# Uthiramerur Assembly constituency

Uthiramerur is a state assembly constituency in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 36. It comprises Uthiramerur taluk and a portion of Kanchipuram taluk and forms a part of Kancheepuram constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar | Independent |
| 1967 | K. M. Rajagopal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1977 | S. Pakkur Subramanyan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | S. Jagathrakshakan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | K. Narasimma Pallavan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | K. Sundar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | Kanchi Panneerselvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | K. Sundar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | V. Somasundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | K. Sundar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | P. Ganesan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | K. Sundar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | K. Sundar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 44.38% | 44.38% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 43.02% | 43.02% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 51.75% | 51.75% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 48.75% | 48.75% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 56.48% | 56.48% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 52.84% | 52.84% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 55.46% | 55.46% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 34.71% | 34.71% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 57.21% | 57.21% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 49.11% | 49.11% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 45.03% | 45.03% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 68.85% | 68.85% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 64.01% | 64.01% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 53.71% | 53.71% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 41.25% | 41.25% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 36.39% | 36.39% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Sundar | 93,427 | 44.38% | +1.36 |
| | AIADMK | V. Somasundaram | 91,805 | 43.61% | +6.7 |
| | NTK | S. Kamacthi | 11,405 | 5.42% | New |
| | AMMK | R. V. Ranjithkumar | 7,211 | 3.43% | New |
| | MNM | A. Susaiappar | 2,100 | 1.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,622 | 0.77% | −5.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 210,529 | 80.86% | −2.15% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 442 | 0.21% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 260,367 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 1.36% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Sundar | 85,513 | 43.02% | −0.53 |
| | AIADMK | P. Ganesan | 73,357 | 36.90% | −14.85 |
| | PMK | N. Gangadharan | 24,221 | 12.19% | New |
| | DMDK | M. Rajendran | 9,184 | 4.62% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,647 | 0.83% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,156 | 6.12% | −2.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,773 | 83.00% | −3.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 239,472 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -8.73% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Ganesan | 86,912 | 51.75% | +11.31 |
| | DMK | Ponkumar | 73,146 | 43.55% | −5.19 |
| | Independent | M. Mohanavelu | 1,917 | 1.14% | New |
| | BJP | K. Gurumurthy | 1,407 | 0.84% | +0.14 |
| | Independent | M. J. Arokiasamy | 1,133 | 0.67% | New |
| | Independent | V. Deivasigamani | 1,063 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,766 | 8.20% | −0.11% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,946 | 86.46% | 7.20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 194,258 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 3.00% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Sundar | 70,488 | 48.75% | +13.4 |
| | AIADMK | V. Somasundaram | 58,472 | 40.44% | −16.04 |
| | DMDK | D. Murugesan | 10,335 | 7.15% | New |
| | Independent | K. K. Venkatesan | 2,070 | 1.43% | New |
| | Independent | R. Lakshimi Narasiman | 1,043 | 0.72% | New |
| | BJP | T. Rajavelu | 1,010 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,016 | 8.31% | −12.82% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 144,596 | 79.25% | 12.68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 182,455 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.73% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Somasundaram | 73,824 | 56.48% | +30.09 |
| | DMK | K. Sundar | 46,202 | 35.35% | −17.5 |
| | MDMK | G. Radha Krishnan | 2,668 | 2.04% | −0.71 |
| | Independent | C. Ravi Chandran | 2,499 | 1.91% | New |
| | Independent | T. Tamil Vendan | 2,399 | 1.84% | New |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | D. Parvendan | 1,293 | 0.99% | New |
| | Independent | V. Managa | 834 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,622 | 21.13% | −5.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,716 | 66.57% | −7.38% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 196,375 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 3.63% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Sundar | 66,086 | 52.84% | +27.23 |
| | AIADMK | N. K. Gnanasekaran | 32,994 | 26.38% | −29.07 |
| | PMK | V. Kamalambal | 19,143 | 15.31% | New |
| | MDMK | K. P. Janakiraman | 3,446 | 2.76% | New |
| | Independent | Gv. Mathiazhagan | 1,401 | 1.12% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,092 | 26.46% | −3.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,058 | 73.95% | 3.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 176,287 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.61% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Kanchi Panneerselvam | 63,367 | 55.46% | +33.09 |
| | DMK | K. Sundar | 29,273 | 25.62% | −9.09 |
| | PMK | R. Viswanathan | 20,552 | 17.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,094 | 29.84% | 17.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,265 | 70.59% | 9.30% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 166,439 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 20.75% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Sundar | 31,304 | 34.71% | −4.89 |
| | AIADMK | P. Sundar Raman | 20,175 | 22.37% | −34.84 |
| | INC | Era. Anbarasu | 12,057 | 13.37% | New |
| | Independent | R. Selvaraj | 12,019 | 13.33% | New |
| | AIADMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 8,921 | 9.89% | −47.32 |
| | Independent | A. V. Devraj | 2,307 | 2.56% | New |
| | Independent | C. Elumalai | 1,784 | 1.98% | New |
| | Independent | K. M. Elango | 473 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,129 | 12.34% | −5.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,191 | 61.29% | −16.52% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 150,706 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -22.50% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Narasimma Pallavan | 57,797 | 57.21% | +8.1 |
| | DMK | C. V. M. A. Ponmozhi | 40,007 | 39.60% | New |
| | Independent | A. V. Devaraj | 2,784 | 2.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,790 | 17.61% | 15.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,024 | 77.81% | 8.12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 134,151 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.10% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 43,303 | 49.11% | +4.08 |
| | INC | S. Ramadoss | 41,717 | 47.31% | +34.86 |
| | JP | P. Seetharama Naicker | 1,434 | 1.63% | New |
| | Independent | M. Murugesan | 983 | 1.11% | New |
| | Independent | P. Mani | 564 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,586 | 1.80% | −14.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,172 | 69.69% | 2.40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 128,261 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 4.08% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Pakkur Subramanyan | 34,877 | 45.03% | New |
| | DMK | K. M. Erajagopal | 22,294 | 28.78% | −40.07 |
| | INC | C. Ramaswamy | 9,647 | 12.45% | −15.81 |
| | JP | M. P. Radhakrishnan | 8,641 | 11.16% | New |
| | Independent | K. N. Kuppuswamy Gounder | 1,998 | 2.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,583 | 16.25% | −24.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,457 | 67.29% | −8.30% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 116,733 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -23.83% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. M. Rajagopal | 48,462 | 68.85% | +4.84 |
| | INC | C. Ramasamy | 19,896 | 28.27% | −7.72 |
| | Independent | T. E. Pachaiyappan | 2,027 | 2.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,566 | 40.59% | 12.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,385 | 75.60% | −7.64% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,108 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 4.84% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. M. Rajagopal | 47,689 | 64.01% | New |
| | INC | O. S. Reddiar | 26,814 | 35.99% | −17.72 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,875 | 28.02% | 12.92% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,503 | 83.23% | 5.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,974 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 10.30% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | O. Srinivasa Reddiar | 33,766 | 53.71% | +15.29 |
| | Independent | Doraswamy Naicker | 24,276 | 38.61% | New |
| | Independent | K. C. Deenadayalu Naidu | 1,705 | 2.71% | New |
| | Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party | T .G. Sundaramoorthy | 1,421 | 2.26% | New |
| | Independent | P. Muthumari Pillai | 771 | 1.23% | New |
| | SWA | Chinna Kannu Naicker | 630 | 1.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,490 | 15.09% | 12.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,871 | 77.76% | 23.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,188 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 12.46% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar | 18,385 | 41.25% | New |
| | INC | K. Duraiswamy Nayagar | 17,122 | 38.42% | +2.03 |
| | Independent | Munuswamy | 4,706 | 10.56% | New |
| | Independent | S. Murugesa Mudaliar | 3,416 | 7.66% | New |
| | Independent | Jagannathan | 939 | 2.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,263 | 2.83% | −7.40% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,568 | 54.40% | 0.96% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,928 | | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 4.86% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar | 13,144 | 36.39% | New |
| | KMPP | Duraiswami Naicker | 9,449 | 26.16% | New |
| | RPI | Srinivasalu Naidu | 8,192 | 22.68% | New |
| | Independent | Jagannadan | 2,698 | 7.47% | New |
| | Independent | Singara Mudaliar | 2,636 | 7.30% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,695 | 10.23% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,119 | 53.44% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,590 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |