# Sholingur Assembly constituency

Sholingur is a state assembly constituency in Ranipet district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 39. It consists of portions of the Walajah and Arakkonam taluks. It falls under Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | M. Subramaniya Naicker | Commonweal Party |
| 1957 | B. Bakthavathaalu Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Aranganathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | S. J. Ramasamy Mudaliyar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | C. Gopal Mudaliyar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | N. Shanmugam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | A. M. Munirathinam | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | A. M. Munirathinam | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | A. M. Munirathinam | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 2001 | R. Vilvanathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | D. Arul Anbarasu | Indian National Congress |
| 2011 | P. R. Manogar | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| 2016 | N. G. Parthiban - Disqualification by Assembly Speaker 2017 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 by-election | G. Sampathu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | A. M. Munirathinam | Indian National Congress |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 49.46% | 49.46% |
| 2019 by-election | 2019 by-election | 48.00% | 48.00% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 36.79% | 36.79% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 38.98% | 38.98% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 45.98% | 45.98% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 50.12% | 50.12% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 54.33% | 54.33% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 53.90% | 53.90% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 39.24% | 39.24% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 51.38% | 51.38% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 49.40% | 49.40% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 38.23% | 38.23% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 55.39% | 55.39% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 51.67% | 51.67% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 56.02% | 56.02% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 55.44% | 55.44% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 36.16% | 36.16% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. M. Munirathinam | 110,228 | 49.46% | 17.28% |
| | PMK | A. M. Krishnan | 83,530 | 37.48% | |
| | AMMK | N. G. Parthiban | 12,979 | 5.82% | |
| | NTK | Y. R. Pavendhan | 9,656 | 4.33% | 3.94% |
| | MNM | R. Jawahar | 1,664 | 0.75% | |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,239 | 0.56% | −0.25% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,698 | 11.98% | 7.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,22,870 | 80.33% | −1.70% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 245 | 0.11% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,77,440 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 12.67% | |

### 2019 by-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | G. Sampathu | 103,545 | 48.00 | |
| | DMK | A. Asokan | 87,489 | 40.56 | |
| | AMMK | T. G. Mani | 12,868 | 5.97 | +5.97 |
| | NTK | P. Gokulakrishnan | 5,188 | 2.40 | +2.40 |
| | MNM | A. Malayarajan | 2,466 | 1.14 | +1.14 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,112 | 0.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,056 | 7.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,15,795 | 82.34 | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | N. G. Parthiban | 77,651 | 36.79% | |
| | INC | A. M. Munirathinam | 67,919 | 32.18% | 11.59% |
| | PMK | K. Saravanan | 50,827 | 24.08% | |
| | DMDK | P. R. Manogar | 6,167 | 2.92% | −36.05% |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,691 | 0.80% | |
| | BJP | Kumar. M | 1,468 | 0.70% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,732 | 4.61% | −0.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,11,064 | 82.03% | −2.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,57,291 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMDK | AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | -2.19% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMDK | P. R. Manogar | 69,963 | 38.98% | 29.64% |
| | Independent | A. M. Munirathinam | 60,925 | 33.94% | |
| | INC | Arulanbarasu | 36,957 | 20.59% | −25.39% |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | M. Bhavani. | 3,858 | 2.15% | |
| | Independent | T. V. Paramasivam | 2,288 | 1.27% | |
| | Independent | V. Velu | 2,268 | 1.26% | |
| | | A. M. Inbanathan | 1,181 | 0.66% | |
| | BSP | N. Dhinakaran | 1,076 | 0.60% | |
| | Independent | Vadivel | 983 | 0.55% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,038 | 5.04% | −0.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,11,864 | 84.72% | 8.21% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,79,499 | | |
| | DMDK gain from INC | DMDK gain from INC | Swing | -7.00% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | D. Arul Anbarasu | 63,502 | 45.98% | |
| | AIADMK | Gopal. C | 55,586 | 40.25% | −9.88% |
| | DMDK | Prabakaran. C. D | 12,900 | 9.34% | |
| | Independent | Velu. V | 2,026 | 1.47% | |
| | SP | Gopi. R | 1,319 | 0.96% | |
| | BJP | Murugesan. D | 1,308 | 0.95% | |
| | Independent | Suresh. S | 773 | 0.56% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,916 | 5.73% | −2.11% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,38,112 | 76.52% | 5.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,80,495 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.15% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Vilvanathan | 62,576 | 50.12% | |
| | PNK | A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar | 52,781 | 42.28% | |
| | MDMK | Ravi. N | 3,033 | 2.43% | 1.14% |
| | Independent | Laksmipathi S. K. | 2,539 | 2.03% | |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | Arumugam. M | 2,409 | 1.93% | |
| | Independent | Babu. K. C. | 1,504 | 1.20% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,795 | 7.85% | −20.36% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,24,842 | 71.30% | −3.40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,75,100 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -4.21% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | A. M. Munirathinam | 65,361 | 54.33% | |
| | PMK | Shanmugham. S. | 31,431 | 26.13% | |
| | INC | Jayababu. R. | 20,849 | 17.33% | −36.57% |
| | MDMK | Shanmugham. R. | 1,557 | 1.29% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,930 | 28.21% | −3.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,293 | 74.70% | 4.13% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,68,374 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | 0.43% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. M. Munirathinam | 58,563 | 53.90% | 14.66% |
| | DMK | C. Manickam | 24,453 | 22.51% | −10.56% |
| | PMK | P. Panchatcharam | 22,600 | 20.80% | |
| | BJP | M. K. Santha Kumar | 1,543 | 1.42% | |
| | Independent | N. Chandiran | 620 | 0.57% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,110 | 31.40% | 25.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,08,647 | 70.57% | 9.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,58,696 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 14.66% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. M. Munirathinam | 33,419 | 39.24% | |
| | DMK | C. Manickam | 28,161 | 33.06% | −13.98% |
| | AIADMK | C. Gopal | 17,125 | 20.11% | −31.28% |
| | AIADMK | Kanmani Porki Alias Selvaraj | 3,692 | 4.33% | −47.05% |
| | Independent | E. Nagarajan | 728 | 0.85% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,258 | 6.17% | 1.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,171 | 61.14% | −17.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,43,254 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -12.15% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | N. Shanmugam | 47,967 | 51.38% | 1.99% |
| | DMK | K. Moorthi | 43,918 | 47.05% | −2.13% |
| | Independent | A. Kanthappan | 952 | 1.02% | |
| | Independent | A. M. Periyasamy | 514 | 0.55% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,049 | 4.34% | 4.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,351 | 78.63% | 16.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,24,595 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 1.99% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Gopal Mudaliyar | 35,783 | 49.40% | 11.16% |
| | DMK | Moorthy. K | 35,626 | 49.18% | 19.25% |
| | Independent | Annamalai Reddiar V. S | 401 | 0.55% | |
| | Independent | Kanthappan. A | 330 | 0.46% | |
| | Independent | Periasamy Reddiar. A. M | 302 | 0.42% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 157 | 0.22% | −8.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,442 | 62.46% | 0.96% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,17,710 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 11.16% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. J. Ramasamy Mudaliyar | 25,997 | 38.23% | |
| | DMK | K. Murthi | 20,348 | 29.93% | −14.69% |
| | INC | C. Rajendran | 9,393 | 13.81% | −41.57% |
| | JP | S.S. Sundararaman | 9,266 | 13.63% | |
| | Independent | S. Thiyagarajan | 1,420 | 2.09% | |
| | Independent | A. Kanthappan | 919 | 1.35% | |
| | Independent | G. Munisamy | 652 | 0.96% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,649 | 8.31% | −2.47% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,995 | 61.51% | −17.61% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,12,141 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -17.15% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar | 36,776 | 55.39% | 14.02% |
| | DMK | Natrajan K. M. | 29,621 | 44.61% | −7.06% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,155 | 10.78% | 0.47% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,397 | 79.11% | −3.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,522 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 3.72% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Aranganathan | 35,225 | 51.67% | 16.73% |
| | INC | A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar | 28,201 | 41.37% | −14.65% |
| | Independent | A. Reddy | 3,466 | 5.08% | |
| | Independent | P. Reddy | 1,282 | 1.88% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,024 | 10.30% | −10.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,174 | 82.98% | 3.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,378 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -4.35% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar | 33,291 | 56.02% | 0.57% |
| | DMK | V. Munuswamy | 20,762 | 34.94% | |
| | Independent | Reriasamy Rreddy | 4,308 | 7.25% | |
| | Independent | Ganapathy Kannappa Mudali | 1,069 | 1.80% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,529 | 21.08% | −0.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,430 | 79.37% | 23.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,223 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.57% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | B. Bakthavathaalu Naidu | 22,991 | 55.44% | 27.85% |
| | Independent | M. Subramanian Naicker | 14,037 | 33.85% | |
| | Independent | Jayaraj | 4,440 | 10.71% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,954 | 21.59% | 13.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,468 | 55.90% | 2.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,186 | | |
| | INC gain from Commonweal Party | INC gain from Commonweal Party | Swing | 19.28% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sholingur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Commonweal Party | M. Subramanya Naicker | 12,028 | 36.16% | |
| | INC | V. M. Ramaswami Mudaliar | 9,177 | 27.59% | 27.59% |
| | Independent | Perumal Alias Nannaya Naidu | 2,754 | 8.28% | |
| | Independent | S. Krishnaswami Naidu | 2,473 | 7.43% | |
| | Independent | B. Manavala Chowdary | 2,453 | 7.37% | |
| | Independent | Amavasaigan | 1,195 | 3.59% | |
| | Independent | P. R. Ratnavelu Naicker | 1,136 | 3.42% | |
| | KMPP | Tiruvangada Naicker | 1,072 | 3.22% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,851 | 8.57% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,262 | 53.56% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,097 | | |
| | 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) |