Lalgudi Assembly constituency

10.87°N 78.83°E / 10.87; 78.83

Lalgudi
Constituency No. 143 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruchirappalli
Lok Sabha constituency	Perambalur
Established	1951
Total electors	2,18,131[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent A. Soundara Pandian
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Lalgudi is a state assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 143. It comes under Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency. Most successful party: DMK (ten times).^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Rajachidambaram		Independent
1957	S. Lazar		Indian National Congress
1962	Anbil P. Dharmalingam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	D. Natarajan

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	V. N. Muthamil Selvan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	K. N. Shanmugam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	Anbil P. Dharmalingam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	K. Venkatachalam		Indian National Congress
1989	K. N. Nehru		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	J. Logambal		Indian National Congress
1996	K. N. Nehru		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	S. M. Balan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	A. Soundara Pandian		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
2016
2021

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			48.93%
2016			46.80%
2011			44.71%
2006			47.62%
2001			47.11%
1996			68.47%
1991			54.88%
1989			45.95%
1984			60.09%
1980			40.90%
1977			36.06%
1971			54.51%
1967			50.63%
1962			51.85%
1957			55.38%
1952			62.21%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Soundara Pandian	84,914	48.93%	2.13
	AIADMK	D. R. Dharmaraj	67,965	39.16%	5.33
	NTK	I. Malar Tamil Prabha	16,248	9.36%	8.45
	AMMK	M. Vijayamurthy	2,941	1.69%	New
	NOTA	Nota	1,200	0.69%	0.48
	Independent	U. Johnson	304	0.18%	New
	SMKNK	K. Kamaraj	270	0.16%	New
	Independent	Anbil K Thangamani	247	0.14%	New
	AMGRDMK	R. Silambarasan	138	0.08%	New
	PT	P. Nambirajan	124	0.07%	New
	Independent	K. Dharmaraj	120	0.07%	New
Margin of victory			16,949	9.77%	7.46%
Turnout			173,554	79.56%	−2.11%
Rejected ballots			169	0.10%
Registered electors			218,131
	DMK hold		Swing	2.13%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Soundara Pandian	77,946	46.80%	2.09
	AIADMK	M. Vijayamurthy	74,109	44.50%	New
	CPI(M)	M. Jayaseelan	6,784	4.07%	New
	NOTA	None Of The Above	1,953	1.17%	New
	NTK	P. Sampath	1,521	0.91%	New
	IJK	K. Selvakumar	892	0.54%	New
	Independent	K. Murugavel	766	0.46%	New
	PMK	R. Umamaheswaran	745	0.45%	New
	Independent	S. Jayachandran	504	0.30%	New
	Independent	A. Jeyakumar	381	0.23%	New
	SS	S. Karthik	294	0.18%	New
Margin of victory			3,837	2.30%	−2.59%
Turnout			166,554	81.68%	−1.78%
Registered electors			203,917
	DMK hold		Swing	2.09%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Soundara Pandian	65,363	44.71%	2.91
	DMDK	A. D. Sendhureswaran	58,208	39.81%	36.5
	IJK	P. Parkkavan Pachamuthu	14,004	9.58%	New
	BJP	M. S. Lohithasan	2,413	1.65%	0.43
	Independent	K. Thangamani	1,452	0.99%	New
	Independent	A. Jeyakumar	1,437	0.98%	New
	BSP	C. Chinnappan	1,167	0.80%	0.01
	Independent	P. Ravi	583	0.40%	New
	Independent	K. Murugavel	477	0.33%	New
	Independent	P. Balasubramanian	472	0.32%	New
	Independent	S. Ayyasamy	346	0.24%	New
Margin of victory			7,155	4.89%	2.20%
Turnout			175,172	83.46%	7.64%
Registered electors			146,201
	DMK hold		Swing	-2.91%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Soundara Pandian	62,937	47.62%	1.81
	AIADMK	T. Rajaram	59,380	44.93%	2.19
	DMDK	S. Ramu	4,376	3.31%	New
	BJP	D. Rajendran	1,607	1.22%	New
	BSP	A. Ganapathi	1,039	0.79%	New
	Independent	N. Rajaram	757	0.57%	New
	Independent	A. Muthusamy	474	0.36%	New
	SP	P. Duraisamy	447	0.34%	New
	Independent	U. Krishna Moorthy	375	0.28%	New
	Independent	M. Nataraj	373	0.28%	New
	TNJC	P. Bala Subramanian	251	0.19%	New
Margin of victory			3,557	2.69%	1.39%
Turnout			132,167	75.83%	8.67%
Registered electors			174,305
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	0.51%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. M. Balan	58,288	47.11%	New
	DMK	K. N. Nehru	56,678	45.81%	22.66
	MDMK	C. Adhanam	4,665	3.77%	6.72
	Independent	P. Stephen	1,412	1.14%	New
	Independent	R. Pappu	946	0.76%	New
	Independent	J. Akthar Ali	875	0.71%	New
	Independent	K. M. Mohankumar	512	0.41%	New
	Independent	S. N. Gunasekaran	343	0.28%	New
Margin of victory			1,610	1.30%	−47.14%
Turnout			123,719	67.15%	−9.70%
Registered electors			184,259
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-21.36%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. N. Nehru	84,113	68.47%	24.88
	INC	J. Logambal	24,609	20.03%	34.84
	MDMK	Pon. Pandian	12,890	10.49%	New
	Independent	P. Subramanian	267	0.22%	New
	Independent	R. Sriramulu	219	0.18%	New
	Independent	P. K. Krishnamoorthi	185	0.15%	New
	Independent	C. Sreerangammal	167	0.14%	New
	Independent	N. Mookkan	128	0.10%	New
	Independent	S. Kandasami	97	0.08%	New
	Independent	A. Manivannan	92	0.07%	New
	Independent	Rajappa	73	0.06%	New
Margin of victory			59,504	48.44%	37.16%
Turnout			122,840	76.85%	2.61%
Registered electors			167,192
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	13.60%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	J. Logambal	65,742	54.88%	36.44
	DMK	K. N. Nehru	52,225	43.59%	2.35
	JP	S. Prabakaran	394	0.33%	New
	Independent	S. Kandasamy	243	0.20%	New
	PMK	P. Rajendran	239	0.20%	New
	Independent	E. Krishnamoorthy	215	0.18%	New
	Independent	S. Alagan	199	0.17%	New
	Independent	P. Pandian	176	0.15%	New
	Independent	S. Rathakrishanan	160	0.13%	New
	Independent	R. Daiusamy	122	0.10%	New
	Independent	T. Balasubramaniam	83	0.07%	New
Margin of victory			13,517	11.28%	−8.35%
Turnout			119,798	74.24%	−6.37%
Registered electors			166,783
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	8.93%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. N. Nehru	54,275	45.95%	New
	AIADMK	Thirunavukkarasu Sami	31,087	26.32%	New
	INC	K. Venkatachalam	21,777	18.44%	41.65
	AIADMK	R. Natarajan	10,585	8.96%	New
	Independent	A. S. Kumarasamy	401	0.34%	New
Margin of victory			23,188	19.63%	−4.88%
Turnout			118,125	80.61%	0.06%
Registered electors			149,269
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-14.14%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Venkatachalam	61,590	60.09%	New
	TNC(K)	A. Swaminkan	36,468	35.58%	New
	Independent	G. Gandhi	2,345	2.29%	New
	Independent	S. P. Nagarajan	1,057	1.03%	New
	Independent	S. Kandasamy	532	0.52%	New
	Independent	Angarai Govindarajan	508	0.50%	New
Margin of victory			25,122	24.51%	21.71%
Turnout			102,500	80.55%	3.10%
Registered electors			132,489
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	19.19%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Anbil P. Dharmalingam	40,899	40.90%	6.5
	Independent	A. Swamickan	38,099	38.10%	New
	Independent	R. Gangadharan	16,016	16.02%	New
	Independent	A. K. Perumal	4,981	4.98%	New
Margin of victory			2,800	2.80%	1.14%
Turnout			99,995	77.45%	5.14%
Registered electors			130,260
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	4.84%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. N. Shanmugam	33,322	36.06%	New
	DMK	R. Gangadhran	31,789	34.40%	20.11
	INC	N. S. Abedanandham	14,266	15.44%	22.86
	JP	K. N. Thangavelu	12,230	13.23%	New
	Independent	S. Kandaswamy	808	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			1,533	1.66%	−14.56%
Turnout			92,415	72.31%	−8.38%
Registered electors			129,589
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-18.45%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. N. Muthamil Selvan	40,213	54.51%	3.88
	INC	D. Rengasamy Udayar	28,250	38.29%	8.76
	Independent	S. Kandasamy	3,927	5.32%	New
	Independent	P. V. Chidambaram	1,021	1.38%	New
	Independent	P. Ravanan	364	0.49%	New
Margin of victory			11,963	16.22%	12.64%
Turnout			73,775	80.70%	−3.51%
Registered electors			95,464
	DMK hold		Swing	3.88%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Natarajan	37,352	50.63%	1.22
	INC	D. R. Udaiyar	34,712	47.05%	4.84
	Independent	R. Ramadoss	841	1.14%	New
	Independent	S. Irudayanesan	568	0.77%	New
	Independent	S. Ayinraju	303	0.41%	New
Margin of victory			2,640	3.58%	−6.07%
Turnout			73,776	84.21%	6.00%
Registered electors			90,310
	DMK hold		Swing	-1.22%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Anbil P. Dharmalingam	38,951	51.85%	New
	INC	I. Antoniswamy	31,707	42.21%	13.17
	SWA	S. Thangavel	4,459	5.94%	New
Margin of victory			7,244	9.64%	−1.12%
Turnout			75,117	78.21%	17.43%
Registered electors			98,811
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-3.53%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Lazar	30,232	55.38%	17.59
	Independent	Anbil P. Dharmalingam	24,354	44.62%	New
Margin of victory			5,878	10.77%	−13.65%
Turnout			54,586	60.78%	−8.52%
Registered electors			89,815
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-6.83%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Lalgudi^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rajachidambaram	26,009	62.21%	New
	INC	Varadarajan	15,799	37.79%	New
Margin of victory			10,210	24.42%
Turnout			41,808	69.30%
Registered electors			60,333
	Independent win (new seat)