# Tirunavalur Assembly constituency

10°47′15″N 78°46′35″E﻿ / ﻿10.78750°N 78.77639°E﻿ / 10.78750; 78.77639
Thirunavalur is a state assembly constituency in Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1977 | L. Arumugam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | V. Subramanian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | T. N. G. A. Manoharan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | A. V. Balasubramaniyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | J. Pannerselvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | A. J. Manikannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | K. G. P. Gnanamoorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | R. Kumaraguru | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results
### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thirunavalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Kumaraguru | 57,235 | 45.49% | −7.02% |
| | DMK | V. S. Veerapandian | 51,048 | 40.57% | 1.18% |
| | DMDK | M. S. Udhayakumar | 11,366 | 9.03% | |
| | Independent | M. Verapathiran | 2,116 | 1.68% | |
| | BJP | B. Muthukumar | 1,596 | 1.27% | |
| | BSP | A. Partheban | 672 | 0.53% | |
| | Independent | G. M. Pandurngan | 601 | 0.48% | |
| | SP | N. Samykannu | 308 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | D. Vijayaragavan | 295 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | S. Kumaraguru | 279 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | R. Periyasamy | 180 | 0.14% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,187 | 4.92% | −8.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,832 | 75.60% | 7.93% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 166,440 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -7.02% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thirunavalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. G. P. Gnanamoorthy | 59,115 | 52.51% | 22.90% |
| | DMK | A. J. Manikannan | 44,342 | 39.39% | −1.89% |
| | MDMK | A. Poorani | 4,549 | 4.04% | −10.51% |
| | Independent | V. Ranganathan | 2,787 | 2.48% | |
| | RSP | M. Ethirajan | 1,786 | 1.59% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,773 | 13.12% | 1.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,579 | 67.67% | −4.00% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 166,402 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 11.23% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thirunavalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. J. Manikannan | 43,983 | 41.28% | 11.68% |
| | AIADMK | K. G. P. Gnanamoorthy | 31,547 | 29.61% | −29.19% |
| | MDMK | A. V. Balasubramaniyan | 15,505 | 14.55% | |
| | Independent | V. Subramaniyan | 7,238 | 6.79% | |
| | PMK | M. Anbalagan | 6,570 | 6.17% | |
| | Independent | K. Gnanasekar | 872 | 0.82% | |
| | RPI | N. Arumugham | 324 | 0.30% | |
| | Independent | S. Balaji | 274 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | P. George Fathima | 235 | 0.22% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,436 | 11.67% | −17.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,548 | 71.67% | −0.40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 155,662 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -17.52% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thirunavalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | J. Panneer Selvam | 56,353 | 58.80% | 35.77% |
| | DMK | A. V. Bala Subramaniyam | 28,367 | 29.60% | −11.86% |
| | PMK | M. Abbaiagan | 10,328 | 10.78% | |
| | Independent | P. Sankar Alias Adisankar | 296 | 0.31% | |
| | THMM | V. Abbay | 292 | 0.30% | |
| | Independent | N. Anantharanganathan | 199 | 0.21% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,986 | 29.20% | 10.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,835 | 72.07% | −2.68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 139,727 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 17.35% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thirunavalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. V. Bala Subramaniyan | 38,948 | 41.46% | 1.46% |
| | AIADMK | P. Kannan | 21,640 | 23.03% | −26.76% |
| | INC | R. Manickam Alias Pandian | 16,907 | 18.00% | |
| | AIADMK | T. N. G. A. Manoharan | 12,826 | 13.65% | −36.14% |
| | Independent | P. George | 953 | 1.01% | |
| | Independent | K. V. Bhuvaraga Murthi | 684 | 0.73% | |
| | Independent | K. Dhandapani | 631 | 0.67% | |
| | Independent | M. Ramalingam | 559 | 0.60% | |
| | Independent | P. Sankar Alias Athisankar | 289 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | R. Selvambal | 231 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | P. Arulmani | 132 | 0.14% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,308 | 18.42% | 8.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,948 | 74.75% | −2.68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,141 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -8.33% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thirunavalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | T. N. G. A. Menoharan | 40,539 | 49.79% | 1.73% |
| | DMK | A. V. Balasubramanian | 32,566 | 40.00% | −8.29% |
| | Independent | L. Arumugam | 7,226 | 8.88% | |
| | Independent | Sankar Adisankar | 1,087 | 1.34% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,973 | 9.79% | 9.56% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,418 | 77.43% | 5.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 112,818 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 1.51% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thirunavalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Subramanian | 36,517 | 48.29% | 20.52% |
| | AIADMK | T. N. G. A. Manoharan | 36,344 | 48.06% | 13.10% |
| | Independent | A. Jayaraman | 1,749 | 2.31% | |
| | Independent | D. Duraivelaven | 1,017 | 1.34% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 173 | 0.23% | −6.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,627 | 71.60% | 2.32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 107,743 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 13.32% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thirunavalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | L. Arumugam | 24,087 | 34.96% | |
| | DMK | V. Subramanian | 19,132 | 27.77% | |
| | INC | K. Ramamoorthi | 12,257 | 17.79% | |
| | JP | C. Lakshminarayanan | 7,479 | 10.86% | |
| | Independent | A. Yesadian | 3,862 | 5.61% | |
| | Independent | C. Krishnaswamy | 761 | 1.10% | |
| | Independent | S. A. Gopalakrishnan | 714 | 1.04% | |
| | Independent | A. Veeraswamy | 357 | 0.52% | |
| | Independent | E. Narasimha Naidu | 248 | 0.36% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,955 | 7.19% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,897 | 69.27% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 101,702 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |