# Kaveripattinam Assembly constituency

Kaveripattinam is a former state assembly constituency in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | V. C. Govindasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | K. Samarasam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | K. Samarasam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | K. Samarasam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | V. C. Govindasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | K. P. Munusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | P. V. S. Venkatesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | K. P. Munusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | T. A. Meganathan | Pattali Makkal Katchi |

## Election results
### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kaveripattinam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | T. A. Meganathan | 64,878 | 45.96% | |
| | AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 53,144 | 37.64% | −17.11% |
| | DMDK | K. R. Chinnaraj | 14,892 | 10.55% | |
| | Independent | V. Venkatesan | 2,509 | 1.78% | |
| | Independent | T. Rajamani | 1,511 | 1.07% | |
| | BSP | M. Arul Mozhi | 1,173 | 0.83% | |
| | Independent | D. Kuppusamy | 1,069 | 0.76% | |
| | Independent | S. Kaviarasu | 1,043 | 0.74% | |
| | BJP | K. Madappan | 954 | 0.68% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,734 | 8.31% | −6.77% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,173 | 77.08% | 11.72% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 183,149 | | |
| | PMK gain from AIADMK | PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -8.80% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kaveripattinam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 67,241 | 54.75% | 22.97% |
| | DMK | V. C. Govindasamy Gounder | 48,724 | 39.67% | −22.84% |
| | MDMK | T. Subramani | 3,785 | 3.08% | 1.73% |
| | Independent | P. Jayaseelan | 3,061 | 2.49% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,517 | 15.08% | −15.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 122,811 | 65.36% | −7.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187,940 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -7.76% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kaveripattinam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. V. S. Venkatesan | 72,945 | 62.52% | 39.77% |
| | AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 37,086 | 31.78% | −37.88% |
| | PMK | Meganathan | 3,032 | 2.60% | |
| | MDMK | V. C. Govindasamy Gounder | 1,582 | 1.36% | |
| | PJP | P. Murugesan | 984 | 0.84% | |
| | Independent | T. Ravi | 430 | 0.37% | |
| | Independent | T. P. Gnanasekaran | 274 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | T. Thotlan | 195 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | G. Ramachandran | 153 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,859 | 30.73% | −16.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,681 | 72.42% | 3.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171,738 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.15% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kaveripattinam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 70,136 | 69.67% | 36.43% |
| | DMK | V. C. Govindasamy Gounder | 22,900 | 22.75% | −14.42% |
| | PMK | N. Gounder Thatha | 6,084 | 6.04% | |
| | Independent | C. Nagarajan | 651 | 0.65% | |
| | BJP | J. P. Krishnan | 533 | 0.53% | |
| | Independent | R. Sankar | 259 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | P. M. Ranganathan | 112 | 0.11% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 47,236 | 46.92% | 42.98% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,675 | 68.94% | −6.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 154,730 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 32.50% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kaveripattinam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. C. Govindasamy Gounder | 37,612 | 37.17% | −1.02% |
| | AIADMK | P. Minisamy | 33,628 | 33.23% | |
| | INC | S. Kasilingam | 20,538 | 20.30% | |
| | AIADMK | K. V. Venkataraman | 9,416 | 9.30% | |
| | {{{party}}} | {{{candidate}}} | {{{votes}}} | {{{percentage}}} | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,984 | 3.94% | −15.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,194 | 75.16% | 1.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 138,478 | | |
| | DMK gain from AKD | DMK gain from AKD | Swing | -20.01% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kaveripattinam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Samarasam | 47,212 | 57.18% | |
| | DMK | V. C. Govindasamy Gounder | 31,533 | 38.19% | −7.86% |
| | Independent | V. Duri Ramchandran | 3,820 | 4.63% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,679 | 18.99% | 13.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,565 | 73.86% | 9.85% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 121,109 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 6.05% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kaveripattinam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Samarasam | 35,434 | 51.13% | 11.17% |
| | DMK | S. Venkatesan | 31,911 | 46.05% | 28.95% |
| | Independent | T. Perumal Gounder | 1,377 | 1.99% | |
| | Independent | A. S. Varadarasan | 574 | 0.83% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,523 | 5.08% | −4.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,296 | 64.02% | −1.13% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 110,686 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 11.17% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kaveripattinam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Samarasam | 25,770 | 39.97% | |
| | JP | E. Pattabi Naidu | 19,312 | 29.95% | |
| | DMK | P. V. S. Venkatesan | 11,025 | 17.10% | −47.88% |
| | CPI | P. K. Pattabhiraman | 8,374 | 12.99% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,458 | 10.02% | −19.94% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,481 | 65.15% | −9.26% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 100,732 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -25.01% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kaveripattinam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. C. Govindasamy Gounder | 41,546 | 64.98% | 17.72% |
| | INC | E. Pattabi Naidu | 22,391 | 35.02% | −17.72% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,155 | 29.96% | 24.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,937 | 74.41% | −2.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,425 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.24% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kaveripattinam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Naidu | 32,953 | 52.74% | |
| | DMK | P. V. Seeramulu | 29,532 | 47.26% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,421 | 5.47% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,485 | 76.46% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,370 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |