Attur Assembly constituency

For other uses, see Attur (disambiguation).

Attur is a state legislative assembly constituency in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 82. It comprises a portion of Attur taluk, which includes the city of Attur. The constituency is part of the wider Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[3] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Attur
Constituency No. 82 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Lok Sabha constituency	Kallakurichi
Established	1951
Total electors	254,705 (2021)[1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent A. P. Jayasankaran
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	M. P. Subramaniam[4]		Independent
1957	Irusappan[5]
	M. P. Subramaniam
1962	S. Angamuthu Naicker[6]		Indian National Congress
1967	K. N. Sivaperumal[7]		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	V. Palanivel Gounder[8]		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977[9]	C. Palanimuthu		Indian National Congress
1980[10]
1984[11]
1989	A. M. Ramasamy[12]		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	V. Tamilarasu[13]		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	A. M. Ramasamy[14]		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	A. K. Murugesan[15]		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	M. R. Sundaram[16]		Indian National Congress
2011	S. Madheswaran[17]		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	R. M. Chinnathambi[18]
2021	A. P. Jayasankaran[1]

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			48.16%
2016			44.34%
2011			55.53%
2006			45.30%
2001			57.85%
1996			57.17%
1991			64.49%
1989			38.22%
1984			66.53%
1980			53.44%
1977			29.80%
1971			52.79%
1967			57.22%
1962			39.28%
1957			21.50%
1952			39.94%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. P. Jayasankaran	95,308	48.16%	+3.81
	DMK	K. Chinnadurai	87,051	43.99%	New
	NTK	S. Krishnaveni	10,233	5.17%	+4.35
	MNM	P. Sivakumar	1,959	0.99%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,834	0.93%	−0.54
	AMMK	S. Madheswaran	1,699	0.86%	New
Margin of victory			8,257	4.17%	−5.11%
Turnout			197,909	77.70%	−2.08%
Rejected ballots			326	0.16%
Registered electors			254,705
	AIADMK hold		Swing	3.81%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. M. Chinnathambi	82,827	44.34%	−11.19
	INC	S. K. Arthanari	65,493	35.06%	−1.64
	PMK	G. Amsaveni	18,363	9.83%	New
	VCK	K. P. Adhithyan	8,532	4.57%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,742	1.47%	New
	KMDK	R. Jayaseelan	2,413	1.29%	New
	IJK	R. Selladurai	1,747	0.94%	New
	NTK	S. Sathishbabu	1,531	0.82%	New
	BSP	M. P. Mariyappan	947	0.51%	−0.35
Margin of victory			17,334	9.28%	−9.55%
Turnout			186,788	79.78%	−0.74%
Registered electors			234,136
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-11.19%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Madheswaran	88,036	55.53%	+19.05
	INC	S. K. Arthanari	58,180	36.70%	−8.6
	IJK	N. Arulkumar	2,993	1.89%	New
	Independent	K. Palaniraja	2,348	1.48%	New
	BJP	K. Annadurai	1,690	1.07%	−0.21
	Independent	C. Rajamanickam	1,462	0.92%	New
	BSP	M. P. Mariappan	1,366	0.86%	−0.09
Margin of victory			29,856	18.83%	10.02%
Turnout			158,536	80.52%	6.90%
Registered electors			196,894
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	10.23%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. R. Sundaram	53,617	45.30%	New
	AIADMK	A. K. Murugesan	43,185	36.48%	−21.37
	DMDK	A. R. Elangovan	15,654	13.22%	New
	BJP	A. Kumaravel	1,510	1.28%	New
	Independent	N. Laxmanan	1,150	0.97%	New
	BSP	M. P. Mariyappan	1,130	0.95%	New
	Independent	K. Sundaram	854	0.72%	New
	Independent	S. Anto David	756	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			10,432	8.81%	−13.23%
Turnout			118,370	73.62%	7.99%
Registered electors			160,786
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-12.56%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. K. Murugesan	64,936	57.85%	+22.16
	DMK	Mu. Ra. Karunanidhi	40,191	35.81%	−21.36
	Independent	P. Ravikumar	1,893	1.69%	New
	MDMK	V. Gopalraj	1,407	1.25%	+0.67
	Independent	V. Angamuthu	1,290	1.15%	New
	Independent	K. Natarajan	1,033	0.92%	New
Margin of victory			24,745	22.05%	0.57%
Turnout			112,244	65.63%	−2.51%
Registered electors			171,024
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	0.69%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. M. Ramasamy	59,353	57.17%	+31.32
	AIADMK	A. K. Murugesan	37,057	35.69%	−28.8
	AIIC(T)	P. M. Santhanantham	5,660	5.45%	New
	MDMK	M. Manoharan	603	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			22,296	21.47%	−17.17%
Turnout			103,824	68.14%	3.29%
Registered electors			158,343
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-7.33%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Tamilarasu	61,060	64.49%	+32.9
	DMK	A. M. Ramasamy	24,475	25.85%	−12.37
	PMK	M. Palanivel	8,164	8.62%	New
Margin of victory			36,585	38.64%	32.02%
Turnout			94,676	64.84%	−1.79%
Registered electors			151,368
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	26.28%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. M. Ramasamy	33,620	38.22%	+8.71
	AIADMK	M. P. Subramaniam	27,795	31.60%	New
	INC	C. Palanimuthu	15,559	17.69%	−48.85
	Independent	K. V. Ramanathan	7,201	8.19%	New
	Independent	K. V. Murugesan	1,636	1.86%	New
	Independent	V. Ashokan	748	0.85%	New
Margin of victory			5,825	6.62%	−30.40%
Turnout			87,971	66.63%	−6.71%
Registered electors			135,294
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-28.32%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	C. Palanimuthu	55,927	66.53%	+13.09
	DMK	A. M. Ramaswamy	24,804	29.51%	New
	Independent	P. M. Santhanantham	1,220	1.45%	New
	Independent	S. Nachappan	1,191	1.42%	New
	Independent	C. Sundara Rajan	626	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			31,123	37.02%	27.44%
Turnout			84,060	73.35%	8.91%
Registered electors			119,635
	INC hold		Swing	13.09%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	C. Palanimuthu	38,416	53.44%	+23.64
	AIADMK	P. Kandasami	31,525	43.85%	+14.6
	RPI	C. N. Kangani	1,945	2.71%	New
Margin of victory			6,891	9.59%	9.04%
Turnout			71,886	64.44%	5.42%
Registered electors			113,439
	INC hold		Swing	23.64%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	C. Palanimuthu	19,040	29.80%	−17.41
	AIADMK	P. Kandasamy	18,693	29.25%	New
	JP	A. S. Chinnaswamy	16,860	26.39%	New
	DMK	D. Perumal	9,306	14.56%	−38.23
Margin of victory			347	0.54%	−5.04%
Turnout			63,899	59.01%	−12.55%
Registered electors			110,029
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-22.99%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. Palanivel Gounder	39,828	52.79%	−4.42
	INC	C. Palanimuthu	35,617	47.21%	+4.42
Margin of victory			4,211	5.58%	−8.85%
Turnout			75,445	71.56%	−4.51%
Registered electors			108,265
	DMK hold		Swing	-4.42%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. N. Sivaperumal	40,456	57.22%	+24.16
	INC	M. P. Subramanyam	30,252	42.78%	+3.51
Margin of victory			10,204	14.43%	8.21%
Turnout			70,708	76.08%	6.35%
Registered electors			95,362
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	17.94%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Angamuthu Naicker	23,542	39.28%	+23.36
	DMK	K. N. Sivaperumal	19,811	33.05%	New
	TNP	M. P. Subramaniam	13,686	22.83%	New
	SWA	R. Saravana Padayachi	1,888	3.15%	New
	We Tamils	R. Rangaswamy	1,009	1.68%	New
Margin of victory			3,731	6.22%	4.95%
Turnout			59,936	69.72%	−23.63%
Registered electors			88,586
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	17.78%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Irusappan (Sc)	30,984	21.50%	New
	Independent	M. P. Subramaniam	29,153	20.23%	New
	INC	A. Sambasiva Reddiar	22,937	15.92%	−6.23
	Independent	M. Arumugham	21,089	14.64%	New
	INC	A. Doraisamy (Sc)	13,138	9.12%	−13.03
	CPI	C. Doraisamy (Sc)	8,663	6.01%	New
	CPI	T. Ramachandran	7,187	4.99%	New
	Independent	K. R. Periannan (Sc)	6,023	4.18%	New
	Independent	Akilandam	4,924	3.42%	New
Margin of victory			1,831	1.27%	−16.53%
Turnout			144,098	93.35%	44.56%
Registered electors			154,364
	Independent hold		Swing	-18.44%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Attur^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. P. Subramaniam	12,394	39.94%	New
	INC	P. Sellamuthu Padayachi	6,872	22.15%	New
	Independent	M. Muthuswamy Padayachi	4,044	13.03%	New
	Independent	Ramachandra Bhatt	3,393	10.93%	New
	Independent	V. Palanivel Gounder	2,184	7.04%	New
	Socialist	S. Kandaswami Padyachi	2,142	6.90%	New
Margin of victory			5,522	17.80%
Turnout			31,029	48.79%
Registered electors			63,599
	Independent win (new seat)