# Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency

Gummidipoondi is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 1. It consists of the Gummidipundi and Uthukkottai taluks. It falls under Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1957 | Kamalambuiammal | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | A. Raghava Reddy | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | K. Vezhavendan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | K. A. Vezhavendan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | R. S. Munirathinam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | R. S. Munirathinam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | R. S. Munirathinam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | K. Venu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | R. Sakkubai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | K. Venu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | K. Sudarsanam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2005 by-election | K. S. Vijayakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | K. S. Vijayakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | C. H. Shekar | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| 2016 | K. S. Vijayakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | Govindarajan T. J | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 57.40% | 57.40% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 41.68% | 41.68% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 54.40% | 54.40% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 40.41% | 40.41% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 56.07% | 56.07% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 49.69% | 49.69% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 54.77% | 54.77% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 37.33% | 37.33% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 55.56% | 55.56% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 49.01% | 49.01% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 42.26% | 42.26% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 58.41% | 58.41% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 52.57% | 52.57% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 46.50% | 46.50% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 26.70% | 26.70% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. J. Govindrajan | 126,452 | 57.40 | +26.64 |
| | PMK | M. Prakash | 75,514 | 34.28 | +14.19 |
| | NTK | Usha | 11,701 | 5.31 | +4.73 |
| | DMDK | K. M. Dilliy | 2,576 | 1.17 | −1.9 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,783 | 0.81 | +0.12 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 50,938 | 23.12 | 12.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,20,286 | 78.20 | −3.95 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 123 | 0.06 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,81,688 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 15.73 | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. S. Vijayakumar | 89,332 | 41.68 | New |
| | DMK | C. H. Sekar | 65,937 | 30.76 | New |
| | PMK | M. Selvaraj | 43,055 | 20.09 | −18.02 |
| | DMDK | K. Geetha | 6,585 | 3.07 | −51.33 |
| | BJP | M. Bhaskaran | 2,092 | 0.98 | −0.07 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,484 | 0.69 | New |
| | BSP | M. Murali Krishna (A) Samaran | 1,282 | 0.60 | New |
| | NTK | S. Sureshkumar | 1,250 | 0.58 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,395 | 10.91 | −5.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,14,348 | 82.15 | −1.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,60,912 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMDK | AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | -12.72 | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMDK | C. H. Sekar | 97,708 | 54.40 | +40.49 |
| | PMK | K. N. Sekar | 68,452 | 38.11 | −2.15 |
| | Independent | R. Selvakumar | 1,892 | 1.05 | New |
| | BJP | B. Chakravarthi Sriraman | 1,883 | 1.05 | New |
| | JMM | G. Munikrishnan | 1,836 | 1.02 | New |
| | Independent | N. Velu | 1,462 | 0.81 | New |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | G. Asokan | 1,425 | 0.79 | New |
| | Independent | A. Raja | 1,411 | 0.79 | New |
| | RPI | M. Sudhakar | 1,228 | 0.68 | New |
| | Independent | P. Shanmugam | 997 | 0.56 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,256 | 16.29 | 16.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,79,616 | 83.37 | 3.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,15,443 | | |
| | DMDK gain from AIADMK | DMDK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 13.99 | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. S. Vijayakumar | 63,147 | 40.41 | −15.66 |
| | PMK | Durai Jeyavelu | 62,918 | 40.26 | New |
| | DMDK | C. H. Sekar | 21,738 | 13.91 | New |
| | Independent | R. Sekar | 2,147 | 1.37 | New |
| | SP | K. Sekar | 1,096 | 0.70 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 229 | 0.15 | −18.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,56,263 | 79.96 | 17.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,95,425 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -15.66 | |

### 2005

2005 Tamil Nadu by-election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. S. Vijayakumar | 83,717 | 56.94 | 0.87 |
| | DMK | Venkatachalapathy P. | 56,554 | 38.47 | 1.45 |
| | JD(U) | Viduthalai Chezian C.K. | 2,926 | 2.00 | New |
| | Independent | Venkatesan G | 1,724 | 0.45 | New |
| | Independent | Venkatesan R | 663 | 0.14 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,163 | 18.47 | 0.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,016 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Sudarsanam | 73,467 | 56.07 | +23.73 |
| | DMK | K. Venu | 48,509 | 37.02 | −12.66 |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | E. Nedunchezhian | 2,376 | 1.81 | New |
| | MDMK | R. Balaji | 2,311 | 1.76 | −0.2 |
| | NCP | J. Isabella John | 1,613 | 1.23 | New |
| | Independent | P. T. Vausuthevan | 1,220 | 0.93 | New |
| | Independent | E. Palani | 769 | 0.59 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,958 | 19.05 | 1.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,31,019 | 62.59 | −8.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,09,468 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 6.39 | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Venu | 61,946 | 49.69 | +24.44 |
| | AIADMK | R. S. Munirathinam | 40,321 | 32.34 | −22.43 |
| | PMK | Jayavelu Durai | 17,648 | 14.16 | New |
| | MDMK | M. Natarajan | 2,454 | 1.97 | New |
| | BJP | M. Bhaskaran | 788 | 0.63 | −1.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,625 | 17.35 | −12.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,24,675 | 71.26 | 1.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,83,842 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.09 | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Sakkubai | 61,063 | 54.77 | +21.02 |
| | DMK | K. Venu | 28,144 | 25.24 | −12.08 |
| | PMK | S. Manoharah | 18,321 | 16.43 | New |
| | BJP | P. Sukumar | 1,943 | 1.74 | New |
| | JP | Deenadayalan | 638 | 0.57 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,919 | 29.53 | 25.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,11,484 | 69.51 | 3.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,68,898 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 17.44 | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Venu | 36,803 | 37.33 | −6.11 |
| | AIADMK | K. Gopal | 33,273 | 33.75 | −21.81 |
| | INC | C. R. Dhasarathan | 13,420 | 13.61 | New |
| | AIADMK | R. S. Munirathinam | 12,543 | 12.72 | −42.84 |
| | Independent | V. Selvaraj | 1,240 | 1.26 | New |
| | Independent | D. Arivalagan | 723 | 0.73 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,530 | 3.58 | −8.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,590 | 66.36 | −12.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,51,862 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -18.23 | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. S. Munirathinam | 55,221 | 55.56 | +6.56 |
| | DMK | K. A. Vezhavendan | 43,174 | 43.44 | +3.6 |
| | Independent | K. Palani | 989 | 1.00 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,047 | 12.12 | 2.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,384 | 78.49 | 10.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,34,311 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 6.56 | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. S. Munirathinam | 41,845 | 49.01 | +6.75 |
| | DMK | K. Venu | 34,019 | 39.84 | +23.97 |
| | JP | M. Parandaman | 9,523 | 11.15 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,826 | 9.17 | −5.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,387 | 67.97 | 4.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,27,863 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 6.75 | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. S. Munirathinam | 32,309 | 42.26 | New |
| | JP | G. Kamalam Bujammal | 21,042 | 27.52 | New |
| | DMK | K. Venu | 12,135 | 15.87 | −42.53 |
| | INC | K. Venkatasubbaraju | 7,782 | 10.18 | −31.42 |
| | Independent | E. Vinayagam | 1,436 | 1.88 | New |
| | Independent | S. Elumalai | 1,148 | 1.50 | New |
| | Independent | T. Mohamad Alikhan | 604 | 0.79 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,267 | 14.74 | −2.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,456 | 63.84 | −13.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,21,875 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -16.15 | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. A. Vezhavendan | 43,355 | 58.41 | +5.83 |
| | INC | P. Obul Reddy | 30,875 | 41.59 | −4.59 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,480 | 16.81 | 10.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,230 | 77.70 | 2.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 98,918 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 5.83 | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. A. Vezhavendan | 35,887 | 52.57 | New |
| | INC | G. Kamalam Bujammal | 31,527 | 46.19 | +1.18 |
| | Independent | A. V. J. Natcker | 848 | 1.24 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,360 | 6.39 | 4.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,262 | 75.41 | 16.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,205 | | |
| | DMK gain from SWA | DMK gain from SWA | Swing | 6.07 | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SWA | A. Ragahava Reddy | 19,575 | 46.50 | New |
| | INC | G. Kamalam Bujammal | 18,946 | 45.01 | +18.31 |
| | Independent | G. Peddaiya | 3,576 | 8.49 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 629 | 1.49 | 1.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,097 | 58.61 | 14.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,560 | | |
| | SWA gain from INC | SWA gain from INC | Swing | 19.80 | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. Kamalam Bujammal | 9,002 | 26.70 | New |
| | Independent | Venugopal Reddi | 8,908 | 26.42 | New |
| | Independent | Dushyanthulu Raji | 7,768 | 23.04 | New |
| | Independent | Marimuthu | 3,998 | 11.86 | New |
| | Independent | T. V. Jeevarathnam | 3,152 | 9.35 | New |
| | Independent | G. T. Kanniah Naidu | 888 | 2.63 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 94 | 0.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,716 | 44.44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,865 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |