# Gudiyatham Assembly constituency

Gudiyatham or 'Gudiyattam' is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 46. It comprises portions of the Gudiyattam and Vaniyambadi taluks and is a part of Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | A. J. Arunachala Mudaliar | Indian National Congress |
| 1954 | K. Kamaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | V. K. Kothandaraman | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | T. Manavalan | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | V. K. Kothandaraman | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | E. K. Duraiswamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | V. K. Gothandaraman | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1980 | K. R. Sundaram | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1984 | R. Govindasamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | K. R. Sundaram | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | V. Dhandayuthapani | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | V. G. Dhanapal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | C. M. Suryakala | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | G. Latha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | K. Lingamuthu | Communist Party of India |
| 2016 | C. Jayanthi Padmanabhan - Disqualification by Assembly Speaker 2017 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 by-election | S. Kathavarayan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | V. Amulu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 47.83% | 47.83% |
| 2019 by-election | 2019 by-election | 52.05% | 52.05% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 48.56% | 48.56% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 49.07% | 49.07% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 39.70% | 39.70% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 57.05% | 57.05% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 48.62% | 48.62% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 64.41% | 64.41% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 23.46% | 23.46% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 39.15% | 39.15% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 43.87% | 43.87% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 29.54% | 29.54% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 56.38% | 56.38% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 61.21% | 61.21% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 44.97% | 44.97% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 21.78% | 21.78% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 20.13% | 20.13% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Amulu | 100,412 | 47.83% | 4.22 |
| | AIADMK | G. Paritha | 93,511 | 44.54% | 6.14 |
| | NTK | R. Kalaiyenthiri | 11,834 | 5.64% | 5.19% |
| | AMMK | C. Jayanthi Padmanabhan | 1,822 | 0.87% | |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,699 | 0.81% | −0.34% |
| | BSP | S. Raja | 505 | 0.24% | −0.03% |
| | IJK | C. Rajan | 482 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | K. Jaikarthikeyan | 449 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | N. Lakshmipathy | 257 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | M. Elumalai | 168 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | P. Gunaseelan | 138 | 0.07% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,901 | 3.29% | −2.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 209,931 | 72.47% | −1.64% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 331 | 0.16% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 289,677 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -0.73% | |

### 2019 by-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Gudiyattam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Kathavarayan | 1,06,137 | 52.05 | |
| | AIADMK | R. Moorthy | 78,296 | 38.40 | |
| | AMMK | C. Jayanthi Padmanabhan | 8,186 | 4.01 | +4.01 |
| | NTK | R. Kalaiyenthiri | 4,670 | 2.29 | +2.29 |
| | MNM | S. Venkatesan | 3,287 | 1.69 | +1.69 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,838 | 1.39 | +1.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,841 | 13.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,03,959 | 75.23 | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Jayanthi Padmanabhan | 94,689 | 48.56% | |
| | DMK | K. Rajamarthandan | 83,219 | 42.68% | −2.78% |
| | PMK | B. Deepa | 7,505 | 3.85% | |
| | CPI | K. Lingamuthu | 3,140 | 1.61% | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,241 | 1.15% | |
| | IJK | T. Ganesan | 891 | 0.46% | |
| | NTK | S. Rajkumar | 876 | 0.45% | |
| | BSP | M. Shanmugam | 529 | 0.27% | −0.55% |
| | Independent | Senur Pon. Jayaraman | 441 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | C. Rajamanikkam | 414 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | M. Vinoth | 292 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,470 | 5.88% | 2.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,988 | 74.11% | −2.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 263,119 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI | AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | -0.51% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | K. Lingamuthu | 79,416 | 49.07% | |
| | DMK | K. Rajamarthandan | 73,574 | 45.46% | |
| | IJK | C. Bharathi | 1,687 | 1.04% | |
| | Independent | P. Vadivelan | 1,416 | 0.87% | |
| | BSP | E. Karunanithi | 1,335 | 0.82% | 0.03% |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | P. Maganathan | 1,168 | 0.72% | |
| | Independent | A. Mathi | 1,053 | 0.65% | |
| | Independent | C. Baskaran | 595 | 0.37% | |
| | Independent | A. Ramesh Babu | 558 | 0.34% | |
| | Independent | E. Kanagaraj | 499 | 0.31% | |
| | LJP | C. Rajan | 297 | 0.18% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,842 | 3.61% | 2.25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 210,194 | 76.99% | 8.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 161,833 | | |
| | CPI gain from CPI(M) | CPI gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 9.38% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | G. Latha | 48,166 | 39.70% | |
| | AIADMK | J. K. N. Palani | 46,516 | 38.34% | −18.71% |
| | DMDK | L. K. Sudhish | 20,557 | 16.94% | |
| | Independent | S. Natarajan | 1,500 | 1.24% | |
| | SP | P. V. Govindaraji | 1,073 | 0.88% | |
| | BJP | K. S. Kumaravelu | 997 | 0.82% | |
| | BSP | E. Karunanidhi | 965 | 0.80% | |
| | Independent | M. Govindasamy | 768 | 0.63% | |
| | Independent | V. P. Sankaran | 453 | 0.37% | |
| | Independent | V. Tamilselvan | 343 | 0.28% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,650 | 1.36% | −21.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,338 | 68.16% | 3.17% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 178,024 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -17.35% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. M. Suryakala | 61,128 | 57.05% | |
| | DMK | S. Duraisamy | 36,804 | 34.35% | −14.27% |
| | MDMK | N. Panneer | 4,197 | 3.92% | −4.08% |
| | JD(S) | S. M. Devaraji | 2,135 | 1.99% | |
| | Independent | M. Lakshmikanthan | 2,046 | 1.91% | |
| | LJP | S. Anbuselvakumar | 842 | 0.79% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,324 | 22.70% | −6.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,152 | 64.99% | −1.78% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 164,937 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 8.43% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. G. Dhanapal | 48,837 | 48.62% | |
| | INC | S. Ramgopal | 19,701 | 19.61% | −44.79% |
| | Independent | R. Venugopal | 13,713 | 13.65% | |
| | MDMK | N. Panneer | 8,037 | 8.00% | |
| | MGRM | G. Viswanathan | 7,099 | 7.07% | |
| | Independent | D. Eswaran | 1,363 | 1.36% | |
| | Independent | N. Krishnan | 357 | 0.36% | |
| | Independent | S. Gouse Basha | 354 | 0.35% | |
| | Independent | C. Sundaram | 214 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | L. Gangadharan | 202 | 0.20% | |
| | Independent | A. Muralirajan | 154 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,136 | 29.00% | −6.23% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,453 | 66.77% | 1.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,659 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -15.79% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. Dhandayuthapani | 63,796 | 64.41% | 49.13% |
| | CPI(M) | R. Paramasivam | 28,897 | 29.17% | 5.72% |
| | PMK | S. R. Rajavel | 3,323 | 3.35% | |
| | BJP | D. G. Prabakaran | 2,390 | 2.41% | |
| | THMM | D. Gunsekaran | 268 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | D. Ramachandaran | 210 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | C. Logu | 169 | 0.17% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,899 | 35.23% | 33.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,053 | 64.87% | −7.11% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 157,089 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 40.95% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. R. Sundaram | 22,037 | 23.46% | −2.09% |
| | AIADMK | R. Venugopal | 19,958 | 21.24% | |
| | Independent | A. K. Sundararajulu | 18,348 | 19.53% | |
| | INC | R. Govindasamy | 14,353 | 15.28% | −23.87% |
| | Independent | K. Jayapal | 7,140 | 7.60% | |
| | Independent | D. Jayanthilal | 5,247 | 5.59% | |
| | Independent | K. Yuvaraj | 3,860 | 4.11% | |
| | Independent | K. Kumarasamy | 996 | 1.06% | |
| | Independent | M. Govindasamy | 366 | 0.39% | |
| | Independent | M. Ramamoorthy | 311 | 0.33% | |
| | Independent | C. Singaram | 250 | 0.27% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,079 | 2.21% | −5.66% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,943 | 71.98% | −4.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 133,687 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | -15.69% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. Govindasamy | 32,077 | 39.15% | |
| | Independent | A. K. Sundararajan | 25,630 | 31.28% | |
| | CPI(M) | K. R. Sundaram | 20,930 | 25.55% | −18.32% |
| | Independent | O. C. Subramaniyam | 981 | 1.20% | |
| | Independent | S. B. Akbar | 743 | 0.91% | |
| | Independent | P. S. Ganesan | 495 | 0.60% | |
| | Independent | M. V. Palani | 300 | 0.37% | |
| | Independent | B. S. Mohammed Jinna | 289 | 0.35% | |
| | Independent | S. Rangasamy | 224 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | S. R. Duraisamy | 136 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | D. Murugan Alias Durai Murugesan | 123 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,447 | 7.87% | −6.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,928 | 76.34% | 12.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 115,465 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -4.72% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. R. Sundaram | 30,869 | 43.87% | 14.33% |
| | Independent | K. A. Wahab | 20,929 | 29.74% | |
| | JP | A. K. Sundra Rajulu | 17,832 | 25.34% | |
| | Independent | P. S. Ganesan | 735 | 1.04% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,940 | 14.13% | 10.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,365 | 64.28% | −1.84% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 110,942 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 14.33% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | V. K. Kothandaraman | 20,590 | 29.54% | |
| | JP | Soundararajulu Naidu | 18,046 | 25.89% | |
| | INC | R. Govindasamy | 15,753 | 22.60% | −7.36% |
| | DMK | K. G. Muniyappan | 12,224 | 17.54% | −38.84% |
| | Independent | K. Munasamy Choudary | 1,564 | 2.24% | |
| | Independent | D. Ranganathan | 879 | 1.26% | |
| | Independent | P. S. Ghanesan | 636 | 0.91% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,544 | 3.65% | −22.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,692 | 66.13% | −5.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 106,905 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from DMK | CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -26.83% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. K. Duraiswamy | 34,954 | 56.38% | |
| | INC | D. A. Adimoolam | 18,580 | 29.97% | −4.56% |
| | CPI(M) | V. K. Kothandaraman | 5,721 | 9.23% | |
| | Independent | R. Krishnan | 2,745 | 4.43% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,374 | 26.41% | −0.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,000 | 71.36% | −7.24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,545 | | |
| | DMK gain from CPI(M) | DMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -4.83% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | V. K. Kothandaraman | 38,825 | 61.21% | |
| | INC | B. R. Naidu | 21,901 | 34.53% | −10.44% |
| | CPI | G. Kannabiran | 2,708 | 4.27% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,924 | 26.68% | 8.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,434 | 78.60% | 15.65% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,177 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 16.23% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. Manavalan | 25,795 | 44.97% | 23.50% |
| | RPI | C. Kuppuswamy | 15,258 | 26.60% | |
| | CPI | Munuswamy | 13,801 | 24.06% | |
| | Independent | B. Perumal | 2,506 | 4.37% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,537 | 18.37% | 18.07% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,360 | 62.96% | −27.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,434 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | 23.19% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | V. K. Kothandaraman | 33,811 | 21.78% | |
| | INC | T. Manavalan | 33,341 | 21.47% | 1.34% |
| | Independent | M. Krishnasami (Sc) | 29,310 | 18.88% | |
| | Independent | Samasivan | 15,593 | 10.04% | |
| | Independent | Pulavar A. Mani Ezhilan (Sc) | 10,751 | 6.92% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 470 | 0.30% | −4.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,268 | 90.71% | −4.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171,171 | | |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | 1.65% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gudiyatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. J. Arunachala Mudaliar | 24,101 | 20.13% | 20.13% |
| | Independent | P. S. Rajagopala Naidu | 18,940 | 15.82% | |
| | CPI | Dr. Kannabiran | 14,817 | 12.38% | |
| | Justice Party | G. M. Annalthango | 11,829 | 9.88% | |
| | RPI | Dhanapal | 10,405 | 8.69% | |
| | Independent | K. Palani | 6,655 | 5.56% | |
| | Independent | J. J. Dass | 5,861 | 4.90% | |
| | Socialist | A. A. Govindaraja Mudaliar | 5,023 | 4.20% | |
| | Independent | Perkodian | 4,284 | 3.58% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,161 | 4.31% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,732 | 95.52% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 125,352 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |