# Melur Assembly constituency

Melur is a legislative assembly constituency in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below. Most successful party: INC (seven times).

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | S. Chinnakaruppa Thevar and P. Sivapirakasam | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | M. Periyakaruppan Ambalam and P. Kakkan | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | M. Sivaramanambalam | Indian National Congress |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1977 | A. M. Paramasivan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | K. V. Veeranambalam | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | D. V. Veeranambalam | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 2001 | R. Samy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | R. Samy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | R. Samy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | Periyapullan @ P. Selvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | Periyapullan @ P. Selvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 45.82% | 45.82% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 51.54% | 51.54% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 55.74% | 55.74% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 47.32% | 47.32% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 46.32% | 46.32% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 62.21% | 62.21% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 72.33% | 72.33% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 36.41% | 36.41% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 60.11% | 60.11% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.60% | 54.60% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 36.07% | 36.07% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 43.19% | 43.19% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 22.18% | 22.18% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 27.28% | 27.28% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Periyapullan @ P. Selvam | 83,344 | 45.82% | −5.72 |
| | INC | T. Ravichandran | 48,182 | 26.49% | New |
| | AMMK | A. Selvaraj | 34,262 | 18.84% | New |
| | NTK | P. Karuppusamy | 10,669 | 5.87% | +5.09 |
| | MNM | K. Kathiresan | 2,176 | 1.20% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 884 | 0.49% | +0.05 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,162 | 19.33% | 7.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181,898 | 74.25% | 0.04% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 244,996 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -5.72% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Periyapullan @ P. Selvam | 88,909 | 51.54% | −4.2 |
| | DMK | A. P. Ragupthy | 69,186 | 40.11% | +0.25 |
| | TMC(M) | T. N. Bharath Natchiyappan | 4,579 | 2.65% | New |
| | BJP | P. V. Boopathikakkan | 1,921 | 1.11% | +0.07 |
| | NTK | I. T. Seeman | 1,339 | 0.78% | New |
| | SDPI | S. Rishi Kapoor | 828 | 0.48% | New |
| | AIFB | S. Kalaimani | 773 | 0.45% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 757 | 0.44% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,723 | 11.43% | −4.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,501 | 74.20% | −3.35% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 232,476 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -4.20% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Samy | 85,869 | 55.74% | +8.42 |
| | DMK | R. Rani | 61,407 | 39.86% | New |
| | BJP | P. V. Dharmalingam | 1,608 | 1.04% | New |
| | BSP | Sarasukumar Vaira | 1,080 | 0.70% | −0.25 |
| | RJD | M. Gopalakrishnan | 856 | 0.56% | New |
| | Independent | G. Vetrivel | 836 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,462 | 15.88% | 13.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,652 | 77.55% | 6.39% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 154,050 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.42% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Samy | 64,013 | 47.32% | +1 |
| | INC | K. V. V. Ravichandran | 60,840 | 44.97% | New |
| | DMDK | C. T. Rajaram | 5,269 | 3.89% | New |
| | BSP | M. Panneer Selvam | 1,292 | 0.96% | New |
| | Independent | R. Vairavan | 1,143 | 0.84% | New |
| | AIFB | O. Subramanian | 1,018 | 0.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,173 | 2.35% | −19.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,283 | 71.16% | 4.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 190,114 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 1.00% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Samy | 58,010 | 46.32% | New |
| | DMK | S. Samayanallur Selavarasu | 31,172 | 24.89% | New |
| | Independent | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | 26,428 | 21.10% | New |
| | MDMK | Veera Elavarasan | 3,914 | 3.13% | −5.59 |
| | Independent | K. Rajakili | 1,798 | 1.44% | New |
| | JP | N. Dharmar Ambalam | 1,208 | 0.96% | New |
| | Democratic Forward Bloc | M. K. Karuppanan | 1,158 | 0.92% | New |
| | Independent | R. Elango | 734 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,838 | 21.43% | −16.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,241 | 66.33% | 0.11% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 188,821 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -15.89% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | 73,999 | 62.21% | New |
| | INC | C. R. Sundararajan | 29,258 | 24.60% | −47.74 |
| | MDMK | Veera Ilavarasan | 10,363 | 8.71% | New |
| | JP | K. Puyal Ponniah | 3,864 | 3.25% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 44,741 | 37.61% | −9.89% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,949 | 66.21% | 0.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 189,179 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -10.12% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | 80,348 | 72.33% | +35.93 |
| | CPI(M) | N. Palanisamy | 27,576 | 24.82% | New |
| | AAP | P. Manickam | 1,038 | 0.93% | New |
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| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 52,772 | 47.51% | 39.86% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,082 | 65.34% | −7.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 175,149 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 35.93% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | 41,158 | 36.41% | −23.7 |
| | DMK | K. R. Thiagarajan | 32,508 | 28.75% | New |
| | AIADMK | A. M. Paramasivan | 31,470 | 27.84% | −5.53 |
| | AIFB | N. Dharmar Abmalam | 3,675 | 3.25% | New |
| | Independent | P. R. Posalan | 2,176 | 1.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,650 | 7.65% | −19.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,054 | 72.50% | −3.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,210 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -23.70% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. V. Veeranambalam | 60,794 | 60.11% | +5.51 |
| | AIADMK | K. Thiyagarajan | 33,748 | 33.37% | −8.94 |
| | INC(J) | A. M. Paramasivan | 5,302 | 5.24% | New |
| | Independent | S. Krishnan | 821 | 0.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,046 | 26.74% | 14.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,143 | 76.33% | 3.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 139,154 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 5.51% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. V. Veeranambalam | 54,003 | 54.60% | +18.7 |
| | AIADMK | A. M. Paramasivan | 41,849 | 42.31% | +6.24 |
| | Independent | J. S. Krishnan | 1,356 | 1.37% | New |
| | Independent | N. Ramu | 686 | 0.69% | New |
| | Independent | A. Ayyavu | 516 | 0.52% | New |
| | Independent | V. Ramamurthy | 502 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,154 | 12.29% | 12.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,912 | 72.90% | 1.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 137,381 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 18.53% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. M. Paramasivan | 33,111 | 36.07% | New |
| | INC | K. V. Veernanamablam | 32,955 | 35.90% | New |
| | DMK | P. Malaichamy | 22,337 | 24.33% | New |
| | JP | O. Sethuraman | 3,396 | 3.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 156 | 0.17% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,799 | 71.15% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,502 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from | AIADMK gain from | Swing | | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. Sivaraman Ambalam | 28,986 | 43.19% | +21.01 |
| | DMK | V. V. N. Natarajan | 20,985 | 31.27% | New |
| | SWA | V. Poonnuchamy Ambalam | 11,279 | 16.80% | New |
| | CPI | M. Veeranam | 5,867 | 8.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,001 | 11.92% | 10.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,117 | 74.55% | −13.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,071 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 21.01% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Kakkan | 33,123 | 22.18% | −5.11 |
| | INC | M. Periya Karuppan Ambalam | 31,461 | 21.06% | −6.22 |
| | Independent | K. Paramasamy Ambalam | 25,583 | 17.13% | New |
| | Independent | P. Vadivel (Sc) | 20,804 | 13.93% | New |
| | Independent | I. Samadharman (Sc) | 14,575 | 9.76% | New |
| | Independent | K. P. S. P. Karuppiha Chettiar | 13,672 | 9.15% | New |
| | Independent | A. Velusamy | 10,150 | 6.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,662 | 1.11% | −4.85% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,368 | 87.69% | −3.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 170,331 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -5.11% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Melur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Chinnakaruppa Thavar | 40,032 | 27.28% | New |
| | INC | P. Sivaparakasam | 31,277 | 21.31% | New |
| | AIFB | B. Ponachami Ambalan | 22,437 | 15.29% | New |
| | CPI | K. Veerana Veduvan | 14,930 | 10.17% | New |
| | Socialist | Chellathayammal | 14,156 | 9.65% | New |
| | Socialist | A. Aiyannan | 10,367 | 7.06% | New |
| | Independent | R. V. Sahadevan | 4,898 | 3.34% | New |
| | Independent | Chinna Periyambillai | 4,736 | 3.23% | New |
| | Independent | R. Sethuramakrishna Iyer | 3,908 | 2.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,755 | 5.97% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,741 | 91.38% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,580 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |