https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Melur_Assembly_constituency Melur Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-21T04:01:57Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melur_Assembly_constituency&diff=517387&oldid=prev Deidre67J44: put up basic pg v1... 2026-05-06T19:49:47Z <p>put up basic pg v1...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India}}<br /> {{distinguish|Melur North Assembly constituency|Melur South Assembly constituency}}<br /> <br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 188<br /> | map_image = Constitution-Melur.svg<br /> <br /> | established = 1951<br /> | district = [[Madurai district|Madurai]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Madurai Lok Sabha constituency|Madurai]]<br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}<br /> | alliance = {{Color box|{{party color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}}} [[TVK-led Alliance|TVK+]]<br /> | mla = [[P. Viswanathan]]<br /> | latest_election_year = 2026<br /> | name = Melur<br /> | electors = 229,821 <br /> | reservation = None<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Melur&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Legislature of Tamil Nadu|legislative assembly]] constituency in [[Madurai district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[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 is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.<br /> Most successful party: INC (seven times).<br /> <br /> == Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br /> === Madras State ===<br /> <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 /> | [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br /> | [[S. Chinnakaruppa Thevar]] and &lt;br /&gt;[[P. Sivapirakasam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br /> | [[M. Periyakaruppan Ambalam]] and &lt;br /&gt;[[P. Kakkan]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> | [[M. Sivaramanambalam]]<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Tamil Nadu ===<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> !Election<br /> !Member<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | A. M. Paramasivan<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> | rowspan=2|K. V. Veeranambalam<br /> | {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br /> | [[Indian National Congress (I)]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> |rowspan=3|[[K. V. V. Rajamanickam]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> |rowspan=3|[[R. Samy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=5}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> |rowspan=2|[[P. Selvam|Periyapullan @ P. Selvam]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> | [[P. Viswanathan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<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}}|45.82}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.54}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.74}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|47.32}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|46.32}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}|62.21}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|72.33}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|36.41}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|60.11}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|54.60}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|36.07}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1962|1962]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|43.19}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1957|1957]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|22.18}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1952|1952]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|27.28}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> === 2026 ===<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&lt;ref name=&quot;2026 Tamilnadu Assembly Elections Results - Melur&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=2026 Tamilnadu Assembly Elections Results - Melur |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S22188.htm |access-date=5 May 2026 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=4 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260505092750/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S22188.htm |archive-date=5 May 2026}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Viswanathan]]|party=Indian National Congress |votes=60,080 |percentage= |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= A. Madurai Veeran|party=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |votes=57,356 |percentage= |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Selvam|Periyapullan @ P. Selvam]]|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=56,744 |percentage= |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= Kottai Kumar|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=9,570 |percentage= |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2724 |percentage= |change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes= |percentage= |change=}}<br /> {{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage= }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors =227789|change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress|loser=AIADMK |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2021 ===<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=melur Election Result |url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/-s22a188|access-date= 25 May 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Selvam|Periyapullan @ P. Selvam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=83,344 |percentage=45.82% |change=-5.72 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Ravichandran |party=Indian National Congress |votes=48,182 |percentage=26.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Selvaraj |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,262 |percentage=18.84% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Karuppusamy |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=10,669 |percentage=5.87% |change=+5.09 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Kathiresan |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=2,176 |percentage=1.20% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=884 |percentage=0.49% |change=+0.05 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=35,162 |percentage=19.33% |change=7.90% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=181,898 |percentage=74.25% |change= 0.04% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 244,996 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -5.72% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2016 ===<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf |access-date= 30 Apr 2022 |archive-date= 30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf |title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Selvam|Periyapullan @ P. Selvam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=88,909 |percentage=51.54% |change=-4.2 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. P. Ragupthy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=69,186 |percentage=40.11% |change=+0.25 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. N. Bharath Natchiyappan |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=4,579 |percentage=2.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. V. Boopathikakkan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,921 |percentage=1.11% |change=+0.07 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=I. T. Seeman |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=1,339 |percentage=0.78% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Rishi Kapoor |party=Social Democratic Party of India |votes=828 |percentage=0.48% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Kalaimani |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes=773 |percentage=0.45% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=757 |percentage=0.44% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,723 |percentage=11.43% |change=-4.45% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=172,501 |percentage=74.20% |change= -3.35% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 232,476 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.20% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2011 ===<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&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=[[R. Samy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=85,869 |percentage=55.74% |change=+8.42 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Rani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=61,407 |percentage=39.86% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. V. Dharmalingam |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,608 |percentage=1.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sarasukumar Vaira |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,080 |percentage=0.70% |change=-0.25 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Gopalakrishnan |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=856 |percentage=0.56% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Vetrivel |party=Independent politician |votes=836 |percentage=0.54% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=24,462 |percentage=15.88% |change=13.53% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=198,652 |percentage=77.55% |change= 6.39% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 154,050 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 8.42% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2006===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&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 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[R. Samy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=64,013 |percentage=47.32% |change=+1 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. V. V. Ravichandran]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=60,840 |percentage=44.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. T. Rajaram |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=5,269 |percentage=3.89% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Panneer Selvam |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,292 |percentage=0.96% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Vairavan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,143 |percentage=0.84% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=O. Subramanian |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes=1,018 |percentage=0.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,173 |percentage=2.35% |change=-19.08% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=135,283 |percentage=71.16% |change= 4.83% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 190,114 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 1.00% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&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=[[R. Samy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=58,010 |percentage=46.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Samayanallur Selavarasu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,172 |percentage=24.89% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. V. V. Rajamanickam]] |party=Independent politician |votes=26,428 |percentage=21.10% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Veera Elavarasan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,914 |percentage=3.13% |change=-5.59 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Rajakili |party=Independent politician |votes=1,798 |percentage=1.44% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Dharmar Ambalam |party=Janata Party |votes=1,208 |percentage=0.96% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. K. Karuppanan |party=Democratic Forward Bloc |votes=1,158 |percentage=0.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Elango |party=Independent politician |votes=734 |percentage=0.59% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=26,838 |percentage=21.43% |change=-16.18% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=125,241 |percentage=66.33% |change= 0.11% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 188,821 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Tamil Maanila Congress |swing= -15.89% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1996===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&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=[[K. V. V. Rajamanickam]] |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=73,999 |percentage=62.21% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. R. Sundararajan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,258 |percentage=24.60% |change=-47.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Veera Ilavarasan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=10,363 |percentage=8.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Puyal Ponniah |party=Janata Party |votes=3,864 |percentage=3.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=44,741 |percentage=37.61% |change=-9.89% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=118,949 |percentage=66.21% |change= 0.87% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 189,179 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamil Maanila Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -10.12% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1991===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&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. V. V. Rajamanickam]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=80,348 |percentage=72.33% |change=+35.93 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Palanisamy |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=27,576 |percentage=24.82% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Manickam |party=Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam |votes=1,038 |percentage=0.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=52,772 |percentage=47.51% |change=39.86% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=111,082 |percentage=65.34% |change= -7.15% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 175,149 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 35.93% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&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=[[K. V. V. Rajamanickam]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=41,158 |percentage=36.41% |change=-23.7 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. R. Thiagarajan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,508 |percentage=28.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. M. Paramasivan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,470 |percentage=27.84% |change=-5.53 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Dharmar Abmalam |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes=3,675 |percentage=3.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. R. Posalan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,176 |percentage=1.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,650 |percentage=7.65% |change=-19.09% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=113,054 |percentage=72.50% |change= -3.83% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 159,210 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -23.70% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1984===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&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 January 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. V. Veeranambalam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=60,794 |percentage=60.11% |change=+5.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Thiyagarajan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,748 |percentage=33.37% |change=-8.94 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. M. Paramasivan |party=Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) |votes=5,302 |percentage=5.24% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Krishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=821 |percentage=0.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=27,046 |percentage=26.74% |change=14.45% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=101,143 |percentage=76.33% |change= 3.42% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 139,154 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 5.51% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1980===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&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 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. V. Veeranambalam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=54,003 |percentage=54.60% |change=+18.7 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. M. Paramasivan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=41,849 |percentage=42.31% |change=+6.24 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. S. Krishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,356 |percentage=1.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Ramu |party=Independent politician |votes=686 |percentage=0.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Ayyavu |party=Independent politician |votes=516 |percentage=0.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Ramamurthy |party=Independent politician |votes=502 |percentage=0.51% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,154 |percentage=12.29% |change= 12.12% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=98,912 |percentage=72.90% |change= 1.75% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 137,381 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 18.53% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1977===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&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 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=A. M. Paramasivan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,111 |percentage=36.07% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. V. Veernanamablam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=32,955 |percentage=35.90% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Malaichamy]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=22,337 |percentage=24.33% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=O. Sethuraman |party=Janata Party |votes=3,396 |percentage=3.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=156 |percentage=0.17% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=91,799 |percentage=71.15% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 130,502 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1962===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |access-date= 19 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Sivaraman Ambalam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,986 |percentage=43.19% |change=+21.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. V. N. Natarajan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=20,985 |percentage=31.27% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Poonnuchamy Ambalam |party=Swatantra Party |votes=11,279 |percentage=16.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Veeranam |party=Communist Party of India |votes=5,867 |percentage=8.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,001 |percentage=11.92% |change= 10.81% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=67,117 |percentage=74.55% |change= -13.14% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 94,071 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 21.01% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1957===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1957 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf | access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Kakkan]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=33,123 |percentage=22.18% |change=-5.11 }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Periya Karuppan Ambalam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=31,461 |percentage=21.06% |change=-6.22 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Paramasamy Ambalam |party=Independent politician |votes=25,583 |percentage=17.13% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Vadivel (Sc) |party=Independent politician |votes=20,804 |percentage=13.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=I. Samadharman (Sc) |party=Independent politician |votes=14,575 |percentage=9.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. P. S. P. Karuppiha Chettiar |party=Independent politician |votes=13,672 |percentage=9.15% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Velusamy |party=Independent politician |votes=10,150 |percentage=6.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,662 |percentage=1.11% |change= -4.85% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=149,368 |percentage=87.69% |change= -3.69% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 170,331 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -5.11% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1952===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Melur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1951 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. Chinnakaruppa Thavar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=40,032 |percentage=27.28% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. Sivaparakasam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=31,277 |percentage=21.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Ponachami Ambalan |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes=22,437 |percentage=15.29% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Veerana Veduvan |party=Communist Party of India |votes=14,930 |percentage=10.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Chellathayammal |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=14,156 |percentage=9.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Aiyannan |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=10,367 |percentage=7.06% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. V. Sahadevan |party=Independent politician |votes=4,898 |percentage=3.34% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Chinna Periyambillai |party=Independent politician |votes=4,736 |percentage=3.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Sethuramakrishna Iyer |party=Independent politician |votes=3,908 |percentage=2.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,755 |percentage=5.97% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=146,741 |percentage=91.38% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 160,580 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<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 /> {{coord|10.05|N|78.33|E|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Madurai district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Madurai]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]</div> Deidre67J44