Cuddalore Assembly constituency

Cuddalore
Cuddalore
Constituency for the State Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
LS constituency	Cuddalore
Established	1952
Total electors	2,38,364[1]
Reservation	General
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA	G. Iyappan
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Cuddalore is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Cuddalore. Cuddalore assembly constituency is part of Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency). Cuddalore will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2]

Madras State

Assembly	Duration	Winner
First	1952-1957	Rathinam and Sivachidambara Ramaswami Padayachi	Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party
Second	1957-1962	Seenivasa Padayachi	Indian National Congress
Third	1962-1967	P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi	Indian National Congress
Fourth	1967-1971	Ere. Elamvazhuthi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Assembly	Duration	Winner
Fifth	1971-1977	R. Govindaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977-1980	K. Abdul Latheef	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980-1984	Babu Govindarajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth	1984-1989	V.G. Cheelappa	Indian National Congress
Ninth	1989-1991	E. Pugazhendi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991-1996	P. R. S. Venkatesan	Indian National Congress
Eleventh	1996-2001	E. Pugazhendi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth	2001-2006	E. Pugazhendi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth	2006-2011	G. Iyappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth	2011-2016	M. C. Sampath	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth	2016-2021	M. C. Sampath	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth	2021-Incumbent	G. Iyappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			46.46%
2016			41.07%
2011			60.56%
2006			47.76%
2001			45.61%
1991			48.60%
1989			42.91%
1984			58.02%
1980			49.05%
1977			31.61%
1971			52.60%
1967			55.09%
1962			40.72%
1957			41.18%
1952			34.12%

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. Iyappan	84,563	46.46
	AIADMK	M. C. Sampath	79,412	43.63

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Cuddalore[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi	21,100	41.18%	22.94%
	Independent	Sambandan	17,044	33.27%
	Independent	R. Dandapani	13,091	25.55%
Margin of victory			4,056	7.92%	3.90%
Turnout			51,235	55.11%	-53.52%
Registered electors			92,967
	INC win (new seat)

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Cuddalore[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TTP	Rathinam	64,446	34.12%
	TTP	Sivachidambara Ramaswami Padayachi	56,866	30.10%
	INC	P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi	34,466	18.25%	18.25%
	INC	Ganesan	33,125	17.54%	17.54%
Margin of victory			7,580	4.01%
Turnout			1,88,903	108.64%
Registered electors			1,73,887
	TTP win (new seat)

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