# Lalgudi Assembly constituency

10°52′N 78°50′E﻿ / ﻿10.87°N 78.83°E﻿ / 10.87; 78.83
Lalgudi is a state assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 143. It comes under Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency. Most successful party: DMK (ten times). 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 | Rajachidambaram | Independent |
| 1957 | S. Lazar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Anbil P. Dharmalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | D. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | V. N. Muthamil Selvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | K. N. Shanmugam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | Anbil P. Dharmalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | K. Venkatachalam | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | K. N. Nehru | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | J. Logambal | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | K. N. Nehru | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | S. M. Balan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | A. Soundara Pandian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | A. Soundara Pandian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | A. Soundara Pandian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | A. Soundara Pandian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 48.93% | 48.93% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 46.80% | 46.80% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 44.71% | 44.71% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 47.62% | 47.62% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 47.11% | 47.11% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 68.47% | 68.47% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 54.88% | 54.88% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 45.95% | 45.95% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 60.09% | 60.09% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 40.90% | 40.90% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 36.06% | 36.06% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 54.51% | 54.51% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 50.63% | 50.63% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 51.85% | 51.85% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 55.38% | 55.38% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 62.21% | 62.21% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Soundara Pandian | 84,914 | 48.93% | 2.13 |
| | AIADMK | D. R. Dharmaraj | 67,965 | 39.16% | 5.33 |
| | NTK | I. Malar Tamil Prabha | 16,248 | 9.36% | 8.45 |
| | AMMK | M. Vijayamurthy | 2,941 | 1.69% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,200 | 0.69% | 0.48 |
| | Independent | U. Johnson | 304 | 0.18% | New |
| | SMKNK | K. Kamaraj | 270 | 0.16% | New |
| | Independent | Anbil K Thangamani | 247 | 0.14% | New |
| | AMGRDMK | R. Silambarasan | 138 | 0.08% | New |
| | PT | P. Nambirajan | 124 | 0.07% | New |
| | Independent | K. Dharmaraj | 120 | 0.07% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,949 | 9.77% | 7.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,554 | 79.56% | −2.11% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 169 | 0.10% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 218,131 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 2.13% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Soundara Pandian | 77,946 | 46.80% | 2.09 |
| | AIADMK | M. Vijayamurthy | 74,109 | 44.50% | New |
| | CPI(M) | M. Jayaseelan | 6,784 | 4.07% | New |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,953 | 1.17% | New |
| | NTK | P. Sampath | 1,521 | 0.91% | New |
| | IJK | K. Selvakumar | 892 | 0.54% | New |
| | Independent | K. Murugavel | 766 | 0.46% | New |
| | PMK | R. Umamaheswaran | 745 | 0.45% | New |
| | Independent | S. Jayachandran | 504 | 0.30% | New |
| | Independent | A. Jeyakumar | 381 | 0.23% | New |
| | SS | S. Karthik | 294 | 0.18% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,837 | 2.30% | −2.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,554 | 81.68% | −1.78% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 203,917 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 2.09% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Soundara Pandian | 65,363 | 44.71% | 2.91 |
| | DMDK | A. D. Sendhureswaran | 58,208 | 39.81% | 36.5 |
| | IJK | P. Parkkavan Pachamuthu | 14,004 | 9.58% | New |
| | BJP | M. S. Lohithasan | 2,413 | 1.65% | 0.43 |
| | Independent | K. Thangamani | 1,452 | 0.99% | New |
| | Independent | A. Jeyakumar | 1,437 | 0.98% | New |
| | BSP | C. Chinnappan | 1,167 | 0.80% | 0.01 |
| | Independent | P. Ravi | 583 | 0.40% | New |
| | Independent | K. Murugavel | 477 | 0.33% | New |
| | Independent | P. Balasubramanian | 472 | 0.32% | New |
| | Independent | S. Ayyasamy | 346 | 0.24% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,155 | 4.89% | 2.20% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,172 | 83.46% | 7.64% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 146,201 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -2.91% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Soundara Pandian | 62,937 | 47.62% | 1.81 |
| | AIADMK | T. Rajaram | 59,380 | 44.93% | 2.19 |
| | DMDK | S. Ramu | 4,376 | 3.31% | New |
| | BJP | D. Rajendran | 1,607 | 1.22% | New |
| | BSP | A. Ganapathi | 1,039 | 0.79% | New |
| | Independent | N. Rajaram | 757 | 0.57% | New |
| | Independent | A. Muthusamy | 474 | 0.36% | New |
| | SP | P. Duraisamy | 447 | 0.34% | New |
| | Independent | U. Krishna Moorthy | 375 | 0.28% | New |
| | Independent | M. Nataraj | 373 | 0.28% | New |
| | TNJC | P. Bala Subramanian | 251 | 0.19% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,557 | 2.69% | 1.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,167 | 75.83% | 8.67% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 174,305 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.51% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. M. Balan | 58,288 | 47.11% | New |
| | DMK | K. N. Nehru | 56,678 | 45.81% | 22.66 |
| | MDMK | C. Adhanam | 4,665 | 3.77% | 6.72 |
| | Independent | P. Stephen | 1,412 | 1.14% | New |
| | Independent | R. Pappu | 946 | 0.76% | New |
| | Independent | J. Akthar Ali | 875 | 0.71% | New |
| | Independent | K. M. Mohankumar | 512 | 0.41% | New |
| | Independent | S. N. Gunasekaran | 343 | 0.28% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,610 | 1.30% | −47.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,719 | 67.15% | −9.70% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 184,259 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -21.36% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. N. Nehru | 84,113 | 68.47% | 24.88 |
| | INC | J. Logambal | 24,609 | 20.03% | 34.84 |
| | MDMK | Pon. Pandian | 12,890 | 10.49% | New |
| | Independent | P. Subramanian | 267 | 0.22% | New |
| | Independent | R. Sriramulu | 219 | 0.18% | New |
| | Independent | P. K. Krishnamoorthi | 185 | 0.15% | New |
| | Independent | C. Sreerangammal | 167 | 0.14% | New |
| | Independent | N. Mookkan | 128 | 0.10% | New |
| | Independent | S. Kandasami | 97 | 0.08% | New |
| | Independent | A. Manivannan | 92 | 0.07% | New |
| | Independent | Rajappa | 73 | 0.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 59,504 | 48.44% | 37.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 122,840 | 76.85% | 2.61% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 167,192 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 13.60% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | J. Logambal | 65,742 | 54.88% | 36.44 |
| | DMK | K. N. Nehru | 52,225 | 43.59% | 2.35 |
| | JP | S. Prabakaran | 394 | 0.33% | New |
| | Independent | S. Kandasamy | 243 | 0.20% | New |
| | PMK | P. Rajendran | 239 | 0.20% | New |
| | Independent | E. Krishnamoorthy | 215 | 0.18% | New |
| | Independent | S. Alagan | 199 | 0.17% | New |
| | Independent | P. Pandian | 176 | 0.15% | New |
| | Independent | S. Rathakrishanan | 160 | 0.13% | New |
| | Independent | R. Daiusamy | 122 | 0.10% | New |
| | Independent | T. Balasubramaniam | 83 | 0.07% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,517 | 11.28% | −8.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,798 | 74.24% | −6.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 166,783 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 8.93% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. N. Nehru | 54,275 | 45.95% | New |
| | AIADMK | Thirunavukkarasu Sami | 31,087 | 26.32% | New |
| | INC | K. Venkatachalam | 21,777 | 18.44% | 41.65 |
| | AIADMK | R. Natarajan | 10,585 | 8.96% | New |
| | Independent | A. S. Kumarasamy | 401 | 0.34% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,188 | 19.63% | −4.88% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,125 | 80.61% | 0.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 149,269 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -14.14% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Venkatachalam | 61,590 | 60.09% | New |
| | TNC(K) | A. Swaminkan | 36,468 | 35.58% | New |
| | Independent | G. Gandhi | 2,345 | 2.29% | New |
| | Independent | S. P. Nagarajan | 1,057 | 1.03% | New |
| | Independent | S. Kandasamy | 532 | 0.52% | New |
| | Independent | Angarai Govindarajan | 508 | 0.50% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,122 | 24.51% | 21.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,500 | 80.55% | 3.10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 132,489 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 19.19% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Anbil P. Dharmalingam | 40,899 | 40.90% | 6.5 |
| | Independent | A. Swamickan | 38,099 | 38.10% | New |
| | Independent | R. Gangadharan | 16,016 | 16.02% | New |
| | Independent | A. K. Perumal | 4,981 | 4.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,800 | 2.80% | 1.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,995 | 77.45% | 5.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,260 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.84% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. N. Shanmugam | 33,322 | 36.06% | New |
| | DMK | R. Gangadhran | 31,789 | 34.40% | 20.11 |
| | INC | N. S. Abedanandham | 14,266 | 15.44% | 22.86 |
| | JP | K. N. Thangavelu | 12,230 | 13.23% | New |
| | Independent | S. Kandaswamy | 808 | 0.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,533 | 1.66% | −14.56% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,415 | 72.31% | −8.38% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,589 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -18.45% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. N. Muthamil Selvan | 40,213 | 54.51% | 3.88 |
| | INC | D. Rengasamy Udayar | 28,250 | 38.29% | 8.76 |
| | Independent | S. Kandasamy | 3,927 | 5.32% | New |
| | Independent | P. V. Chidambaram | 1,021 | 1.38% | New |
| | Independent | P. Ravanan | 364 | 0.49% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,963 | 16.22% | 12.64% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,775 | 80.70% | −3.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,464 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 3.88% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | D. Natarajan | 37,352 | 50.63% | 1.22 |
| | INC | D. R. Udaiyar | 34,712 | 47.05% | 4.84 |
| | Independent | R. Ramadoss | 841 | 1.14% | New |
| | Independent | S. Irudayanesan | 568 | 0.77% | New |
| | Independent | S. Ayinraju | 303 | 0.41% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,640 | 3.58% | −6.07% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,776 | 84.21% | 6.00% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,310 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -1.22% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Anbil P. Dharmalingam | 38,951 | 51.85% | New |
| | INC | I. Antoniswamy | 31,707 | 42.21% | 13.17 |
| | SWA | S. Thangavel | 4,459 | 5.94% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,244 | 9.64% | −1.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,117 | 78.21% | 17.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 98,811 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -3.53% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Lazar | 30,232 | 55.38% | 17.59 |
| | Independent | Anbil P. Dharmalingam | 24,354 | 44.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,878 | 10.77% | −13.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,586 | 60.78% | −8.52% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,815 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | -6.83% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rajachidambaram | 26,009 | 62.21% | New |
| | INC | Varadarajan | 15,799 | 37.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,210 | 24.42% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,808 | 69.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,333 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |