Karur Assembly constituency

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Karur
Constituency No. 135 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKarur
Lok Sabha constituencyKarur
Established1951
Total electors229,995
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK  
Alliance  NDA  
Elected year2026

Karur is a state assembly constituency in Karur district in Tamil Nadu.[1] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 135. It comes under Karur Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, India. In the 2026 TN Assembly Elections, Karur recorded the highest number of Candidates in Tamilnadu and also the highest voter turnout in the state. The 2026 TN Assembly Elections happened just months after the Karur Stampede that killed more than 40 people, which became of turning point in the political landscape of [[TVK]] and [[Vijay]]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Kongu Vellalar Gounder, Senguntha Mudaliar and Vettuva Gounder communities are numerically high in this constituency.[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Madras State[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Party
1952 M. Manickasundaram Independent
1957 T. M. Nallaswamy Indian National Congress
1962
1967

Tamil Nadu[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Party
1971 S. Nallasamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 K. Vadivel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 M. Chinnasamy
1984 K. Vadivel
1989 K. V. Ramasamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 M. Chinnasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 Vasuki Murugesan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 T. N. Sivasubramanian Indian National Congress
2006 V. Senthilbalaji All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
2016 M. R. Vijayabhaskar
2021 V. Senthilbalaji Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2026 M. R. Vijayabhaskar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results[edit | edit source]

Vote share of winning candidates
2021
 
 49.31%
2016
 
 43.86%
2011
 
 61.18%
2006
 
 47.00%
2001
 
 53.36%
1996
 
 53.87%
1991
 
 64.69%
1989
 
 38.34%
1984
 
 54.35%
1980
 
 50.79%
1977
 
 35.11%
1971
 
 56.55%
1967
 
 44.95%
1962
 
 51.02%
1957
 
 59.87%
1952
 
 20.72%

2026[edit | edit source]

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2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. Thyagarajan
AIADMK M. R. Vijayabhaskar
NTK Dr. R. Karuppiah
TVK V. P. Mathiyazhagan New
NOTA NOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Registered electors 226584
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

2021[edit | edit source]

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Senthil Balaji 101,757 49.31
AIADMK M. R. Vijayabhaskar 89,309 43.28 −0.58
NTK R. Karuppaiya 7,316 3.55 1.96
MNM S. Mohanraj 4,154 2.01
NOTA Nota 961 0.47 −1.46
DMDK N. Thangaraj 953 0.46 −3.01
Independent P. Ravi 369 0.18
Independent Anbazhagan 334 0.16
BSP P. Aadhikrishnan 210 0.10 −0.12
Independent T. Kannan 165 0.08
Independent S. Rajeshkannan 138 0.07
Margin of victory 12,448 6.03 5.80
Turnout 206,349 84.13 3.63
Registered electors 245,285
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 5.45

2016[edit | edit source]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. R. Vijayabhaskar 81,936 43.86 −17.32
INC Bank K. Subramanian 81,495 43.62 9.52
DMDK A. Ravi 6,491 3.47
BJP K. Sivasaami 3,995 2.14 0.66
NOTA None Of The Above 3,595 1.92
NTK Selva. Nanmaaran 2,968 1.59
KMDK M. Shanmugam 1,552 0.83
PMK M. Murugesan 1,376 0.74
Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam N. Imthiyaz Rizvi 421 0.23
BSP R. Boopathi 413 0.22 −0.16
Independent P. Rajadurai 360 0.19
Margin of victory 441 0.24 -26.84
Turnout 186,813 80.50 −3.43
Registered electors 232,072
AIADMK hold Swing -17.32

2011[edit | edit source]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Senthil Balaji 99,738 61.18 14.18
INC S. Jothimani 55,593 34.10
BJP S. Sivamani 2,417 1.48 0.43
PECP B. Ashokkumar 681 0.42
BSP P. Aadhikrishnan 620 0.38 −0.07
Independent M. Loganathan 610 0.37
Independent P. Senthil Kumar 522 0.32
Independent T. Veeramani 480 0.29
Independent T. Venugopal 433 0.27
Independent C. Premkumar 393 0.24
IJK K. M. Periyasamy 371 0.23
Margin of victory 44,145 27.08 23.92
Turnout 194,257 83.93 6.83
Registered electors 163,031
AIADMK hold Swing 14.18

2006[edit | edit source]

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Senthil Balaji 80,214 47.00
DMK Vasuki Murugesan 74,830 43.84 5.73
DMDK A. Ravi 9,734 5.70
BJP P. K. Mohan 1,789 1.05
Independent M. Venkataraman 1,396 0.82
BSP A. S. Jeganathan 763 0.45
Independent Murugesan Rama 511 0.30
SP K. Kanagaraj 354 0.21
Independent M. Murugesan 349 0.20
Independent K. Baskaran 248 0.15
Independent K. P. Balusamy 120 0.07
Margin of victory 5,384 3.15 -12.09
Turnout 170,676 77.09 12.92
Registered electors 221,389
AIADMK gain from INC Swing -6.36

2001[edit | edit source]

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. N. Sivasubramanian 82,012 53.36
DMK Vasuki Murugesan 58,574 38.11 −15.76
MDMK R. Natarajan 6,769 4.40 −5.70
Independent Kamaraj 2,735 1.78
Independent S. Yakup 1,695 1.10
JD(S) N. Natarajan 738 0.48
Independent N. Suresh 544 0.35
Independent K. Palanisamy 366 0.24
Independent K. Subramani 264 0.17
Margin of victory 23,438 15.25 -6.49
Turnout 153,697 64.17 −5.74
Registered electors 239,674
INC gain from DMK Swing -0.51

1996[edit | edit source]

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Vasuki Murugesan 79,302 53.87 21.10
AIADMK M. Chinnasamy 47,294 32.13 −32.57
MDMK R. Palanisamy 14,869 10.10
Independent S. John Pandian 1,346 0.91
BJP M. Dhavanathan 944 0.64
Independent A. Chandra Mohan @ Babu 604 0.41
Independent A. Ramalingam 274 0.19
Independent R. N. Rajendran 188 0.13
Independent M. Raju 180 0.12
Independent A. Mohammed Hasib Khan 164 0.11
Independent M. Mayyazhagan 147 0.10
Margin of victory 32,008 21.74 -10.18
Turnout 147,217 69.92 4.46
Registered electors 218,072
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -10.83

1991[edit | edit source]

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Chinnasamy 89,351 64.69 29.54
DMK Vasuki Murugesan 45,259 32.77 −5.58
PMK P. N. Gopalakrishnan 1,674 1.21
THMM K. Mathialagan 258 0.19
Independent C. Narasimhan 245 0.18
Independent S. Singaravel 215 0.16
Independent K. R. Kandasamy 157 0.11
Independent R. Sekar 146 0.11
Independent T. Subbrathinam 125 0.09
Independent V. M. Rajagopal 116 0.08
Independent K. Kandasamy 115 0.08
Margin of victory 44,092 31.92 28.74
Turnout 138,114 65.46 −10.92
Registered electors 216,246
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 26.35

1989[edit | edit source]

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. V. Ramasamy 54,163 38.34 −5.86
AIADMK M. Chinnasamy 49,661 35.16 −19.19
INC S. Murugaiyan 24,309 17.21
AIADMK K. Vadivel 9,489 6.72 −47.63
BJP S. Gopalan 1,048 0.74
Independent S. Ravi 782 0.55
Independent V. Sivasamy 520 0.37
Independent R. Raju 308 0.22
Independent P. Murugaiyan 221 0.16
Independent G. Mani 112 0.08
Independent M. Appovoo 77 0.05
Margin of victory 4,502 3.19 -6.96
Turnout 141,253 76.38 −3.19
Registered electors 187,737
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -16.01

1984[edit | edit source]

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Vadivel 65,363 54.35 3.57
DMK K. V. Ramasamy 53,160 44.20 1.18
Independent K. R. Krishnan 597 0.50
Independent P. Nallasamy 292 0.24
Independent P. Duraisamy 283 0.24
Independent R. Natesan 226 0.19
Independent S. Karthikeyan 182 0.15
Independent M. Santhanam 155 0.13
Margin of victory 12,203 10.15 2.38
Turnout 120,258 79.57 8.37
Registered electors 156,620
AIADMK hold Swing 3.57

1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Chinnasamy 54,331 50.79 15.68
DMK S. Nallasamy 46,025 43.02 19.93
JP P. Sivasamy 5,465 5.11
Independent N. Natesan 828 0.77
Independent M. Appavoo 332 0.31
Margin of victory 8,306 7.76 -4.26
Turnout 106,981 71.20 4.38
Registered electors 151,461
AIADMK hold Swing 15.68

1977[edit | edit source]

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Vadivel 33,856 35.11
DMK S. Nallasamy 22,264 23.09 −33.47
CPI K. S. Ramasamy 20,252 21.00
JP G. Balan 18,499 19.18
Independent R. Poonnusamy 938 0.97
Independent V. Vembarayan 386 0.40
Independent M. S. Santhanam 233 0.24
Margin of victory 11,592 12.02 -1.09
Turnout 96,428 66.82 −11.44
Registered electors 145,681
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -21.44

1971[edit | edit source]

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Nallasamy 45,977 56.55
INC T. M. Nallaswamy 35,320 43.45 −1.50
Margin of victory 10,657 13.11 6.58
Turnout 81,297 78.26 −3.72
Registered electors 106,789
DMK gain from INC Swing 11.61

1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Karur[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. M. Nallaswamy 33,552 44.95 −6.07
CPI(M) S. Nallaswamy 28,677 38.42
CPI K. S. Ramasamy 11,846 15.87
Independent V. K. Velsamy 573 0.77
Margin of victory 4,875 6.53 -15.89
Turnout 74,648 81.97 0.62
Registered electors 94,273
INC hold Swing -6.07

1962[edit | edit source]

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Karur[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. M. Nallasamy 35,969 51.02 −8.85
CPI K. S. Ramasamy 20,160 28.59
DMK R. N. Ramasamy 14,373 20.39
Margin of victory 15,809 22.42 -17.41
Turnout 70,502 81.35 18.14
Registered electors 89,018
INC hold Swing -8.85

1957[edit | edit source]

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Karur[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. M. Nallaswamy 31,611 59.87 40.26
CPI K. S. Ramasami 10,576 20.03
Independent M. Kulandaivel 8,915 16.88
Independent M. G. Perumal 1,701 3.22
Margin of victory 21,035 39.84 38.72
Turnout 52,803 63.22 −26.08
Registered electors 83,526
INC gain from Independent Swing 39.14

1952[edit | edit source]

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Karur[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Manickasundaram 29,429 20.72
INC S. Muthuswamy Gounder 27,840 19.61 19.61
Independent Vadivel Moopan 15,015 10.57
Socialist M. P. Kumaraswami 7,265 5.12
Independent Annathurai Iyengar 7,019 4.94
Independent M. Ganesan 6,661 4.69
Independent V. Ramaswamy 5,585 3.93
Independent T. S. Krishnaswami 5,504 3.88
Independent G. Swaminathan 5,203 3.66
Margin of victory 1,589 1.12
Turnout 142,004 89.30
Registered electors 159,025
Independent win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Dhinamani (2021). "Who will wins Karur constituency".
  3. ↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  5. ↑ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  6. ↑ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  7. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  8. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  9. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  11. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  12. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  13. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  14. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  15. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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