# Thiruvottiyur Assembly constituency

Thiruvottiyur is a state assembly constituency in Chennai district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 10. It consists of a portion of Tiruvottiyur taluk. It falls under Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

## Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party | Party |
| 1967 | A. P. Arasu | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | M. V. Narayanasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | P. Sigamony | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | Kumari Ananthan | Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress |
| 1982 | U Thangasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | G. K. J. Baarathi | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | T. K. Palanisamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | K. Kuppan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | T. C. Vijayan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | T. Arumugam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | K. P. P. Samy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | K. Kuppan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | K. P. P. Samy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | K. P. Shankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
* $^†$ Assassinated or died in office

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 44.34% | 44.34% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 43.25% | 43.25% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 57.03% | 57.03% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 46.34% | 46.34% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 54.94% | 54.94% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 64.19% | 64.19% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 56.54% | 56.54% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 45.58% | 45.58% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 54.26% | 54.26% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 47.36% | 47.36% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 31.29% | 31.29% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 53.74% | 53.74% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 61.23% | 61.23% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. P. Shankar | 88,185 | 44.34% | +1.09 |
| | AIADMK | K. Kuppan | 50,524 | 25.40% | −15.29 |
| | NTK | Seeman | 48,597 | 24.43% | +22.35 |
| | MNM | D. Mohan | 7,053 | 3.55% | New |
| | AMMK | M. Soundara Pandian | 1,417 | 0.71% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,111 | 0.56% | −0.98 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,661 | 18.94% | 16.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,885 | 64.99% | −1.93% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 81 | 0.04% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 306,004 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 1.09% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. P. P. Samy | 82,205 | 43.25% | +2.79 |
| | AIADMK | B. Balraj | 77,342 | 40.69% | −16.34 |
| | DMDK | A. V. Arumugam | 13,463 | 7.08% | New |
| | PMK | R. Vasanthakumari | 4,025 | 2.12% | New |
| | NTK | R. Gokul | 3,961 | 2.08% | New |
| | BJP | M. Sivakumar | 3,313 | 1.74% | +0.7 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,917 | 1.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,863 | 2.56% | −14.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,061 | 66.92% | −7.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 284,010 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -13.78% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Kuppan | 93,944 | 57.03% | +11.7 |
| | DMK | K. P. P. Samy | 66,653 | 40.47% | −5.87 |
| | BJP | V. Venkata Krishnan | 1,719 | 1.04% | +0.17 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,291 | 16.57% | 15.56% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,716 | 74.37% | 5.57% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 221,495 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.69% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. P. P. Samy | 158,204 | 46.34% | New |
| | AIADMK | V. Moorthy | 154,757 | 45.33% | −9.61 |
| | DMDK | S. Murugan | 21,915 | 6.42% | New |
| | BJP | K. Ganesan | 2,977 | 0.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,447 | 1.01% | −15.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 341,402 | 68.79% | 20.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 496,267 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -8.60% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | T. Arumugam | 113,808 | 54.94% | +32.28 |
| | Independent | Kumari Ananthan | 79,767 | 38.50% | New |
| | MDMK | S. G. Sekar | 8,483 | 4.09% | New |
| | Independent | Bullet J. Selvaraj | 2,221 | 1.07% | New |
| | JD(S) | S. Gunasekaran | 1,446 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,041 | 16.43% | −25.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 207,167 | 47.85% | −10.10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 432,947 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -9.25% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. C. Vijayan | 115,939 | 64.19% | +25.65 |
| | AIADMK | B. Balraj | 40,917 | 22.65% | −33.88 |
| | CPI(M) | A. Soundararajan | 16,329 | 9.04% | New |
| | PMK | T. Velmurugan | 4,559 | 2.52% | New |
| | BJP | S. Nallasivam | 1,511 | 0.84% | −0.16 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 75,022 | 41.53% | 23.54% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 180,624 | 57.95% | −1.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 319,663 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 7.65% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Kuppan | 85,823 | 56.54% | +25.12 |
| | DMK | T. K. Pallanisamy | 58,501 | 38.54% | −7.04 |
| | PMK | T. Abbu Gounder | 4,796 | 3.16% | New |
| | BJP | R. Annamalai | 1,513 | 1.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,322 | 18.00% | 3.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,797 | 58.99% | −8.11% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 262,462 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.96% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. K. Palanisamy | 67,849 | 45.58% | +0.89 |
| | AIADMK | J. Rama Chandran | 46,777 | 31.42% | New |
| | INC | G. K. J. Bharathi | 19,782 | 13.29% | −40.98 |
| | Independent | K. V. P. Bhoominathan | 10,863 | 7.30% | New |
| | Independent | S. Thangal Mathialagan | 786 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,072 | 14.16% | 4.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,866 | 67.10% | −5.61% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 225,272 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -8.69% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. K. J. Baarathi | 65,194 | 54.26% | +10.28 |
| | DMK | T. K. Palaniswamy | 53,684 | 44.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,510 | 9.58% | 6.20% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,141 | 72.71% | 5.58% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 167,640 | | |
| | INC gain from GKC | INC gain from GKC | Swing | 6.90% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | GKC | Kumari Ananthan | 48,451 | 47.36% | New |
| | INC | T. Loganathan | 44,993 | 43.98% | New |
| | JP | T. P. Elumalai | 8,604 | 8.41% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,458 | 3.38% | 0.47% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,296 | 67.13% | 9.35% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 153,890 | | |
| | GKC gain from AIADMK | GKC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 16.08% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Sigamony | 26,458 | 31.29% | New |
| | DMK | M. V. Narayanaswamy | 23,995 | 28.37% | −25.36 |
| | Independent | C. K. Madhavan | 16,888 | 19.97% | New |
| | JP | B. Mutuswamy Naidu | 16,800 | 19.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,463 | 2.91% | −13.89% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,567 | 57.77% | −9.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 148,299 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -22.45% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. V. Narayanaswamy | 51,487 | 53.74% | −7.5 |
| | INC | Venkatesalu Naidu | 35,391 | 36.94% | −1.83 |
| | CPI(M) | C. K. Madhavan | 8,057 | 8.41% | New |
| | Independent | Suriyamuthu | 877 | 0.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,096 | 16.80% | −5.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,812 | 67.00% | −8.52% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 149,448 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -7.50% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. P. Arasu | 51,437 | 61.23% | New |
| | INC | V. Venkateswaralu | 32,564 | 38.77% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,873 | 22.47% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,001 | 75.52% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 114,201 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |