# Kabilarmalai Assembly constituency

Kabilarmalai was former state assembly constituency in Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party | Party |
| 1962 | V. Velappa Gounder | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | C. V. Velappan | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | C. V. Velappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | K. Sengodan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | C. V. Velappan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | P. Sengottaiyan | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | K. A. Mani | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalitha) |
| 1991 | P. Saraswathi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | K. K. Veerappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | A. R. Malaiyappasamy | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2006 | K. Nedumchezhiyan | Pattali Makkal Katchi |

## Election results
### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | K. Nedunchezhian | 58,048 | 47.25% | |
| | MDMK | T. N. Guruswamy | 49,101 | 39.96% | 37.76% |
| | DMDK | K. Selvi | 9,576 | 7.79% | |
| | Independent | K. Vijayakumar | 1,639 | 1.33% | |
| | Independent | E. Rangasamy | 1,012 | 0.82% | |
| | BJP | L. Raju | 911 | 0.74% | |
| | Independent | S. Egambaram | 589 | 0.48% | |
| | Independent | M. P. Dharmalingam | 529 | 0.43% | |
| | Independent | N. Yoganathan | 387 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | K. Selvarasu | 261 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | A. Palanivel | 250 | 0.20% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,947 | 7.28% | 3.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 122,862 | 71.53% | 8.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171,751 | | |
| | PMK hold | PMK hold | Swing | 5.50% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | A. R. Malaiyappasamy | 48,447 | 41.75% | |
| | DMK | S. Gandhiselvan | 44,135 | 38.03% | −17.96% |
| | Independent | K. K. Veerappan | 9,999 | 8.62% | |
| | MDMK | K. C. Krishnamoorthy | 2,563 | 2.21% | −4.62% |
| | Independent | R. Tamilmani | 2,341 | 2.02% | |
| | Independent | K. T. Velavan | 1,984 | 1.71% | |
| | Independent | K. K. Shanmugam | 1,830 | 1.58% | |
| | Independent | R. Appan | 1,770 | 1.53% | |
| | Independent | C. Rajamani | 1,022 | 0.88% | |
| | RLD | D. Muthukumar | 950 | 0.82% | |
| | Independent | K. N. Sekar | 666 | 0.57% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,312 | 3.72% | −22.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,042 | 63.17% | −6.32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 183,691 | | |
| | PMK gain from DMK | PMK gain from DMK | Swing | -14.25% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. K. Veerappan | 64,605 | 56.00% | 29.29% |
| | AIADMK | R. Rajalingam | 34,895 | 30.25% | −36.78% |
| | MDMK | M. Kandasamy | 7,882 | 6.83% | |
| | PMK | K. Chandrasekaran | 5,221 | 4.53% | |
| | BJP | A. Ramalingam | 664 | 0.58% | |
| | Independent | S. Ilango | 355 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | K. Gunasekaran | 203 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | K. C. Devaraj | 159 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | A. Mani | 132 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | P. Marimuthu | 127 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | S. Velusamy | 127 | 0.11% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,710 | 25.75% | −14.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,369 | 69.49% | 3.50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171,394 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -11.03% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Saraswathi | 72,903 | 67.03% | 25.76% |
| | DMK | S. Moorthy | 29,050 | 26.71% | −7.00% |
| | PMK | S. Ramesh | 5,539 | 5.09% | |
| | THMM | P. Ashok Kumar | 259 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | M. Subramaniam | 182 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | P. Chandrasekaran | 153 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | C. Dhanapal | 145 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | A. Selvam | 140 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | R. K. Kaliappan | 132 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | R. Murugesan | 100 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | G. Krishnamoorthy | 91 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 43,853 | 40.32% | 32.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,764 | 65.99% | −8.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 169,105 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 25.76% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. A. Mani | 46,223 | 41.27% | |
| | DMK | K. S. Moorthy | 37,757 | 33.71% | |
| | INC | P. Sengottayan | 23,201 | 20.72% | −32.81% |
| | Independent | A. R. Chinnusamy | 1,478 | 1.32% | |
| | Independent | A. Mani | 712 | 0.64% | |
| | Independent | C. Palanisamy | 614 | 0.55% | |
| | Independent | K. Sekar | 530 | 0.47% | |
| | Independent | T. K. Ramasamy | 302 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | K. Subbarayan | 264 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | K. Netasan | 174 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | S. Veeramani | 146 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,466 | 7.56% | −4.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,993 | 74.13% | −1.27% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 153,675 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -12.25% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Sengottaiyan | 51,233 | 53.52% | 14.62% |
| | Independent | K. A. Mani | 40,090 | 41.88% | |
| | Independent | V. P. Badrinarayanan | 1,738 | 1.82% | |
| | Independent | V. Aridhas | 1,409 | 1.47% | |
| | Independent | R. Kondappan | 1,253 | 1.31% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,143 | 11.64% | 5.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,723 | 75.40% | 8.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 135,937 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 8.41% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. V. Velappan | 39,224 | 45.11% | 8.57% |
| | INC | P. Sengottaiyan | 33,823 | 38.90% | 24.84% |
| | JP | V. S. Paramashivam | 13,032 | 14.99% | |
| | Independent | A. Mani | 869 | 1.00% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,401 | 6.21% | −7.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,948 | 67.38% | 1.18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 131,117 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.57% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Sengodan | 30,194 | 36.54% | |
| | JP | S. Paramasivam | 18,798 | 22.75% | |
| | Independent | P. Arunagiri | 11,785 | 14.26% | |
| | INC | P. R. Kumaramangalam | 11,621 | 14.07% | −28.75% |
| | DMK | V. Manivasaham | 9,637 | 11.66% | −44.08% |
| | Independent | A. Mani | 587 | 0.71% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,396 | 13.79% | 0.87% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,622 | 66.20% | −5.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 126,322 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -19.20% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. V. Velappan | 43,022 | 55.74% | 3.49% |
| | INC | P. Thyagarajan | 33,045 | 42.82% | 1.13% |
| | Independent | A. Mani | 1,113 | 1.44% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,977 | 12.93% | 2.36% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,180 | 71.57% | −6.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 110,808 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 3.49% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. V. Velappan | 41,026 | 52.25% | −11.57% |
| | INC | R. S. Gounder | 32,733 | 41.69% | 5.51% |
| | Independent | P. Gounder | 2,223 | 2.83% | |
| | Independent | P. P. Naicker | 1,945 | 2.48% | |
| | Independent | K. R. Arumugam | 590 | 0.75% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,293 | 10.56% | −17.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,517 | 78.39% | 6.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 103,680 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -11.57% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kapilamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Velappa Gounder | 36,960 | 63.82% | |
| | INC | P. K. Ramalinga Gounder | 20,954 | 36.18% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,006 | 27.64% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,914 | 71.90% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 83,811 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |