# Polur Assembly constituency

Polur is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 66. It comprises portions of the Chetpet, Pernamallur, Kalambur and Polur towns and unions. Polur is a part of Arani 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 | Manickavelu Naicker | Commonweal Party |
| 1957 | S. M. Annamalai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1962 | Kesava Reddiar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | S. Kuppammal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | T. P. Srinivasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | K. J. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | L. Balaraman | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | J. Rajababu | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | A. Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | T. Vediyappan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | A. Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | Nalini Manokaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | P. S. Vijayakumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2011 | L. Jaya Sudha | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | K. V. Sekaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | S. S. Agri Krishnamurthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 48.65% | 48.65% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 34.02% | 34.02% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 55.42% | 55.42% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 47.08% | 47.08% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 51.31% | 51.31% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 55.45% | 55.45% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 62.13% | 62.13% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 38.80% | 38.80% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 62.40% | 62.40% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.92% | 48.92% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 37.82% | 37.82% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 57.92% | 57.92% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 56.92% | 56.92% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 62.16% | 62.16% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 42.96% | 42.96% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 54.65% | 54.65% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy | 97,732 | 48.65% | +18.86 |
| | DMK | K.V. Sekaran. | 88,007 | 43.81% | +9.79 |
| | NTK | L. Lavanya | 10,197 | 5.08% | New |
| | MNM | G. Kalavathi | 1,580 | 0.79% | New |
| | Independent | R. Daksnamoorthy | 1,188 | 0.59% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,144 | 0.57% | −0.06 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,725 | 4.84% | 0.61% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 200,868 | 82.38% | −3.48% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 366 | 0.18% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 243,833 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 14.63% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. V. Sekaran | 66,588 | 34.02% | New |
| | AIADMK | M. Murugan | 58,315 | 29.80% | −25.63 |
| | Independent | C. Elumalai | 38,861 | 19.86% | New |
| | PMK | A. Velayutham | 17,184 | 8.78% | −29.52 |
| | CPI(M) | P. Selvan | 5,000 | 2.55% | New |
| | Independent | A. Dhashanamoorthy | 1,858 | 0.95% | New |
| | BJP | D. Tamilarasi | 1,232 | 0.63% | −0.19 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,230 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,273 | 4.23% | −12.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 195,714 | 85.86% | 1.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 227,936 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -21.40% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | L. Jaya Sudha | 92,391 | 55.42% | +14.4 |
| | PMK | G. Ediroli Manian | 63,846 | 38.30% | New |
| | IJK | V. Perumal | 2,320 | 1.39% | New |
| | Independent | M. Munisamy | 2,132 | 1.28% | New |
| | Independent | D. Murugesan | 1,881 | 1.13% | New |
| | BJP | N. Venkatesan | 1,360 | 0.82% | −1.03 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,545 | 17.12% | 11.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,702 | 84.85% | 13.32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 196,477 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 8.34% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. S. Vijayakumar | 58,595 | 47.08% | New |
| | AIADMK | T. Vediyappan | 51,051 | 41.02% | −10.3 |
| | DMDK | S. C. Purushothaman | 6,867 | 5.52% | New |
| | BJP | G. Elangeswaran | 2,299 | 1.85% | New |
| | Independent | M. B. Lakshmanan | 2,089 | 1.68% | New |
| | SP | G. Shanmugam | 2,011 | 1.62% | New |
| | Independent | M. Durairaj | 815 | 0.65% | New |
| | Independent | C. Sankar | 729 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,544 | 6.06% | −3.23% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,456 | 71.53% | 5.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 173,999 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.23% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Nalini Manokaran | 59,678 | 51.31% | New |
| | DMK | C. Elumalai | 48,871 | 42.02% | −13.43 |
| | Independent | J. Jayachandran | 2,524 | 2.17% | New |
| | MDMK | A. Karthikeyan | 1,896 | 1.63% | New |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | J. Bhaskar | 1,647 | 1.42% | New |
| | Independent | M. Durairaj | 1,002 | 0.86% | New |
| | Independent | M. Muniappan | 680 | 0.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,807 | 9.29% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,298 | 66.23% | −4.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 175,601 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -4.14% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Rajendran | 59,070 | 55.45% | +33.15 |
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| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,525 | 70.98% | 3.85% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,775 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -6.67% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | T. Vediyappan | 60,262 | 62.13% | +35.83 |
| | DMK | A. Rajendran | 21,637 | 22.31% | −16.49 |
| | PMK | K. G. Elumalai | 13,026 | 13.43% | New |
| | AAP | S. Santha | 705 | 0.73% | New |
| | Independent | M. Annamalai | 505 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 38,625 | 39.82% | 27.32% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,001 | 67.13% | 4.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 151,807 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 23.33% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Rajendran | 31,478 | 38.80% | +2.71 |
| | AIADMK | S. Kannan | 21,334 | 26.29% | New |
| | INC | J. Rajababu | 15,453 | 19.05% | −43.36 |
| | AIADMK | A. Selvan | 12,096 | 14.91% | New |
| | Independent | T. C. Manilingam | 527 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,144 | 12.50% | −13.82% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,137 | 62.76% | −12.26% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 132,966 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -23.61% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | J. Rajababu | 52,437 | 62.40% | +13.48 |
| | DMK | T. K. Subramantan | 30,319 | 36.08% | New |
| | Independent | R. Shunmugam | 1,273 | 1.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,118 | 26.32% | 23.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,029 | 75.02% | 8.74% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 116,495 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 13.48% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | L. Balaraman | 35,456 | 48.92% | +39.14 |
| | AIADMK | A. Selvan | 33,303 | 45.95% | +8.14 |
| | Independent | K. G. Vediappan | 1,898 | 2.62% | New |
| | Independent | K. J. Subramanian | 1,183 | 1.63% | New |
| | Independent | P. C. Murugesa Gounder | 635 | 0.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,153 | 2.97% | −1.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,475 | 66.28% | 4.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 111,477 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 11.11% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. J. Subramanian | 24,631 | 37.82% | New |
| | DMK | S. Murugaiyan | 21,902 | 33.63% | −24.29 |
| | JP | T. M. Subramanian | 11,279 | 17.32% | New |
| | INC | S. M. Annamalai | 6,373 | 9.78% | −32.3 |
| | Independent | A. P. Ramachandran | 950 | 1.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,729 | 4.19% | −11.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,135 | 62.23% | −11.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 107,103 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -20.10% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. P. Srinivasan | 34,728 | 57.92% | +0.99 |
| | INC | T. R. Natesa Gounder | 25,232 | 42.08% | +7.5 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,496 | 15.84% | −6.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,960 | 73.28% | −1.93% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,660 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 0.99% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Kuppamal | 33,292 | 56.92% | −5.23 |
| | INC | S. M. Annamalai | 20,224 | 34.58% | −3.26 |
| | Independent | P. Kothandaraman | 4,969 | 8.50% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,068 | 22.34% | −1.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,485 | 75.20% | 15.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,835 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -5.23% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Kesava Reddiar | 29,283 | 62.16% | New |
| | INC | Periasami | 17,828 | 37.84% | +18.85 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,455 | 24.31% | 7.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,111 | 59.98% | 11.10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,973 | | |
| | DMK gain from Independent | DMK gain from Independent | Swing | 19.20% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | S. M. Annamalai | 17,222 | 42.96% | New |
| | Independent | T. B. Kesava Reddiar | 10,616 | 26.48% | New |
| | INC | V. Krishnakanthan | 7,613 | 18.99% | −26.36 |
| | Independent | Vediappa Mudaliar | 4,059 | 10.13% | New |
| | Independent | Purushothama Mudali | 578 | 1.44% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,606 | 16.48% | 7.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,088 | 48.88% | −5.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,019 | | |
| | Independent gain from Commonweal Party | Independent gain from Commonweal Party | Swing | -11.69% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Polur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Commonweal Party | M. A. Manickavelu Naicker | 19,508 | 54.65% | New |
| | INC | Annamalai Chetty | 16,190 | 45.35% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,318 | 9.29% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,698 | 54.39% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,635 | | |
| | Commonweal Party win (new seat) | Commonweal Party win (new seat) | Commonweal Party win (new seat) | Commonweal Party win (new seat) | Commonweal Party win (new seat) |