https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Omalur_Assembly_constituency Omalur Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-11-08T22:59:45Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Omalur_Assembly_constituency&diff=345765&oldid=prev ImportMaster: robot: Import articles to fix broken redirects 2022-07-21T14:44:07Z <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|11.7527667|78.0113963|display=title|format=dms}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency <br /> | image = Constitution-Omalur.svg<br /> | parl_name = State Assembly<br /> | Existence = <br /> | district = [[Salem district|Salem]]<br /> | constituency = [[Salem Lok Sabha constituency|Salem]]<br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> | mla = [[R. Mani]]<br /> | year = 2021<br /> | name = Omalur<br /> | electors = 2,95,894&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title= Form 21E (Return of Election) |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211222055811/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC084.pdf |url= https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC084.pdf|access-date= 28 Jan 2022 |archive-date=22 Dec 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | Reservation = <br /> | most_successful_party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] (8 times)<br /> }} <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Omalur&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|state assembly]] constituency in [[Salem district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India.&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= 23 January 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt; It comprises a portion of [[Omalur taluk]] and forms a part of the wider [[Salem Lok Sabha constituency|Salem constituency]] for national elections to the [[Parliament of India]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&amp;%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification &amp; Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 27 January 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt; Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. Elections were not held in 1957 and 1962.{{clarify|reason=there were definitely assembly elections in those years, so why not in this constituency?|date=June 2018}}<br /> <br /> == Madras State ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;50%&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 /> | [[P. Rathinaswami Pillai]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | [[C. Palani]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Tamil Nadu ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;50%&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 /> | [[V. Selladurai]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | [[M. Sivaperumal]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> | [[M. Sivaperumal]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br /> | [[Anbalagan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | [[C. Krishnan (AIADMK politician)|C. Krishnan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> | [[C. Krishnan (AIADMK politician)|C. Krishnan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | [[R. R. Sekaran]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> | [[S. Semmalai]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> | [[A. Thamizharasu]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> | [[C. Krishnan (AIADMK politician)|C. Krishnan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> | [[S. Vetrivel (AIADMK politician)|S. Vetrivel]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=84}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> | [[R. Mani]]<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}}|57.59}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|39.23}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|59.70}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}|43.38}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|59.39}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}|40.62}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|65.78}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|42.35}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|66.04}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.20}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|42.69}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|60.81}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|56.17}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1952|1952]]|{{party color|Independent politician}}|52.07}}<br /> <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]] : Omalur}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[R. Mani]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=142,488 |percentage=57.59% |change={{increase}} 18.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=87,194 |percentage=35.24% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Raja |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=9,416 |percentage=3.81% |change={{increase}} 3.39 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Srinivasan |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=2,930 |percentage=1.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=1,600 |percentage=0.65% |change={{decrease}} 0.12 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Karunakaran |party=Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi |votes=1,228 |percentage=0.50% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=55,294 |percentage=22.35% |change=13.57% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=247,427 |percentage=83.62% |change= -1.86% }}<br /> {{Election box rejected|votes=999 |percentage=0.40% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 295,894 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 18.36% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> &lt;section end=&quot;Assembly Election 2021&quot;/&gt;<br /> === 2016 ===<br /> &lt;!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --&gt; &lt;section begin=&quot;Assembly Election 2016&quot;/&gt; <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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 Apr 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=[[S. Vetrivel]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=89,169 |percentage=39.23% |change={{decrease}} 20.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Ammasi |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=69,213 |percentage=30.45% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Tamilarasu |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=48,721 |percentage=21.44% |change={{decrease}} 13.48 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. R. Elangovan |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=9,744 |percentage=4.29% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None Of The Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,739 |percentage=0.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Selvaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=1,486 |percentage=0.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,956 |percentage=8.78% |change=-16.01% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=227,295 |percentage=85.48% |change= 2.89% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 265,892 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -20.47% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> &lt;section end=&quot;Assembly Election 2016&quot;/&gt;<br /> === 2011 ===<br /> &lt;!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --&gt; &lt;section begin=&quot;Assembly Election 2011&quot;/&gt; &lt;section end=&quot;Assembly Election 2011&quot;/&gt; <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=[[C. Krishnan (AIADMK politician)|C. Krishnan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=112,102 |percentage=59.70% |change={{increase}} 19.05 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Tamizharasu |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=65,558 |percentage=34.91% |change={{decrease}} 8.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Sivaram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,139 |percentage=1.14% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Kandasami |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=1,863 |percentage=0.99% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Ramachandiran |party=Independent politician |votes=1,840 |percentage=0.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Selvarasu |party=Independent politician |votes=1,262 |percentage=0.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=46,544 |percentage=24.79% |change=22.06% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=227,342 |percentage=82.59% |change= 11.31% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 187,770 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Pattali Makkal Katchi |swing= 16.32% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===2006===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=A. Tamizharasu |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=58,287 |percentage=43.38% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. Krishnan (AIADMK politician)|C. Krishnan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=54,624 |percentage=40.66% |change={{decrease}} 18.73 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Kamalakkannan |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=12,384 |percentage=9.22% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Raja Krishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,600 |percentage=1.19% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Sellamuthu |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,264 |percentage=0.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Tamilarasi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,127 |percentage=0.84% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Murugasenapathy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,123 |percentage=0.84% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Chinnarasu |party=Independent politician |votes=875 |percentage=0.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Soundararajan |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=667 |percentage=0.50% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,663 |percentage=2.73% |change=-25.77% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=134,357 |percentage=71.28% |change= 13.72% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 188,486 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Pattali Makkal Katchi |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -16.00% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===2001===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=[[S. Semmalai]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=65,861 |percentage=59.39% |change={{increase}} 26.53 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[R. Rajendran (DMK politician)|R. Rajendran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,259 |percentage=30.89% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. S. Sundararajan |party=Janata Party |votes=3,235 |percentage=2.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Murugan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,250 |percentage=2.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Nallathambi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,722 |percentage=1.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. D. Panneer Selvam |party=Independent politician |votes=897 |percentage=0.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Chinnusamy |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=894 |percentage=0.81% |change={{decrease}} 0.72 }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=31,602 |percentage=28.49% |change=20.74% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=110,905 |percentage=57.57% |change= -5.14% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 192,661 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Tamil Maanila Congress |swing= 18.77% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1996===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=[[R. R. Sekaran]] |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=41,523 |percentage=40.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. Krishnan (AIADMK politician)|C. Krishnan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,593 |percentage=32.86% |change={{decrease}} 32.92 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Tamizharasu |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=24,105 |percentage=23.58% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Sundaram |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,558 |percentage=1.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,930 |percentage=7.76% |change=-32.67% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=102,232 |percentage=62.71% |change= 1.25% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 173,907 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamil Maanila Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -25.16% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1991===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=[[C. Krishnan (AIADMK politician)|C. Krishnan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=60,783 |percentage=65.78% |change={{increase}} 23.42 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Sadasivam |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=23,430 |percentage=25.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. A. Govindasamy |party=Communist Party of India |votes=6,370 |percentage=6.89% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Balu |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=523 |percentage=0.57% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Manoharan |party=Janata Party |votes=491 |percentage=0.53% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=37,353 |percentage=40.42% |change=26.67% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=92,406 |percentage=61.46% |change= 7.06% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 159,123 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 23.42% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1989===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=[[C. Krishnan (AIADMK politician)|C. Krishnan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,275 |percentage=42.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Chinnaraju |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=21,793 |percentage=28.60% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Anbalagan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,803 |percentage=15.49% |change={{decrease}} 50.55 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Muthusamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=5,601 |percentage=7.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Dharman |party=Independent politician |votes=1,543 |percentage=2.02% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. K. Ganesan |party=Independent politician |votes=888 |percentage=1.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Ayyavoo |party=Independent politician |votes=616 |percentage=0.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,482 |percentage=13.76% |change=-22.96% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=76,204 |percentage=54.40% |change= -13.62% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 143,933 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -23.69% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1984===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=Anbalagan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=51,703 |percentage=66.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Kuppusamy |party=Communist Party of India |votes=22,961 |percentage=29.33% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Ponnusamy |party=Independent politician |votes=833 |percentage=1.06% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Saminathan |party=Independent politician |votes=684 |percentage=0.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. K. Karuppannan |party=Independent politician |votes=539 |percentage=0.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=O. E. Tamaraiselvi |party=Independent politician |votes=527 |percentage=0.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Nagarathinam |party=Independent politician |votes=476 |percentage=0.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=28,742 |percentage=36.71% |change=20.31% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=78,288 |percentage=68.01% |change= 3.72% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 124,598 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 7.84% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1980===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=[[M. Sivaperumal]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,399 |percentage=58.20% |change={{increase}} 15.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Marimuthu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=30,447 |percentage=41.80% |change={{increase}} 23.74 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,952 |percentage=16.41% |change= -3.88% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=72,846 |percentage=64.29% |change= 2.85% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 115,489 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 15.51% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1977===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=[[M. Sivaperumal]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,342 |percentage=42.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Govindan |party=Janata Party |votes=13,824 |percentage=22.41% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Marimuthu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=11,139 |percentage=18.05% |change={{decrease}} 42.76 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Kuppuswami |party=Communist Party of India |votes=8,263 |percentage=13.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=O. K. Karunanidhi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,796 |percentage=2.91% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Andiyappan |party=Independent politician |votes=335 |percentage=0.54% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,518 |percentage=20.29% |change= -4.81% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=61,699 |percentage=61.44% |change= 10.42% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 102,047 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -18.12% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1971===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=V. Selladurai |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,065 |percentage=60.81% |change={{increase}} 4.64 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Govindan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,307 |percentage=35.71% |change={{increase}} 0.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Naliappan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,076 |percentage=2.51% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. M. Kandasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=414 |percentage=0.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,758 |percentage=25.10% |change= 4.63% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=42,862 |percentage=51.02% |change= -11.41% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,532 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 4.64% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1967===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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. Palani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=28,121 |percentage=56.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Govindan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,876 |percentage=35.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Rajagoopal |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,871 |percentage=5.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Nallappan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,195 |percentage=2.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,245 |percentage=20.46% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=50,063 |percentage=62.43% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 83,866 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Independent politician |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1952===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Omalur&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=P. Rathianaswami Pillai |party=Independent politician |votes=24,781 |percentage=52.07% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Najappa Chettiar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,876 |percentage=41.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Venugopal |party=Independent politician |votes=2,934 |percentage=6.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,905 |percentage=10.31% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=47,591 |percentage=70.57% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 67,435 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |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 /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Salem district]]</div> ImportMaster