Musiri Assembly constituency

For other places with the same name, see Musiri (disambiguation).

Musiri is a legislative assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 145. It comes under Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Musiri
Constituency No. 145 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	2,32,800[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent N. Thiyagarajan
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	S. P. Thangavelu Muthuraja		Independent
1957	V. A. Muthiah and T. V. Sannasi		Indian National Congress
1962	S. Ramalingam		Indian National Congress
1967	P. S. Muthuselvan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	P. S. Muthuselvan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	P. Kothandaraman		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	M. K. Rajamanickam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	S. Rathinavelu		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	M. Thangavel		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	M. Thangavel		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	M. N. Jothi Kannan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	C. Malliga		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	N. Selvaraj		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	N. R. Sivapathi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	M. Selvarasu		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	N. Thiyagarajan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			50.43%
2016			52.31%
2011			54.79%
2006			48.34%
2001			34.83%
1996			51.04%
1991			62.83%
1989			39.05%
1984			59.75%
1980			52.20%
1977			39.27%
1971			54.29%
1967			51.48%
1962			50.79%
1957			21.73%
1952			42.23%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	N. Thiyagarajan	90,624	50.43%	New
	AIADMK	M. Selvarasu	63,788	35.50%	−16.81
	NTK	Sridevi Ilangovan	14,311	7.96%	+6.53
	DMDK	K. S. Kumar	3,182	1.77%	New
	MNM	S. Gokul	2,499	1.39%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,092	0.61%	−0.85
Margin of victory			26,836	14.93%	−3.84%
Turnout			179,706	77.19%	−3.18%
Rejected ballots			139	0.08%
Registered electors			232,800
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-1.88%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Selvarasu	89,398	52.31%	−2.48
	INC	S. Vijaya Babu	57,311	33.53%	+7.78
	TMC(M)	M. Rajasekaran	8,581	5.02%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,485	1.45%	New
	NTK	E. Asaithambi	2,446	1.43%	New
	PMK	S. Ragavan	1,423	0.83%	New
	Independent	T. Chandrasekaran	1,258	0.74%	New
	BSP	M. Palanimuthu	1,159	0.68%	New
	KMDK	K. Haribaskar	1,063	0.62%	New
	Independent	T. K. Ramajayam	879	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			32,087	18.77%	−10.26%
Turnout			170,909	80.37%	−1.18%
Registered electors			212,655
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-2.48%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. R. Sivapathi	82,631	54.79%	+13.56
	INC	M. Rajasekharan	38,840	25.75%	New
	Independent	K. Kannaiyan	19,193	12.73%	New
	BJP	S. P. Rajendran	2,743	1.82%	+0.7
	Independent	K. Panneerselvam	1,761	1.17%	New
	Independent	M. Balakrishnan	1,655	1.10%	New
	Independent	P. Tamilselvan	1,350	0.90%	New
	Independent	N. M. Neethi Muthu Manal	1,086	0.72%	New
	Independent	P. Senthilvel	788	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			43,791	29.04%	21.93%
Turnout			184,922	81.55%	5.85%
Registered electors			150,808
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	6.45%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	N. Selvaraj	74,311	48.34%	+14.96
	AIADMK	T. P. Poonachi	63,384	41.23%	+6.4
	DMDK	M. Rajalingam	10,538	6.86%	New
	Independent	S. Viswanathan	2,037	1.33%	New
	BJP	C. Nagalingam	1,723	1.12%	New
Margin of victory			10,927	7.11%	5.66%
Turnout			153,726	75.70%	9.50%
Registered electors			203,077
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	13.51%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Malliga	47,946	34.83%	+4.84
	DMK	S. Vivekanandan	45,952	33.38%	−17.66
	Independent	M. Thangavel	30,419	22.10%	New
	MDMK	R. Natarajan	13,338	9.69%	−6.12
Margin of victory			1,994	1.45%	−19.60%
Turnout			137,655	66.20%	−7.53%
Registered electors			207,941
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-16.21%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. N. Jothi Kannan	67,319	51.04%	+15.93
	AIADMK	C. Mallika Chinnasamy	39,551	29.99%	−32.84
	MDMK	N. Selvaraj	20,848	15.81%	New
Margin of victory			27,768	21.05%	−6.67%
Turnout			131,898	73.73%	11.07%
Registered electors			188,570
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-11.79%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Thangavel	70,812	62.83%	+23.78
	DMK	R. Natarasan	39,568	35.11%	−2.8
	Independent	M. Sivaperumal	584	0.52%	New
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Margin of victory			31,244	27.72%	26.57%
Turnout			112,706	62.66%	−16.52%
Registered electors			181,551
	AIADMK hold		Swing	23.78%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Thangavel	49,275	39.05%	−20.7
	DMK	N. Selvaraju	47,826	37.90%	−0.34
	INC	R. Ramaraju	18,327	14.53%	New
	Independent	S. Subbaiah	8,792	6.97%	New
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Margin of victory			1,449	1.15%	−20.36%
Turnout			126,174	79.18%	−1.69%
Registered electors			163,070
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-20.70%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Rathinavelu	65,759	59.75%	+7.55
	DMK	R. Natarajan	42,086	38.24%	−9.56
Margin of victory			23,673	21.51%	17.11%
Turnout			110,054	80.87%	3.49%
Registered electors			143,107
	AIADMK hold		Swing	7.55%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. K. Rajamanickam	53,697	52.20%	+12.93
	DMK	R. Natarajan	49,171	47.80%	+24.44
Margin of victory			4,526	4.40%	−11.51%
Turnout			102,868	77.38%	9.71%
Registered electors			135,272
	AIADMK hold		Swing	12.93%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Kothandarama Alias Musiri Putthan	34,569	39.27%	New
	DMK	V. S. Periasamy	20,567	23.36%	−30.92
	INC	S. Subbiah	18,925	21.50%	−15.99
	JP	P. Ayyakkannu	13,965	15.86%	New
Margin of victory			14,002	15.91%	−0.89%
Turnout			88,026	67.68%	−9.69%
Registered electors			132,057
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-15.01%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. S. Muthuselvan	35,091	54.29%	+2.8
	INC	A. R. Murugaiah	24,232	37.49%	−6.32
	Independent	K. N. Thangavelu	4,479	6.93%	New
	Independent	R. Govindarajan	839	1.30%	New
Margin of victory			10,859	16.80%	9.12%
Turnout			64,641	77.37%	−2.39%
Registered electors			89,394
	DMK hold		Swing	2.80%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. S. Muthuselvan	32,615	51.48%	+7.79
	INC	K. V. K. Reddiar	27,750	43.80%	−6.99
	Independent	Rajan	1,589	2.51%	New
	ABJS	R. Parthasarthi	737	1.16%	New
	Independent	P. S. Govindan	662	1.04%	New
Margin of victory			4,865	7.68%	0.58%
Turnout			63,353	79.76%	6.90%
Registered electors			84,032
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	0.69%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Ramalingam	32,155	50.79%	+29.06
	DMK	A. Dorairaju	27,661	43.69%	New
	Socialist	Nagammal	1,845	2.91%	New
	Independent	M. Andi Samban	1,649	2.60%	New
Margin of victory			4,494	7.10%	6.10%
Turnout			63,310	72.86%	−27.05%
Registered electors			90,547
	INC hold		Swing	29.06%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	V. A. Muthaiya	34,427	21.73%	−15.66
	INC	T. V. Sannasi (Sc)	32,844	20.73%	−16.66
	Independent	M. P. Muthukkaruppan	18,657	11.78%	New
	Independent	Durairaj (Sc)	18,093	11.42%	New
	Independent	A. V. Rengasamy Reddiar	15,936	10.06%	New
	CPI	G. Govindarajan	11,543	7.29%	New
	CPI	Palaniyandi (Sc)	8,817	5.57%	New
	Independent	Singaravelu (Sc)	5,940	3.75%	New
	Independent	K. Natesan (Sc)	5,305	3.35%	New
	Independent	K. Ganesan	4,206	2.66%	New
	Independent	Manickam	2,643	1.67%	New
Margin of victory			1,583	1.00%	−3.84%
Turnout			158,411	99.91%	41.36%
Registered electors			158,561
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-20.50%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Musiri^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thangavelu	18,427	42.23%	New
	INC	M. P. Krishnaswami	16,316	37.40%	New
	Socialist	M. S. Narayanaswami	6,285	14.41%	New
	Independent	Pichaimuthu	2,602	5.96%	New
Margin of victory			2,111	4.84%
Turnout			43,630	58.55%
Registered electors			74,519
	Independent win (new seat)