# Mugaiyur Assembly constituency

Mugaiyur is a state assembly constituency in Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. After the delimitation of constituencies in 2008, it was reorganised into Tirukkoyilur Assembly constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1967 | A. Govindasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | A. G. Padmavathi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | G. Rangothaman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | R. Sundaramurthy | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | M. Chandrasekhar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | A. G. Sampath | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | R. Savithiri Ammal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | A. G. Sampath | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | G. Gothandaraman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | V. A. T. Kaliyavarthan | Pattali Makkal Katchi |

## Election results
### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | V. A. T. Kaliyavarathan | 46,313 | 36.10% | |
| | VCK | Sinthanaiselvan | 26,807 | 20.89% | |
| | DMDK | L. Vengatesan | 24,686 | 19.24% | |
| | Independent | A. G. Sambath | 21,384 | 16.67% | |
| | Independent | N. Ragu | 2,900 | 2.26% | |
| | Independent | A. V. Sampath | 1,701 | 1.33% | |
| | Independent | R. Sampath | 1,087 | 0.85% | |
| | Independent | R. Krishnamoorthy | 738 | 0.58% | |
| | Independent | R. Sakthivel | 534 | 0.42% | |
| | SP | K. Kumar | 503 | 0.39% | |
| | Independent | V. Sampath | 420 | 0.33% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,506 | 15.20% | 5.98% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 128,303 | 67.98% | 5.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 188,747 | | |
| | PMK gain from AIADMK | PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -15.20% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | G. Gothandaraman | 57,484 | 51.30% | 27.19% |
| | DMK | A. G. Sampath | 47,143 | 42.07% | −19.70% |
| | MDMK | P. Susainathan | 3,245 | 2.90% | 0.22% |
| | Independent | G. Lakshminarayanan | 2,625 | 2.34% | |
| | Independent | K. P. Palaniappan | 1,091 | 0.97% | |
| | Independent | T. Kumar | 475 | 0.42% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,341 | 9.23% | −28.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,063 | 62.37% | −5.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 179,691 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -10.47% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. G. Sampath | 68,215 | 61.77% | 31.19% |
| | AIADMK | T. M. Arangarathan | 26,619 | 24.10% | −31.81% |
| | PMK | V. A. T. Kalivaradhan | 10,371 | 9.39% | |
| | MDMK | P. Rajagopal | 2,950 | 2.67% | |
| | Independent | V. Yesu @ Yesudasan | 711 | 0.64% | |
| | CPI(ML)L | I. V. Kovalan | 537 | 0.49% | |
| | Independent | G. Mohanraj | 232 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | S. Rajendran | 204 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | S. Subramani | 146 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | A. Sivaglanam | 116 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | E. Govindarajan | 111 | 0.10% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 41,596 | 37.67% | 12.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,432 | 67.66% | −0.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 168,995 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 5.86% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Ammal Savithiri | 56,118 | 55.91% | 41.51% |
| | DMK | A. G. Sampath | 30,698 | 30.58% | −14.64% |
| | PMK | A. Subramaniam | 13,020 | 12.97% | |
| | Independent | M. Kesavan | 249 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | K. Somalingam | 193 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | C. Arjunan | 93 | 0.09% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,420 | 25.33% | 10.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,371 | 67.74% | −4.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 155,325 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.69% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. G. Sampath | 43,585 | 45.22% | 6.62% |
| | INC | M. Longan | 29,599 | 30.71% | |
| | AIADMK | G. Ragothaman | 13,875 | 14.40% | −42.48% |
| | AIADMK | G. Gothanda Raman | 7,426 | 7.70% | −49.17% |
| | Independent | S. Subramani | 311 | 0.32% | |
| | INC(J) | G. J. Raman Yadav | 304 | 0.32% | |
| | Independent | N. Kumar | 283 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | R. Basi Raja | 279 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | C. Dhanarajan | 235 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | S. Palanisamy | 232 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | M. P. Panneer Selvam | 141 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,986 | 14.51% | −3.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,380 | 71.79% | −1.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 137,681 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -11.65% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Chandrasekar | 45,863 | 56.87% | 13.94% |
| | DMK | A. G. Sampath | 31,128 | 38.60% | |
| | Independent | S. Periyanayagam | 2,590 | 3.21% | |
| | Independent | A. Subramaniyam | 624 | 0.77% | |
| | Independent | T. Balakrishnan | 248 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | Arjunan | 188 | 0.23% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,735 | 18.27% | 8.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,641 | 73.50% | 10.85% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 119,737 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.70% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. Sundaramurthy | 39,490 | 53.17% | 45.96% |
| | AIADMK | G. Ragothuman | 31,889 | 42.94% | −2.80% |
| | JP | N. Ramu | 985 | 1.33% | |
| | Independent | S. Natesa Kander | 897 | 1.21% | |
| | Independent | R. Vijayakumar | 775 | 1.04% | |
| | Independent | S. Joseph | 233 | 0.31% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,601 | 10.23% | −9.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,269 | 62.65% | −2.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 120,828 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 7.43% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | G. Rangothaman | 31,531 | 45.74% | |
| | DMK | M. Shanmugam | 18,248 | 26.47% | −33.51% |
| | JP | P. G. Krishnaswamy | 12,012 | 17.43% | |
| | INC | G. Janakiraman | 4,970 | 7.21% | −23.14% |
| | Independent | I. Elumalai | 834 | 1.21% | |
| | Independent | S. Pandurangan | 740 | 1.07% | |
| | Independent | T. S. Mohamad Usman | 598 | 0.87% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,283 | 19.27% | −10.36% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,933 | 64.87% | −7.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 108,393 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -14.24% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. G. Padmavathi | 38,744 | 59.98% | 3.56% |
| | INC | K. A. Ranganathan | 19,605 | 30.35% | −8.00% |
| | Independent | M. Govindarasan | 4,581 | 7.09% | |
| | Independent | E. Venkatesaperumal | 1,662 | 2.57% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,139 | 29.63% | 11.56% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,592 | 72.47% | −7.28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,971 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 3.56% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Govindasamy | 37,598 | 56.42% | |
| | INC | N. K Ganapathy | 25,555 | 38.35% | |
| | Independent | A. Antoniswamy | 2,674 | 4.01% | |
| | Independent | S. N. Kander | 810 | 1.22% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,043 | 18.07% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,637 | 79.75% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,691 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |