# Karur Assembly constituency

10°57′N 78°05′E﻿ / ﻿10.95°N 78.08°E﻿ / 10.95; 78.08
Karur is a state assembly constituency in Karur district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 135. It comes under Karur Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Demographics

Kongu Vellalar Gounder, Devendrakula Velalar, Senguntha Mudaliar and Vettuva Gounder communities are numerically high in this constituency.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | M. Manickasundaram | Independent |
| 1957 | T. M. Nallaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | T. M. Nallaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | T. M. Nallaswamy | Indian National Congress |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | S. Nallasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | K. Vadivel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | M. Chinnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | K. Vadivel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | K. V. Ramasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | M. Chinnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | Vasuki Murugesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | T. N. Sivasubramanian | Indian National Congress |
| 2006 | V. Senthilbalaji | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | V. Senthilbalaji | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | M. R. Vijayabhaskar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | V. Senthilbalaji | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 49.31% | 49.31% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 43.86% | 43.86% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 61.18% | 61.18% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 47.00% | 47.00% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 53.36% | 53.36% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 53.87% | 53.87% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 64.69% | 64.69% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 38.34% | 38.34% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 54.35% | 54.35% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 50.79% | 50.79% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 35.11% | 35.11% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 56.55% | 56.55% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 44.95% | 44.95% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 51.02% | 51.02% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 59.87% | 59.87% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 20.72% | 20.72% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Senthil Balaji | 101,757 | 49.31% | |
| | AIADMK | M. R. Vijayabhaskar | 89,309 | 43.28% | −0.58% |
| | NTK | R. Karuppaiya | 7,316 | 3.55% | 1.96% |
| | MNM | S. Mohanraj | 4,154 | 2.01% | |
| | NOTA | Nota | 961 | 0.47% | −1.46% |
| | DMDK | N. Thangaraj | 953 | 0.46% | −3.01% |
| | Independent | P. Ravi | 369 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | Anbazhagan | 334 | 0.16% | |
| | BSP | P. Aadhikrishnan | 210 | 0.10% | −0.12% |
| | Independent | T. Kannan | 165 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | S. Rajeshkannan | 138 | 0.07% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,448 | 6.03% | 5.80% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 206,349 | 84.13% | 3.63% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 471 | 0.23% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 245,285 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 5.45% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. R. Vijayabhaskar | 81,936 | 43.86% | −17.32% |
| | INC | Bank K. Subramanian | 81,495 | 43.62% | 9.52% |
| | DMDK | A. Ravi | 6,491 | 3.47% | |
| | BJP | K. Sivasaami | 3,995 | 2.14% | 0.66% |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,595 | 1.92% | |
| | NTK | Selva. Nanmaaran | 2,968 | 1.59% | |
| | KMDK | M. Shanmugam | 1,552 | 0.83% | |
| | PMK | M. Murugesan | 1,376 | 0.74% | |
| | Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam | N. Imthiyaz Rizvi | 421 | 0.23% | |
| | BSP | R. Boopathi | 413 | 0.22% | −0.16% |
| | Independent | P. Rajadurai | 360 | 0.19% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 441 | 0.24% | −26.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,813 | 80.50% | −3.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 232,072 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -17.32% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Senthil Balaji | 99,738 | 61.18% | 14.18% |
| | INC | S. Jothimani | 55,593 | 34.10% | |
| | BJP | S. Sivamani | 2,417 | 1.48% | 0.43% |
| | PECP | B. Ashokkumar | 681 | 0.42% | |
| | BSP | P. Aadhikrishnan | 620 | 0.38% | −0.07% |
| | Independent | M. Loganathan | 610 | 0.37% | |
| | Independent | P. Senthil Kumar | 522 | 0.32% | |
| | Independent | T. Veeramani | 480 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | T. Venugopal | 433 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | C. Premkumar | 393 | 0.24% | |
| | IJK | K. M. Periyasamy | 371 | 0.23% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 44,145 | 27.08% | 23.92% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,257 | 83.93% | 6.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 163,031 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 14.18% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Senthil Balaji | 80,214 | 47.00% | |
| | DMK | Vasuki Murugesan | 74,830 | 43.84% | 5.73% |
| | DMDK | A. Ravi | 9,734 | 5.70% | |
| | BJP | P. K. Mohan | 1,789 | 1.05% | |
| | Independent | M. Venkataraman | 1,396 | 0.82% | |
| | BSP | A. S. Jeganathan | 763 | 0.45% | |
| | Independent | Murugesan Rama | 511 | 0.30% | |
| | SP | K. Kanagaraj | 354 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | M. Murugesan | 349 | 0.20% | |
| | Independent | K. Baskaran | 248 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | K. P. Balusamy | 120 | 0.07% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,384 | 3.15% | −12.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,676 | 77.09% | 12.92% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 221,389 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -6.36% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. N. Sivasubramanian | 82,012 | 53.36% | |
| | DMK | Vasuki Murugesan | 58,574 | 38.11% | −15.76% |
| | MDMK | R. Natarajan | 6,769 | 4.40% | −5.70% |
| | Independent | Kamaraj | 2,735 | 1.78% | |
| | Independent | S. Yakup | 1,695 | 1.10% | |
| | JD(S) | N. Natarajan | 738 | 0.48% | |
| | Independent | N. Suresh | 544 | 0.35% | |
| | Independent | K. Palanisamy | 366 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | K. Subramani | 264 | 0.17% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,438 | 15.25% | −6.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,697 | 64.17% | −5.74% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 239,674 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -0.51% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Vasuki Murugesan | 79,302 | 53.87% | 21.10% |
| | AIADMK | M. Chinnasamy | 47,294 | 32.13% | −32.57% |
| | MDMK | R. Palanisamy | 14,869 | 10.10% | |
| | Independent | S. John Pandian | 1,346 | 0.91% | |
| | BJP | M. Dhavanathan | 944 | 0.64% | |
| | Independent | A. Chandra Mohan @ Babu | 604 | 0.41% | |
| | Independent | A. Ramalingam | 274 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | R. N. Rajendran | 188 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | M. Raju | 180 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | A. Mohammed Hasib Khan | 164 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | M. Mayyazhagan | 147 | 0.10% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,008 | 21.74% | −10.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,217 | 69.92% | 4.46% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 218,072 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.83% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Chinnasamy | 89,351 | 64.69% | 29.54% |
| | DMK | Vasuki Murugesan | 45,259 | 32.77% | −5.58% |
| | PMK | P. N. Gopalakrishnan | 1,674 | 1.21% | |
| | THMM | K. Mathialagan | 258 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | C. Narasimhan | 245 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | S. Singaravel | 215 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | K. R. Kandasamy | 157 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | R. Sekar | 146 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | T. Subbrathinam | 125 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | V. M. Rajagopal | 116 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | K. Kandasamy | 115 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 44,092 | 31.92% | 28.74% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,114 | 65.46% | −10.92% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 216,246 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 26.35% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. V. Ramasamy | 54,163 | 38.34% | −5.86% |
| | AIADMK | M. Chinnasamy | 49,661 | 35.16% | −19.19% |
| | INC | S. Murugaiyan | 24,309 | 17.21% | |
| | AIADMK | K. Vadivel | 9,489 | 6.72% | −47.63% |
| | BJP | S. Gopalan | 1,048 | 0.74% | |
| | Independent | S. Ravi | 782 | 0.55% | |
| | Independent | V. Sivasamy | 520 | 0.37% | |
| | Independent | R. Raju | 308 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | P. Murugaiyan | 221 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | G. Mani | 112 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | M. Appovoo | 77 | 0.05% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,502 | 3.19% | −6.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,253 | 76.38% | −3.19% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187,737 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -16.01% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Vadivel | 65,363 | 54.35% | 3.57% |
| | DMK | K. V. Ramasamy | 53,160 | 44.20% | 1.18% |
| | Independent | K. R. Krishnan | 597 | 0.50% | |
| | Independent | P. Nallasamy | 292 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | P. Duraisamy | 283 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | R. Natesan | 226 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | S. Karthikeyan | 182 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | M. Santhanam | 155 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,203 | 10.15% | 2.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,258 | 79.57% | 8.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 156,620 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.57% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Chinnasamy | 54,331 | 50.79% | 15.68% |
| | DMK | S. Nallasamy | 46,025 | 43.02% | 19.93% |
| | JP | P. Sivasamy | 5,465 | 5.11% | |
| | Independent | N. Natesan | 828 | 0.77% | |
| | Independent | M. Appavoo | 332 | 0.31% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,306 | 7.76% | −4.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,981 | 71.20% | 4.38% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 151,461 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 15.68% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Vadivel | 33,856 | 35.11% | |
| | DMK | S. Nallasamy | 22,264 | 23.09% | −33.47% |
| | CPI | K. S. Ramasamy | 20,252 | 21.00% | |
| | JP | G. Balan | 18,499 | 19.18% | |
| | Independent | R. Poonnusamy | 938 | 0.97% | |
| | Independent | V. Vembarayan | 386 | 0.40% | |
| | Independent | M. S. Santhanam | 233 | 0.24% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,592 | 12.02% | −1.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,428 | 66.82% | −11.44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 145,681 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -21.44% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Nallasamy | 45,977 | 56.55% | |
| | INC | T. M. Nallaswamy | 35,320 | 43.45% | −1.50% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,657 | 13.11% | 6.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,297 | 78.26% | −3.72% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 106,789 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 11.61% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. M. Nallaswamy | 33,552 | 44.95% | −6.07% |
| | CPI(M) | S. Nallaswamy | 28,677 | 38.42% | |
| | CPI | K. S. Ramasamy | 11,846 | 15.87% | |
| | Independent | V. K. Velsamy | 573 | 0.77% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,875 | 6.53% | −15.89% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,648 | 81.97% | 0.62% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,273 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -6.07% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. M. Nallasamy | 35,969 | 51.02% | −8.85% |
| | CPI | K. S. Ramasamy | 20,160 | 28.59% | |
| | DMK | R. N. Ramasamy | 14,373 | 20.39% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,809 | 22.42% | −17.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,502 | 81.35% | 18.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,018 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -8.85% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. M. Nallaswamy | 31,611 | 59.87% | 40.26% |
| | CPI | K. S. Ramasami | 10,576 | 20.03% | |
| | Independent | M. Kulandaivel | 8,915 | 16.88% | |
| | Independent | M. G. Perumal | 1,701 | 3.22% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,035 | 39.84% | 38.72% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,803 | 63.22% | −26.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 83,526 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 39.14% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | M. Manickasundaram | 29,429 | 20.72% | |
| | INC | S. Muthuswamy Gounder | 27,840 | 19.61% | 19.61% |
| | Independent | Vadivel Moopan | 15,015 | 10.57% | |
| | Socialist | M. P. Kumaraswami | 7,265 | 5.12% | |
| | Independent | Annathurai Iyengar | 7,019 | 4.94% | |
| | Independent | M. Ganesan | 6,661 | 4.69% | |
| | Independent | V. Ramaswamy | 5,585 | 3.93% | |
| | Independent | T. S. Krishnaswami | 5,504 | 3.88% | |
| | Independent | G. Swaminathan | 5,203 | 3.66% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,589 | 1.12% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,004 | 89.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,025 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |