# Anaicut Assembly constituency

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Anaicut is one of the 234 constituencies in the legislative assembly of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It includes the towns of Pallikonda and Odugathur, and the village Anaicut. It is part of Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party |
| Sixth | 1977 | R. Margabandhu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980 | G. Viswanathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984 | V. R. Krishnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989 | S. P. Kannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991 | K. Dharamalingam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996 | C. Gopu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001 | K. Pandurangan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006 | K. Pandurangan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fourteenth | 2011 | M. Kalai Arasu | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| Fifteenth | 2016 | A. P. Nandakumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021 | A. P. Nandakumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 48.55% | 48.55% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 42.43% | 42.43% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 54.51% | 54.51% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 45.02% | 45.02% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 56.24% | 56.24% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 55.79% | 55.79% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 57.59% | 57.59% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 35.64% | 35.64% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 58.42% | 58.42% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 53.37% | 53.37% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 48.78% | 48.78% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. P. Nandakumar | 95,159 | 48.55% | +6.12 |
| | AIADMK | D. Velazhagan | 88,799 | 45.30% | +7.7 |
| | NTK | A. Sumithra | 8,125 | 4.15% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,791 | 0.91% | +0.23 |
| | Independent | M. Senthil Kumar | 1,357 | 0.69% | New |
| | AMMK | V. D. Sathish Kumar | 1,140 | 0.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,360 | 3.24% | −1.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 196,014 | 77.00% | −1.31% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 588 | 0.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 254,562 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 6.12% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. P. Nandakumar | 77,058 | 42.43% | New |
| | AIADMK | M. Kalai Arasu | 68,290 | 37.60% | New |
| | PMK | K. L. Elavazagan | 24,711 | 13.61% | −40.9 |
| | TMC(M) | P. S. Palani | 2,633 | 1.45% | New |
| | BJP | K. Vijayakumar | 1,750 | 0.96% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,237 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,768 | 4.83% | −14.13% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181,622 | 78.31% | 0.25% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 231,928 | | |
| | DMK gain from PMK | DMK gain from PMK | Swing | -12.08% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | M. Kalai Arasu | 80,233 | 54.51% | +9.53 |
| | DMDK | V. B. Velu | 52,330 | 35.55% | +29.87 |
| | MMKA | M. Dharman | 4,696 | 3.19% | New |
| | Independent | K. Velu | 2,619 | 1.78% | New |
| | Independent | Dr. R. Shanmugam | 1,962 | 1.33% | New |
| | IJK | Albert Anbarasu | 1,369 | 0.93% | New |
| | BSP | S. Renu | 1,018 | 0.69% | +0.13 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,903 | 18.96% | 18.92% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,194 | 78.06% | 8.91% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 188,555 | | |
| | PMK gain from AIADMK | PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 9.49% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Pandurangan | 59,220 | 45.02% | −11.22 |
| | PMK | M. Varalakshmi | 59,167 | 44.97% | New |
| | DMDK | M. Venkatasan | 7,470 | 5.68% | New |
| | Independent | G. Veeramani | 1,335 | 1.01% | New |
| | BJP | J. Kumaresan | 1,287 | 0.98% | New |
| | Independent | S. Panneerselvam | 795 | 0.60% | New |
| | BSP | C. Sivam | 733 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 53 | 0.04% | −19.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,556 | 69.16% | 8.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 190,231 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -11.22% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Pandurangan | 61,333 | 56.24% | +30.35 |
| | DMK | G. Malarvizhi | 40,282 | 36.93% | −18.86 |
| | MDMK | K. P. Baskar Babu | 2,829 | 2.59% | +0.54 |
| | Independent | G. Vijayan | 2,160 | 1.98% | New |
| | Independent | S. Ebinesar Albert Benjamin | 878 | 0.81% | New |
| | Independent | G. P. Partheeban | 646 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,051 | 19.30% | −10.61% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,064 | 60.80% | −3.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 179,523 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 0.44% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. Gopu | 58,982 | 55.79% | +35.81 |
| | AIADMK | C. M. Suryakala | 27,366 | 25.89% | −31.7 |
| | AIIC(T) | Balur E. Sampath | 15,976 | 15.11% | New |
| | MDMK | N. M. Murugesan | 2,174 | 2.06% | New |
| | Independent | D. V. Raghavan | 734 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,616 | 29.91% | −7.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,716 | 64.17% | 1.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 172,760 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -1.80% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Dharmalingam | 54,413 | 57.59% | +25.86 |
| | DMK | S. P. Kannan | 18,880 | 19.98% | −15.66 |
| | PMK | R. Mohan | 17,163 | 18.16% | New |
| | Independent | A. Palanivelan | 1,872 | 1.98% | New |
| | Independent | Govinda Rao | 594 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,533 | 37.61% | 33.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,484 | 62.23% | 9.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 161,182 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 21.95% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. P. Kannan | 25,709 | 35.64% | New |
| | AIADMK | G. Viswanathan | 22,886 | 31.73% | −26.7 |
| | INC | L. Balaraman | 12,190 | 16.90% | New |
| | AIADMK | V. R. Krishnasamy | 6,394 | 8.86% | −49.56 |
| | Independent | D. Thoppur Thiruvencadam | 3,362 | 4.66% | New |
| | Independent | S. V. A. Purushothaman | 866 | 1.20% | New |
| | Independent | C. Perumal | 426 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,823 | 3.91% | −20.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,136 | 52.54% | −16.64% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 140,696 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -22.79% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. R. Krishnasamy | 45,312 | 58.42% | +5.06 |
| | Independent | P. N. Rajagopal | 26,692 | 34.42% | New |
| | Independent | P. Munivelu | 2,175 | 2.80% | New |
| | Independent | M. Duraisamy | 1,874 | 2.42% | New |
| | Independent | M. Balasundaram | 934 | 1.20% | New |
| | Independent | V. Vajikoman | 569 | 0.73% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,620 | 24.01% | 14.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,556 | 69.18% | 9.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 118,953 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.06% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | G. Viswanathan | 35,242 | 53.37% | +4.59 |
| | INC | R. Jeevarathinam | 29,287 | 44.35% | +37.75 |
| | Independent | K. B. Vajjravel | 1,505 | 2.28% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,955 | 9.02% | −18.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,034 | 59.67% | −1.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 112,926 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 4.59% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Margabandhu | 32,731 | 48.78% | New |
| | JP | P. M. Vasudeva Reddiar | 14,146 | 21.08% | New |
| | DMK | A. M. Ramalingam | 13,985 | 20.84% | New |
| | INC | T. K. Venkatesan | 4,427 | 6.60% | New |
| | Independent | M. Moorthy | 1,091 | 1.63% | New |
| | Independent | C. Jayapalan | 400 | 0.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,585 | 27.70% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,104 | 61.64% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 110,756 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |