# Pennagaram Assembly constituency

Pennagaram is a state assembly constituency in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 58. It comprises Pennagaram taluk and a portion of Palacode taluk. It is a part of Dharmapuri 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.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | S. Kandaswami Gounder | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party |
| 1957 | S. Hemalatha Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | M. V. Karivengadam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | P. K. C. Muthusamy | Indian National Congress |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | N. Manickam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | K. Appunu Gounder | Janata Party |
| 1980 | P. Theertha Raman | Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress |
| 1984 | H. G. Arumugam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | N. Nanjappan | Independent |
| 1991 | V. Purushothaman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | G. K. Mani | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2001 | G. K. Mani | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2006 | P. N. Periannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2010 | P. N. P. Inbasekaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | N. Nanjappan | Communist Party of India |
| 2016 | P. N. P. Inbasekaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | G. K. Mani | Pattali Makkal Katchi |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 50.46% | 50.46% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 38.49% | 38.49% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 49.31% | 49.31% |
| 2010 by-election | 2010 by-election | 45.48% | 45.48% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 49.43% | 49.43% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 44.08% | 44.08% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 31.63% | 31.63% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 51.79% | 51.79% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 21.09% | 21.09% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 54.98% | 54.98% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 52.74% | 52.74% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 32.13% | 32.13% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 52.36% | 52.36% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 49.20% | 49.20% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 53.86% | 53.86% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 31.59% | 31.59% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 29.32% | 29.32% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | G. K. Mani | 106,123 | 50.46% | +21.21 |
| | DMK | P. N. P. Inbasekaran | 84,937 | 40.39% | +1.89 |
| | NTK | R. Tamilazhagan | 8,945 | 4.25% | New |
| | DMDK | R. Uthayakumar | 2,921 | 1.39% | New |
| | Independent | A. Periyananjappan | 1,968 | 0.94% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,759 | 0.84% | −0.21 |
| | MNM | K. Shakila | 1,471 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,186 | 10.07% | 0.83% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 210,305 | 85.22% | −2.82% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 437 | 0.21% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 246,772 | | |
| | PMK gain from DMK | PMK gain from DMK | Swing | 11.97% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. N. P. Inbasekaran | 76,848 | 38.49% | −3.71 |
| | PMK | Anbumani Ramadoss | 58,402 | 29.25% | New |
| | AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 51,687 | 25.89% | New |
| | CPI | N. Nanjappan | 5,624 | 2.82% | −46.5 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,081 | 1.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,446 | 9.24% | 2.13% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 199,635 | 88.04% | 5.03% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 226,746 | | |
| | DMK gain from CPI | DMK gain from CPI | Swing | -10.82% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | N. Nanjappan | 80,028 | 49.31% | New |
| | DMK | P. N. P. Inbasekaran | 68,485 | 42.20% | −7.23 |
| | Independent | M. Munusamy | 3,047 | 1.88% | New |
| | BJP | K. P. Kandasamy | 2,660 | 1.64% | +1.02 |
| | Independent | R. Shanmugam | 1,546 | 0.95% | New |
| | BSP | M. Venkatesan | 1,478 | 0.91% | New |
| | Independent | P. Muniappan | 1,208 | 0.74% | New |
| | Independent | K. K. Samykannu | 853 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,543 | 7.11% | −10.85% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,288 | 83.02% | 10.96% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 195,492 | | |
| | CPI gain from DMK | CPI gain from DMK | Swing | -0.12% | |

### 2010 by-election

2009–10 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DMK | P. N. P Inbasekaran | 77,669 | 45.48% |
| | PMK | G. K. M Tamil Kumaran | 41,285 | 24.17% |
| | AIADMK | R. Anbazhagan | 26,787 | 15.68% |
| | DMDK | Kaveryverman | 11,406 | 6.67% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,386 | 14.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,70,755 | 84.95% |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. N. Periannan | 74,109 | 49.43% | +33.84 |
| | AIADMK | S. R. Vetrivel | 47,177 | 31.47% | New |
| | DMDK | P. Dhandapani | 10,567 | 7.05% | New |
| | Independent | V. Muthulakshme | 9,871 | 6.58% | New |
| | Independent | M. Balamurugan | 1,738 | 1.16% | New |
| | Independent | E. Periyannan | 1,269 | 0.85% | New |
| | Independent | K. Murugan | 1,010 | 0.67% | New |
| | BJP | K. P. Kandasami | 933 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,932 | 17.96% | 5.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,932 | 72.05% | 16.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 208,084 | | |
| | DMK gain from PMK | DMK gain from PMK | Swing | 5.35% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | G. K. Mani | 49,125 | 44.08% | +12.45 |
| | Independent | K. N. Periannan | 34,729 | 31.16% | New |
| | DMK | M. Kumar | 17,371 | 15.59% | New |
| | Independent | K. N. Periannan | 2,290 | 2.05% | New |
| | MDMK | K. E. Sekar | 1,466 | 1.32% | −0.15 |
| | Independent | N. Murugan | 1,404 | 1.26% | New |
| | Independent | K. Anbalagan | 1,318 | 1.18% | New |
| | UCPI | P. Ravi | 1,262 | 1.13% | New |
| | BSP | C. K. Murugan | 1,245 | 1.12% | New |
| | Independent | T. C. Anbalagan | 725 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,396 | 12.92% | 12.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,444 | 55.76% | −9.07% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 199,848 | | |
| | PMK hold | PMK hold | Swing | 12.45% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | G. K. Mani | 34,906 | 31.63% | New |
| | CPI | M. Arumugam | 34,500 | 31.26% | +15.77 |
| | AIADMK | R. Anbalagan | 25,217 | 22.85% | −28.94 |
| | UCPI | N. Nanjappan | 11,717 | 10.62% | New |
| | MDMK | K. E. Sekar | 1,616 | 1.46% | New |
| | BJP | K. P. Kandasamy | 682 | 0.62% | New |
| | Independent | K. Rajendran | 611 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 406 | 0.37% | −19.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,373 | 64.83% | 2.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 184,582 | | |
| | PMK gain from AIADMK | PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -20.16% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Purushothaman | 49,585 | 51.79% | +31.98 |
| | PMK | N. M. Subramaniam | 30,757 | 32.12% | New |
| | CPI | M. Arumugam | 14,830 | 15.49% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,828 | 19.66% | 18.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,746 | 62.69% | 11.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,888 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from Independent | AIADMK gain from Independent | Swing | 30.69% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | N. Nanjappan | 15,498 | 21.09% | New |
| | AIADMK | P. Srinivasan | 14,555 | 19.81% | −35.17 |
| | AIADMK | M. Rajarathanam | 9,808 | 13.35% | −41.63 |
| | JP | S. Kumaran | 9,209 | 12.53% | New |
| | Independent | R. Rajamanikkam | 8,877 | 12.08% | New |
| | Independent | M. Lakshmanan | 7,364 | 10.02% | New |
| | Independent | V. Chandiran | 2,571 | 3.50% | New |
| | Independent | S. K. G. Gunalan | 2,431 | 3.31% | New |
| | Independent | A. Kannan | 660 | 0.90% | New |
| | Independent | C. Karunanidhi | 628 | 0.85% | New |
| | Independent | P. Samraj | 550 | 0.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 943 | 1.28% | −22.25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,468 | 51.53% | −16.50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 147,380 | | |
| | Independent gain from AIADMK | Independent gain from AIADMK | Swing | -33.89% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | H. G. Arumugam | 44,616 | 54.98% | New |
| | CPI | N. Nanjappan | 25,518 | 31.45% | New |
| | Independent | N. M. Subramaniam | 9,580 | 11.81% | New |
| | Independent | S. Samadharamam | 747 | 0.92% | New |
| | Independent | M. Murugesan | 682 | 0.84% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,098 | 23.54% | 12.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,143 | 68.03% | 8.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 126,479 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from GKC | AIADMK gain from GKC | Swing | 2.25% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | GKC | P. Theertha Raman | 34,590 | 52.74% | New |
| | DMK | K. Marumuthu | 27,481 | 41.90% | +26.4 |
| | JP | K. Appunu Gounder | 3,520 | 5.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,109 | 10.84% | 9.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,591 | 59.16% | 3.82% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 112,908 | | |
| | GKC gain from JP | GKC gain from JP | Swing | 20.61% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | K. Appunu Gounder | 17,591 | 32.13% | New |
| | AIADMK | Krishnan | 16,932 | 30.92% | New |
| | INC | B. K. Narasimhan | 11,086 | 20.25% | −27.39 |
| | DMK | K. Marimuthu | 8,487 | 15.50% | −36.86 |
| | Independent | K. M. Munniappan | 660 | 1.21% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 659 | 1.20% | −3.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,756 | 55.34% | −13.53% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 100,327 | | |
| | JP gain from DMK | JP gain from DMK | Swing | -20.24% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Manickkam | 33,298 | 52.36% | +5.53 |
| | INC | P. K. C. Muthuswami | 30,291 | 47.64% | −1.57 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,007 | 4.73% | 2.36% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,589 | 68.87% | 3.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,155 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.16% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. K. C. Muthusamy | 27,913 | 49.20% | +14.57 |
| | DMK | N. Manickam | 26,570 | 46.84% | −7.02 |
| | CPI | R. P. Gounder | 2,246 | 3.96% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,343 | 2.37% | −16.86% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,729 | 64.98% | 12.41% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,966 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -4.65% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. V. Karivengadam | 26,911 | 53.86% | New |
| | INC | S. Hemalatha Devi | 17,303 | 34.63% | +3.04 |
| | Independent | R. S. Veerappa Chettiar | 2,995 | 5.99% | New |
| | SWA | B. Munisami Gounder | 1,623 | 3.25% | New |
| | Independent | M. R. Rajan | 1,134 | 2.27% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,608 | 19.23% | 7.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,966 | 52.57% | 21.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,007 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 22.27% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Hemalatha Devi | 8,791 | 31.59% | New |
| | Independent | D. K. Gorunatha Chettiar | 5,536 | 19.89% | New |
| | Independent | Thandavan | 3,443 | 12.37% | New |
| | Independent | M. B. Munussamy Gounder | 3,165 | 11.37% | New |
| | Independent | S. Kandasami Gounder | 3,017 | 10.84% | New |
| | Independent | Govindan | 2,297 | 8.25% | New |
| | Independent | Latchumi | 864 | 3.10% | New |
| | Independent | Manthiri Thayappa Gounder | 717 | 2.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,255 | 11.70% | 7.40% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,830 | 31.12% | −11.80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,416 | | |
| | INC gain from TTP | INC gain from TTP | Swing | 2.27% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pennagaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TTP | S. Kandaswami Gounder | 8,050 | 29.32% | New |
| | Independent | M. N. Raja Chettiar | 6,870 | 25.02% | New |
| | Independent | R. Subbarao | 6,261 | 22.81% | New |
| | Independent | Dhaddi Alias Perumalu | 5,181 | 18.87% | New |
| | Independent | P. M. Pachiappa Gounder | 1,092 | 3.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,180 | 4.30% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,454 | 42.93% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,955 | | |
| | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) |