# Dindigul Assembly constituency

Dindigul is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Constituency number is 132 among the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies. It comes under Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency. Dindigul was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | Munisamy Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | M. J. Jamal Mohideen | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | R. Rengasamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | A. Balasubramaniam | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | O. N. Sundaram Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | N. Varadarajan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1980 | N. Varadarajan | Independent |
| 1984 | A. Premkumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | S. A. Thangarajan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | B. Nirmala | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | R. Manimaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | K. Nagalakshimi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | K. Balabharathi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | K. Balabharathi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2016 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 46.86% | 46.86% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 49.30% | 49.30% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 58.82% | 58.82% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 43.74% | 43.74% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 47.37% | 47.37% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 65.53% | 65.53% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 64.00% | 64.00% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 37.77% | 37.77% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 62.68% | 62.68% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.89% | 54.89% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 45.19% | 45.19% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 39.80% | 39.80% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 58.93% | 58.93% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 48.23% | 48.23% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 48.36% | 48.36% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 43.95% | 43.95% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Sreenivasan | 90,595 | 46.86% | −2.44% |
| | CPI(M) | N. Pandi | 72,848 | 37.68% | 33.02% |
| | NTK | R. Jayasundar | 14,860 | 7.69% | 6.49% |
| | MNM | R. Rajendran | 9,063 | 4.69% | New |
| | AMMK | P. Ramuthevar | 2,427 | 1.26% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,807 | 0.93% | −0.57% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,747 | 9.18% | −1.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,311 | 69.89% | −4.65% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 348 | 0.18% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 276,583 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -2.44% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Sreenivasan | 91,413 | 49.30% | |
| | DMK | M. Basheer Ahamed | 70,694 | 38.13% | |
| | CPI(M) | N. Pandi | 8,657 | 4.67% | −54.15% |
| | BJP | T. A. Thirumalai Balaji | 5,079 | 2.74% | −1.16% |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,783 | 1.50% | New |
| | PMK | R. Parasuraman | 2,718 | 1.47% | New |
| | NTK | M. P. Ganesan | 2,227 | 1.20% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,719 | 11.17% | −15.29% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,419 | 74.54% | −2.25% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 248,751 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -9.51% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Balabharathi | 86,932 | 58.82% | 15.08% |
| | PMK | J. Paul Baskar | 47,817 | 32.35% | |
| | BJP | P. G. Bose | 5,761 | 3.90% | 2.50% |
| | ABHM | V. Ganesan | 2,014 | 1.36% | New |
| | Independent | M. Palanichamy | 1,107 | 0.75% | New |
| | RSP | M. Muthuveeran | 945 | 0.64% | New |
| | BSP | P. Baskaran | 711 | 0.48% | −0.36% |
| | IJK | S. Nndharan | 586 | 0.40% | New |
| | Independent | M. Nagoorgani | 502 | 0.34% | New |
| | Independent | A. Abuthahir | 271 | 0.18% | New |
| | Independent | A. Nagakanniga | 270 | 0.18% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,115 | 26.46% | 14.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,479 | 76.79% | 6.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 147,805 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 15.08% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Balabharathi | 66,811 | 43.74% | −3.63% |
| | MDMK | N. Selvaragavan | 47,862 | 31.33% | 28.22% |
| | DMDK | G. Karthikeyan | 27,287 | 17.86% | New |
| | SP | J. C. D. Prabhakar | 2,970 | 1.94% | New |
| | BJP | T. A. Thirumalai Balaji | 2,134 | 1.40% | New |
| | BSP | K. Sivanathan | 1,290 | 0.84% | New |
| | RSP | M. Muthuveeran | 1,154 | 0.76% | New |
| | PNK | M. Arunachalam | 1,107 | 0.72% | New |
| | Independent | A. Palanichamy | 1,045 | 0.68% | New |
| | AIFB | S. Thanikodi | 632 | 0.41% | New |
| | JD(U) | N. Naguchamy Nadar | 456 | 0.30% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,949 | 12.41% | 10.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,748 | 70.00% | 16.40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 218,221 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | -3.63% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Nagalakshimi | 71,003 | 47.37% | 40.30% |
| | DMK | M. Basheer Ahmed | 68,224 | 45.52% | −20.01% |
| | MDMK | Latha Selvaraj | 4,662 | 3.11% | New |
| | Independent | R. Manimaran | 2,635 | 1.76% | New |
| | Independent | V. Muruganandam | 1,685 | 1.12% | New |
| | Thaayaga Makkal Katchi | S. N. Balasubramani | 1,668 | 1.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,779 | 1.85% | −43.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,877 | 53.60% | −11.77% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 279,805 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from DMK | CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -18.16% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Manimaran | 94,353 | 65.53% | |
| | AIADMK | V. Marutharaj | 29,229 | 20.30% | −43.70% |
| | CPI(M) | R. S. Rejendran | 10,180 | 7.07% | −22.07% |
| | PMK | S. Visuvasam | 4,120 | 2.86% | New |
| | BJP | S. T. Manickam | 3,488 | 2.42% | −1.23% |
| | Independent | M. Rengan Maruthai | 252 | 0.18% | New |
| | Independent | S. R. Subramani | 243 | 0.17% | New |
| | Independent | M. Raj | 199 | 0.14% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | V. Kulanthai | 172 | 0.12% | New |
| | Independent | R. Desikachari | 149 | 0.10% | New |
| | Independent | K. Palanisamy | 140 | 0.10% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 65,124 | 45.23% | 10.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,986 | 65.37% | 5.28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 230,348 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 1.53% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | B. Nirmala | 80,795 | 64.00% | 43.93% |
| | CPI(M) | S. A. Thangarajan | 36,791 | 29.14% | −8.63% |
| | BJP | K. Dhanabalan | 4,617 | 3.66% | 2.83% |
| | PMK | R. Sundar Rajan | 2,588 | 2.05% | New |
| | JP | V. Abdulkadar | 327 | 0.26% | New |
| | Independent | R. Selvaraj | 197 | 0.16% | New |
| | Independent | P. M. Mustafa | 172 | 0.14% | New |
| | Independent | K. Palani Chamy | 155 | 0.12% | New |
| | Independent | P. Rengieya | 138 | 0.11% | New |
| | Independent | S. Sebastian | 131 | 0.10% | New |
| | Independent | A. Adhimoolam | 121 | 0.10% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 44,004 | 34.85% | 20.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,250 | 60.09% | −8.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 215,517 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 26.23% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | S. A. Thangarajan | 46,617 | 37.77% | |
| | INC | M. Sandhana Mary | 28,815 | 23.34% | |
| | AIADMK | K. A. Krishnasamy | 24,763 | 20.06% | −42.62% |
| | AIADMK | A. Premkumar | 17,445 | 14.13% | −48.55% |
| | Independent | P. Selvan Nadar | 1,490 | 1.21% | New |
| | BJP | K. Muthukrishnan Kailai | 1,016 | 0.82% | New |
| | Independent | A. Stepan | 1,001 | 0.81% | New |
| | Independent | P. Subbiah | 312 | 0.25% | New |
| | Independent | R. Raju | 280 | 0.23% | New |
| | Independent | R. Jeyaraman | 270 | 0.22% | New |
| | Independent | M. Viswa Bharathi | 238 | 0.19% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,802 | 14.42% | −15.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,435 | 68.13% | −1.46% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 184,923 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -24.91% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Premkumar | 67,718 | 62.68% | |
| | CPI | N. Varadarajan | 34,952 | 32.35% | |
| | Independent | Pon. Srinivasan | 3,842 | 3.56% | New |
| | Independent | F. Ananth | 505 | 0.47% | New |
| | Independent | P. Madurai Veeran | 462 | 0.43% | New |
| | Independent | N. Madharasa | 243 | 0.22% | New |
| | Independent | B. Subbiah | 202 | 0.19% | New |
| | Independent | S. Muthukrishnan | 115 | 0.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,766 | 30.33% | 18.87% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,039 | 69.58% | 5.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,905 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from Independent | AIADMK gain from Independent | Swing | 7.78% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | N. Varadarajan | 55,195 | 54.89% | New |
| | INC | N. Abdul Khader | 43,676 | 43.44% | |
| | Independent | V. Pitchaimuthu | 674 | 0.67% | New |
| | Independent | P. M. Musthafa | 589 | 0.59% | New |
| | Independent | S. Muthukrishnan | 413 | 0.41% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,519 | 11.46% | −15.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,547 | 64.22% | 11.03% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 158,089 | | |
| | Independent gain from CPI(M) | Independent gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 9.71% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | N. Varadarajan | 33,614 | 45.19% | |
| | DMK | V. S. Lakshmanan | 13,732 | 18.46% | New |
| | JP | V. Johnson | 12,179 | 16.37% | New |
| | CPI | V. Madanagopal | 11,125 | 14.96% | New |
| | Independent | A. Gnanaraj | 2,357 | 3.17% | New |
| | Independent | M. M. Renganathan | 1,380 | 1.86% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,882 | 26.73% | 24.73% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,387 | 53.19% | −16.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 141,172 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 5.38% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | O. N. Sundaram Pillai | 27,775 | 39.80% | −1.27% |
| | Independent | Jama Hussain | 26,384 | 37.81% | New |
| | CPI(M) | A. Balasubramanyam | 14,990 | 21.48% | New |
| | Independent | C. Kasthurinathan | 629 | 0.90% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,391 | 1.99% | −15.87% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,778 | 69.33% | −9.20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 110,295 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -19.12% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | A. Balasubramanayam | 42,381 | 58.93% | |
| | INC | O. C. Pillai | 29,537 | 41.07% | −7.16% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,844 | 17.86% | 13.54% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,918 | 78.54% | 1.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,204 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 10.70% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. Rengaswamy | 32,047 | 48.23% | −0.13% |
| | CPI | A. Balasubramanian | 29,174 | 43.91% | |
| | Independent | M. Nallakamu | 2,708 | 4.08% | New |
| | SWA | S. Rajaram | 2,517 | 3.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,873 | 4.32% | −1.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,446 | 77.38% | 29.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,114 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -0.13% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. J. Jamal Mohideen | 21,417 | 48.36% | 4.41% |
| | CPI | A. Balasubramaniam | 18,640 | 42.09% | New |
| | Independent | R. Janardhanam Naidu | 2,922 | 6.60% | New |
| | Independent | M. V. Pichaya | 1,311 | 2.96% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,777 | 6.27% | 0.79% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,290 | 47.48% | −10.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,280 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.41% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Munisamy Pillai | 16,667 | 43.95% | 43.95% |
| | CPI | A. Balasubramaniam | 14,588 | 38.47% | New |
| | Independent | V. Venkatachalam | 2,794 | 7.37% | New |
| | TTP | V. Arumugham | 2,686 | 7.08% | New |
| | KMPP | K. Nagarattinam | 1,188 | 3.13% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,079 | 5.48% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,923 | 58.23% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,129 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |