# Kalasapakkam Assembly constituency

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Kalasapakkam is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It comprises portions of the Kalasapakkam, Polur and Chengam taluks and is a part of Tiruvannamalai Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency did not exist during the elections held in 1957 and 1962. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | Nataraja Mudaliar | Independent |
| 1957 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1967 | S. Murugaiyan | Indian National Congress |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | S. Murugaiyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | P. S. Thiruvengadam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | P. S. Thiruvengadam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | M. Pandurangan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | P. S. Thiruvengadam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | M. Sundarasami | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | P. S. Thiruvengadam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | S. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | S. S. Krishnamoorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | S. S. Krishnamoorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | V. Panneerselvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | P. S. T. Saravanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 47.92% | 47.92% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 45.41% | 45.41% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 58.95% | 58.95% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 48.23% | 48.23% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 58.05% | 58.05% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 59.12% | 59.12% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 57.35% | 57.35% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 48.24% | 48.24% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 58.78% | 58.78% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.49% | 54.49% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 35.39% | 35.39% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 58.88% | 58.88% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 51.37% | 51.37% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 54.09% | 54.09% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. S. T. Saravanan | 94,134 | 47.92% | New |
| | AIADMK | V. Panneerselvam | 84,912 | 43.23% | −2.18 |
| | NTK | E. Balaji | 8,822 | 4.49% | New |
| | DMDK | M. Nehru | 2,756 | 1.40% | −3.94 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,595 | 0.81% | −0 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,222 | 4.69% | −9.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 196,434 | 80.90% | −3.85% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 146 | 0.07% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 242,800 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 2.51% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Panneerselvam | 84,394 | 45.41% | −13.54 |
| | INC | G. Kumar | 57,980 | 31.20% | −3.21 |
| | PMK | R. Kalidass | 23,825 | 12.82% | New |
| | DMDK | M. Nehru | 9,932 | 5.34% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,510 | 0.81% | New |
| | Independent | P. Rajaprabu | 1,387 | 0.75% | New |
| | Independent | E. Rajkumar | 1,047 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,414 | 14.21% | −10.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,859 | 84.75% | −1.61% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 219,301 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -13.54% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy | 91,833 | 58.95% | +10.71 |
| | INC | P. S. Vijayakumar | 53,599 | 34.40% | New |
| | Independent | A. Vijayakumar | 2,615 | 1.68% | New |
| | BSP | S. Devendiran | 1,656 | 1.06% | New |
| | IJK | M. S. Rajendran | 1,329 | 0.85% | New |
| | BJP | K. Amesh | 1,323 | 0.85% | −0.43 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 38,234 | 24.54% | 19.15% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,790 | 86.36% | 8.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 180,390 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 10.71% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy | 68,586 | 48.23% | −9.81 |
| | PMK | R. Kalodoss | 60,920 | 42.84% | New |
| | DMDK | L. Sankar | 5,069 | 3.56% | New |
| | Independent | M. Jagadeeswaran | 1,902 | 1.34% | New |
| | BJP | V. Ramakrishnan | 1,818 | 1.28% | New |
| | Independent | S. Arumugam | 1,103 | 0.78% | New |
| | Independent | S. Selvaraj | 978 | 0.69% | New |
| | Independent | V. Sekar | 944 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,666 | 5.39% | −16.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,192 | 78.14% | 9.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 181,980 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -9.81% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Ramachandran | 75,880 | 58.05% | New |
| | DMK | P. S. Thiruvengadam | 46,990 | 35.95% | −23.17 |
| | Independent | N. Raju | 3,103 | 2.37% | New |
| | MDMK | A. A. Rajamanickam | 2,328 | 1.78% | +0.8 |
| | Independent | P. Chandra | 1,051 | 0.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,890 | 22.10% | −6.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,721 | 69.12% | −5.10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 189,131 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -1.07% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. S. Thiruvengadam | 72,177 | 59.12% | +30.79 |
| | INC | M. Sundarasami | 37,647 | 30.83% | −26.52 |
| | PMK | S. Babu Kander | 9,901 | 8.11% | New |
| | MDMK | S. Arivalagan | 1,194 | 0.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,530 | 28.28% | −0.74% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 122,092 | 74.22% | −1.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 169,589 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 1.76% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. Sundarasami | 65,096 | 57.35% | +41.87 |
| | DMK | P. S. Thiruvengadam | 32,152 | 28.33% | −19.91 |
| | PMK | R. Kalaiselvan | 12,762 | 11.24% | New |
| | BJP | P. Sripathi | 1,501 | 1.32% | New |
| | Independent | S. Praphu | 984 | 0.87% | New |
| | Independent | M. Saravanan | 668 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,944 | 29.03% | 7.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,497 | 75.25% | 2.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 156,148 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 9.11% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. S. Thiruvengadam | 47,535 | 48.24% | +10.49 |
| | AIADMK | S. Krishnamurthy | 25,840 | 26.22% | −32.55 |
| | INC | K. P. K. Thangamani | 15,257 | 15.48% | New |
| | AIADMK | M. Pandurangan | 8,533 | 8.66% | −50.12 |
| | Independent | L. Chokkalan | 510 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,695 | 22.02% | 0.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,533 | 72.28% | −8.35% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 140,054 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.54% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Pandurangan | 54,969 | 58.78% | +18.79 |
| | DMK | P. S. Thiruvengadam | 35,303 | 37.75% | −16.74 |
| | Independent | M. Seetharaman | 3,245 | 3.47% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,666 | 21.03% | 6.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,517 | 80.63% | 7.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 123,335 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 4.29% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. S. Thiruvengadam | 44,923 | 54.49% | +19.1 |
| | AIADMK | C. N. Visvanathan | 32,972 | 39.99% | +6.64 |
| | Independent | C. Dhanapal | 2,994 | 3.63% | New |
| | Independent | A. P. Natesan | 1,554 | 1.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,951 | 14.50% | 12.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,443 | 73.60% | 6.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 114,081 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 19.10% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. S. Thiruvengadam | 26,841 | 35.39% | −23.49 |
| | AIADMK | S. Sundaresa Udayar | 25,298 | 33.35% | New |
| | INC | A. Mannankatti Kandar | 16,893 | 22.27% | −18.85 |
| | JP | G. Rajakumar | 5,591 | 7.37% | New |
| | Independent | N. C. Marimuthu | 1,228 | 1.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,543 | 2.03% | −15.72% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,851 | 67.26% | −10.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 114,750 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -23.49% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Murugaiyan | 42,893 | 58.88% | +26.58 |
| | INC | M. Sundraswamy | 29,960 | 41.12% | −10.25 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,933 | 17.75% | −1.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,853 | 77.32% | 4.52% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,470 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 7.50% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Murugaiyan | 32,697 | 51.37% | New |
| | DMK | M. Sundarasan | 20,554 | 32.30% | New |
| | Independent | K. R. K. Gounder | 10,393 | 16.33% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,143 | 19.08% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,644 | 72.80% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,766 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kalasapakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nataraja Mudaliar | 16,184 | 54.09% | New |
| | INC | Periasami Gounder | 12,460 | 41.64% | New |
| | Independent | Adithyan | 1,276 | 4.26% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,724 | 12.45% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,920 | 45.71% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,462 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |