# Omalur Assembly constituency

11°45′10″N 78°00′41″E﻿ / ﻿11.7527667°N 78.0113963°E﻿ / 11.7527667; 78.0113963
Omalur is a state assembly constituency in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 84. It comprises a portion of Omalur taluk and forms a part of the wider Salem Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. This constituency was temporarily defunct during the elections in 1957 and 1962.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party | Party |
| 1952 | P. Rathinaswami Pillai | | Independent |
| 1967 | C. Palani | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | V. Selladurai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | M. Sivaperumal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | M. Sivaperumal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | Anbalagan | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | C. Krishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | C. Krishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | R. R. Sekaran | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 2001 | S. Semmalai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | A. Thamizharasu | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2011 | C. Krishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | S. Vetrivel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | R. Mani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 57.59% | 57.59% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 39.23% | 39.23% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 59.70% | 59.70% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 43.38% | 43.38% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 59.39% | 59.39% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 40.62% | 40.62% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 65.78% | 65.78% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 42.35% | 42.35% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 66.04% | 66.04% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 58.20% | 58.20% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 42.69% | 42.69% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 60.81% | 60.81% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 56.17% | 56.17% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 52.07% | 52.07% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Mani | 142,488 | 57.59 | 18.36 |
| | INC | Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam | 87,194 | 35.24 | New |
| | NTK | A. Raja | 9,416 | 3.81 | 3.39 |
| | MNM | V. Srinivasan | 2,930 | 1.18 | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,600 | 0.65 | 0.12 |
| | Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | M. Karunakaran | 1,228 | 0.50 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 55,294 | 22.35 | 13.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 247,427 | 83.62 | −1.86 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 999 | 0.40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 295,894 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 18.36 | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Vetrivel | 89,169 | 39.23 | 20.47 |
| | DMK | S. Ammasi | 69,213 | 30.45 | New |
| | PMK | A. Tamilarasu | 48,721 | 21.44 | 13.48 |
| | DMDK | A. R. Elangovan | 9,744 | 4.29 | New |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,739 | 0.77 | New |
| | Independent | C. Selvaraj | 1,486 | 0.65 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,956 | 8.78 | −16.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 227,295 | 85.48 | 2.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 265,892 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -20.47 | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Krishnan | 112,102 | 59.70 | 19.05 |
| | PMK | A. Tamizharasu | 65,558 | 34.91 | 8.47 |
| | BJP | B. Sivaram | 2,139 | 1.14 | New |
| | IJK | S. Kandasami | 1,863 | 0.99 | New |
| | Independent | P. Ramachandiran | 1,840 | 0.98 | New |
| | Independent | C. Selvarasu | 1,262 | 0.67 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 46,544 | 24.79 | 22.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 227,342 | 82.59 | 11.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187,770 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from PMK | AIADMK gain from PMK | Swing | 16.32 | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | A. Tamizharasu | 58,287 | 43.38 | New |
| | AIADMK | C. Krishnan | 54,624 | 40.66 | 18.73 |
| | DMDK | S. Kamalakkannan | 12,384 | 9.22 | New |
| | Independent | K. Raja Krishnan | 1,600 | 1.19 | New |
| | BSP | M. Sellamuthu | 1,264 | 0.94 | New |
| | Independent | G. Tamilarasi | 1,127 | 0.84 | New |
| | Independent | R. Murugasenapathy | 1,123 | 0.84 | New |
| | Independent | P. Chinnarasu | 875 | 0.65 | New |
| | NCP | M. Soundararajan | 667 | 0.50 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,663 | 2.73 | −25.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,357 | 71.28 | 13.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 188,486 | | |
| | PMK gain from AIADMK | PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -16.00 | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Semmalai | 65,861 | 59.39 | 26.53 |
| | DMK | R. Rajendran | 34,259 | 30.89 | New |
| | JP | B. S. Sundararajan | 3,235 | 2.92 | New |
| | Independent | K. Murugan | 2,250 | 2.03 | New |
| | Independent | P. Nallathambi | 1,722 | 1.55 | New |
| | Independent | S. D. Panneer Selvam | 897 | 0.81 | New |
| | MDMK | P. Chinnusamy | 894 | 0.81 | 0.72 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,602 | 28.49 | 20.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,905 | 57.57 | −5.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,661 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 18.77 | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | R. R. Sekaran | 41,523 | 40.62 | New |
| | AIADMK | C. Krishnan | 33,593 | 32.86 | 32.92 |
| | PMK | A. Tamizharasu | 24,105 | 23.58 | New |
| | MDMK | A. Sundaram | 1,558 | 1.52 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,930 | 7.76 | −32.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,232 | 62.71 | 1.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 173,907 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -25.16 | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Krishnan | 60,783 | 65.78 | 23.42 |
| | PMK | K. Sadasivam | 23,430 | 25.36 | New |
| | CPI | K. A. Govindasamy | 6,370 | 6.89 | New |
| | BJP | N. Balu | 523 | 0.57 | New |
| | JP | P. Manoharan | 491 | 0.53 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,353 | 40.42 | 26.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,406 | 61.46 | 7.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,123 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 23.42 | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Krishnan | 32,275 | 42.35 | New |
| | DMK | K. Chinnaraju | 21,793 | 28.60 | New |
| | INC | K. Anbalagan | 11,803 | 15.49 | 50.55 |
| | AIADMK | M. Muthusamy | 5,601 | 7.35 | New |
| | Independent | T. Dharman | 1,543 | 2.02 | New |
| | Independent | P. K. Ganesan | 888 | 1.17 | New |
| | Independent | K. Ayyavoo | 616 | 0.81 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,482 | 13.76 | −22.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,204 | 54.40 | −13.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 143,933 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -23.69 | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Anbalagan | 51,703 | 66.04 | New |
| | CPI | S. Kuppusamy | 22,961 | 29.33 | New |
| | Independent | P. Ponnusamy | 833 | 1.06 | New |
| | Independent | P. Saminathan | 684 | 0.87 | New |
| | Independent | P. K. Karuppannan | 539 | 0.69 | New |
| | Independent | O. E. Tamaraiselvi | 527 | 0.67 | New |
| | Independent | R. Nagarathinam | 476 | 0.61 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,742 | 36.71 | 20.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,288 | 68.01 | 3.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 124,598 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 7.84 | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Sivaperumal | 42,399 | 58.20 | 15.51 |
| | DMK | C. Marimuthu | 30,447 | 41.80 | 23.74 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,952 | 16.41 | −3.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,846 | 64.29 | 2.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 115,489 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 15.51 | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Sivaperumal | 26,342 | 42.69 | New |
| | JP | M. Govindan | 13,824 | 22.41 | New |
| | DMK | C. Marimuthu | 11,139 | 18.05 | 42.76 |
| | CPI | S. Kuppuswami | 8,263 | 13.39 | New |
| | Independent | O. K. Karunanidhi | 1,796 | 2.91 | New |
| | Independent | S. Andiyappan | 335 | 0.54 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,518 | 20.29 | −4.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,699 | 61.44 | 10.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 102,047 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -18.12 | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Selladurai | 26,065 | 60.81 | 4.64 |
| | INC | C. Govindan | 15,307 | 35.71 | 0.01 |
| | Independent | A. Naliappan | 1,076 | 2.51 | New |
| | Independent | S. M. Kandasamy | 414 | 0.97 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,758 | 25.10 | 4.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,862 | 51.02 | −11.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,532 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 4.64 | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. Palani | 28,121 | 56.17 | New |
| | INC | C. Govindan | 17,876 | 35.71 | New |
| | CPI | A. Rajagoopal | 2,871 | 5.73 | New |
| | Independent | C. Nallappan | 1,195 | 2.39 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,245 | 20.46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,063 | 62.43 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 83,866 | | |
| | DMK gain from Independent | DMK gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Omalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | P. Rathianaswami Pillai | 24,781 | 52.07 | New |
| | INC | K. Najappa Chettiar | 19,876 | 41.76 | New |
| | Independent | M. Venugopal | 2,934 | 6.17 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,905 | 10.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,591 | 70.57 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,435 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |