Mettupalayam Assembly constituency

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Mettupalayam
Constituency No. 111 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictCoimbatore
LS constituencyNilgiris
Established1971
Total electors2,96,870[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Elected year2021

Mettupalayam is a legislative assembly constituency in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] It comes under Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Madras State[edit]

Year Winner Party
1952 Kempi Gowder Independent
1957 D. Raghubadhi Devi Indian National Congress
1962 N. Shanmuga Sundaram
1967 T. T. S. Thippiah

Tamil Nadu[edit]

Assembly Duration Winner Party
Fifth 1971-77 M. C. Thooyamani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth 1977-80 S. Palanisamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh 1980-84
Eighth 1984-89 M. Chinnaraj
Ninth 1989-91 V. Gopalakrishnan Indian National Congress
Tenth 1991-96 L. Sulochana All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1996-2001 B. Arunkumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001-06 A. K. Selvaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 2006-11 O. K. Chinnaraj
Fourteenth 2011-16
Fifteenth 2016-21
Sixteenth 2021-present A. K. Selvaraj

Election results[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 46.75%
2016
 
 44.41%
2011
 
 54.53%
2006
 
 44.50%
2001
 
 60.02%
1996
 
 55.60%
1991
 
 60.82%
1989
 
 28.21%
1984
 
 59.60%
1980
 
 58.96%
1977
 
 32.37%
1971
 
 56.08%
1967
 
 45.42%
1962
 
 46.90%
1957
 
 49.37%
1952
 
 19.24%

2021[edit]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. K. Selvaraj 105,231 46.75% +2.34
DMK T. R. Shanmugasundaram 102,775 45.66% +8.9
NTK K. Yasmin 10,954 4.87% +4.15
NOTA NOTA 2,733 1.21% -0.4
AMMK P. Saravanan 1,864 0.83% New
Margin of victory 2,456 1.09% -6.55%
Turnout 225,083 75.82% 0.31%
Rejected ballots 456 0.20%
Registered electors 296,870
AIADMK hold Swing 2.34%

2016[edit]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. K. Chinnaraj 93,595 44.41% -10.12
DMK S. Surendran 77,481 36.76% -2.77
TMC(M) T. R. Shanmuga Sundaram 13,324 6.32% New
BJP P. Jaganathan 11,036 5.24% +1.95
NOTA NOTA 3,408 1.62% New
SDPI S. Mohammed Rafi 2,209 1.05% New
PMK K. Moorthi 1,870 0.89% New
KMDK K. Vellingiri 1,604 0.76% New
NTK A. Abdul Vahab 1,509 0.72% New
Independent K. Venkatesh 1,264 0.60% New
Independent M. K. Poongundran 1,145 0.54% New
Margin of victory 16,114 7.65% -7.35%
Turnout 210,761 75.51% -5.62%
Registered electors 279,110
AIADMK hold Swing -10.12%

2011[edit]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. K. Chinnaraj 93,700 54.53% +10.02
DMK B. Arunkumar 67,925 39.53% -4.88
BJP K. R. Nandhakumar 5,647 3.29% +1.18
CPI(ML)L R. Janaki Raman 1,433 0.83% New
Independent B. Ravichandran 1,382 0.80% New
Margin of victory 25,775 15.00% 14.91%
Turnout 211,799 81.13% 6.91%
Registered electors 171,836
AIADMK hold Swing 10.02%

2006[edit]

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. K. Chinnaraj 67,445 44.50% -15.52
DMK B. Arunkumar 67,303 44.41% +13.2
DMDK V. Saraswathi 10,877 7.18% New
BJP P. Jeganathan 3,187 2.10% New
Independent R. Premnath 1,346 0.89% New
Margin of victory 142 0.09% -28.72%
Turnout 151,546 74.23% 9.35%
Registered electors 204,170
AIADMK hold Swing -15.52%

2001[edit]

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. K. Selvaraj 85,578 60.02% +28.18
DMK B. Arunkumar 44,500 31.21% -24.39
MDMK B. N. Rajendran 6,755 4.74% -1.3
NCP U. N. Murugasan Benjamin 2,339 1.64% New
Independent M. Jabbar 1,474 1.03% New
Margin of victory 41,078 28.81% 5.05%
Turnout 142,577 64.88% -5.30%
Registered electors 219,782
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 4.42%

1996[edit]

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK B. Arunkumar 71,954 55.60% +29.6
AIADMK K. Doraiswamy 41,202 31.84% -28.98
MDMK T. T. Arangasamy 7,817 6.04% New
BJP Sri. Nandhakumar 4,884 3.77% -2.08
PMK A. Thangaraj 1,548 1.20% New
JP S. B. Anbuselvan 761 0.59% New
Margin of victory 30,752 23.76% -11.06%
Turnout 129,404 70.17% 3.19%
Registered electors 195,527
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -5.22%

1991[edit]

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK L. Sulochana 72,912 60.82% +38.52
DMK B. Arunkumar 31,173 26.01% New
BJP Nandakumar Sri 7,017 5.85% New
M. R. Sivasamy 6,325 5.28% New
PMK R. Palanichami 628 0.52% New
Margin of victory 41,739 34.82% 28.91%
Turnout 119,873 66.98% -8.31%
Registered electors 186,264
AIADMK gain from INC Swing 32.61%

1989[edit]

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. Gopalakrishnan 34,194 28.21% New
AIADMK V. Jayaraman 27,034 22.30% -37.29
JP C. V. Kandasamy 25,987 21.44% New
India Farmers and Tailers Party M. R. Sivasamy 18,097 14.93% New
AIADMK D. K. Duraisamy 11,041 9.11% -50.49
Independent Sunbban 1,480 1.22% New
Independent C. Saminathan 774 0.64% New
Margin of victory 7,160 5.91% -13.74%
Turnout 121,209 75.29% -0.99%
Registered electors 165,095
INC gain from AIADMK Swing -31.38%

1984[edit]

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Chinnaraj 61,951 59.60% +0.63
DMK M. Mathiyan 41,527 39.95% New
Margin of victory 20,424 19.65% 0.16%
Turnout 103,952 76.28% 16.96%
Registered electors 142,909
AIADMK hold Swing 0.63%

1980[edit]

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Palanisamy 48,266 58.96% +26.59
INC K. Vijayan 32,311 39.47% +15.09
Independent S. K. Ponnusamy 593 0.72% New
Margin of victory 15,955 19.49% 12.88%
Turnout 81,860 59.32% -1.14%
Registered electors 140,096
AIADMK hold Swing 26.59%

1977[edit]

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Palanisamy 26,029 32.37% New
JP T. T. S. Thippaiah 20,717 25.76% New
INC M. K. Kembaia Gowder 19,604 24.38% New
DMK O. Arumugasamy 11,757 14.62% -41.46
Independent V. Subramani 1,121 1.39% New
Independent G. N. Shanmugam 817 1.02% New
Margin of victory 5,312 6.61% -5.55%
Turnout 80,410 60.46% -12.87%
Registered electors 135,224
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -23.71%

1971[edit]

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. C. Thooyamani 39,013 56.08% +15.21
Independent Ramaswami 30,553 43.92% New
Margin of victory 8,460 12.16% 7.62%
Turnout 69,566 73.33% -0.70%
Registered electors 99,930
DMK gain from INC Swing 10.66%

1967[edit]

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. T. S. Thippiah 29,709 45.42% -1.49
DMK Thooyamani 26,736 40.87% New
CPI K. Veellingiri 8,967 13.71% -21.65
Margin of victory 2,973 4.55% -7.00%
Turnout 65,412 74.03% -0.17%
Registered electors 93,585
INC hold Swing -1.49%

1962[edit]

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. Shanmugasundaram 25,398 46.90% -2.46
CPI K. Vellingiri 19,145 35.36% New
SWA K. R. Krishnasami 7,655 14.14% New
Independent Saminatha Chettiar 1,481 2.74% New
Independent M. Nagappan 470 0.87% New
Margin of victory 6,253 11.55% 8.92%
Turnout 54,149 74.21% 14.18%
Registered electors 76,665
INC hold Swing -2.46%

1957[edit]

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. Raghubadhi Devi 20,690 49.37% +38.11
Independent Madhannan 19,587 46.74% New
Independent C. Swaminatha Chettiar 1,632 3.89% New
Margin of victory 1,103 2.63% -5.36%
Turnout 41,909 60.02% -54.62%
Registered electors 69,821
INC gain from Independent Swing 30.12%

1952[edit]

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Mettupalayam[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kempi Gounder 30,687 19.24% New
INC Abdul Salam, Azad 17,946 11.25% New
Independent Mahadevan 3,059 1.92% New
Independent Saminatha Chetty 1,139 0.71% New
Margin of victory 12,741 7.99%
Turnout 159,462 114.65%
Registered electors 139,088
Independent win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Mettupalayam Election Result". Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  9. ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  11. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  12. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  13. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  14. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  15. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  16. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  17. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  18. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  19. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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