# Bhavanisagar Assembly constituency

Bhavanisagar is a state assembly constituency in Erode district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 107. It comes under Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | V. K. Ramarasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | V. K. Chinnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | G. K. Subramaniam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | V. K. Chinnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | V. K. Chinnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | V. K. Chinnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | V. A. Andamuthu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | P. Chithambaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | O. Subramaniam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | P. L. Sundaram | Communist Party of India |
| 2016 | S. Eswaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | A. Bannari | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A Bannari | 99,181 | 49.95% | 7.72% |
| | CPI | P. L. Sundaram | 83,173 | 41.89% | |
| | NTK | V. Sangeetha | 8,517 | 4.29% | 3.65% |
| | MNM | Karthikkumar. K | 4,297 | 2.16% | |
| | DMDK | Ramesh. G | 2,197 | 1.11% | |
| | NOTA | Nota | 2,005 | 1.01% | −0.51% |
| | BSP | G. Sakthivel | 1,197 | 0.60% | 0.02% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,008 | 8.06% | 1.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,98,562 | 76.30% | −5.68% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 265 | 0.13% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,60,249 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 7.72% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Eswaran. S | 83,006 | 42.23% | |
| | DMK | Sathya. R | 69,902 | 35.56% | −3.26% |
| | CPI | P. L. Sundaram | 27,965 | 14.23% | |
| | BJP | Palaniswami. N. R | 3,557 | 1.81% | −0.91% |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,980 | 1.52% | |
| | PMK | Vadivel. N. R | 1,485 | 0.76% | |
| | Independent | Lakshmi. M | 1,367 | 0.70% | |
| | KMDK | Nagarajan. T | 1,352 | 0.69% | |
| | NTK | Sangeetha. G | 1,251 | 0.64% | |
| | BSP | Arumugam. S. R | 1,151 | 0.59% | −0.81% |
| | Independent | Palani. R | 886 | 0.45% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,104 | 6.67% | −5.20% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,96,551 | 81.97% | 0.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,39,778 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI | AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | -8.46% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | P. L. Sundaram | 82,890 | 50.69% | |
| | DMK | Logeswari R | 63,487 | 38.83% | −11.96% |
| | BJP | Palaniswami R | 4,440 | 2.72% | 1.49% |
| | Independent | Jayaraman. J | 2,848 | 1.74% | |
| | BSP | Arumugam. S. R | 2,287 | 1.40% | 1.06% |
| | Independent | Murugan. M | 1,969 | 1.20% | |
| | Independent | Gopal B | 1,709 | 1.05% | |
| | Independent | Palanisamy. N | 1,194 | 0.73% | |
| | Independent | Murugan P | 1,067 | 0.65% | |
| | Independent | Murugan. K | 895 | 0.55% | |
| | Independent | Santhakumari. R | 725 | 0.44% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,403 | 11.87% | −3.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,99,502 | 81.96% | 6.96% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,63,511 | | |
| | CPI gain from DMK | CPI gain from DMK | Swing | -0.10% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Subramaniam. O | 65,055 | 50.79% | 12.21% |
| | AIADMK | Sindu Ravichandaran | 45,039 | 35.16% | −12.50% |
| | DMDK | Subramanian. K | 10,399 | 8.12% | |
| | Independent | Arumugan | 2,440 | 1.90% | |
| | Independent | Venkatraj | 1,782 | 1.39% | |
| | BJP | Thamaraimanalan. P | 1,567 | 1.22% | |
| | Independent | Veeran | 966 | 0.75% | |
| | BSP | Rangasamy. V. T | 439 | 0.34% | |
| | Independent | Parameswaramurthy. M | 399 | 0.31% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,016 | 15.63% | 6.54% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,086 | 75.00% | 12.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,70,773 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 3.12% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Chithambaram. P. | 53,879 | 47.67% | 13.05% |
| | DMK | Subramaniam. O. | 43,604 | 38.58% | −16.32% |
| | Independent | Sakthivel. R. | 5,326 | 4.71% | |
| | MDMK | Balasubramanian. S | 3,086 | 2.73% | −4.83% |
| | Independent | Muthusami. K. S | 2,845 | 2.52% | |
| | Independent | Shanmugasundaram. P | 2,563 | 2.27% | |
| | Independent | Bathran Alais Puratchi Bathran. V | 994 | 0.88% | |
| | Independent | Karuppuasamy . R. | 402 | 0.36% | |
| | Independent | Ananthan. K. | 337 | 0.30% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,275 | 9.09% | −11.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,13,036 | 62.78% | −10.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,80,170 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -7.23% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. A. Andamuthu | 63,483 | 54.89% | 34.25% |
| | AIADMK | V. K. Chinnasamy | 40,032 | 34.62% | −28.13% |
| | MDMK | Subramaniam. T. K. | 8,742 | 7.56% | |
| | BJP | Venkatachalam. R. | 1,018 | 0.88% | −0.67% |
| | Independent | Subramaniam. P. | 453 | 0.39% | |
| | ATMK | Vendha Pannadi. P. R. | 311 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | Arumugam. V. S. | 296 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | Rangasamy. V. T. | 265 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | Ramasamy. S. S. | 232 | 0.20% | |
| | Independent | Duraisamy. P. A. | 190 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | Natarajan. R. | 160 | 0.14% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,451 | 20.28% | −21.82% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,15,646 | 73.53% | 5.61% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,64,250 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.85% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. K. Chinnasamy | 63,474 | 62.74% | 25.31% |
| | DMK | O. Subramaniam | 20,887 | 20.65% | −9.80% |
| | Independent | K. L. Ramasamy | 13,347 | 13.19% | |
| | BJP | G. M. Krishnamoorthy | 1,565 | 1.55% | |
| | THMM | R. Gunasekaran | 751 | 0.74% | |
| | AAP | S. Chinnraj | 272 | 0.27% | |
| | PMK | S. K. Angappan | 212 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | D. Rangan | 142 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | K. R. Karuppusamy | 128 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | P. Palaniappan | 117 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | M. S. Sridharan | 109 | 0.11% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 42,587 | 42.10% | 35.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,01,166 | 67.91% | −9.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,54,848 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 25.31% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. K. Chinnasamy | 39,716 | 37.44% | −21.62% |
| | DMK | Swamynathan. P.A. | 32,296 | 30.44% | |
| | INC | Doraisamy. P.A. | 23,252 | 21.92% | |
| | Independent | Elankovan. E.V.K.S. | 8,381 | 7.90% | |
| | Independent | Subramanian. N. | 765 | 0.72% | |
| | Independent | Velayutha Gounder. R. | 420 | 0.40% | |
| | Independent | Natarajan. R. | 310 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | Ramasamy. S.S. | 275 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | Rangasamy. S. | 175 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | Velusamy. S.R. | 166 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | Rangasamy | 165 | 0.16% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,420 | 6.99% | −11.89% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,06,088 | 77.40% | 1.44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,40,475 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -21.62% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. K. Chinnasamy | 52,539 | 59.06% | 10.77% |
| | JP | Vellingiri S. Alias Giri S. V. | 35,743 | 40.18% | |
| | Independent | Lakshmanan P. P. | 682 | 0.77% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,796 | 18.88% | 5.47% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,964 | 75.95% | 8.84% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,23,478 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 10.77% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Subramaniam. G. K. | 38,557 | 48.28% | 15.80% |
| | DMK | Sampoornam Swamynathan. | 27,852 | 34.88% | 4.43% |
| | JP | Karuppuswamy. N. K. | 12,778 | 16.00% | |
| | Independent | Kulanthyval. K. N. | 312 | 0.39% | |
| | Independent | Nanjan. P. | 197 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | Sekar. P. S. | 162 | 0.20% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,705 | 13.41% | 11.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,858 | 67.12% | 5.28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,21,236 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 15.80% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. K. Chinnasamy | 23,078 | 32.48% | |
| | DMK | Sampoornam Swaminothan | 21,631 | 30.44% | −21.44% |
| | JP | K. Karuppanan | 13,027 | 18.33% | |
| | INC | T.K. Marisamy | 11,428 | 16.08% | −22.81% |
| | Independent | Makalialias Mahalingam | 623 | 0.88% | |
| | Independent | S.V. Krishnasamy | 475 | 0.67% | |
| | Independent | P.S. Rangasamy | 258 | 0.36% | |
| | Independent | A. Bharathi | 207 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | P. Maran | 176 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | S.C. Palanisamy | 149 | 0.21% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,447 | 2.04% | −10.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,052 | 61.83% | −7.41% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,16,879 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -19.40% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. K. Ramarasan | 28,003 | 51.89% | 0.12% |
| | INC | Velusamy M. | 20,992 | 38.89% | −3.67% |
| | Independent | Kasiappan R. | 4,370 | 8.10% | |
| | Independent | Palaniappan K. A. | 606 | 1.12% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,011 | 12.99% | 3.79% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,971 | 69.24% | −3.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,534 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 0.12% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Bhavanisagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Ramarasan | 26,980 | 51.76% | |
| | INC | M. Velusamy | 22,187 | 42.57% | |
| | RPI | V. Kuravan | 2,954 | 5.67% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,793 | 9.20% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,121 | 72.39% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,191 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |