Tiruppur Assembly constituency

Tiruppur
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictCoimbatore
LS constituencyCoimbatore
Established1951
Abolished2008
Total electors428,422
ReservationNone

Tiruppur is the legislative Assembly constituency, that includes the city of Tiruppur. Tiruppur Assembly constituency was part of Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency. It was a two-member constituency in the 1952 election.

History

After 2008

Owing to the enormous Urban agglomeration in Tiruppur city, Tiruppur Assembly constituency has now been bifurcated into Tiruppur North and Tiruppur South constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

A total of 14 members from 13 elections have been elected from this constituency. It has elected five members each from Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and four members each from Indian National Congress, and two members each from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Madras State

Year Winner Party Votes Runner-up Party Votes
Madras State
1952 1) Arumugam
2) Rangasami Naidu 		Indian National Congress 38,846
30,991 		3) Muthivanam
4) Ramaswami 		CPI
CPI 		21,772
15,736
1957 K. N. Palanisamy Gounder 29,519 V. Ponnulinga Gounder CPI 18,976
1962 K. N. Palanisamy Gounder 41,748 Ponnulinga Gounder CPI 26,175
1967 S. Duraisamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 35,518 K. N. Palanisamy Gounder INC 21,373
Tamil Nadu
1971 S. Duraisamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 40,762 S. A. Khader IND 32,995
1977 R. Manimaran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 38,984 A. Ganapathy CPI 24,569
1980 R. Manimaran 63,371 Mohan Kandasamy alias
(P. Kandasamy Gounder) 		INC(I) 39,276
1984 K. Subbarayan Communist Party of India 51,874 R. Manimaran ADMK 50,634
1989 C. Govindasamy Communist Party of India 55,481 K. Subbarayan CPI 38,102
1991 V. Palanisamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 92,509 C. Govindasamy CPM 55,868
1996 K. Subbarayan Communist Party of India 101,392 C. Sivasami ADMK 60,337
2001 C. Sivasami All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 127,224 Lalitha Kumaramangalam BJP 80,668
2006 C. Govindasamy Communist Party of India 105,713 S. Duraisamy MDMK 94,754

Election results

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) C. Govindasamy 106,073 43.44%
MDMK S. Duraisamy 94,774 38.81%
DMDK K. Palanisamy 27,217 11.15%
BJP A. M. Karthikkeyean 9,476 3.88% −34.10%
Independent M. Shanger 1,609 0.66%
SP K. Sukumaran 1,004 0.41%
Independent B. Venkatesan 966 0.40%
Independent A. Lingasamy 781 0.32%
Independent K. Moorthi 622 0.25%
All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist) S. Sundara Pandiyan 616 0.25%
Independent Alagappan Periasamy 444 0.18%
Margin of victory 11,299 4.63% −17.29%
Turnout 244,194 57.00% 3.61%
Registered electors 428,422
CPI(M) gain from AIADMK Swing -16.47%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Sivasamy 127,224 59.91% 29.82%
BJP Lalitha Kumaramangalam 80,668 37.98% 35.50%
Independent S. Nagarajan 1,878 0.88%
Independent P. Shanmugam 1,060 0.50%
Independent R. Duraisamy 809 0.38%
Independent K. Sivasubramaniam 733 0.35%
Margin of victory 46,556 21.92% 1.45%
Turnout 212,372 53.39% −9.76%
Registered electors 397,889
AIADMK gain from CPI Swing 9.35%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI K. Subbarayan 101,392 50.56%
AIADMK C. Sivasamy 60,337 30.09% −27.84%
MDMK S. Duraisamy 20,637 10.29%
Independent K. Sundramoorthy 7,473 3.73%
BJP M. Palanisamy 4,992 2.49% −2.71%
PMK C. Vadivel 450 0.22%
Independent K. Gopal 343 0.17%
Independent S. Nataraj 340 0.17%
Independent C. Ravi 282 0.14%
Independent R. Ramasamy 255 0.13%
Independent R. Chinnakuti 218 0.11%
Margin of victory 41,055 20.47% −2.47%
Turnout 200,542 63.15% −0.80%
Registered electors 329,182
CPI gain from AIADMK Swing -7.37%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Palanisamy 92,509 57.92% 41.02%
CPI(M) C. Govindasamy 55,868 34.98% 0.57%
BJP R. Samiappan 8,309 5.20%
PMK K. S. Babu 459 0.29%
Independent T. V. Subramaniam 288 0.18%
Independent Subbu Alias Subramaniam 285 0.18%
Independent A. Sampath 273 0.17%
Independent V. P. Mani 200 0.13%
Independent M. Subramaniam 126 0.08%
Independent K. A. Chelliah 120 0.08%
Independent A. Lingasamy 106 0.07%
Margin of victory 36,641 22.94% 12.16%
Turnout 159,707 63.95% −9.97%
Registered electors 255,427
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) Swing 23.52%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) C. Govindasamy 55,481 34.41%
CPI K. Subbarayan 38,102 23.63%
INC R. Krishnan 31,786 19.71%
AIADMK M. N. Palanisamy 27,251 16.90% −23.04%
TNC(K) K. P. Govindasamy 5,826 3.61%
Independent Mani Govindasamy 1,124 0.70%
Independent K. Shanmugam 309 0.19%
Independent S. Dharuman 229 0.14%
Independent A. Balakrishnan 197 0.12%
Independent A. Subramaniam 162 0.10%
Independent R. Sampath 160 0.10%
Margin of victory 17,379 10.78% 9.80%
Turnout 161,247 73.92% 0.36%
Registered electors 222,283
CPI(M) gain from CPI Swing -6.51%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI K. Subbarayan 51,874 40.92%
AIADMK R. Manimaran 50,634 39.94% −37.42%
INC(J) M. N. Palanisamy 22,099 17.43%
BJP C. Palanisamy 725 0.57%
Independent T. R. Subramanian 290 0.23%
Independent M. G. B. Rathinasamy 284 0.22%
Independent M. Palanisamy 136 0.11%
Independent S. Sampath 126 0.10%
Independent K. Selvaraj 115 0.09%
Independent R. Rangasamy 96 0.08%
Independent N. Natarajan 94 0.07%
Margin of victory 1,240 0.98% −28.44%
Turnout 126,772 73.56% 7.63%
Registered electors 182,124
CPI gain from AIADMK Swing -36.44%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Manimaran 63,371 77.36% 36.23%
INC P. Kandasamy Gounder 39,276 47.95%
JP S. Venkat Raj 7,760 9.47%
Independent M. Palanisammi 549 0.67%
Independent P. Vyapuri Mudaliar 259 0.32%
Margin of victory 24,095 29.41% 14.21%
Turnout 81,914 65.93% −2.26%
Registered electors 126,155
AIADMK hold Swing 36.23%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Manimaran 38,984 41.13%
CPI A. Ganapathy 24,569 25.92%
DMK K. Doraisamy 16,414 17.32% −37.56%
JP K. Velusamy 13,775 14.53%
Independent N. Palanisamy Alias Chinnakutty 532 0.56%
Independent N. Natarajan 507 0.53%
Margin of victory 14,415 15.21% 4.75%
Turnout 94,781 68.19% −2.24%
Registered electors 140,401
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -13.74%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Duraisamy 40,762 54.88% 4.82%
Independent S. A. Khader 32,995 44.42%
Independent N. Rangasami Chettiar 524 0.71%
Margin of victory 7,767 10.46% −9.48%
Turnout 74,281 70.43% −8.09%
Registered electors 111,543
DMK hold Swing 4.82%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Duraisamy 35,518 50.05% 40.18%
INC K. N. Palanisamy Gounder 21,373 30.12% −21.77%
CPI P. Murugesan 14,073 19.83%
Margin of victory 14,145 19.93% 0.58%
Turnout 70,964 78.52% 0.21%
Registered electors 96,272
DMK gain from INC Swing -1.84%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. N. Palanisamy Gounder 41,748 51.89% −5.58%
CPI Ponnulinge Gounder 26,175 32.53%
DMK S. Duraisamy 7,944 9.87%
SWA Sundaram 4,592 5.71%
Margin of victory 15,573 19.36% −1.17%
Turnout 80,459 78.31% 23.89%
Registered electors 106,491
INC hold Swing -5.58%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. N. Palanisamy Gounder 29,519 57.47%
CPI V. Ponnulinga Gounder 18,976 36.94%
Independent C. Duraisami 2,873 5.59%
Margin of victory 10,543 20.52%
Turnout 51,368 54.42%
Registered electors 94,395
INC win (new seat)

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Arumugam 38,846 23.89% 23.89%
INC Rangaswami Naidu 30,991 19.06% 19.06%
CPI Muthivanam 21,772 13.39%
CPI Ramaswami 15,736 9.68%
Socialist Nagaparnadi 15,193 9.35%
Independent Kanakarathinam 13,551 8.34%
Socialist Palaniswami Gounder 12,098 7.44%
Independent Muthukumaraswami Gounder 10,110 6.22%
RPI Pandaram 4,278 2.63%
Margin of victory 7,855 4.83%
Turnout 162,575 98.41%
Registered electors 165,201
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  2. ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  3. ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  6. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  7. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  9. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  11. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  12. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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