# Namakkal Assembly constituency

Namakkal is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. It comprises a portion of Namakkal taluk. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 94. It falls under Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | K. V. Ramaswamy | Communist Party of India and Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | P. Kolanda Gounder | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | S. Chinnaiyan | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | M. Muthuswamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | Palanivelan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | R. Arunachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | R. Arunachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | R. Arunachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | P. Duraisamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | S. Anbalagan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | Mohanur K.Velusamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | K. Jeyakumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2006 | K. Jeyakumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2011 | K. P. P. Baskar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | K. P. P. Baskar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | P. Ramalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 51.83% | 51.83% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 45.81% | 45.81% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 56.34% | 56.34% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 42.57% | 42.57% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 58.14% | 58.14% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 62.15% | 62.15% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 70.72% | 70.72% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 35.57% | 35.57% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 56.93% | 56.93% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 51.78% | 51.78% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 40.59% | 40.59% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 53.57% | 53.57% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 54.37% | 54.37% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 48.48% | 48.48% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 30.18% | 30.18% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 21.32% | 21.32% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Ramalingam | 106,494 | 51.83% | New |
| | AIADMK | K. P. P. Baskar | 78,633 | 38.27% | −7.54 |
| | NTK | B. Baskar | 10,122 | 4.93% | +3.52 |
| | MNM | S. Adham Farook | 5,589 | 2.72% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,285 | 0.63% | −1.34 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,861 | 13.56% | 6.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 205,474 | 79.71% | −0.43% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 188 | 0.09% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 257,771 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 6.02% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. P. P. Baskar | 89,076 | 45.81% | −10.53 |
| | INC | R. Chezhian | 75,542 | 38.85% | New |
| | KMDK | S. Matheswaran | 10,506 | 5.40% | New |
| | TMC(M) | N. Elango | 4,341 | 2.23% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 3,828 | 1.97% | New |
| | BJP | V. Rajendran | 2,751 | 1.41% | +0.14 |
| | PMK | E. Duraisamy | 2,751 | 1.41% | New |
| | NTK | M. Loganathan | 2,729 | 1.40% | New |
| | Independent | C. Murugan | 997 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,534 | 6.96% | −14.17% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,441 | 80.14% | −1.91% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 242,615 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -10.53% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. P. P. Baskar | 95,579 | 56.34% | +19.39 |
| | KNMK | R. Devarasan | 59,724 | 35.20% | New |
| | IJK | C. Sathyamoorthy | 2,996 | 1.77% | New |
| | BJP | K. Palaniappan | 2,168 | 1.28% | −0.23 |
| | Independent | S. Arjunan | 1,333 | 0.79% | New |
| | Independent | T. Baskar | 1,101 | 0.65% | New |
| | Independent | P. Murugasen | 1,015 | 0.60% | New |
| | Independent | M. Natarajan | 993 | 0.59% | New |
| | Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy | P. Murugan | 910 | 0.54% | New |
| | Independent | M. Devaraj | 901 | 0.53% | New |
| | Independent | K. Manoharan | 895 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,855 | 21.13% | 15.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 206,748 | 82.06% | 14.21% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 169,649 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 13.77% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Jeyakumar | 61,306 | 42.57% | −15.57 |
| | AIADMK | R. Saradha | 53,207 | 36.95% | New |
| | DMDK | P. Amudha | 22,401 | 15.56% | New |
| | BJP | M. Natarajan | 2,178 | 1.51% | New |
| | Independent | A. Natarajan | 1,496 | 1.04% | New |
| | BSP | A. Vijayambal | 853 | 0.59% | +0.06 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,099 | 5.62% | −19.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,999 | 67.85% | 14.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 212,232 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -15.57% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Jeyakumar | 67,215 | 58.14% | New |
| | PT | S. Ahilan | 38,223 | 33.06% | New |
| | MDMK | V. Chakravarthi | 4,014 | 3.47% | −0.92 |
| | Independent | M. Madeswaran | 1,616 | 1.40% | New |
| | Independent | R. Selvi | 905 | 0.78% | New |
| | Independent | C. Bharathi | 808 | 0.70% | New |
| | Independent | T. Marudhan | 779 | 0.67% | New |
| | BSP | K. S. Murugesan | 614 | 0.53% | New |
| | Independent | R. Ponnaiah | 596 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,992 | 25.08% | −5.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,601 | 53.70% | −12.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 215,295 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -4.01% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Veisamy | 76,860 | 62.15% | +35.71 |
| | AIADMK | S. Anbaiagan | 38,795 | 31.37% | −39.35 |
| | MDMK | R. Mayavan | 5,435 | 4.39% | New |
| | Independent | K. Ravinthiran | 1,444 | 1.17% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 38,065 | 30.78% | −13.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,665 | 65.99% | 3.21% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 196,881 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -8.57% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Anbalagan | 79,683 | 70.72% | +38.84 |
| | DMK | R. Mayavan | 29,788 | 26.44% | −9.13 |
| | BJP | P. Chandrasekaran | 1,498 | 1.33% | +0.77 |
| | PMK | V. Tamilarasan | 744 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 49,895 | 44.28% | 40.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,669 | 62.79% | −8.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 186,364 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 35.16% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Duraisamy | 41,979 | 35.57% | −4.44 |
| | AIADMK | S. Raju | 37,636 | 31.89% | −25.04 |
| | INC | V. K. R. Rajaram | 28,606 | 24.24% | New |
| | AIADMK | M. Durairaj | 7,474 | 6.33% | −50.6 |
| | Independent | P. Kandasamy | 824 | 0.70% | New |
| | BJP | T. V. Andi | 659 | 0.56% | −0.55 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,343 | 3.68% | −13.25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,026 | 71.75% | −1.70% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 168,337 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -21.36% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Arunachalam | 58,158 | 56.93% | +5.15 |
| | DMK | K. Veluchami | 40,868 | 40.01% | −7.07 |
| | BJP | T. V. Andi | 1,131 | 1.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,290 | 16.93% | 12.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,155 | 73.46% | 11.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 149,546 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.15% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Arunachalam | 42,850 | 51.78% | +11.19 |
| | DMK | K. Veluswamy | 38,957 | 47.07% | +25.21 |
| | Independent | Arjunan | 521 | 0.63% | New |
| | Independent | Kondan | 429 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,893 | 4.70% | −14.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,757 | 62.09% | 0.64% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 134,869 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 11.19% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Arunachalam | 31,952 | 40.59% | New |
| | DMK | K. Veluchamy | 17,215 | 21.87% | −31.7 |
| | INC | V. K. Ramaswamy | 14,564 | 18.50% | −22.73 |
| | JP | R. Kandasamy | 12,729 | 16.17% | New |
| | Independent | S. Shanmughamoopan | 1,699 | 2.16% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,737 | 18.72% | 6.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,720 | 61.45% | −13.41% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,817 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -12.98% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Palani Velan | 39,553 | 53.57% | −0.8 |
| | INC | Kaliappan | 30,447 | 41.23% | −2.32 |
| | Independent | S. Ramasamy | 3,296 | 4.46% | New |
| | Independent | P. Karuppannan | 543 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,106 | 12.33% | 1.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,839 | 74.85% | −7.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 101,824 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -0.80% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Muthuswamy | 39,510 | 54.37% | +9.19 |
| | INC | V. R. K. Gounder | 31,651 | 43.55% | −4.93 |
| | Independent | R. K. M. P. Pandaram | 849 | 1.17% | New |
| | Independent | Radhikrishnan | 661 | 0.91% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,859 | 10.81% | 7.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,671 | 81.87% | 13.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,404 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 5.89% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Chinnayan | 26,756 | 48.48% | +18.3 |
| | DMK | K. V. Rasappan | 24,937 | 45.18% | New |
| | TNP | T. V. Sundrarasan | 2,129 | 3.86% | New |
| | Independent | Shunmugham | 802 | 1.45% | New |
| | Independent | Shunmugha Moopan | 567 | 1.03% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,819 | 3.30% | −3.98% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,191 | 67.97% | −10.46% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,239 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 18.30% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Kolanda Gounder | 38,977 | 30.18% | +10.34 |
| | Independent | V. Kaliappan | 29,575 | 22.90% | New |
| | INC | M. P. Periasami | 24,240 | 18.77% | −1.07 |
| | Independent | Marudaveeran (Sc) | 13,105 | 10.15% | New |
| | CPI | K. V. Ramasami | 10,026 | 7.76% | −13.55 |
| | Independent | N. Nallappa Reddiar | 6,350 | 4.92% | New |
| | Independent | Shanmuga Moopan | 4,172 | 3.23% | New |
| | Independent | Rathnam (Sc) | 2,695 | 2.09% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,402 | 7.28% | 5.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,140 | 78.44% | −14.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 164,642 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | 8.87% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | K. V. Ramaswamy | 29,654 | 21.32% | New |
| | INC | M. P. Periaswami | 27,602 | 19.84% | New |
| | INC | T. Sivaghanam Pillai | 27,471 | 19.75% | New |
| | Independent | S. Chinnayan | 19,068 | 13.71% | New |
| | Independent | Shanmughamoopan | 7,853 | 5.64% | New |
| | Independent | V. Naingn | 7,839 | 5.63% | New |
| | Independent | C. Marudaveeran | 6,138 | 4.41% | New |
| | Independent | K Perumal | 5,748 | 4.13% | New |
| | RPI | V. M. Palanivel | 4,285 | 3.08% | New |
| | Independent | K. Marimuthu | 3,458 | 2.49% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,052 | 1.48% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 139,116 | 92.91% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 149,737 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |