26.81% |
1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 49,231 | 43.02% | ![]() | |
DMK | A. Sivaraman | 37,421 | 32.70% | New | |
Independent | R. Karuppaiah | 17,551 | 15.34% | New | |
AIADMK | N. Nallusamy | 8,814 | 7.70% | ![]() | |
Independent | R. Sekar | 630 | 0.55% | New | |
Independent | N. Thiagarajan | 397 | 0.35% | New | |
Independent | T. Muthusamy Poojari | 206 | 0.18% | New | |
Independent | S. Arockiam | 179 | 0.16% | New | |
Margin of victory | 11,810 | 10.32% | -20.43% | ||
Turnout | 114,429 | 78.94% | -0.35% | ||
Registered electors | 147,731 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -21.03% |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P. Musiri Puppnan | 62,165 | 64.05% | New | |
CPI | B. Karuppaiah | 32,317 | 33.30% | ![]() | |
Independent | P. Dearmaraj | 1,748 | 1.80% | New | |
Independent | P. Rajalingam | 500 | 0.52% | New | |
Independent | R. Annavi | 321 | 0.33% | New | |
Margin of victory | 29,848 | 30.75% | 21.01% | ||
Turnout | 97,051 | 79.29% | 8.63% | ||
Registered electors | 130,379 | ||||
AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 11.09% |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI | R. Karuppaiah | 44,525 | 52.96% | New | |
INC | P. E. Srinivasa Reddiar | 36,336 | 43.22% | ![]() | |
Independent | C. Periasamy | 2,737 | 3.26% | New | |
Independent | T. Muthusamy Poosari | 474 | 0.56% | New | |
Margin of victory | 8,189 | 9.74% | 0.24% | ||
Turnout | 84,072 | 70.66% | 2.56% | ||
Registered electors | 120,320 | ||||
CPI gain from INC | Swing | 19.37% |
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | P. E. Srinivasa Reddiar | 27,043 | 33.59% | ![]() | |
AIADMK | S. Rasu | 19,396 | 24.09% | New | |
DMK | K. V. Muthusamy | 18,581 | 23.08% | ![]() | |
JP | C. John Britto | 14,642 | 18.19% | New | |
Independent | M. S> Royappan | 843 | 1.05% | New | |
Margin of victory | 7,647 | 9.50% | 2.15% | ||
Turnout | 80,505 | 68.09% | -10.09% | ||
Registered electors | 119,673 | ||||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | -20.08% |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | M. Kandaswamy | 44,198 | 53.68% | ![]() | |
INC | P. E. Srinivasan Reddiar | 38,145 | 46.32% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 6,053 | 7.35% | 2.10% | ||
Turnout | 82,343 | 78.18% | -1.67% | ||
Registered electors | 107,450 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 4.00% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | M. Kandaswamy | 36,120 | 49.68% | ![]() | |
INC | P. E. S. Reddiar | 32,305 | 44.43% | ![]() | |
CPI | R. Karuppaiah | 3,949 | 5.43% | New | |
Independent | Pillai | 336 | 0.46% | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,815 | 5.25% | -22.84% | ||
Turnout | 72,710 | 79.85% | 4.23% | ||
Registered electors | 96,359 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | -14.37% |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | V. Ramanathan | 47,243 | 64.04% | ![]() | |
DMK | N. Rathanam | 26,525 | 35.96% | New | |
Margin of victory | 20,718 | 28.09% | 10.86% | ||
Turnout | 73,768 | 75.63% | 21.88% | ||
Registered electors | 101,216 | ||||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | 16.72% |
1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M. Karunanidhi | 22,785 | 47.32% | New | |
INC | K. A. Dharmalingam | 14,489 | 30.09% | New | |
Independent | R. Venkatarama Naidu | 3,784 | 7.86% | New | |
Independent | S. Shanmugham | 3,726 | 7.74% | New | |
Independent | R. Govindan | 1,866 | 3.88% | New | |
Independent | R. Rajagopala Iyengar | 759 | 1.58% | New | |
Independent | K. P. Veerappan | 740 | 1.54% | New | |
Margin of victory | 8,296 | 17.23% | |||
Turnout | 48,149 | 53.75% | |||
Registered electors | 89,574 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |