# Tiruppattur, Vellore Assembly constituency

Tirupattur is a state assembly constituency in Tirupattur district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 50. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Most successful party: DMK (9 times).
Since 2016 Tirupattur assembly constituency is represented in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by A Nallathambi of DMK party. He was reelected in 2021.

## Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | E. L. Raghava Mudaliar | Independent |
| 1957 | R. C. Samanna Gounder | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | K. Tirupathy Gounder | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | C.k.chinarasu Gounder | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | G. Ramasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | B. Sundaram | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | B. Sundaram | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | Y. Shanmugam | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 by election | S. P. Manavalan Mudaliar | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | B. Sundaram | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | A. K. C. Sundaravel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | G. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | T. K. Raja | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2006 | T. K. Raja | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2011 | K. G. Ramesh | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | A. Nallathambi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | A. Nallathambi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 52.37% | 52.37% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 45.43% | 45.43% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 55.31% | 55.31% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 48.68% | 48.68% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 46.15% | 46.15% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 53.44% | 53.44% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 62.24% | 62.24% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 35.92% | 35.92% |
| 1985 By-election | 1985 By-election | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 49.02% | 49.02% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.74% | 54.74% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 27.29% | 27.29% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 55.54% | 55.54% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 49.80% | 49.80% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 62.38% | 62.38% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 64.00% | 64.00% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 48.75% | 48.75% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Nallathambi | 96,522 | 52.37% | +6.94 |
| | PMK | T. K. Raja | 68,282 | 37.05% | +30.17 |
| | NTK | M. Sumathi | 12,127 | 6.58% | New |
| | AMMK | A. Gnanasekar | 2,702 | 1.47% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,632 | 0.89% | +0.21 |
| | Independent | B. Vijayakumar | 1,096 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,240 | 15.32% | 11.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 184,298 | 77.26% | −1.80% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 583 | 0.32% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 238,544 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 6.94% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Nallathambi | 80,791 | 45.43% | +4.66 |
| | AIADMK | T. T. Kumar | 73,144 | 41.13% | −14.18 |
| | PMK | T. K. Raja | 12,227 | 6.88% | New |
| | DMDK | K. Harikrishnan | 3,968 | 2.23% | New |
| | BJP | V. Govindarajan | 1,831 | 1.03% | +0.3 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,193 | 0.67% | New |
| | Independent | T. Raja | 1,051 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,647 | 4.30% | −10.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,843 | 79.06% | −3.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 224,938 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -9.88% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. G. Ramesh | 82,895 | 55.31% | New |
| | DMK | S. Rajendran | 61,103 | 40.77% | New |
| | BJP | M. Selva Kumar | 1,087 | 0.73% | −0.78 |
| | Independent | D. Kubendiran | 1,006 | 0.67% | New |
| | Independent | K. Venkatesan | 843 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,792 | 14.54% | 5.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,869 | 82.40% | 12.17% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 181,888 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from PMK | AIADMK gain from PMK | Swing | 6.63% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | T. K. Raja | 71,932 | 48.68% | +2.53 |
| | MDMK | K. C. Azhagiri | 58,193 | 39.38% | +32.85 |
| | DMDK | B. S. Senthilkumar | 9,435 | 6.39% | New |
| | BJP | D. Shiva Shanmukam | 2,229 | 1.51% | New |
| | Independent | D. N. Amudanandan | 1,718 | 1.16% | New |
| | Independent | K. E. Mani | 1,297 | 0.88% | New |
| | SP | H. Gopinathan | 1,026 | 0.69% | New |
| | BSP | T. R. Saravanan | 897 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,739 | 9.30% | 4.86% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,764 | 70.23% | 7.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 210,399 | | |
| | PMK hold | PMK hold | Swing | 2.53% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | T. K. Raja | 59,840 | 46.15% | New |
| | DMK | S. Arasu | 54,079 | 41.70% | −11.73 |
| | MDMK | K. Annamalai | 8,474 | 6.53% | −4.35 |
| | Independent | M. Neela | 1,730 | 1.33% | New |
| | Independent | M. Thiruvengadam | 1,430 | 1.10% | New |
| | MNK(PLP) | G. Ramasamy | 1,259 | 0.97% | New |
| | Independent | P. Chinnasamy | 1,104 | 0.85% | New |
| | UCPI | M. Chinnaraj | 839 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,761 | 4.44% | −21.11% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,674 | 62.26% | −4.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 208,277 | | |
| | PMK gain from DMK | PMK gain from DMK | Swing | -7.29% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | G. Shanmugam | 66,207 | 53.44% | +23.39 |
| | AIADMK | P. G. Mani | 34,549 | 27.89% | −34.36 |
| | MDMK | K. C. Alagiri | 13,490 | 10.89% | New |
| | AIIC(T) | G. Raju | 8,070 | 6.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,658 | 25.55% | −6.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,897 | 66.68% | 3.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 193,029 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -8.81% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. K. C. Sundaravel | 69,402 | 62.24% | +45.48 |
| | DMK | B. Sundaram | 33,498 | 30.04% | −5.87 |
| | PMK | S. Nataraja | 7,137 | 6.40% | New |
| | BJP | A. Anbu | 945 | 0.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,904 | 32.20% | 20.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,503 | 63.67% | −9.11% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 181,330 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 26.33% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | B. Sundaram | 40,998 | 35.92% | +5.83 |
| | INC | S. P. Manavalan | 27,541 | 24.13% | −24.89 |
| | AIADMK | P. G. Mani | 19,139 | 16.77% | New |
| | Independent | G. Ponnusamy | 13,462 | 11.79% | New |
| | Independent | M. Raji Gounder | 12,359 | 10.83% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,457 | 11.79% | −7.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,148 | 72.79% | −1.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,767 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -13.10% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Y. Shanmugam | 46,884 | 49.02% | New |
| | DMK | B. Sundaram | 28,781 | 30.09% | −24.65 |
| | Independent | G. Ponnusamy | 18,196 | 19.02% | New |
| | Independent | M. P. Ponnusamy | 1,260 | 1.32% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,103 | 18.93% | 8.56% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,649 | 74.12% | 10.65% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 134,589 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -5.73% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | B. Sundaram | 42,786 | 54.74% | +27.45 |
| | AIADMK | G. Ramasamy | 34,682 | 44.37% | +18.46 |
| | Independent | T. V. Raja | 690 | 0.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,104 | 10.37% | 9.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,158 | 63.47% | 1.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 124,811 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 27.45% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | B. Sundaram | 19,855 | 27.29% | −28.25 |
| | AIADMK | K. Jayaraman | 18,857 | 25.92% | New |
| | INC | T. A. Thatha Chettiar | 16,225 | 22.30% | −22.17 |
| | JP | N. Damodaran | 13,786 | 18.95% | New |
| | Independent | C. Raji | 2,194 | 3.02% | New |
| | Independent | T. C. Thangaraj | 1,641 | 2.26% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 998 | 1.37% | −9.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,761 | 62.42% | −15.13% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 118,361 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -28.25% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | G. Ramasamy | 37,120 | 55.54% | +5.74 |
| | INC | Y. Shammugan | 29,720 | 44.46% | −2.16 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,400 | 11.07% | 7.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,840 | 77.55% | −4.20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,778 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 5.74% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. Gounder | 32,589 | 49.80% | −12.58 |
| | INC | Shunmugam | 30,512 | 46.62% | +9 |
| | RPI | Murugesan | 2,345 | 3.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,077 | 3.17% | −21.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,446 | 81.74% | 15.50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,816 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -12.58% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Thirupathy Gounder | 32,400 | 62.38% | New |
| | INC | R. C. Samanna Gounder | 19,540 | 37.62% | −26.38 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,860 | 24.76% | −16.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,940 | 66.24% | 28.28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,207 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -1.62% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. C. Samanna Gounder | 18,618 | 64.00% | +26.94 |
| | Independent | Netesa Pillai | 6,609 | 22.72% | New |
| | Independent | Krishnasami Lyer | 2,112 | 7.26% | New |
| | Independent | Appasami | 1,752 | 6.02% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,009 | 41.28% | 29.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,091 | 37.95% | −17.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,648 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 15.25% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tirupattur (Vellore) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E. L. Raghava Mudali | 20,918 | 48.75% | New |
| | INC | R. C. Samanna Goundar | 15,901 | 37.06% | New |
| | Socialist | K. C. Appaswami | 3,524 | 8.21% | New |
| | KMPP | C. Muniswamy Gounder | 2,566 | 5.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,017 | 11.69% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,909 | 55.31% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,579 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |