Bargur Assembly constituency

Bargur is a state assembly constituency in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, India.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 52. It comprises portions of Krishnagiri and Pochampalli taluks and is a part of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. Most successful party: AIADMK (nine times).^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Bargur
Constituency No. 52 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Lok Sabha constituency	Krishnagiri
Established	1977
Total electors	2,47,064[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent D. Mathiazhagan
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1971	K. R. Krishnan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	H. G. Arumugam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	Doraisamy
1984	T. M. Venkatachalam
1989	K. R. Rajendran
1991	J. Jayalalithaa
1996	E. G. Sugavanam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	M. Thambidurai		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
2009^	K. R. K. Narasimhan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	K. E. Krishnamoorthi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	V. Rajendran[4]
2021	D. Mathiazhagan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

^by-election

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			49.06%
2016			42.89%
2011			56.02%
2009 by-election			0.0%
2006			42.67%
2001			66.31%
1996			50.71%
1991			65.18%
1989			30.27%
1984			69.71%
1980			57.26%
1977			48.94%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Mathiazhagan	97,256	49.06%	+6.7
	AIADMK	A. Krishnan	84,642	42.70%	−0.19
	NTK	K. Karunakaran	10,116	5.10%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,518	0.77%	+0.03
	AMMK	S. Ganesa Kumar	1,061	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			12,614	6.36%	5.84%
Turnout			198,221	80.23%	−1.93%
Rejected ballots			437	0.22%
Registered electors			247,064
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	6.18%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Rajendran	80,650	42.89%	−13.13
	DMK	E. C. Govinddarasan	79,668	42.36%	New
	PMK	A. Kumar	18,407	9.79%	−27.64
	TMC(M)	R. Rajendran	2,948	1.57%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,382	0.73%	New
	BJP	R. Manivannan	1,273	0.68%	−0.78
Margin of victory			982	0.52%	−18.07%
Turnout			188,056	82.16%	0.33%
Registered electors			228,893
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-13.13%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. E. Krishnamoorthi	88,711	56.02%	+13.35
	PMK	T. K. Raja	59,271	37.43%	New
	BJP	K. Asokan	2,314	1.46%	New
	Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy	K. Venkatesan	1,611	1.02%	New
	Independent	C. Vijayakumar	1,512	0.95%	New
	Independent	K. Sakthivel	1,307	0.83%	New
	Independent	C. Krishnamoorthy	1,279	0.81%	New
	Independent	R. Govindaraj	1,106	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			29,440	18.59%	16.36%
Turnout			158,363	81.83%	9.23%
Registered electors			193,531
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	13.35%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Thambidurai	61,299	42.67%	−23.64
	DMK	V. Vetriselvan	58,091	40.44%	+13.98
	DMDK	K. V. Govindaraj	11,157	7.77%	New
	Independent	C. Narayanasamy	5,666	3.94%	New
	NCP	R. Mani	2,519	1.75%	New
	Independent	K. Venkatesan	1,460	1.02%	New
	Independent	R. Saravanan	987	0.69%	New
	BSP	A. Elavarasan	765	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			3,208	2.23%	−37.62%
Turnout			143,663	72.60%	9.50%
Registered electors			197,892
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-23.64%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Thambidurai	82,039	66.31%	+22.78
	DMK	E. G. Sugavanam	32,733	26.46%	−24.25
	MDMK	Pon. Gunasekaran	3,476	2.81%	+2.03
	Independent	S. Elango	3,047	2.46%	New
	Independent	Ra. Chennayan Alias Chenrayan	1,459	1.18%	New
	Independent	R. Govindaraji	962	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			49,306	39.85%	32.68%
Turnout			123,716	63.10%	−5.98%
Registered electors			196,078
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	15.60%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	E. G. Sugavanam	59,148	50.71%	+49.45
	AIADMK	J. Jayalalithaa	50,782	43.54%	−21.64
	PMK	E. P. Ramalingam	2,352	2.02%	New
	BJP	P. Madhavan	912	0.78%	New
	MDMK	K. Viswanathan	912	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			8,366	7.17%	−28.67%
Turnout			116,643	69.07%	−0.23%
Registered electors			180,024
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-14.47%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	J. Jayalalithaa	67,680	65.18%	+34.9
	Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam	T. Rajendar	30,465	29.34%	New
	PMK	A. C. Chinnasamy	1,815	1.75%	New
	DMK	E. G. Sugavanam	1,311	1.26%	−27.99
Margin of victory			37,215	35.84%	34.82%
Turnout			103,841	69.30%	−2.87%
Registered electors			157,980
	AIADMK hold		Swing	34.90%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. R. Rajendran	30,551	30.27%	−39.44
	DMK	E. G. Sugavanam	29,522	29.25%	−0.6
	INC	M. Raman	20,906	20.72%	New
	AIADMK	D. Udhayakumar	17,338	17.18%	−52.53
	Independent	V. Chandran	1,081	1.07%	New
	Independent	Ismail	636	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			1,029	1.02%	−38.84%
Turnout			100,921	72.17%	0.99%
Registered electors			143,564
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-39.44%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. M. Venkatachalam	57,388	69.71%	+12.45
	DMK	P. V. Veeramani	24,577	29.86%	−11.84
Margin of victory			32,811	39.86%	24.29%
Turnout			82,321	71.17%	8.64%
Registered electors			122,427
	AIADMK hold		Swing	12.45%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	B. N. S. Doraisamy	39,893	57.26%	+8.32
	DMK	K. Murugesan	29,045	41.69%	+15.5
	Independent	V. Periasamy	727	1.04%	New
Margin of victory			10,848	15.57%	−7.18%
Turnout			69,665	62.53%	1.49%
Registered electors			113,106
	AIADMK hold		Swing	8.32%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Bargur^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	H. G. Arumugam	28,812	48.94%	New
	DMK	V. C. Thimmarayan	15,420	26.19%	New
	INC	T. Chinnaraju	8,599	14.61%	New
	JP	G. Sugadev	6,036	10.25%	New
Margin of victory			13,392	22.75%
Turnout			58,867	61.05%
Registered electors			98,061
	AIADMK win (new seat)