# Uppiliapuram Assembly constituency

Uppiliyapuram is a state assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| Madras State ||||
| 1962 | V. A. Mutthiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | T. P. Alagamuthu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tamil Nadu ||||
| 1971 | T. P. Alagamuthu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | R. Periasamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | V. Rangarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | R. Saroja | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | R. Mookkan | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalitha) |
| 1991 | V. Ravichandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | T. Karuppusami | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | R. Saroja | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | R. Rani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2006 | 2006 | 46.98% | 46.98% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 50.47% | 50.47% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 62.20% | 62.20% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 67.46% | 67.46% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 39.93% | 39.93% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 60.61% | 60.61% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 49.46% | 49.46% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 37.08% | 37.08% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 51.60% | 51.60% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 56.29% | 56.29% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 47.26% | 47.26% |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Rani | 59,171 | 46.98% | 7.10% |
| | AIADMK | P. Muthusamy | 46,789 | 37.15% | −13.33% |
| | DMDK | Mookan | 14,514 | 11.52% | |
| | Independent | Rajendran | 2,066 | 1.64% | |
| | BJP | Sivakumar | 1,548 | 1.23% | |
| | Independent | P. Ravi | 1,248 | 0.99% | |
| | Independent | Chelladurai | 621 | 0.49% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,382 | 9.83% | −0.77% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,957 | 72.42% | 10.32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 173,935 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -3.50% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Saroja | 58,810 | 50.47% | 18.83% |
| | DMK | R. Rani | 46,459 | 39.87% | −22.32% |
| | Independent | P. Ravi | 5,745 | 4.93% | |
| | MDMK | E. Pon Rajendran | 5,503 | 4.72% | −0.71% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,351 | 10.60% | −19.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,517 | 62.10% | −6.78% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187,653 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -11.72% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. Karuppusami | 70,372 | 62.20% | 30.87% |
| | AIADMK | R. Saroja | 35,804 | 31.65% | −35.81% |
| | MDMK | P. Rajendran | 6,144 | 5.43% | |
| | Independent | P. Periasamy | 389 | 0.34% | |
| | Independent | T. Selvarani | 259 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | V. Ravichandran | 174 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,568 | 30.55% | −5.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,142 | 68.88% | 4.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 170,627 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.26% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Ravichandaran | 69,748 | 67.46% | 27.53% |
| | DMK | M. Sundravadanam | 32,392 | 31.33% | −4.40% |
| | THMM | M. Periyasamy | 714 | 0.69% | |
| | Independent | M. Sekar | 542 | 0.52% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,356 | 36.13% | 31.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103,396 | 64.51% | −10.03% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,647 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 27.53% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Mookkan | 43,384 | 39.93% | −20.68% |
| | DMK | M. Varadarajan | 38,824 | 35.73% | −2.31% |
| | INC | M. Selvaraj | 18,774 | 17.28% | |
| | AIADMK | S. Sivaprakasan | 5,900 | 5.43% | −55.18% |
| | Independent | K. Perumal | 1,041 | 0.96% | |
| | Independent | P. Periasamy | 728 | 0.67% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,560 | 4.20% | −18.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,651 | 74.54% | −0.65% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 149,200 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -20.68% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Saroja | 59,347 | 60.61% | 11.14% |
| | DMK | R. Mookkayee | 37,249 | 38.04% | |
| | Independent | P. Periyasamy | 712 | 0.73% | |
| | Independent | O. K. Perumal | 612 | 0.63% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,098 | 22.57% | 19.98% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,920 | 75.19% | 5.98% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 134,178 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 11.14% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Rengarajan | 43,263 | 49.46% | 19.07% |
| | INC | R. Palani Muthu | 40,997 | 46.87% | 9.79% |
| | JP | K. Perumal | 1,751 | 2.00% | |
| | Independent | O. K. Perumal | 1,121 | 1.28% | |
| | Independent | A. Ramaraju | 333 | 0.38% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,266 | 2.59% | −4.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,465 | 69.21% | 5.91% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 128,076 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.38% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. Periasamy | 31,642 | 37.08% | −6.32% |
| | AIADMK | M. Atchaya Gopal | 25,936 | 30.40% | |
| | DMK | R. Natarasan | 23,524 | 27.57% | −24.03% |
| | JP | C. Chinna Samy | 4,222 | 4.95% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,706 | 6.69% | −1.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,324 | 63.30% | −19.24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 136,600 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -14.51% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. P. Alagamuthu | 42,861 | 51.60% | −4.69% |
| | INC | R. Periasami | 36,054 | 43.40% | 2.71% |
| | Independent | S. R. Nararajan | 4,150 | 5.00% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,807 | 8.19% | −7.40% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,065 | 82.53% | −5.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 104,712 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -4.69% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. P. Alagamuthu | 43,453 | 56.29% | 9.60% |
| | INC | A. V. Mudaliar | 31,416 | 40.69% | −6.57% |
| | Independent | P. Chinnasamy | 2,330 | 3.02% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,037 | 15.59% | 15.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,199 | 87.62% | 3.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,046 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 9.02% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Uppiliapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. A. Muthiah | 29,435 | 47.26% | |
| | DMK | N. Pethureddiar | 29,077 | 46.69% | |
| | Independent | O. P. Sivalingam | 3,766 | 6.05% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 358 | 0.57% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,278 | 84.53% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,113 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |