# Tiruvannamalai Assembly constituency

Tiruvannamalai is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 63. It comprises portions of the Chengam and Tiruvannamalai taluks and is a part of the similarly named constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. Most successful party: DMK (10 times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | Thangavelu and Ramachandra Reddiar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | P U Shanmugam and C Santhanam | Independent |
| 1962 | P Palani Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 1963 by election | P U Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | D Vijayaraj | Indian National Congress |

## Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | P. U. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | P. U. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | K. Narayanasamy | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | A. S. Ravindran | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | K. Pitchandi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | V. Kannan | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | K. Pitchandi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | K. Pitchandi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | K. Pitchandi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | E. V. Velu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | E. V. Velu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | E. V. Velu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 66.72% | 66.72% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 57.15% | 57.15% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 49.40% | 49.40% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 49.88% | 49.88% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 47.75% | 47.75% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 66.55% | 66.55% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 58.94% | 58.94% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 54.61% | 54.61% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 51.31% | 51.31% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 58.78% | 58.78% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 32.22% | 32.22% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 62.21% | 62.21% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 49.39% | 49.39% |
| 1963 By-election | 1963 By-election | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 50.06% | 50.06% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 29.42% | 29.42% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. V. Velu | 137,876 | 66.72% | +9.57 |
| | BJP | S. Thanigaivel | 43,203 | 20.91% | +19.96 |
| | NTK | J. Kamalakkannan | 13,995 | 6.77% | +5.95 |
| | MNM | R. Arul | 6,246 | 3.02% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,194 | 1.06% | +0.18 |
| | AMMK | A. G. Panchatcharam | 2,108 | 1.02% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 94,673 | 45.81% | 21.11% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 206,642 | 72.16% | −7.71% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 130 | 0.06% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 286,380 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 9.57% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. V. Velu | 116,484 | 57.15% | +7.75 |
| | AIADMK | K. Rajan | 66,136 | 32.45% | −13.96 |
| | PMK | L. Pandian | 7,916 | 3.88% | New |
| | DMDK | S. Manikandan | 5,075 | 2.49% | New |
| | BJP | Venkatachalapathi | 1,935 | 0.95% | +0.06 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,803 | 0.88% | New |
| | NTK | J. Kamalakkannan | 1,686 | 0.83% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 50,348 | 24.70% | 21.72% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203,825 | 79.87% | −0.95% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 255,195 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 7.75% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. V. Velu | 84,802 | 49.40% | −0.49 |
| | AIADMK | S. Ramachandran | 79,676 | 46.41% | +5.07 |
| | BJP | A. Arjunan | 1,519 | 0.88% | −0.21 |
| | Independent | S. Sathasivaraja | 1,186 | 0.69% | New |
| | BSP | S. Raji | 955 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,126 | 2.99% | −5.56% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,679 | 80.82% | 11.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 212,430 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -0.49% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Pitchandi | 74,773 | 49.88% | +2.14 |
| | AIADMK | R. Pavan Kumar | 61,970 | 41.34% | New |
| | DMDK | S. Kumaran | 6,660 | 4.44% | New |
| | BJP | Narayana Gandhi @ G. Gandhi | 1,635 | 1.09% | New |
| | SP | A. Kalingan | 1,289 | 0.86% | New |
| | Independent | E. Pichandi | 889 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,803 | 8.54% | 5.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,893 | 69.67% | 9.50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 215,158 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 2.14% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Pitchandi | 64,115 | 47.75% | −18.8 |
| | PMK | M. Shunmugasundaram | 60,025 | 44.70% | +39.11 |
| | MDMK | J. Senthil Kumar | 3,140 | 2.34% | +0.57 |
| | Independent | K. Mohan | 2,518 | 1.88% | New |
| | Independent | A. Alagesan | 1,720 | 1.28% | New |
| | Independent | P. Arumugam | 764 | 0.57% | New |
| | Independent | T. Pakkiri | 695 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,090 | 3.05% | −39.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,281 | 60.17% | −9.34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 223,433 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -18.80% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Pitchandi | 83,731 | 66.55% | +33.04 |
| | INC | A. Arunachalam | 30,753 | 24.44% | −34.5 |
| | PMK | B. Sekar | 7,040 | 5.60% | New |
| | MDMK | T. Elango | 2,231 | 1.77% | New |
| | BJP | R. Pandurangan | 671 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 52,978 | 42.11% | 16.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,822 | 69.50% | 1.25% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 188,514 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 7.61% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. Kannan | 67,034 | 58.94% | +36.97 |
| | DMK | K. Pitchandi | 38,115 | 33.51% | −21.1 |
| | PMK | M. Shanmugasundaram | 6,887 | 6.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,919 | 25.43% | −7.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,737 | 68.26% | −3.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171,857 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 4.33% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Pitchandi | 57,556 | 54.61% | +8.84 |
| | INC | A. S. Ravindran | 23,154 | 21.97% | −29.34 |
| | AIADMK | K. P. Kannan | 18,061 | 17.14% | New |
| | Independent | G. Krishnamoorthy | 4,431 | 4.20% | New |
| | Independent | T. C. Kannan | 887 | 0.84% | New |
| | Independent | V. Ramasamy | 592 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,402 | 32.64% | 27.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,394 | 71.68% | −6.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 150,265 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.30% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. S. Ravindran | 49,782 | 51.31% | −7.47 |
| | DMK | S. Murugaiyan | 44,409 | 45.77% | New |
| | Independent | N. Ramanujam | 2,385 | 2.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,373 | 5.54% | −14.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,027 | 78.17% | −0.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,693 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -7.47% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Narayanasamy | 54,437 | 58.78% | +28.17 |
| | AIADMK | P. U. Shunmugam | 36,052 | 38.93% | +14.57 |
| | Independent | S. Narayanasamy | 634 | 0.68% | New |
| | Independent | K. R. Venkatesan | 520 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,385 | 19.85% | 18.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,609 | 78.19% | 5.25% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 120,155 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 26.56% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. U. Shanmugam | 27,148 | 32.22% | −29.99 |
| | INC | D. Pattuswamy | 25,786 | 30.61% | −7.18 |
| | AIADMK | K. R. Venkatesan | 20,525 | 24.36% | New |
| | JP | P. Thandavarayan | 8,689 | 10.31% | New |
| | Independent | A. R. Sugunapandian | 2,100 | 2.49% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,362 | 1.62% | −22.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,248 | 72.94% | −4.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 117,397 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -29.99% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. U. Shanmugam | 46,633 | 62.21% | +16.95 |
| | INC | D. Annamalai Pillai | 28,323 | 37.79% | −11.6 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,310 | 24.43% | 20.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,956 | 77.36% | −7.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 104,261 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.83% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | D. Vijayaraj | 38,153 | 49.39% | −0.68 |
| | DMK | P. U. Shanmugam | 34,968 | 45.26% | −2.31 |
| | Independent | M. Arumugam | 4,134 | 5.35% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,185 | 4.12% | 1.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,255 | 84.43% | 10.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,545 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -0.68% | |

### 1963 By-election

P U Shanmugam Wins

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Palani Pillai | 35,148 | 50.06% | +30.46 |
| | DMK | P. U. Shanmugam | 33,399 | 47.57% | New |
| | SWA | P. Kanna Kandar | 1,663 | 2.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,749 | 2.49% | −2.87% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,210 | 73.57% | −15.95% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,596 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 20.64% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | P. U. Shanmugham | 48,447 | 29.42% | |
| | Independent | C. Santhanam (SC) | 39,622 | 24.06% | |
| | INC | V. K. Annamalai Kounder | 32,273 | 19.60% | |
| | INC | A. Arumugam | 29,328 | 17.81% | |
| | Independent | K. Arunachalam (SC) | 8,555 | 5.20% | |
| | Independent | S. Chinnasamy (SC) | 2,537 | 1.54% | |
| | Independent | N. Subbarayan (SC) | 2,002 | 1.22% | |
| | Independent | M. Perumal Nainar | 1,888 | 1.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,825 | 5.36% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,64,652 | 89.52% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,83,923 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramachandra Reddiar | 21,579 | 20.60% | 20.60% |
| | INC | Thangavelu | 18,895 | 18.04% | 18.04% |
| | Commonweal Party | Vadivalu Gounder | 18,283 | 17.45% | |
| | Independent | T. V. Devaraja Mudaliar | 14,970 | 14.29% | |
| | Commonweal Party | Raghavan | 9,620 | 9.18% | |
| | RPI | Santhanam | 6,195 | 5.91% | |
| | Independent | Manickavelu Mudalier | 5,304 | 5.06% | |
| | Akhil Bharat Hindu Maha Sabha | Rajagopal Naidu | 3,009 | 2.87% | |
| | Independent | Vettaraya Gounder | 3,008 | 2.87% | |
| | Independent | Ponnuswamy | 2,262 | 2.16% | |
| | Independent | Ayyadurai Pillai | 1,635 | 1.56% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,684 | 2.56% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,04,760 | 73.23% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,43,057 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |