https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Gudalur_Assembly_constituency Gudalur Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-08-18T11:26:21Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gudalur_Assembly_constituency&diff=457853&oldid=prev Pipingblog: expanded layout further and added references 2026-03-29T10:13:09Z <p>expanded layout further and added references</p> <a href="//en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gudalur_Assembly_constituency&amp;diff=457853&amp;oldid=345248">Show changes</a> Pipingblog https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gudalur_Assembly_constituency&diff=345248&oldid=prev ImportMaster: robot: Import articles to fix broken redirects 2022-07-21T14:22:51Z <p>robot: Import articles to fix broken redirects</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{coord|11.50|N|76.50|E|display=title}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency <br /> | image = Constitution-Gudalur.svg<br /> | parl_name = State Assembly<br /> | Existence = <br /> | district = [[Nilgiris district|Nilgiris]]<br /> | constituency = [[Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency|Nilgiris]]<br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> | mla = [[Pon Jayaseelan]]<br /> | year = 2021<br /> | name = Gudalur<br /> | electors = 1,89,221&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title= Form 21E (Return of Election) |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211222055719/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC109.pdf |url= https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC109.pdf|access-date= 2 Feb 2022 |archive-date=22 Dec 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | Reservation = <br /> | most_successful_party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (6 times)<br /> }} <br /> <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Gudalur&#039;&#039;&#039; is a state assembly constituency in [[Nilgiris district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map |website=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date=25 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm |archive-date=14 June 2012 }}&lt;/ref&gt; It was created from changes made to the [[Udagamandalam Assembly constituency|Udagamandalam constituency]] in 1967 and was initially reserved for candidates from the [[Scheduled Castes]]. The reservation criteria ceased in 1977 but were reinstated for the [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011 elections]]. In between, the 2008 boundary changes had made it smaller.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/It-will-not-be-a-cakewalk-for-DMDK-DMK-in-Gudalur/article14677985.ece |title=It will not be a cakewalk for DMDK, DMK in Gudalur |first=D. |last=Radhakrishnan |date=10 April 2011 |access-date=2017-05-06}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Members of the Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;70%&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Year<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Winner<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> | [[K. H. Bomman]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Swatarna Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | [[K. Hutchi Gowder]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> | [[K. Hutchi Gowder]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br /> | [[K. Hutchi Gowder]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | [[M. K. Kareem]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> | [[K. R. Raju]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | [[B. M. Mubarak]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> | [[A. Miller]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> | [[K. Ramachandran]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> | [[M. Thiravidamani]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> | [[M. Thiravidamani]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> | [[Pon Jayaseelan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> {{bar box<br /> |float=right<br /> |title= Vote share of Winning candidates<br /> |titlebar=#ddd<br /> |width=300px<br /> |barwidth=275px<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|47.00}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|47.39}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.67}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.72}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|57.43}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|59.43}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.46}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|33.61}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|57.80}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.39}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|26.29}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Swatantra Party}}|45.45}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|49.24}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ===2021===<br /> &lt;!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA--&gt; &lt;section begin=&quot;Assembly Election 2021&quot;/&gt;<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Pon Jayaseelan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=64,496 |percentage=47.00% |change=9.81% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Kasilingam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=62,551 |percentage=45.58% |change=-1.81% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Ketheeswaran |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=7,317 |percentage=5.33% |change=3.54% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Yogeswaran |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=1,173 |percentage=0.85% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=1,017 |percentage=0.74% |change=-0.65% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Babu |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=960 |percentage=0.70% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,945 |percentage=1.42% |change=-8.79% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=137,240 |percentage=72.53% |change= -0.25% }}<br /> {{Election box rejected|votes=488 |percentage=0.36% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 189,221 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.40% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> &lt;section end=&quot;Assembly Election 2021&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ===2016===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. Thiravidamani]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=62,128 |percentage=47.39% |change=-11.27% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Kalaiselvan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=48,749 |percentage=37.19% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Tamilmani |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=9,044 |percentage=6.90% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. M. Parasuraman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,548 |percentage=4.23% |change=0.95% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Karmegam |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=2,347 |percentage=1.79% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None Of The Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,825 |percentage=1.39% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Murugesan @ Murugesh |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=684 |percentage=0.52% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Kamaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=468 |percentage=0.36% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. P. Chenguttuvan |party=Independent politician |votes=302 |percentage=0.23% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,379 |percentage=10.21% |change=-13.81% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=131,095 |percentage=72.78% |change= 1.27% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 180,136 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -11.27% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2011===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu |work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf | archive-date =15 February 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. Thiravidamani]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=66,871 |percentage=58.67% |change=6.94% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Selvaraj |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=39,497 |percentage=34.65% |change=29.12% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Anbarasan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,741 |percentage=3.28% |change=0.30% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Viswanathan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,288 |percentage=2.01% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Senthilkumar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,588 |percentage=1.39% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=27,374 |percentage=24.02% |change=9.90% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=159,402 |percentage=71.51% |change= 3.47% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 113,985 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 6.94% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2006===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 2006 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | access-date = 12 May 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Ramachandran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=74,147 |percentage=51.72% |change=18.12% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. Miller]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=53,915 |percentage=37.61% |change=-19.82% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=L. Krishnamurthy |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=7,935 |percentage=5.54% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Kumaran |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,270 |percentage=2.98% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. S. Johnson |party=Independent politician |votes=1,030 |percentage=0.72% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Rajammal |party=Independent politician |votes=828 |percentage=0.58% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=I. Devadass |party=Independent politician |votes=753 |percentage=0.53% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Duraiswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=474 |percentage=0.33% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=20,232 |percentage=14.11% |change=-9.71% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=143,352 |percentage=68.04% |change= 8.10% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 210,699 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -5.71% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India |title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001 |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. Miller]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=78,809 |percentage=57.43% |change=35.09% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Pandiaraj |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=46,116 |percentage=33.61% |change=-25.82% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=I. N. Nanjan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,091 |percentage=4.44% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. T. Bellie |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes=2,860 |percentage=2.08% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. V. Balan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,407 |percentage=1.03% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. E. M. Abdul Azeez |party=Independent politician |votes=1,092 |percentage=0.80% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Thangavel |party=Independent politician |votes=840 |percentage=0.61% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=32,693 |percentage=23.83% |change=-13.26% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=137,215 |percentage=59.93% |change= -4.97% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 229,078 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.00% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1996===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 1996 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[B. M. Mubarak]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=73,565 |percentage=59.43% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. R. Raju]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,660 |percentage=22.35% |change=-26.12% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Vasu |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=12,978 |percentage=10.48% |change=-27.09% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=I. Bhojan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,359 |percentage=4.33% |change=-2.13% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Alwas |party=Janata Party |votes=1,115 |percentage=0.90% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Santhanam |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,006 |percentage=0.81% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Periasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=433 |percentage=0.35% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. M. Sabiyulla |party=Independent politician |votes=416 |percentage=0.34% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=L. Chandramohan |party=Independent politician |votes=299 |percentage=0.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. K. Balan |party=Independent politician |votes=250 |percentage=0.20% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Ravindran |party=Independent politician |votes=165 |percentage=0.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=45,905 |percentage=37.08% |change=26.20% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=123,784 |percentage=64.90% |change= 0.52% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 199,758 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 10.97% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1991===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. R. Raju]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=54,766 |percentage=48.46% |change=41.90% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. P. Kamalatchan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=42,460 |percentage=37.57% |change=5.09% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Arumugam |party= |votes=7,618 |percentage=6.74% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=I. Bhojan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=7,305 |percentage=6.46% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Narayanan |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=310 |percentage=0.27% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Manickam |party=Independent politician |votes=192 |percentage=0.17% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. K. Asokan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=184 |percentage=0.16% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Sahul Hameed |party=Independent politician |votes=173 |percentage=0.15% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,306 |percentage=10.89% |change=9.76% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=113,008 |percentage=64.38% |change= -8.87% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 181,632 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 14.85% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | archive-date = 6 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. K. Kareem]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=38,147 |percentage=33.61% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. P. Kamalatchan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=36,867 |percentage=32.49% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Ballie |party=Communist Party of India |votes=19,324 |percentage=17.03% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Hutchi Gowder |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=7,446 |percentage=6.56% |change=-51.24% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Singaram |party=Independent politician |votes=5,799 |percentage=5.11% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=I. Bhoja |party=Independent politician |votes=3,932 |percentage=3.46% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. J. Cherian |party=Independent politician |votes=1,110 |percentage=0.98% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Thangavel |party=Independent politician |votes=255 |percentage=0.22% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Palaniammal |party=Independent politician |votes=253 |percentage=0.22% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Raju |party=Independent politician |votes=107 |percentage=0.09% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Bellarmin |party=Independent politician |votes=107 |percentage=0.09% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,280 |percentage=1.13% |change=-17.00% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=113,489 |percentage=73.25% |change= 1.47% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 158,479 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -24.18% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1984===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | archive-date = 17 Jan 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Hutchi Gowder]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=52,470 |percentage=57.80% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Karuppusamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,013 |percentage=39.67% |change=-18.72% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Gangadharan |party=Independent politician |votes=584 |percentage=0.64% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Ameer Sabi |party=Independent politician |votes=562 |percentage=0.62% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. I. Samsudeen |party=Independent politician |votes=536 |percentage=0.59% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=I. Devadass |party=Independent politician |votes=276 |percentage=0.30% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Thangavelu |party=Independent politician |votes=198 |percentage=0.22% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Perumal |party=Independent politician |votes=144 |percentage=0.16% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,457 |percentage=18.13% |change=-2.74% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=90,783 |percentage=71.78% |change= 15.89% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 132,008 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.59% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1980===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Hutchi Gowder]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,780 |percentage=58.39% |change=32.10% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. S. Narayanan Nair |party=Communist Party of India |votes=23,636 |percentage=37.52% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Subramaniam |party=Independent politician |votes=2,362 |percentage=3.75% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Bellie |party=Independent politician |votes=212 |percentage=0.34% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,144 |percentage=20.87% |change=20.25% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=62,990 |percentage=55.89% |change= -7.65% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 114,612 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 32.10% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1977===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Hutchi Gowder]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=15,323 |percentage=26.29% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. I. Allapitchai |party=Independent politician |votes=14,963 |percentage=25.68% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Kallan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,196 |percentage=17.50% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. M. Hiria Gowder |party=Janata Party |votes=6,915 |percentage=11.87% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Baby |party=Independent politician |votes=5,364 |percentage=9.20% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Gopalakrishnan Nair |party=Independent politician |votes=2,406 |percentage=4.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. J. Cherian Vakil |party=Independent politician |votes=1,107 |percentage=1.90% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Kuppuswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,014 |percentage=1.74% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. N. Krishnan Kutty Nair |party=Independent politician |votes=291 |percentage=0.50% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Raman Kutty |party=Independent politician |votes=248 |percentage=0.43% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Sivaraman |party=Independent politician |votes=188 |percentage=0.32% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=360 |percentage=0.62% |change=-4.15% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=58,276 |percentage=63.53% |change= 8.18% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 93,409 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Swatantra Party |swing= -19.16% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1971===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. H. Bomman]] |party=Swatantra Party |votes=18,519 |percentage=45.45% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Putta |party=Communist Party of India |votes=16,578 |percentage=40.69% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Rajan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=5,648 |percentage=13.86% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,941 |percentage=4.76% |change=3.27% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=40,745 |percentage=55.36% |change= -7.72% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,325 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Swatantra Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -3.79% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1967===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Gudalur&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date= 19 April 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Nanjam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,675 |percentage=49.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bomman |party=Swatantra Party |votes=20,047 |percentage=47.74% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Madaswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,266 |percentage=3.02% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=628 |percentage=1.50% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=41,988 |percentage=63.07% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 69,434 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> * {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|access-date= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archive-date= 5 October 2010}}<br /> <br /> {{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Nilgiris district]]</div> ImportMaster