# Sulur Assembly constituency

Sulur (Tamil: சூலூர்) is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 116. It comprises the Town Panchayat of Irugur, Kannampalayam, Mopperipalayam, Pallapalayam, Samalapuram and Sulur. It also has Karumathapatti municipality and Village Panchayat of Sulur Block and Sultanpet Block surrounding areas in Coimbatore. It was formed for the second time in 2008 and is part of Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

## Members of the Assembly

| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | K. Thinakaran | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016-2019 | R. Kanagaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| By-Election 2019 | 2019 – 2021 | V. P. Kandasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021–present | V. P. Kandasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 49.23% | 49.23% |
| 2019 by-election | 2019 by-election | 44.78% | 44.78% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 47.38% | 47.38% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 52.29% | 52.29% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 38.76% | 38.76% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 44.59% | 44.59% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sulur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. P. Kandasamy | 118,968 | 49.23% | |
| | DMK | Premier Selvam (A)Kalichamy M | 87,036 | 36.02% | |
| | NTK | Elangovan. G | 14,426 | 5.97% | |
| | MNM | Ranganathan. A | 12,658 | 5.24% | |
| | AMMK | Senthil Kumar. S. A. | 4,111 | 1.70% | |
| | NOTA | Nota | 2,610 | 1.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,932 | 13.21% | −3.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,41,653 | 76.20% | 0.60% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 309 | 0.13% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,17,124 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 1.85% | |

### 2019 by-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Sulur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIADMK | V. P. Kandasamy | 1,00,782 | 44.78 |
| | DMK | Pongalur N. Palanisamy | 90,669 | 40.29 |
| | AMMK | K. Sugumar | 16,530 | 7.35 |
| | MNM | S. Mohanraj | 6,644 | 2.95 |
| | NTK | V. Vijaya Ragavan | 4,335 | 1.93 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,938 | 0.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,113 | 4.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,26,998 | 76.89 |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sulur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Kanagaraj | 100,977 | 47.38% | |
| | INC | Manoharan. V. M. C. | 64,346 | 30.19% | |
| | BJP | Mandharasalam. S. D. | 13,517 | 6.34% | 3.78% |
| | DMDK | Thinakaran. K. | 13,106 | 6.15% | −46.14% |
| | KMDK | Premier Selvam @ Kalichamy. M. | 9,672 | 4.54% | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,688 | 1.73% | |
| | NTK | Vijayaragavan. M. V. | 2,873 | 1.35% | |
| | PMK | Ganesan. P. K. | 1,687 | 0.79% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36,631 | 17.19% | −0.23% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,13,121 | 75.60% | −4.55% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,81,890 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMDK | AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | -4.91% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sulur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMDK | K. Thinakaran | 88,680 | 52.29% | |
| | KNMK | E. R. Eswaran | 59,148 | 34.88% | |
| | Independent | Dhinakaran K | 7,285 | 4.30% | |
| | BJP | Senthilkumar K | 4,353 | 2.57% | |
| | Independent | Karthikeyan Pon | 3,053 | 1.80% | |
| | Independent | Mariappan Dr M | 2,205 | 1.30% | |
| | Independent | Jerold Amalajothi I | 1,315 | 0.78% | |
| | Independent | Thangavelu C | 1,281 | 0.76% | |
| | BSP | Abdul Hakkim P | 1,064 | 0.63% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,532 | 17.41% | {{{change}}} |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,11,574 | 80.16% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,69,588 | | |
| | DMDK win (new seat) | DMDK win (new seat) | DMDK win (new seat) | DMDK win (new seat) | DMDK win (new seat) |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sulur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | C. Kolandai Ammal | 25,732 | 38.76% | −5.83% |
| | CPI | K. N. Chinnayan | 21,375 | 32.19% | |
| | PSP | Kumarasami Gounder | 10,017 | 15.09% | |
| | DMK | U. K. N. Rasu | 6,953 | 10.47% | |
| | Independent | A. Sethupathy | 1,364 | 2.05% | |
| | Independent | V. R. Gopalasami Chettiar | 955 | 1.44% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,357 | 6.56% | −0.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,396 | 77.14% | 25.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,754 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -5.83% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Sulur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | C. Kolandai Ammal | 18,328 | 44.59% | |
| | CPI | K. Ramani | 15,598 | 37.95% | |
| | Independent | Shanmugasundaram | 4,053 | 9.86% | |
| | Independent | Natarajan | 3,126 | 7.60% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,730 | 6.64% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,105 | 51.70% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,503 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |