# Marungapuri Assembly constituency

Marungapuri was a state assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1977 | K. Karunaigiri Muthiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | M. A. Rajkumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | N. Kittappa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | N. Kittappa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | N. Kittappa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | P. Sholairaj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | K. Ponnusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | K. Ponnusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | B. M. Senguttuvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | V. A. Chellaiyah | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | C. Chinnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results
### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Marungapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Chinnasamy | 57,910 | 42.87% | −11.05% |
| | DMK | A. Rokkaiah | 55,378 | 41.00% | 7.84% |
| | BJP | T. Kumar @ B. T. Kumar | 9,503 | 7.04% | |
| | DMDK | M. Jamal Mohamed | 5,376 | 3.98% | |
| | Independent | V. Periasamy | 1,763 | 1.31% | |
| | BSP | P. Subramani | 1,359 | 1.01% | |
| | Independent | A. Francis | 1,143 | 0.85% | |
| | LJP | C. Sakthivel | 1,075 | 0.80% | |
| | Independent | M. Pandithurai | 513 | 0.38% | |
| | Independent | S. Pitchaimani | 425 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | P. Alagar | 364 | 0.27% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,532 | 1.87% | −18.89% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,080 | 71.96% | 8.63% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187,713 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -11.05% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Marungapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. A. Chelliah | 65,619 | 53.92% | 12.38% |
| | DMK | B. M. Senguttuvan | 40,347 | 33.16% | −13.70% |
| | MDMK | A. Durairaj | 11,796 | 9.69% | 0.49% |
| | Independent | A. M. Sharfudeen | 2,418 | 1.99% | |
| | JD(U) | Susila Rani H | 1,508 | 1.24% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,272 | 20.77% | 15.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,688 | 63.33% | −8.44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,283 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 7.06% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Marungapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | B. M. Senguttuvan | 56,380 | 46.86% | 16.63% |
| | AIADMK | K. Solairaj | 49,986 | 41.54% | −25.34% |
| | MDMK | A. Durairaj | 11,074 | 9.20% | |
| | BJP | S. Thangavelu | 1,259 | 1.05% | −1.38% |
| | PMK | P. Charless Samidas | 1,105 | 0.92% | |
| | Independent | K. Thirupathi | 253 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | S. Raju | 167 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | V. Palanimuthu | 94 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,394 | 5.31% | −31.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,318 | 71.76% | 0.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 175,887 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -20.02% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Marungapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Ponnusamy | 76,476 | 66.88% | 16.90% |
| | DMK | N. Selvaraj | 34,572 | 30.23% | −9.78% |
| | BJP | Solai Gounder | 2,776 | 2.43% | |
| | Independent | Arockiam | 186 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | Joseph | 173 | 0.15% | |
| | THMM | Ramaiah | 165 | 0.14% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 41,904 | 36.65% | 26.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,348 | 71.76% | −6.88% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 163,372 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 16.90% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Marungapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Ponnusamy | 55,297 | 49.98% | −19.39% |
| | DMK | B. Senguttuvan | 44,274 | 40.01% | |
| | INC | S. A. Dorai Sebatstian | 9,054 | 8.18% | |
| | Independent | K. Subramaniyan | 441 | 0.40% | |
| | Independent | M. Srinivasan | 409 | 0.37% | |
| | Independent | K. Subramaniyan | 379 | 0.34% | |
| | Independent | P. M. Subramaniam | 144 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | V. Marimuthu | 133 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | V. Sethuraman | 128 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | V. Muthukumar | 114 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | T. A. Savarimuthu | 70 | 0.06% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,023 | 9.96% | −32.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,648 | 78.63% | 3.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 143,268 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -19.39% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Marungapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Sholairaj | 62,656 | 69.36% | 27.39% |
| | Independent | P. Ramasamy | 24,135 | 26.72% | |
| | Independent | S. John Joseph | 1,926 | 2.13% | |
| | Independent | Fathima Peter | 966 | 1.07% | |
| | Independent | Subramanian | 646 | 0.72% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 38,521 | 42.65% | 37.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,329 | 75.58% | 9.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 126,822 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 27.39% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Marungapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. A. Raj Kumar | 32,021 | 41.98% | 20.68% |
| | INC | V. Ramanathan | 28,444 | 37.29% | −1.30% |
| | Independent | N. Vairamani Gounder | 14,013 | 18.37% | |
| | Independent | K. Andi | 1,271 | 1.67% | |
| | Independent | P. K. M. Abdul Hussan | 533 | 0.70% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,577 | 4.69% | −9.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,282 | 66.10% | 3.27% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 116,714 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.39% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Marungapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Karunaigiri Muthiah | 27,093 | 38.58% | |
| | DMK | A. P. Raju | 16,894 | 24.06% | |
| | AIADMK | M. A. Rajakumar | 14,954 | 21.30% | |
| | JP | E. V. Kandaswamy | 9,987 | 14.22% | |
| | Independent | A. Nookkiah Konar | 1,292 | 1.84% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,199 | 14.52% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,220 | 62.83% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 113,252 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |