| Melur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 188 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai |
| LS constituency | Madurai |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 2,44,996[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Melur is a legislative assembly constituency in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below. Most successful party: INC (7 times).
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | S. Chinnakaruppa Thevar and P. Sivapirakasam |
Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | M. Periyakaruppan Ambalam and P. Kakkan | ||
| 1962 | M. Sivaramanambalam | ||
Tamil Nadu
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | A. M. Paramasivan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | K. V. Veeranambalam | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | D. V. Veeranambalam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Tamil Maanila Congress | ||
| 2001 | R. Samy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Periyapullan @ P. Selvam | ||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Periyapullan @ P. Selvam | 83,344 | 45.82% | -5.72 | |
| INC | T. Ravichandran | 48,182 | 26.49% | New | |
| AMMK | A. Selvaraj | 34,262 | 18.84% | New | |
| NTK | P. Karuppusamy | 10,669 | 5.87% | +5.09 | |
| MNM | K. Kathiresan | 2,176 | 1.20% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 884 | 0.49% | +0.05 | |
| Margin of victory | 35,162 | 19.33% | 7.90% | ||
| Turnout | 181,898 | 74.25% | 0.04% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Registered electors | 244,996 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -5.72% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Periyapullan @ P. Selvam | 88,909 | 51.54% | -4.2 | |
| DMK | A. P. Ragupthy | 69,186 | 40.11% | +0.25 | |
| TMC(M) | T. N. Bharath Natchiyappan | 4,579 | 2.65% | New | |
| BJP | P. V. Boopathikakkan | 1,921 | 1.11% | +0.07 | |
| NTK | I. T. Seeman | 1,339 | 0.78% | New | |
| SDPI | S. Rishi Kapoor | 828 | 0.48% | New | |
| AIFB | S. Kalaimani | 773 | 0.45% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 757 | 0.44% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,723 | 11.43% | -4.45% | ||
| Turnout | 172,501 | 74.20% | -3.35% | ||
| Registered electors | 232,476 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -4.20% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Samy | 85,869 | 55.74% | +8.42 | |
| DMK | R. Rani | 61,407 | 39.86% | New | |
| BJP | P. V. Dharmalingam | 1,608 | 1.04% | New | |
| BSP | Sarasukumar Vaira | 1,080 | 0.70% | -0.25 | |
| RJD | M. Gopalakrishnan | 856 | 0.56% | New | |
| Independent | G. Vetrivel | 836 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 24,462 | 15.88% | 13.53% | ||
| Turnout | 198,652 | 77.55% | 6.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 154,050 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.42% | |||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Samy | 64,013 | 47.32% | +1 | |
| INC | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | 60,840 | 44.97% | New | |
| DMDK | C. T. Rajaram | 5,269 | 3.89% | New | |
| BSP | M. Panneer Selvam | 1,292 | 0.96% | New | |
| Independent | R. Vairavan | 1,143 | 0.84% | New | |
| AIFB | O. Subramanian | 1,018 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,173 | 2.35% | -19.08% | ||
| Turnout | 135,283 | 71.16% | 4.83% | ||
| Registered electors | 190,114 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 1.00% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Samy | 58,010 | 46.32% | New | |
| DMK | S. Samayanallur Selavarasu | 31,172 | 24.89% | New | |
| Independent | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | 26,428 | 21.10% | New | |
| MDMK | Veera Elavarasan | 3,914 | 3.13% | -5.59 | |
| Independent | K. Rajakili | 1,798 | 1.44% | New | |
| JP | N. Dharmar Ambalam | 1,208 | 0.96% | New | |
| Democratic Forward Bloc | M. K. Karuppanan | 1,158 | 0.92% | New | |
| Independent | R. Elango | 734 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,838 | 21.43% | -16.18% | ||
| Turnout | 125,241 | 66.33% | 0.11% | ||
| Registered electors | 188,821 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -15.89% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | 73,999 | 62.21% | New | |
| INC | C. R. Sundararajan | 29,258 | 24.60% | -47.74 | |
| MDMK | Veera Ilavarasan | 10,363 | 8.71% | New | |
| JP | K. Puyal Ponniah | 3,864 | 3.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 44,741 | 37.61% | -9.89% | ||
| Turnout | 118,949 | 66.21% | 0.87% | ||
| Registered electors | 189,179 | ||||
| TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -10.12% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | 80,348 | 72.33% | +35.93 | |
| CPI(M) | N. Palanisamy | 27,576 | 24.82% | New | |
| AAP | P. Manickam | 1,038 | 0.93% | New | |
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| Margin of victory | 52,772 | 47.51% | 39.86% | ||
| Turnout | 111,082 | 65.34% | -7.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 175,149 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 35.93% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | 41,158 | 36.41% | -23.7 | |
| DMK | K. R. Thiagarajan | 32,508 | 28.75% | New | |
| AIADMK | A. M. Paramasivan | 31,470 | 27.84% | -5.53 | |
| AIFB | N. Dharmar Abmalam | 3,675 | 3.25% | New | |
| Independent | P. R. Posalan | 2,176 | 1.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,650 | 7.65% | -19.09% | ||
| Turnout | 113,054 | 72.50% | -3.83% | ||
| Registered electors | 159,210 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -23.70% | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. V. Veeranambalam | 60,794 | 60.11% | +5.51 | |
| AIADMK | K. Thiyagarajan | 33,748 | 33.37% | -8.94 | |
| INC(J) | A. M. Paramasivan | 5,302 | 5.24% | New | |
| Independent | S. Krishnan | 821 | 0.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 27,046 | 26.74% | 14.45% | ||
| Turnout | 101,143 | 76.33% | 3.42% | ||
| Registered electors | 139,154 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.51% | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. V. Veeranambalam | 54,003 | 54.60% | +18.7 | |
| AIADMK | A. M. Paramasivan | 41,849 | 42.31% | +6.24 | |
| Independent | J. S. Krishnan | 1,356 | 1.37% | New | |
| Independent | N. Ramu | 686 | 0.69% | New | |
| Independent | A. Ayyavu | 516 | 0.52% | New | |
| Independent | V. Ramamurthy | 502 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,154 | 12.29% | 12.12% | ||
| Turnout | 98,912 | 72.90% | 1.75% | ||
| Registered electors | 137,381 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 18.53% | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. M. Paramasivan | 33,111 | 36.07% | New | |
| INC | K. V. Veernanamablam | 32,955 | 35.90% | New | |
| DMK | P. Malaichamy | 22,337 | 24.33% | New | |
| JP | O. Sethuraman | 3,396 | 3.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 156 | 0.17% | |||
| Turnout | 91,799 | 71.15% | |||
| Registered electors | 130,502 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from | Swing | ||||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Sivaraman Ambalam | 28,986 | 43.19% | +21.01 | |
| DMK | V. V. N. Natarajan | 20,985 | 31.27% | New | |
| SWA | V. Poonnuchamy Ambalam | 11,279 | 16.80% | New | |
| CPI | M. Veeranam | 5,867 | 8.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,001 | 11.92% | 10.81% | ||
| Turnout | 67,117 | 74.55% | -13.14% | ||
| Registered electors | 94,071 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 21.01% | |||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Kakkan | 33,123 | 22.18% | -5.11 | |
| INC | M. Periya Karuppan Ambalam | 31,461 | 21.06% | -6.22 | |
| Independent | K. Paramasamy Ambalam | 25,583 | 17.13% | New | |
| Independent | P. Vadivel (Sc) | 20,804 | 13.93% | New | |
| Independent | I. Samadharman (Sc) | 14,575 | 9.76% | New | |
| Independent | K. P. S. P. Karuppiha Chettiar | 13,672 | 9.15% | New | |
| Independent | A. Velusamy | 10,150 | 6.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,662 | 1.11% | -4.85% | ||
| Turnout | 149,368 | 87.69% | -3.69% | ||
| Registered electors | 170,331 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -5.11% | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Chinnakaruppa Thavar | 40,032 | 27.28% | New | |
| INC | P. Sivaparakasam | 31,277 | 21.31% | New | |
| AIFB | B. Ponachami Ambalan | 22,437 | 15.29% | New | |
| CPI | K. Veerana Veduvan | 14,930 | 10.17% | New | |
| Socialist | Chellathayammal | 14,156 | 9.65% | New | |
| Socialist | A. Aiyannan | 10,367 | 7.06% | New | |
| Independent | R. V. Sahadevan | 4,898 | 3.34% | New | |
| Independent | Chinna Periyambillai | 4,736 | 3.23% | New | |
| Independent | R. Sethuramakrishna Iyer | 3,908 | 2.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,755 | 5.97% | |||
| Turnout | 146,741 | 91.38% | |||
| Registered electors | 160,580 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
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