# Nellikkuppam Assembly constituency

Nellikkuppam is the legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, that includes the city, Nellikuppam. Nellikkupam Assembly constituency is a part of Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| Madras State ||||
| 1957 | S. Thangavelu | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Sivachidambara Ramasamy Padayachi | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | V. Krishnamurthy Gounder | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | C. Govindarajan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
* ↑ 2-member constituency

### Tamil Nadu

| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | V. Krishnamoorthi Gounder | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | C. Govindarajan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | V. Krishnamoorthi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Anbarasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | S. Krishnamoorthy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | M.C. Dhamodaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996-96 | A. Mani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996-2000 | S. Krishnamoorthy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 2000-01 | V.C. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | M. C. Sampath | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006-Incumbent | Saba Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
* ↑ By-election due to the death of A. Mani in 1996.
* ↑ By-election due to the resignation of S. Krishnamoorthy in 2000.

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2006 | 2006 | 46.16% | 46.16% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 50.93% | 50.93% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 53.84% | 53.84% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 59.61% | 59.61% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 31.88% | 31.88% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 56.71% | 56.71% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 55.17% | 55.17% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 32.75% | 32.75% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 44.93% | 44.93% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 47.24% | 47.24% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 56.14% | 56.14% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 27.38% | 27.38% |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Saba Rajendran | 57,403 | 46.16% | +1.9 |
| | MDMK | R. T. Sabapathi Mohan | 45,323 | 36.44% | +33.99 |
| | DMDK | P. Sivakolunthu | 15,853 | 12.75% | New |
| | BJP | J. Sugumaran | 1,160 | 0.93% | New |
| | Independent | M. Saravanan | 1,043 | 0.84% | New |
| | BSP | K. Iyappan | 947 | 0.76% | New |
| | Independent | P. Sarangapani | 924 | 0.74% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | N. Kaliyamoorthy | 889 | 0.71% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,080 | 9.71% | 3.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,365 | 75.66% | 6.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 164,369 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.78% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 56,349 | 50.93% | +20.67 |
| | DMK | V. C. Shanmugham | 48,967 | 44.26% | −9.58 |
| | MDMK | A. S. Soundhararajan | 2,713 | 2.45% | −2.96 |
| | Independent | P. Jeyachandran | 1,716 | 1.55% | New |
| | Independent | K. Sekar | 886 | 0.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,382 | 6.67% | −16.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,631 | 68.95% | −3.64% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,479 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.90% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Mani | 57,977 | 53.84% | New |
| | AIADMK | M. C. Dhamodaran | 32,594 | 30.27% | −29.34 |
| | PMK | A. Devanathan | 7,180 | 6.67% | New |
| | MDMK | V. Krishnamoorthi | 5,827 | 5.41% | New |
| | Independent | J. Balasubramanian | 2,133 | 1.98% | New |
| | BJP | M. Selvakumar | 589 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,383 | 23.57% | −12.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,689 | 72.59% | 2.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 155,744 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.77% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Damotharan | 57,373 | 59.61% | +42.42 |
| | CPI(M) | C. Govindarajan | 22,265 | 23.13% | −8.75 |
| | PMK | A. Devanathan | 15,610 | 16.22% | New |
| | Independent | M. Selvam | 540 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,108 | 36.48% | 22.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,250 | 69.71% | 5.13% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 145,061 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 27.72% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Krishnamoorthy | 26,233 | 31.88% | +0.42 |
| | Independent | N. V. Jayaseelan | 14,804 | 17.99% | New |
| | AIADMK | C. Damodharan | 14,143 | 17.19% | −39.52 |
| | INC | Vasu Selvaraju | 11,981 | 14.56% | New |
| | Independent | M. Velayutham | 9,241 | 11.23% | New |
| | Independent | S. Kaliyaperumal Padayatchi | 3,173 | 3.86% | New |
| | Independent | S. D. Krishnamurthy | 1,423 | 1.73% | New |
| | Independent | S. Veeraputhiran | 540 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,429 | 13.89% | −11.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,278 | 64.57% | −12.72% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,637 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -24.82% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Anbarasan Alias Ramalingam | 48,018 | 56.71% | New |
| | CPI(M) | C. Govindarajan | 26,641 | 31.46% | −7.22 |
| | Independent | Pandurangan | 7,520 | 8.88% | New |
| | Independent | Rajalakshmi | 763 | 0.90% | New |
| | Independent | Arjunan | 490 | 0.58% | New |
| | Independent | Abdul Wahab | 448 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,377 | 25.25% | 8.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,676 | 77.29% | 10.58% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 117,487 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 1.54% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Krishnamurthy Gounder | 40,526 | 55.17% | +29.26 |
| | CPI(M) | C. Govindarajan | 28,415 | 38.68% | +5.93 |
| | JP | C. Dhandapani | 3,655 | 4.98% | New |
| | RPI | R. V. Seetharaman | 859 | 1.17% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,111 | 16.49% | 9.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,455 | 66.71% | −0.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 111,615 | | |
| | DMK gain from CPI(M) | DMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 22.42% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | C. Govindarajan | 23,077 | 32.75% | +20.65 |
| | DMK | V. Krishnamurthy Gounder | 18,260 | 25.91% | −19.02 |
| | JP | S. L. Krishnamoorthy | 14,217 | 20.18% | New |
| | INC | K. G. Kandhan | 9,444 | 13.40% | −22.1 |
| | Independent | N. V. Jayaseelan | 5,466 | 7.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,817 | 6.84% | −2.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,464 | 67.60% | −9.40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 106,084 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from DMK | CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -12.18% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Krishnamurthy Gounder | 27,741 | 44.93% | New |
| | INC | K. G. Kandan | 21,921 | 35.50% | −3.37 |
| | CPI(M) | C. Govindaranjan | 7,471 | 12.10% | −35.14 |
| | Independent | C. Gunasekaran | 4,325 | 7.01% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,820 | 9.43% | 1.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,741 | 76.99% | 0.82% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,406 | | |
| | DMK gain from CPI(M) | DMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -2.31% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | C. Govindarajan | 28,090 | 47.24% | New |
| | INC | A. Lakshminarayanan | 23,117 | 38.88% | −3.12 |
| | Independent | S. S. Chandrasekaran | 5,537 | 9.31% | New |
| | Independent | M. Gangachalam | 1,633 | 2.75% | New |
| | Independent | V. Rajaram | 1,085 | 1.82% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,973 | 8.36% | −5.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,462 | 76.18% | 3.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,171 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from DMK | CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -8.90% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Krishnamurthy Gounder | 37,419 | 56.14% | New |
| | INC | L. Subbarayalu Reddiar | 27,989 | 41.99% | +14.61 |
| | Independent | G. Ramachandran | 1,245 | 1.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,430 | 14.15% | 12.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,653 | 72.24% | −24.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,780 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 28.76% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sivachidambara Ramasamy Padayachi | 42,890 | 27.38% | New |
| | Independent | Krishnamoorthy Goundar | 40,417 | 25.80% | New |
| | INC | S. Thangavelu | 34,299 | 21.90% | New |
| | Independent | Rajaangam (Sc) | 29,492 | 18.83% | New |
| | Independent | Perumal (Sc) | 9,554 | 6.10% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,473 | 1.58% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 156,652 | 96.40% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 162,499 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |