# Cuddalore Assembly constituency

Cuddalore is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the city of Cuddalore. Cuddalore Assembly constituency is a part of Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. Cuddalore was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Assembly | Elected year | Duration | Winner | Party |
| First | 1952 | 1952-1957 | Rathinam | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party |
| Second | 1957 | 1957-1962 | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | Indian National Congress |
| Third | 1962 | 1962-1967 | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | Indian National Congress |
| Fourth | 1967 | 1967-1971 | Ere. Elamvazhuthi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
| Fifth | 1971-1977 | R. Govindaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977-1980 | K. Abdul Latheef | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980-1984 | Babu Govindarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984-1989 | V. G. Cheelappa | Indian National Congress |
| Ninth | 1989-1991 | E. Pugazhendi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991-1996 | P. R. S. Venkatesan | Indian National Congress |
| Eleventh | 1996-2001 | E. Pugazhendi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001-2006 | E. Pugazhendi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | G. Iyappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | M. C. Sampath | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016-2021 | M. C. Sampath | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021-Incumbent | G. Iyappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 46.46% | 46.46% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 41.07% | 41.07% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 60.56% | 60.56% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 47.76% | 47.76% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 45.61% | 45.61% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 48.60% | 48.60% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 42.91% | 42.91% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 58.02% | 58.02% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 49.05% | 49.05% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 31.61% | 31.61% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 52.60% | 52.60% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 55.09% | 55.09% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 40.72% | 40.72% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 41.18% | 41.18% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 34.12% | 34.12% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | G. Iyappan | 84,563 | 46.46% | +19.53 |
| | AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 79,412 | 43.63% | +2.56 |
| | NTK | V. Jaladeepan | 9,563 | 5.25% | −1.98 |
| | MNM | K. Anandraj | 4,040 | 2.22% | New |
| | DMDK | A. Gnanapandithan | 1,499 | 0.82% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,236 | 0.68% | −0.51 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,151 | 2.83% | −11.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,001 | 76.35% | 1.66% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 391 | 0.21% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 238,364 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 5.39% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 70,922 | 41.07% | −19.49 |
| | DMK | Ela. Pugazhendi | 46,509 | 26.93% | −9.9 |
| | TMC(M) | A. S. Chandarasekaran | 20,608 | 11.93% | New |
| | PMK | Pazha. Thamaraikannan | 16,905 | 9.79% | New |
| | NTK | Seeman | 12,497 | 7.24% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,062 | 1.19% | New |
| | BJP | P. Selvam | 1,964 | 1.14% | +0.02 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,413 | 14.14% | −9.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,688 | 74.69% | −3.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 231,205 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -19.49% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 85,953 | 60.56% | +17.27 |
| | DMK | E. Pugazhendi | 52,275 | 36.83% | −10.93 |
| | BJP | R. Gunasekaran | 1,579 | 1.11% | −0.17 |
| | Independent | S. V. Rajan | 892 | 0.63% | New |
| | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | T. E. Chithrakala | 774 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,678 | 23.73% | 19.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,930 | 78.02% | 6.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 181,920 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 12.80% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | G. Iyappan | 67,003 | 47.76% | +2.15 |
| | AIADMK | G. Kumar | 60,737 | 43.30% | New |
| | DMDK | G. V. Jayakumar | 7,866 | 5.61% | New |
| | BJP | P. Sivakumar | 1,803 | 1.29% | New |
| | Independent | S. Sriramulu | 797 | 0.57% | New |
| | Independent | J. Srivathsan | 776 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,266 | 4.47% | 4.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,286 | 71.54% | 14.95% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 196,095 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 2.15% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. Pugazhendi | 54,671 | 45.61% | −16.66 |
| | TMC(M) | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 54,637 | 45.58% | New |
| | MDMK | S. Pathmanaban | 7,119 | 5.94% | +0.15 |
| | Independent | S. Sriramulu | 1,284 | 1.07% | New |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | S. Muruganantham | 929 | 0.78% | New |
| | Independent | D. Senthilkumar | 685 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34 | 0.03% | −40.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,862 | 56.59% | −10.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 212,016 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -16.66% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. Pugazhendi | 74,480 | 62.27% | +28 |
| | INC | K. V. Rajendiran | 25,853 | 21.62% | −26.99 |
| | AIIC(T) | N. Varatharajan | 9,552 | 7.99% | New |
| | MDMK | S. Padmanaban | 6,925 | 5.79% | New |
| | BJP | S. Varatharajan | 848 | 0.71% | −0.4 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 48,627 | 40.66% | 26.32% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,606 | 67.11% | 3.76% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 185,364 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 13.67% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 51,459 | 48.60% | +26.14 |
| | DMK | E. Pugazhendi | 36,284 | 34.27% | −8.64 |
| | PMK | K. Abdul Lateef | 15,940 | 15.06% | New |
| | BJP | K. Chokkalilnga Achari | 1,171 | 1.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,175 | 14.33% | −6.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,873 | 63.34% | −4.59% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 172,538 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 5.70% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. Pugazhendi | 42,790 | 42.91% | +2.91 |
| | INC | M. Radhakrishnan | 22,408 | 22.47% | −35.55 |
| | AIADMK | K. Abdul Latheef | 18,721 | 18.77% | New |
| | AIADMK | D. Janarthanan | 7,028 | 7.05% | New |
| | Independent | S. O. Padmanabhan | 6,694 | 6.71% | New |
| | Independent | M. P. Rajamanickam | 906 | 0.91% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,382 | 20.44% | 2.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,729 | 67.93% | −5.95% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 149,592 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -15.11% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. G. Cheelappa | 53,759 | 58.02% | New |
| | DMK | V. Krishnamurthy | 37,063 | 40.00% | −9.05 |
| | Independent | Nakkeeran Alais Jayaraman | 776 | 0.84% | New |
| | Independent | Jayabalan P | 621 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,696 | 18.02% | 14.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,663 | 73.88% | 11.12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,630 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 8.96% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Babu Govindarajan | 40,539 | 49.05% | +19.84 |
| | AIADMK | A. Ragupathi | 37,398 | 45.25% | +13.64 |
| | JP | V. Balakrishna Sethupathy Padayachi | 4,077 | 4.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,141 | 3.80% | 1.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,646 | 62.76% | 1.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 133,227 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 17.44% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. M. Abdul Latheef | 24,107 | 31.61% | New |
| | DMK | R. Govindarajan | 22,280 | 29.21% | −23.39 |
| | JP | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 20,106 | 26.36% | New |
| | INC | M. Venkatesan | 8,387 | 11.00% | −35.17 |
| | Independent | T. R. Narasimhan | 863 | 1.13% | New |
| | Independent | N. Natarajan | 526 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,827 | 2.40% | −4.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,269 | 61.28% | −12.28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 126,391 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -21.00% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Govindaraj | 35,219 | 52.60% | −2.48 |
| | INC | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | 30,909 | 46.17% | +2.46 |
| | Independent | T. Kuppusamy | 822 | 1.23% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,310 | 6.44% | −4.94% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,950 | 73.56% | −2.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,497 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -2.48% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Ere. Elamvazhuthi | 35,093 | 55.09% | +23.85 |
| | INC | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | 27,845 | 43.71% | +2.99 |
| | Independent | A. Padayachi | 767 | 1.20% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,248 | 11.38% | 1.89% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,705 | 75.58% | 3.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,210 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 14.37% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | 27,567 | 40.72% | −0.46 |
| | DMK | R. Sambasiva Reddiar | 21,147 | 31.24% | New |
| | SWA | S. S. Ramsami Padayachi | 18,983 | 28.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,420 | 9.48% | 1.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,697 | 71.61% | 16.50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,494 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -0.46% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | 21,100 | 41.18% | +22.94 |
| | Independent | Sambandan | 17,044 | 33.27% | New |
| | Independent | R. Dandapani | 13,091 | 25.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,056 | 7.92% | 3.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,235 | 55.11% | −53.52% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,967 | | |
| | INC gain from TTP | INC gain from TTP | Swing | 7.07% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TTP | Rathinam | 64,446 | 34.12% | New |
| | INC | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | 34,466 | 18.25% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,580 | 4.01% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 188,903 | 108.64% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 173,887 | | |
| | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) |