# Chinnasalem Assembly constituency

Chinnasalem was a state assembly constituency in Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu. The constituency was formed after the discontinuation of Kallakurichi constituency and was in existence from 1977 until the 2008 delimitation. This constituency was discontinued by Election Commission Of India by converting it into Kallakurichi Assembly constituency from the 2011 election onwards.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1977 | M. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | S. Sivaraman | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | S. Sivaraman | Independent |
| 1989 | T. Udhayasuriyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | R. P. Paramasivam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | R. Mookappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | P. Mohan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | T. Udhayasuriyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results
### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chinnasalem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 64,036 | 48.40% | 4.78% |
| | AIADMK | P. Mohan | 43,758 | 33.08% | −18.28% |
| | DMDK | R. Subbarayalu | 19,476 | 14.72% | |
| | Independent | M. P. Mannan | 1,892 | 1.43% | |
| | BSP | M. Kalaivendhan | 840 | 0.63% | |
| | BJP | Pon. Bala Subramanian | 806 | 0.61% | |
| | LJP | A. Mana Mohana Doss | 792 | 0.60% | |
| | Independent | K. Sekar | 380 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | A. Arun Kennady | 318 | 0.24% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,278 | 15.33% | 7.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,298 | 73.63% | 9.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 179,669 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.95% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chinnasalem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Mohan | 60,554 | 51.35% | 19.79% |
| | DMK | R. Mookappan | 51,442 | 43.63% | −16.20% |
| | MDMK | A. Vaithilingam | 2,285 | 1.94% | 0.43% |
| | Independent | A. Manamohandoss | 1,843 | 1.56% | |
| | Independent | K. Sekar | 1,220 | 1.03% | |
| | Independent | B. Arumugam | 572 | 0.49% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,112 | 7.73% | −20.54% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,916 | 64.21% | −4.88% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 183,679 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -8.47% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chinnasalem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Mookkappan | 66,981 | 59.83% | 32.98% |
| | AIADMK | P. Mohan | 35,336 | 31.56% | −32.86% |
| | AIIC(T) | K. Narkunam | 6,604 | 5.90% | |
| | MDMK | K. Venkatapathy | 1,684 | 1.50% | |
| | Independent | C. Pachayapillai | 373 | 0.33% | |
| | BJP | Bala Govindarajan | 363 | 0.32% | |
| | Independent | K. Lakshmi | 268 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | T. Selvaraj | 206 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | R. Mookappan | 141 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,645 | 28.27% | −9.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,956 | 69.09% | 1.88% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 168,685 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.60% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chinnasalem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. P. Paramasivam | 66,942 | 64.43% | 41.50% |
| | DMK | R. Mookappan | 27,900 | 26.85% | −9.43% |
| | PMK | M. Vayapuri | 5,603 | 5.39% | |
| | AAP | A. Subramaniyam | 2,618 | 2.52% | |
| | Independent | P. Preamanandan | 649 | 0.62% | |
| | Independent | H. Syed Hasheem | 194 | 0.19% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,042 | 37.57% | 24.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103,906 | 67.21% | −7.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,970 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 28.14% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chinnasalem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 36,776 | 36.28% | −0.07% |
| | AIADMK | K. R. Ramalingam | 23,238 | 22.93% | |
| | INC | S. Sivaraman | 21,526 | 21.24% | |
| | Independent | P. Mohan | 10,546 | 10.41% | |
| | Independent | N. Dhanabal | 6,676 | 6.59% | |
| | Independent | K. Jayaram | 1,911 | 1.89% | |
| | Independent | A. Gothadaraman | 312 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | S. Periyasamy | 195 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | E. N. U. K. V. Soundharrajan | 174 | 0.17% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,538 | 13.36% | −13.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,354 | 75.10% | 0.07% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 138,166 | | |
| | DMK gain from Independent | DMK gain from Independent | Swing | -27.36% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chinnasalem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | S. Sivaraman | 53,630 | 63.65% | |
| | DMK | D. Periyasamy | 30,633 | 36.35% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,997 | 27.29% | 20.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,263 | 75.03% | 8.95% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 117,749 | | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 11.19% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chinnasalem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Sivaraman | 39,370 | 52.45% | 38.70% |
| | AIADMK | A. Ambayiram | 34,123 | 45.46% | 9.89% |
| | Independent | V. Kuppan | 1,562 | 2.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,247 | 6.99% | 2.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,055 | 66.08% | 3.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 115,587 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 16.88% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chinnasalem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Subramanian | 24,304 | 35.57% | |
| | DMK | S. P. Pachayappan | 21,081 | 30.86% | |
| | JP | V. Jayalakshmi | 12,638 | 18.50% | |
| | INC | L. P. Ponnuvel | 9,397 | 13.75% | |
| | Independent | P. R. Annamal | 529 | 0.77% | |
| | Independent | M. Subbarayan | 194 | 0.28% | |
| | Independent | P. Arumugam | 178 | 0.26% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,223 | 4.72% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,321 | 62.48% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 111,367 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |