# Perundurai Assembly constituency

Perundurai is a state assembly constituency in Erode district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 103. It covers Perundurai and some parts of Erode City. It is included in Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency has been in existence since 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

## Demographics

Kongu Vellalar Gounder Community is majorly presented in this Assembly constituency and Senguntha Mudaliar, Vettuva Gounder and Adi Dravida communities are also populated in this constituency.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | N. K. Palanisamy | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | A. Ponnusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | T. K. Nallappan | Communist Party of India |
| 1984 | A. Ponnusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | V. N. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | V. N. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1993 | V. P. Periasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | N. Periyasamy | Communist Party of India |
| 2001 | K. S. Palanisamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | C. Ponnudurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | N. D. Venkatachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | N. D. Venkatachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | S. Jayakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 44.84% | 44.84% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 44.05% | 44.05% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 60.15% | 60.15% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 43.37% | 43.37% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 57.88% | 57.88% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 49.79% | 49.79% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 70.28% | 70.28% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 34.89% | 34.89% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 64.34% | 64.34% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.69% | 54.69% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 39.91% | 39.91% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 56.37% | 56.37% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 47.41% | 47.41% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 58.41% | 58.41% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 58.59% | 58.59% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Jayakumar | 85,125 | 44.84% | +0.79 |
| | DMK | K. K. C. Balu | 70,618 | 37.20% | +0.15 |
| | NTK | C. Loganathan | 10,294 | 5.42% | +4.62 |
| | Independent | Thoppu Venkatachalam (A) N. D. Venkatachalam | 9,895 | 5.21% | New |
| | MNM | C. K. Nandhakumar | 3,533 | 1.86% | New |
| | Independent | Shankarsamy | 3,336 | 1.76% | New |
| | BSP | M. Thambi | 1,620 | 0.85% | +0.14 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,189 | 0.63% | −0.47 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,507 | 7.64% | 0.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 189,843 | 83.31% | −2.30% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 563 | 0.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 227,870 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.79% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | N. D. Venkatachalam | 80,292 | 44.05% | −16.1 |
| | DMK | K. P. Samy (A) P. Mohana Sundaram | 67,521 | 37.05% | New |
| | KMDK | K. K. C. Balu | 14,545 | 7.98% | New |
| | TMC(M) | V. P. Shanmugam | 6,304 | 3.46% | New |
| | BJP | A. Chandrasekaran | 2,625 | 1.44% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,991 | 1.09% | New |
| | PMK | P. Kumaresan | 1,498 | 0.82% | New |
| | NTK | Loganathan | 1,469 | 0.81% | New |
| | BSP | K. Sekar | 1,306 | 0.72% | −0.64 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,771 | 7.01% | −21.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,263 | 85.62% | 1.72% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 212,885 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -16.10% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | N. D. Venkatachalam | 89,960 | 60.15% | +16.78 |
| | KNMK | K. K. C. Balu | 47,793 | 31.96% | New |
| | BSP | G. Anbazhagan | 2,033 | 1.36% | +0.74 |
| | Independent | L. Antony Peter | 1,464 | 0.98% | New |
| | JD(U) | K. Arumugam | 1,371 | 0.92% | New |
| | Independent | P. Tamilarasu | 1,026 | 0.69% | New |
| | Independent | N. P. Venkatachalam | 925 | 0.62% | New |
| | Independent | T. V. Thangamuthu | 845 | 0.56% | New |
| | Independent | P. Raju | 823 | 0.55% | New |
| | IJK | M. Tamilselvan | 779 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 42,167 | 28.19% | 21.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,561 | 83.90% | 7.76% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 178,269 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 16.78% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Ponnudurai | 59,631 | 43.37% | −14.51 |
| | CPI | N. Periyasamy | 51,053 | 37.13% | New |
| | DMDK | M. Ravichandran | 18,212 | 13.24% | New |
| | BJP | T. Shri Gandheeswaran | 1,960 | 1.43% | New |
| | Independent | R. Palanisam | 1,447 | 1.05% | New |
| | JD(U) | B. Devadasan | 1,136 | 0.83% | New |
| | Independent | K. Krishnamoorthy | 1,066 | 0.78% | New |
| | BSP | M. M. S. Subramaniam | 850 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,578 | 6.24% | −19.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,506 | 76.13% | 11.18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 180,617 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -14.51% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. S. Palanisamy | 72,133 | 57.88% | +22.52 |
| | CNMK | N. Govindaswamy | 40,421 | 32.43% | New |
| | MDMK | V. M. Kandasamy | 6,528 | 5.24% | −1.33 |
| | Independent | P. Raman | 1,374 | 1.10% | New |
| | JD(S) | K. P. Sengodu | 1,337 | 1.07% | New |
| | Independent | S. R. Devendara Manickam | 1,020 | 0.82% | New |
| | Independent | P. Muthusamy | 803 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,712 | 25.45% | 11.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,623 | 64.95% | −5.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 191,912 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI | AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 8.09% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | N. Periyasamy | 60,587 | 49.79% | +27.91 |
| | AIADMK | P. Periyasamy | 43,036 | 35.36% | −34.91 |
| | MDMK | V. M. Kandasamy | 7,992 | 6.57% | New |
| | Independent | T. K. Periyasamy | 2,292 | 1.88% | New |
| | BJP | A. Meivelsamy | 1,228 | 1.01% | −1.55 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,551 | 14.42% | −33.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,693 | 70.11% | 1.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 179,713 | | |
| | CPI gain from AIADMK | CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | -20.49% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. N. Subramanian | 77,277 | 70.28% | +35.39 |
| | CPI | T. K. Naliappan | 24,060 | 21.88% | New |
| | Independent | K. P. Sengodu | 3,199 | 2.91% | New |
| | BJP | A. Chandra Sekaran | 2,815 | 2.56% | New |
| | AAP | M. Subiramaniom | 698 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 53,217 | 48.40% | 35.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,961 | 68.97% | −8.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 164,972 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 35.39% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. N. Subramanian | 39,654 | 34.89% | −29.45 |
| | INC | R. Arumugam | 24,956 | 21.96% | New |
| | DMK | S. Kandappan | 22,985 | 20.22% | New |
| | AIADMK | A. Ponnusamy | 11,309 | 9.95% | −54.39 |
| | Independent | P. S. Subramaniam Alias Mani | 9,226 | 8.12% | New |
| | India Farmers and Tailers Party | K. Venkatachalam | 1,406 | 1.24% | New |
| | Independent | V. T. R. Veerappa Gounder | 922 | 0.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,698 | 12.93% | −17.07% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,650 | 77.33% | 3.20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 150,170 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -29.45% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Ponnusamy | 60,830 | 64.34% | New |
| | CPI | T. K. Nallappan | 32,465 | 34.34% | −20.35 |
| | Independent | M. Thangavelu | 1,254 | 1.33% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,365 | 30.00% | 15.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,549 | 74.13% | 10.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 134,058 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI | AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 9.65% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | T. K. Nallappan | 44,210 | 54.69% | +22.67 |
| | INC | N. K. P. Jaganathan | 32,543 | 40.26% | New |
| | JP | T. C. Gopalan | 2,183 | 2.70% | New |
| | Independent | Palaniappan | 895 | 1.11% | New |
| | Independent | T. N. Kumarasamy Gounder | 742 | 0.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,667 | 14.43% | 6.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,837 | 63.19% | 2.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,785 | | |
| | CPI gain from AIADMK | CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | 14.78% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Ponnusamy | 30,574 | 39.91% | New |
| | CPI | N. K. Palanisamy | 24,532 | 32.02% | −24.34 |
| | JP | R. Ramalingam | 12,803 | 16.71% | New |
| | DMK | R. Kandasamy | 5,946 | 7.76% | New |
| | Independent | M. Chenni | 2,752 | 3.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,042 | 7.89% | −4.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,607 | 61.04% | −6.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 127,223 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI | AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | -16.46% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | N. K. Palanisamy | 38,882 | 56.37% | +46.7 |
| | Independent | K. Chinnasamy Gounder | 30,100 | 43.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,782 | 12.73% | 8.25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,982 | 67.12% | −11.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 111,717 | | |
| | CPI gain from SSP | CPI gain from SSP | Swing | 8.96% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SSP | S. Balasubramanian | 33,164 | 47.41% | New |
| | INC | N. N. S. Nandradiar | 30,030 | 42.93% | −15.48 |
| | CPI | N. T. Raju | 6,761 | 9.66% | −30.62 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,134 | 4.48% | −13.64% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,955 | 78.99% | −3.78% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,274 | | |
| | SSP gain from INC | SSP gain from INC | Swing | -11.00% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | N. Nallasenaapathi Sarkerai Manradiar | 36,225 | 58.41% | +17 |
| | CPI | N. K. Palanisamy | 24,986 | 40.29% | −18.3 |
| | Socialist | U. R. Kumarasami | 563 | 0.91% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,239 | 18.12% | 0.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,016 | 82.77% | 25.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,326 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | -0.17% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | N. K. Palanisami | 24,205 | 58.59% | New |
| | INC | V.R.A. Manicka Mudaliar | 17,110 | 41.41% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,095 | 17.17% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,315 | 56.99% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,499 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |