Villupuram Assembly constituency
Villupuram is a state legislative assembly constituency in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] It comprises a portion of Viluppuram taluk and is a part of the Viluppuram constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3]
| Villupuram | |
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| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Villupuram |
| LS constituency | Villupuram |
| Total electors | 2,62,068[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | R. Lakshmanan |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Villupuram was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) facilities with EVMs in the state elections of 2016.[4]
Most successful party: DMK (9 times)
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Nagarajan | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party | |
| 1957 | Sarangapani Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | M. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | M. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Lakshmanan | 1,02,271 | |||
| AIADMK | C. V. Shanmugam | 87,403 | |||
| NTK | J.Selvam | 6,375 | |||
| TMJK | K.Dhaas | 3,242 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. V. Shanmugam | ||||
| IUML | |||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. V. Shanmugam | ||||
| DMK | K. Ponmudy | ||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sarangapani Gounder | 25,000 | 50.87% | 15.81% | |
| Independent | Shanmugha Udayar | 24,147 | 49.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 853 | 1.74% | -6.67% | ||
| Turnout | 49,147 | 54.15% | -5.17% | ||
| Registered electors | 90,763 | ||||
| INC gain from TTP | Swing | 7.40% | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTP | Nagarajan | 21,762 | 43.46% | ||
| INC | S. D. Chinnas Alias Reddy | 17,555 | 35.06% | 35.06% | |
| Independent | M. Shumuga U Yar | 10,752 | 21.47% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,207 | 8.40% | |||
| Turnout | 50,069 | 59.32% | |||
| Registered electors | 84,403 | ||||
| TTP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes".
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 74. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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