# Athoor Assembly constituency

Athoor is a legislative assembly in Dindigul district, that includes the city of Athoor. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 129. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Athoor assembly constituency is a part of Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | T.S.Soundram | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | M. A. B. Arumugasamy Chettiar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | V. S. S. Mani Chettiyar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | V. S. S. Mani Chettiyar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
| Fifth | 1971-1977 | A. M. T. Nachiappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977-1980 | A. Vellaisamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980-1984 | A. Vellaisamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984-1989 | V.R. Nedunchezhiyan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989-1991 | I. Periasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991-1996 | S. M. Durai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996-2001 | I. Periasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001-2006 | P. K. T. Natarajaan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | I. Periasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | I. Periasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016-2021 | I. Periasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| sixteenth | 2021-incumbent | I. Periasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | I. Periyasamy | 165,809 | 72.60% | 19.50% |
| | PMK | Thilagabama M | 30,238 | 13.24% | |
| | NTK | Simon Justin A | 17,168 | 7.52% | 7.08% |
| | MNM | Sivasakthivel P | 3,241 | 1.42% | New |
| | AMMK | Selvakumar P | 3,017 | 1.32% | New |
| | Independent | Savadamuthu A | 1,722 | 0.75% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,564 | 0.68% | −0.23% |
| | Independent | Palraj R | 1,357 | 0.59% | New |
| | APTADMK | Muthulakshmi R | 1,180 | 0.52% | New |
| | PT | Silambarasan M | 880 | 0.39% | New |
| | BSP | Karthigaiselvan K | 749 | 0.33% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,35,571 | 59.36% | 47.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,28,376 | 78.36% | −6.90% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 326 | 0.14% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,91,442 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 19.50% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | I. Periyasamy | 121,738 | 53.10% | −6.48% |
| | AIADMK | Natham. R. Viswanathan | 94,591 | 41.26% | |
| | DMDK | Packiya Selvaraj M | 3,741 | 1.63% | −29.45% |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,105 | 0.92% | New |
| | BJP | Ilanchezhiyan S. P | 1,365 | 0.60% | −0.58% |
| | NTK | Mariagunasekaran R | 1,013 | 0.44% | New |
| | PMK | Nirmala Gnanasoundari I | 671 | 0.29% | New |
| | LJP | Arumugam K | 650 | 0.28% | New |
| | Independent | Viswanathan M | 632 | 0.28% | New |
| | Independent | Palraj R | 521 | 0.23% | New |
| | Independent | Periyasamy M | 446 | 0.19% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,147 | 11.84% | −16.66% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,29,252 | 85.26% | 1.84% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,68,876 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -6.48% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | I. Periyasamy | 112,751 | 59.58% | 6.38% |
| | DMDK | Balasubramani. S | 58,819 | 31.08% | 23.07% |
| | Independent | Balasubramani. S. | 6,685 | 3.53% | New |
| | Independent | Raja. T | 3,207 | 1.69% | New |
| | BJP | Bharanidharan. J. | 2,233 | 1.18% | −0.07% |
| | Independent | Ramamoorthy. K. | 1,384 | 0.73% | New |
| | BSP | Raja. B. | 1,191 | 0.63% | −0.08% |
| | IJK | Ilanchelian. M. | 799 | 0.42% | New |
| | Independent | Palanisamy. K | 591 | 0.31% | New |
| | Independent | Muruganantham. M. | 581 | 0.31% | New |
| | Independent | Alagupandian. R. | 501 | 0.26% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 53,932 | 28.50% | 9.98% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,26,859 | 83.42% | 12.56% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,89,245 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 6.38% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | I. Periyasamy | 76,308 | 53.20% | 6.84% |
| | AIADMK | Sreenivasan. C | 49,747 | 34.68% | −14.44% |
| | DMDK | Rajesh Perumalp | 11,485 | 8.01% | New |
| | BJP | Muthuramalingam. D | 1,794 | 1.25% | New |
| | Independent | Muruganandam. S | 1,086 | 0.76% | New |
| | BSP | Saravanakumar. P | 1,012 | 0.71% | New |
| | Independent | Puthumai. C | 603 | 0.42% | New |
| | Independent | Pothiraj. S | 484 | 0.34% | New |
| | Independent | Balusamyc | 275 | 0.19% | New |
| | Independent | Shanmugam. A | 227 | 0.16% | New |
| | Independent | Sivakumar. S | 207 | 0.14% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,561 | 18.52% | 15.75% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,43,432 | 70.86% | 9.57% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,02,430 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.08% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Natarajaan. P. K. T. | 64,053 | 49.13% | 24.20% |
| | DMK | I. Periyasamy | 60,447 | 46.36% | −17.73% |
| | MDMK | Jeyaraj. C. | 2,570 | 1.97% | New |
| | Independent | Mathialagan. A. | 1,791 | 1.37% | New |
| | Independent | Thampidurai. M. | 711 | 0.55% | New |
| | Independent | David Jeyaprakash. A. | 277 | 0.21% | New |
| | Independent | Singaravelan . P. V. | 270 | 0.21% | New |
| | Independent | Krishnasamy. V. | 265 | 0.20% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,606 | 2.77% | −36.40% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,384 | 61.29% | −7.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,12,758 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -14.96% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | I. Periyasamy | 82,294 | 64.09% | 34.28% |
| | AIADMK | Chinnamuthu. C. | 32,002 | 24.92% | −43.81% |
| | CPI(M) | Nagalakshmi. K. | 10,743 | 8.37% | New |
| | Independent | Jeyaraman. K. | 936 | 0.73% | New |
| | ATMK | Murugavel. P. | 366 | 0.29% | New |
| | AIIC(T) | Palaniswamy. R. | 354 | 0.28% | New |
| | JP | Chandrasekaran. S. | 268 | 0.21% | New |
| | Independent | Antony. S. | 237 | 0.18% | New |
| | Independent | Mayilraj. N. A. | 131 | 0.10% | New |
| | Independent | Ponnuchamy. M. | 100 | 0.08% | New |
| | Independent | Sundaram. K. | 81 | 0.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 50,292 | 39.17% | 0.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,403 | 69.19% | 4.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,93,792 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.65% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S.M. Durai | 81,394 | 68.74% | 46.49% |
| | DMK | I. Periyasamy | 35,297 | 29.81% | −2.41% |
| | Independent | Anbu Selvan M. C. | 840 | 0.71% | New |
| | Independent | Mani A. T. S. | 171 | 0.14% | New |
| | Independent | Palani Andavar S. | 168 | 0.14% | New |
| | Independent | Balusamy S. | 128 | 0.11% | New |
| | Independent | Chinnasamy A. P. | 123 | 0.10% | New |
| | Independent | Puratchi Mani P. C. R. | 123 | 0.10% | New |
| | Independent | Natarajan P. V. | 86 | 0.07% | New |
| | Independent | Chandra Bose C. | 85 | 0.07% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 46,097 | 38.93% | 35.72% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,18,415 | 64.30% | −6.31% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,89,272 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 36.52% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | I. Periyasamy | 37,469 | 32.22% | −3.13% |
| | INC | Abdul Kadhar. N. | 33,733 | 29.01% | |
| | AIADMK | Srinivasan. G. | 25,869 | 22.25% | −40.91% |
| | Independent | Thirumalaisamy. S. | 16,604 | 14.28% | New |
| | Independent | Sebastian. Y. | 562 | 0.48% | New |
| | Independent | Raju. O. | 478 | 0.41% | New |
| | TNC(K) | Varadharajan. R.V. | 421 | 0.36% | New |
| | Independent | Alagumalai. R. | 392 | 0.34% | New |
| | Independent | Kasthuri Rangasamy | 264 | 0.23% | New |
| | Independent | Jeganathan. R. | 215 | 0.18% | New |
| | Independent | Muthusamy. M.P. | 168 | 0.14% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,736 | 3.21% | −24.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,16,289 | 70.61% | −1.88% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,68,597 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -30.94% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V.R. Nedunchezhiyan | 67,178 | 63.16% | 4.99% |
| | DMK | Rajambal K. | 37,605 | 35.35% | −5.61% |
| | Independent | Pandy. K. | 591 | 0.56% | New |
| | Independent | Krishnasamy | 320 | 0.30% | New |
| | Independent | Palanisamy S. | 290 | 0.27% | New |
| | Independent | Krishnasamy G. | 225 | 0.21% | New |
| | Independent | Hassanullah A. | 157 | 0.15% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,573 | 27.80% | 10.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,06,366 | 72.49% | 9.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,52,731 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 4.99% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Vellaisamy | 55,359 | 58.17% | 12.77% |
| | DMK | Rajambal | 38,990 | 40.97% | 20.94% |
| | Independent | Panneer Selvam Odayar. P. | 507 | 0.53% | New |
| | Independent | Palanichamy. R. | 315 | 0.33% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,369 | 17.20% | −8.17% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,171 | 62.89% | 13.76% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,53,445 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 12.77% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Vellaisamy | 31,590 | 45.40% | |
| | DMK | A. M. T. Nachiappan | 13,938 | 20.03% | −39.67% |
| | INC | R.S. Mani Bharathi | 12,200 | 17.53% | −18.50% |
| | JP | S.N. Rajagopal | 9,476 | 13.62% | New |
| | Independent | M.S. Rayappan | 2,382 | 3.42% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,652 | 25.37% | 1.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,586 | 49.13% | −21.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,43,340 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -14.31% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. M. T. Nachiappan | 42,195 | 59.70% | 9.00% |
| | INC | Lakshmanan T. P. S. | 25,467 | 36.03% | −12.32% |
| | Independent | Sadasivam R. | 3,013 | 4.26% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,728 | 23.67% | 21.32% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,675 | 70.99% | −6.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,07,556 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 9.00% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. S. S. Mani Chettiyar | 37,879 | 50.70% | 0.40% |
| | INC | R. R. Reddiar | 36,124 | 48.36% | 6.04% |
| | Independent | P. V. Thevar | 702 | 0.94% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,755 | 2.35% | −5.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,705 | 77.04% | 9.44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,00,535 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 0.40% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. S. S. Mani Chettiyar | 34,632 | 50.30% | |
| | INC | M. A. B. Arumugasamy Chettiar | 29,136 | 42.32% | 0.09% |
| | Independent | R. Sadasivam | 5,080 | 7.38% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,496 | 7.98% | −10.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,848 | 67.59% | 18.27% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,05,730 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 8.07% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. A. B. Arumugasamy Chettiar | 22,929 | 42.23% | −12.84% |
| | Independent | V. S. S. Mani Chettiyar | 12,669 | 23.33% | New |
| | Independent | L. K. A. Jeyaram | 10,139 | 18.67% | New |
| | Independent | M. N. Kamatchi | 6,077 | 11.19% | New |
| | Independent | Sadasivam | 2,480 | 4.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,260 | 18.90% | −3.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,294 | 49.32% | −13.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,10,089 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -12.84% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Athoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Soundaram Ramachandran | 25,849 | 55.08% | 55.08% |
| | Independent | V. S. S. Mani Chettiyar | 15,388 | 32.79% | New |
| | KMPP | Sadasivam | 5,697 | 12.14% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,461 | 22.29% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,934 | 62.91% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,601 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |