# Sattur Assembly constituency

Sattur is an assembly constituency located in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. It falls under Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency served as the Chief Minister's constituency in the years 1957 and 1962 respectively, as it was won by then Chief Minister K. Kamaraj. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
In the 2021 election, the DMK party's allainace party MDMK's candidate won the election against the candidate of AIADMK.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | S. Ramaswamy Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | K. Kamaraj (Chief Minister) | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | K. Kamaraj (Chief Minister) | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | S. Ramaswamy Naidu | Swatantra Party |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | S. Alagu Thevar | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1977 | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | S. S. Karuppasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam |
| 1996 | K. M. Vijayakumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | R. B. Udhaya Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | S. G. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 By-election | M. S. R. Rajavarman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | A. R. R. Raghuraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 38.68% | 38.68% |
| 2019 by-election | 2019 by-election | 42.20% | 42.20% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 40.65% | 40.65% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 58.32% | 58.32% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 49.58% | 49.58% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 42.91% | 42.91% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 43.20% | 43.20% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 48.63% | 48.63% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 42.01% | 42.01% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 51.03% | 51.03% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 44.10% | 44.10% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 43.24% | 43.24% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 55.43% | 55.43% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 64.11% | 64.11% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 56.38% | 56.38% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 53.46% | 53.46% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 48.00% | 48.00% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. R. R. Raghuraman | 74,174 | 38.94% | +0.81 |
| | AIADMK | R. K. Ravichandhran | 62,995 | 33.07% | −7.58 |
| | AMMK | M. S. R. Rajavarman | 32,916 | 17.28% | New |
| | NTK | K. Pandi | 12,626 | 6.63% | +5.76 |
| | IJK | M. Bharathi | 1,751 | 0.92% | New |
| | PT | G. Marikannan | 1,599 | 0.84% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,297 | 0.68% | −0.15 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,179 | 5.87% | 3.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,486 | 75.18% | −3.04% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 218 | 0.11% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 253,363 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -1.71% | |

### 2019 by-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. S. R. Rajavarman | 76,977 | 42.20 | +1.55 |
| | DMK | V. Srinivasan | 76,521 | 41.60 | +3.47 |
| | AMMK | S. G. Subramanian | 12,428 | 6.84 | +6.84 |
| | NTK | P. Sureshkumar | 5,004 | 2.76 | +1.90 |
| | MNM | N. Sundararaj | 3,899 | 2.15 | +2.15 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,728 | 0.93 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 0.25 | −2.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,81,083 | 77.01 | −1.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,36,696 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | +1.55 | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. G. Subramanian | 71,513 | 40.65% | −17.67 |
| | DMK | V. Srinivasan | 67,086 | 38.13% | −0.94 |
| | MDMK | A. R. R. Raghuraman | 25,442 | 14.46% | New |
| | BJP | P. Gnanapandithan | 3,407 | 1.94% | New |
| | NTK | S. Muthuvel Nachiar | 1,520 | 0.86% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,455 | 0.83% | New |
| | AIFB | K. Pasupathidevan | 958 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,427 | 2.52% | −16.73% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,939 | 78.22% | −3.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 224,931 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -17.67% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. B. Udhaya Kumar | 88,918 | 58.32% | +22.72 |
| | DMK | A. Kadarkarairaj | 59,573 | 39.07% | −10.51 |
| | Independent | P. Jayasankar | 1,310 | 0.86% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,345 | 19.25% | 5.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,462 | 82.16% | 9.20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 185,572 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 8.74% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | 73,918 | 49.58% | +6.67 |
| | AIADMK | G. Chockeswaran | 53,073 | 35.60% | New |
| | DMDK | S. S. K. Sankaralingam | 15,391 | 10.32% | New |
| | BSP | R. Rajendran | 1,560 | 1.05% | New |
| | AIFB | G. Sethu Ramalingam | 1,447 | 0.97% | New |
| | Independent | G. Vairamuthu | 1,104 | 0.74% | New |
| | BJP | R. Vetrivel | 995 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,845 | 13.98% | 10.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,088 | 72.96% | 10.24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 204,350 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 6.67% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | 57,953 | 42.91% | −0.29 |
| | INC | A. Rajendran | 53,538 | 39.64% | New |
| | MDMK | S. Rajachockalingam | 19,338 | 14.32% | +2.06 |
| | Independent | V. Jeyaram | 1,296 | 0.96% | New |
| | Independent | A. Jeyasankar | 740 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,415 | 3.27% | −3.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,045 | 62.72% | −7.70% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 215,350 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -0.29% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. M. Vijayakumar | 58,972 | 43.20% | New |
| | AIADMK | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | 49,608 | 36.34% | −10.47 |
| | MDMK | M. Gnanaprakasam | 16,732 | 12.26% | New |
| | Independent | C. Ramachandran | 5,686 | 4.17% | New |
| | AIIC(T) | P. Thangavel | 1,227 | 0.90% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,364 | 6.86% | 5.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,502 | 70.42% | 4.19% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 201,201 | | |
| | DMK gain from Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam | DMK gain from Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam | Swing | -5.43% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | 59,942 | 48.63% | New |
| | AIADMK | Sannasi Karuppasamy | 57,703 | 46.81% | +17.63 |
| | PMK | M. Gnanasekaran | 1,673 | 1.36% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,239 | 1.82% | −11.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,261 | 66.23% | −7.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,024 | | |
| | Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam gain from DMK | Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam gain from DMK | Swing | 6.62% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. S. Karuppasamy | 52,608 | 42.01% | −2.59 |
| | AIADMK | R. Kothanaraman | 36,546 | 29.18% | −21.85 |
| | INC | P. Subbiah | 17,375 | 13.87% | New |
| | AIADMK | V. Veerasubramanian | 16,512 | 13.18% | −37.85 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,062 | 12.83% | 6.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,236 | 73.84% | −3.52% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 172,451 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -9.02% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | 58,745 | 51.03% | −18.37 |
| | DMK | S. S. Karuppasamy | 51,338 | 44.60% | +0.5 |
| | Independent | A. Narayanan | 4,245 | 3.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,407 | 6.43% | −7.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,117 | 77.36% | 13.80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 152,911 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -18.37% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | 54,720 | 69.40% | +26.16 |
| | DMK | S. Saudi Sundara Barati | 43,795 | 44.10% | +34.46 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,925 | 13.86% | −5.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,847 | 63.56% | −6.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 125,588 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 26.16% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | 38,772 | 43.24% | New |
| | INC | M. Veerasamy | 21,830 | 24.35% | New |
| | JP | S. Mookiah Nadar | 16,748 | 18.68% | New |
| | DMK | V. Karamegasamy | 8,637 | 9.63% | New |
| | Independent | S. Thurairaj | 2,105 | 2.35% | New |
| | Independent | K. Gurusamy Naicker | 606 | 0.68% | New |
| | Independent | T. Periyasamy | 544 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,942 | 18.90% | 4.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,659 | 70.39% | 4.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 128,786 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from AIFB | AIADMK gain from AIFB | Swing | -12.19% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIFB | S. Alagu Thevar | 32,610 | 55.43% | New |
| | SWA | R. Dorairaj Naicker | 24,216 | 41.16% | New |
| | Independent | P. Solaimalai | 921 | 1.57% | New |
| | Independent | V. Srinivasan | 528 | 0.90% | New |
| | Independent | K. Veluchaminaicker | 407 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,394 | 14.27% | −13.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,827 | 65.96% | −17.91% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,002 | | |
| | AIFB gain from SWA | AIFB gain from SWA | Swing | -8.68% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SWA | S. Ramaswamy Naidu | 45,223 | 64.11% | New |
| | INC | R. Krishnasamy Naidu | 25,313 | 35.89% | −20.5 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,910 | 28.23% | 12.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,536 | 83.87% | −0.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,398 | | |
| | SWA gain from INC | SWA gain from INC | Swing | 7.73% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Kamaraj (Chief Minister) | 46,950 | 56.38% | +2.92 |
| | SWA | P. Ramamoorthy | 33,506 | 40.24% | New |
| | Independent | R. Ramasamy Reddiar | 2,811 | 3.38% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,444 | 16.15% | 9.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,267 | 84.63% | 9.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 101,991 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.92% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Kamaraj (Chief Minister) | 36,400 | 53.46% | +5.47 |
| | Independent | Jayarama Reddiar | 31,683 | 46.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,717 | 6.93% | 4.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,083 | 75.03% | 3.55% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,740 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 5.47% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sattur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Ramaswamy Naidu | 21,038 | 48.00% | New |
| | Independent | Rajarathnam | 20,012 | 45.66% | New |
| | Independent | Rajamani | 2,781 | 6.34% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,026 | 2.34% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,831 | 71.48% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,321 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |