# Thondamuthur Assembly constituency

11°00′35″N 76°49′41″E﻿ / ﻿11.00972°N 76.82806°E﻿ / 11.00972; 76.82806
Thondamuthur is a legislative assembly in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu, which includes the town, Thondamuthur. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 119. Thondamuthur assembly constituency is part of Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency. It was a part of Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency till 2007. Election was not held in the year 1957. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Bifurcation and Delimitation

The existing Thondamuthur Assembly Constituency was bifurcated in 2007 to create a new constituency - Kavundampalayam. Instead some parts of the Perur constituency were added to Thondamuthur after the removal of Perur constituency.

## Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | Palanisami Gounder | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | V. Ellama Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | R. Manickavasakam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Tamil Nadu

| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | R. Manickavasakam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | K. Maruthachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Chinnaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | C. Aranganayagam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | U. K. Vellingiri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | C. Aranganayagam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | C. R. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | S. R. Balasubramoniyan | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| Thirteenth | 2006-09 | M. Kannappan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2009-2011 | M. N. Kandaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | S. P. Velumani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016-2021 | S. P. Velumani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021-Incumbent | S. P. Velumani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 53.89% | 53.89% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 55.01% | 55.01% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 62.40% | 62.40% |
| 2009 By-election | 2009 By-election | 56.61% | 56.61% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 41.60% | 41.60% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 50.57% | 50.57% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 60.23% | 60.23% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 61.95% | 61.95% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 42.05% | 42.05% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 57.48% | 57.48% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 57.54% | 57.54% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 33.29% | 33.29% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 60.30% | 60.30% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 59.14% | 59.14% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 52.67% | 52.67% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 51.19% | 51.19% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. P. Velumani | 124,225 | 53.89 | −1.12 |
| | DMK | Karthikeya | 82,595 | 35.83 | New |
| | MNM | S. Shajahan | 11,606 | 5.03 | New |
| | NTK | S. Kalaiarasi | 8,042 | 3.49 | +2.28 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,635 | 0.71 | −0.92 |
| | AMMK | R. Sathishkumar | 1,235 | 0.54 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 41,630 | 18.06 | −14.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 230,531 | 70.54 | 3.58 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 883 | 0.38 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 326,828 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -1.12 | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. P. Velumani | 109,519 | 55.01 | −7.39 |
| | MNMK | Kovai Syed Mohammed M. A. | 45,478 | 22.84 | New |
| | BJP | M. Karumuthu Thiyagarajan | 19,043 | 9.56 | +6.08 |
| | DMDK | K. Thiyagarajan | 7,968 | 4.00 | New |
| | SDPI | A. Anshar Sheriff | 3,643 | 1.83 | −0.99 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 3,248 | 1.63 | New |
| | KMDK | S. R. Vairavel | 3,005 | 1.51 | New |
| | NTK | R. Anandharaj | 2,408 | 1.21 | New |
| | PMK | Vidiyal Jaganathan | 1,315 | 0.66 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 64,041 | 32.17 | −1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 199,100 | 66.96 | −8.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 297,360 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -7.39 | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. P. Velumani | 99,886 | 62.40 | +62.40 |
| | INC | Kandaswamy M N | 46,683 | 29.16 | +29.16 |
| | BJP | Shridhar Murthy A | 5,581 | 3.49 | −1.00 |
| | SDPI | Ummar Kathap T M | 4,519 | 2.82 | +2.82 |
| | LSP | Kannammal Jagadeesan | 932 | 0.58 | +0.58 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 53,203 | 33.24 | −2.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,60,248 | 75.17 | +16.12 |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2009 By-election

2009–10 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | M. N. Kandaswamy | 112,350 | 56.61 |
| | DMDK | K. Thangavelu | 40,863 | 20.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71,487 | 36.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,461 | |
| | INC gain from MDMK | INC gain from MDMK | Swing | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MDMK | M. Kannappan | 123,490 | 41.60 | +32.59 |
| | INC | S. R. Balasubramoniyan | 113,596 | 38.27 | New |
| | DMDK | E. Dennis Kovil Pillai | 37,901 | 12.77 | New |
| | BJP | M. Chinnaraj | 13,545 | 4.56 | New |
| | Independent | K. Varadharajan | 2,035 | 0.69 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,894 | 3.33 | −11.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 296,863 | 70.65 | 16.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 420,186 | | |
| | MDMK gain from TMC(M) | MDMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -8.97 | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | S. R. Balasubramoniyan | 96,959 | 50.57 | New |
| | DMK | V. R. Sukanya | 68,423 | 35.68 | −24.55 |
| | MDMK | M. Krishnaswamy | 17,282 | 9.01 | New |
| | Independent | N. R. Harikumar | 5,209 | 2.72 | New |
| | Democratic Forward Bloc | A. R. Sakthivel | 1,442 | 0.75 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,536 | 14.88 | −18.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 191,745 | 53.72 | −11.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 356,986 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from DMK | TMC(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -9.66 | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. R. Ramachandran | 113,025 | 60.23 | New |
| | AIADMK | T. Malaravan | 50,888 | 27.12 | −34.84 |
| | CPI(M) | U. K. Vellingiri | 12,815 | 6.83 | −23.5 |
| | BJP | K. C. Krishnamurthi | 6,948 | 3.70 | −2.05 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 62,137 | 33.11 | 1.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 187,656 | 65.13 | 5.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 300,961 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -1.72 | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Aranganayagam | 92,362 | 61.95 | +34.48 |
| | CPI(M) | U. K. Vellingiri | 45,218 | 30.33 | −11.72 |
| | BJP | M. Venkatachalam | 8,571 | 5.75 | New |
| | JP | S. Ayyaswamy | 1,023 | 0.69 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 47,144 | 31.62 | 17.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,081 | 59.22 | −63.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 260,841 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 19.90 | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | U. K. Vellingiri | 62,305 | 42.05 | +3.53 |
| | AIADMK | P. Shanmugam | 40,702 | 27.47 | −30.01 |
| | AIADMK | M. Chinnaraj | 27,522 | 18.57 | −38.9 |
| | Independent | P. Swaminathan | 13,205 | 8.91 | New |
| | Independent | N. Gopalasamy | 782 | 0.53 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,603 | 14.58 | −4.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,168 | 123.20 | 51.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 123,266 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -15.43 | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Aranganayakam | 67,679 | 57.48 | −0.06 |
| | CPI(M) | U. K. Vellingiri | 45,353 | 38.52 | New |
| | Independent | B. K. Ananda Kumar | 1,004 | 0.85 | New |
| | Independent | S. Manohar | 877 | 0.74 | New |
| | Independent | N. Soundararajan | 804 | 0.68 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,326 | 18.96 | 3.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,744 | 71.38 | 9.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 173,480 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -0.06 | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Chinnaraj | 57,822 | 57.54 | +24.25 |
| | DMK | R. Manickkavachagam | 42,673 | 42.46 | +17.05 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,149 | 15.07 | 7.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,495 | 61.60 | 2.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,819 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 24.25 | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Maruthachalam | 31,690 | 33.29 | New |
| | DMK | R. Manickavachagam | 24,195 | 25.41 | −34.89 |
| | JP | V. K. Lakshmanan | 22,579 | 23.72 | New |
| | INC | T. M. Palanisamy | 15,865 | 16.66 | New |
| | RPI | K. Kalinga Gounder | 559 | 0.59 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,495 | 7.87 | −17.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,207 | 58.81 | −17.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 164,344 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -27.02 | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Manickavasakam | 51,181 | 60.30 | +1.16 |
| | Independent | M. Nataraj | 29,689 | 34.98 | New |
| | Independent | K. Rengaswamy Allas Raju | 4,003 | 4.72 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,492 | 25.32 | 3.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,873 | 76.28 | 1.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 118,619 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 1.16 | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Manickavachakam | 42,261 | 59.14 | +49.34 |
| | INC | V. E. Naidu | 26,842 | 37.56 | −15.11 |
| | Independent | R. K. Gounder | 2,354 | 3.29 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,419 | 21.58 | −10.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,457 | 74.86 | −4.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 101,232 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 6.47 | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. Ellama Naidu | 32,520 | 52.67 | New |
| | CPI | L. Arputhasamy | 12,735 | 20.63 | New |
| | SWA | V. R. Ponnusamy Gounder | 6,725 | 10.89 | New |
| | DMK | K. Meyyappan | 6,054 | 9.81 | New |
| | Independent | N. Subbian | 2,225 | 3.60 | New |
| | Socialist | M. Ramalingam | 1,485 | 2.41 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,785 | 32.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,744 | 79.06 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,201 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thondamuthur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Palaniswani Gounder | 22,814 | 51.19 | New |
| | Socialist | Perumal | 10,894 | 24.45 | New |
| | KMPP | Ammasai Gounder | 6,895 | 15.47 | New |
| | Independent | Palaniappa Gounder | 3,961 | 8.89 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,920 | 26.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,564 | 64.28 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,328 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |