# Perur Assembly constituency

Perur is a legislative assembly constituency in Coimbatore district, that includes the city, Perur. Perur was reserved for Scheduled Castes from 1967 to 1977. Perur Assembly constituency was part of Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
| Fourth | 1967–71 | N. Marudachalam | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Fifth | 1971–77 | N. Marudachalam | Communist Party of India |
| Sixth | 1977–80 | A. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980–84 | Kovaithambi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984–89 | A. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989–91 | A. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991–96 | K. P. Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996–01 | A. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001–06 | M. A. P. A. Krishnakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006–2011 | S. P. Velumani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## De-Notification

The Perur Constituency was de-notified and removed from the list of constituencies in 2007. The areas coming under it were merged with the existing Thondamuthur and the newly created North Coimbatore Constituency.

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2006 | 2006 | 46.33% | 46.33% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 55.50% | 55.50% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 61.01% | 61.01% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 57.55% | 57.55% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 47.40% | 47.40% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 52.63% | 52.63% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.04% | 48.04% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 33.74% | 33.74% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 57.68% | 57.68% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 61.49% | 61.49% |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. P. Velumani | 114,024 | 46.33% | −9.17% |
| | DMK | N. Rukumani | 99,789 | 40.54% | 5.73% |
| | DMDK | S. Rajasekar | 21,829 | 8.87% | |
| | BJP | K. P. Ramamurthy | 3,913 | 1.59% | |
| | LJP | P. Saminathan | 1,056 | 0.43% | |
| | Independent | V. V. Varadharajan | 1,038 | 0.42% | |
| | Independent | M. Jayaraj | 818 | 0.33% | |
| | Independent | K. Velumani | 793 | 0.32% | |
| | BSP | K. Sivakumar | 610 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | V. Rukmani | 490 | 0.20% | |
| | AIFB | A. Noormohammad | 449 | 0.18% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,235 | 5.78% | −14.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 246,121 | 72.95% | 16.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 337,402 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -9.17% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. A. P. A. Krishnakumar Alias Rohini | 94,607 | 55.50% | 30.89% |
| | DMK | N. Nageswari Thirumathi | 59,343 | 34.81% | −26.20% |
| | MDMK | M. Palaniswamy | 9,979 | 5.85% | |
| | Independent | M. Shenbhakaraj | 2,304 | 1.35% | |
| | Independent | A. Maheswari | 1,989 | 1.17% | |
| | Independent | A. Noor Mohammed | 889 | 0.52% | |
| | Independent | G. Parameswari | 680 | 0.40% | |
| | Independent | L. Sivakumar | 673 | 0.39% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,264 | 20.69% | −15.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,464 | 56.72% | −8.13% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 300,569 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -5.51% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Natarajan | 96,507 | 61.01% | 25.72% |
| | AIADMK | R. Thirumalaisamy | 38,934 | 24.61% | −32.93% |
| | CPI(M) | N. Amirtham | 13,007 | 8.22% | |
| | BJP | Chellappan | 4,532 | 2.87% | −2.59% |
| | JP | Perur Nagaraj | 598 | 0.38% | |
| | Independent | C. K. V. Selvaraj | 551 | 0.35% | |
| | IC(S) | R. Bhoopathiraja | 414 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | R. Krishnasamy | 402 | 0.25% | |
| | ATMK | Siddhan @ Gurusamy Siddhan | 350 | 0.22% | |
| | PMK | Raja | 304 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | Eswaran | 285 | 0.18% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 57,573 | 36.40% | 14.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,182 | 64.85% | 3.57% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 256,109 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 3.46% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. P. Raju | 76,676 | 57.55% | 43.61% |
| | DMK | A. Natarajan | 47,017 | 35.29% | −12.11% |
| | BJP | V. Doraibalu | 7,270 | 5.46% | |
| | JP | K. Loganathan | 402 | 0.30% | |
| | PMK | K. Jothi | 332 | 0.25% | |
| | INS(SCS) | M. M. Ebrahim | 306 | 0.23% | |
| | THMM | M. Chinnasamy | 303 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | A. Jinnah Mohammed | 224 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | M. Jayaraj | 211 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | K. B. Balan | 142 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | S. Sangupandian | 124 | 0.09% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,659 | 22.26% | 0.29% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,240 | 61.28% | −10.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 225,491 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.15% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Natarajan | 64,565 | 47.40% | −5.23% |
| | Independent | V. D. Balasubramanian | 34,632 | 25.42% | |
| | AIADMK | N. Parathagan Alias Sinna Thambi | 18,989 | 13.94% | −32.32% |
| | Independent | S. Radhakrishnan | 15,649 | 11.49% | |
| | Independent | K. Subramanian | 1,048 | 0.77% | |
| | Independent | K. G. Rajamanickam | 480 | 0.35% | |
| | Independent | S. Selvaraj | 412 | 0.30% | |
| | Independent | P. Kandasamy | 270 | 0.20% | |
| | Independent | M. Jeyaraj | 177 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,933 | 21.97% | 15.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,222 | 72.17% | −0.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,421 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -5.23% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Natarajan | 58,302 | 52.63% | 5.09% |
| | AIADMK | K. Marudasalam | 51,241 | 46.26% | −1.78% |
| | Independent | M. Nithyanandam | 452 | 0.41% | |
| | Independent | N. Devadass | 319 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | M. Senni | 233 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | M. Jayaraj | 124 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | M. A. Kandaswamy Gounder | 103 | 0.09% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,061 | 6.37% | 5.88% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,774 | 72.22% | 5.63% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 161,164 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.60% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Kovaithambi | 47,308 | 48.04% | |
| | DMK | A. Natarajan | 46,823 | 47.54% | 13.81% |
| | JP | E. M. Palanisami | 4,355 | 4.42% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 485 | 0.49% | −2.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,486 | 66.59% | 3.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 149,766 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 14.30% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Natarajan | 29,158 | 33.74% | |
| | CPI(M) | M. Nanjappan | 26,328 | 30.46% | |
| | CPI | Mylswamy | 15,415 | 17.84% | |
| | JP | P. S. Chinndurai | 14,539 | 16.82% | |
| | Independent | A. Palanisamy | 343 | 0.40% | |
| | Independent | A. P. Raju | 335 | 0.39% | |
| | Independent | A. Palaniswamy | 203 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | S. D. Singaravelu | 108 | 0.12% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,830 | 3.27% | −23.11% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,429 | 63.55% | −1.59% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 137,887 | | |
| | DMK gain from CPI | DMK gain from CPI | Swing | -23.95% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | N. Marudachalam | 39,270 | 57.68% | |
| | INC | K. P. Palanisami | 21,307 | 31.30% | −6.03% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Karamadai | 7,503 | 11.02% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,963 | 26.39% | 2.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,080 | 65.14% | −10.12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 109,573 | | |
| | CPI gain from CPI(M) | CPI gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -3.81% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | N. Marudachalam | 43,740 | 61.49% | |
| | INC | R. Rayappan | 26,548 | 37.32% | |
| | Independent | V. Narayanasami | 842 | 1.18% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,192 | 24.17% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,130 | 75.26% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,801 | | |
| | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) |