Namakkal Assembly constituency

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

Namakkal is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. It comprises a portion of Namakkal taluk. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 94. It falls under Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Namakkal
Constituency No. 94 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Lok Sabha constituency	Namakkal
Established	1951
Total electors	2,57,771[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent P. Ramalingam
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	K. V. Ramaswamy		Communist Party of India and Indian National Congress
1957	P. Kolanda Gounder		Indian National Congress
1962	S. Chinnaiyan
1967	M. Muthuswamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	Palanivelan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	R. Arunachalam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
1984
1989	P. Duraisamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	S. Anbalagan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	Mohanur K.Velusamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	K. Jeyakumar		Indian National Congress
2006
2011	K. P. P. Baskar		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021	P. Ramalingam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			51.83%
2016			45.81%
2011			56.34%
2006			42.57%
2001			58.14%
1996			62.15%
1991			70.72%
1989			35.57%
1984			56.93%
1980			51.78%
1977			40.59%
1971			53.57%
1967			54.37%
1962			48.48%
1957			30.18%
1952			21.32%

2021

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Ramalingam	106,494	51.83%	New
	AIADMK	K. P. P. Baskar	78,633	38.27%	−7.54
	NTK	B. Baskar	10,122	4.93%	+3.52
	MNM	S. Adham Farook	5,589	2.72%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,285	0.63%	−1.34
Margin of victory			27,861	13.56%	6.60%
Turnout			205,474	79.71%	−0.43%
Rejected ballots			188	0.09%
Registered electors			257,771
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	6.02%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. P. P. Baskar	89,076	45.81%	−10.53
	INC	R. Chezhian	75,542	38.85%	New
	KMDK	S. Matheswaran	10,506	5.40%	New
	TMC(M)	N. Elango	4,341	2.23%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	3,828	1.97%	New
	BJP	V. Rajendran	2,751	1.41%	+0.14
	PMK	E. Duraisamy	2,751	1.41%	New
	NTK	M. Loganathan	2,729	1.40%	New
	Independent	C. Murugan	997	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			13,534	6.96%	−14.17%
Turnout			194,441	80.14%	−1.91%
Registered electors			242,615
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-10.53%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. P. P. Baskar	95,579	56.34%	+19.39
	KNMK	R. Devarasan	59,724	35.20%	New
	IJK	C. Sathyamoorthy	2,996	1.77%	New
	BJP	K. Palaniappan	2,168	1.28%	−0.23
	Independent	S. Arjunan	1,333	0.79%	New
	Independent	T. Baskar	1,101	0.65%	New
	Independent	P. Murugasen	1,015	0.60%	New
	Independent	M. Natarajan	993	0.59%	New
	Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy	P. Murugan	910	0.54%	New
	Independent	M. Devaraj	901	0.53%	New
	Independent	K. Manoharan	895	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			35,855	21.13%	15.51%
Turnout			206,748	82.06%	14.21%
Registered electors			169,649
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	13.77%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Jeyakumar	61,306	42.57%	−15.57
	AIADMK	R. Saradha	53,207	36.95%	New
	DMDK	P. Amudha	22,401	15.56%	New
	BJP	M. Natarajan	2,178	1.51%	New
	Independent	A. Natarajan	1,496	1.04%	New
	BSP	A. Vijayambal	853	0.59%	+0.06
Margin of victory			8,099	5.62%	−19.46%
Turnout			143,999	67.85%	14.15%
Registered electors			212,232
	INC hold		Swing	-15.57%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Jeyakumar	67,215	58.14%	New
	PT	S. Ahilan	38,223	33.06%	New
	MDMK	V. Chakravarthi	4,014	3.47%	−0.92
	Independent	M. Madeswaran	1,616	1.40%	New
	Independent	R. Selvi	905	0.78%	New
	Independent	C. Bharathi	808	0.70%	New
	Independent	T. Marudhan	779	0.67%	New
	BSP	K. S. Murugesan	614	0.53%	New
	Independent	R. Ponnaiah	596	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			28,992	25.08%	−5.70%
Turnout			115,601	53.70%	−12.29%
Registered electors			215,295
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-4.01%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Veisamy	76,860	62.15%	+35.71
	AIADMK	S. Anbaiagan	38,795	31.37%	−39.35
	MDMK	R. Mayavan	5,435	4.39%	New
	Independent	K. Ravinthiran	1,444	1.17%	New
Margin of victory			38,065	30.78%	−13.50%
Turnout			123,665	65.99%	3.21%
Registered electors			196,881
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-8.57%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Anbalagan	79,683	70.72%	+38.84
	DMK	R. Mayavan	29,788	26.44%	−9.13
	BJP	P. Chandrasekaran	1,498	1.33%	+0.77
	PMK	V. Tamilarasan	744	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			49,895	44.28%	40.60%
Turnout			112,669	62.79%	−8.97%
Registered electors			186,364
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	35.16%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Duraisamy	41,979	35.57%	−4.44
	AIADMK	S. Raju	37,636	31.89%	−25.04
	INC	V. K. R. Rajaram	28,606	24.24%	New
	AIADMK	M. Durairaj	7,474	6.33%	−50.6
	Independent	P. Kandasamy	824	0.70%	New
	BJP	T. V. Andi	659	0.56%	−0.55
Margin of victory			4,343	3.68%	−13.25%
Turnout			118,026	71.75%	−1.70%
Registered electors			168,337
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-21.36%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Arunachalam	58,158	56.93%	+5.15
	DMK	K. Veluchami	40,868	40.01%	−7.07
	BJP	T. V. Andi	1,131	1.11%	New
Margin of victory			17,290	16.93%	12.22%
Turnout			102,155	73.46%	11.36%
Registered electors			149,546
	AIADMK hold		Swing	5.15%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Arunachalam	42,850	51.78%	+11.19
	DMK	K. Veluswamy	38,957	47.07%	+25.21
	Independent	Arjunan	521	0.63%	New
	Independent	Kondan	429	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			3,893	4.70%	−14.02%
Turnout			82,757	62.09%	0.64%
Registered electors			134,869
	AIADMK hold		Swing	11.19%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Arunachalam	31,952	40.59%	New
	DMK	K. Veluchamy	17,215	21.87%	−31.7
	INC	V. K. Ramaswamy	14,564	18.50%	−22.73
	JP	R. Kandasamy	12,729	16.17%	New
	Independent	S. Shanmughamoopan	1,699	2.16%	New
Margin of victory			14,737	18.72%	6.39%
Turnout			78,720	61.45%	−13.41%
Registered electors			129,817
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-12.98%

1971

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Palani Velan	39,553	53.57%	−0.8
	INC	Kaliappan	30,447	41.23%	−2.32
	Independent	S. Ramasamy	3,296	4.46%	New
	Independent	P. Karuppannan	543	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			9,106	12.33%	1.52%
Turnout			73,839	74.85%	−7.02%
Registered electors			101,824
	DMK hold		Swing	-0.80%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Muthuswamy	39,510	54.37%	+9.19
	INC	V. R. K. Gounder	31,651	43.55%	−4.93
	Independent	R. K. M. P. Pandaram	849	1.17%	New
	Independent	Radhikrishnan	661	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			7,859	10.81%	7.52%
Turnout			72,671	81.87%	13.90%
Registered electors			91,404
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	5.89%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Chinnayan	26,756	48.48%	+18.3
	DMK	K. V. Rasappan	24,937	45.18%	New
	TNP	T. V. Sundrarasan	2,129	3.86%	New
	Independent	Shunmugham	802	1.45%	New
	Independent	Shunmugha Moopan	567	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			1,819	3.30%	−3.98%
Turnout			55,191	67.97%	−10.46%
Registered electors			84,239
	INC hold		Swing	18.30%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Kolanda Gounder	38,977	30.18%	+10.34
	Independent	V. Kaliappan	29,575	22.90%	New
	INC	M. P. Periasami	24,240	18.77%	−1.07
	Independent	Marudaveeran (Sc)	13,105	10.15%	New
	CPI	K. V. Ramasami	10,026	7.76%	−13.55
	Independent	N. Nallappa Reddiar	6,350	4.92%	New
	Independent	Shanmuga Moopan	4,172	3.23%	New
	Independent	Rathnam (Sc)	2,695	2.09%	New
Margin of victory			9,402	7.28%	5.81%
Turnout			129,140	78.44%	−14.47%
Registered electors			164,642
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	8.87%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Namakkal^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	K. V. Ramaswamy	29,654	21.32%	New
	INC	M. P. Periaswami	27,602	19.84%	New
	INC	T. Sivaghanam Pillai	27,471	19.75%	New
	Independent	S. Chinnayan	19,068	13.71%	New
	Independent	Shanmughamoopan	7,853	5.64%	New
	Independent	V. Naingn	7,839	5.63%	New
	Independent	C. Marudaveeran	6,138	4.41%	New
	Independent	K Perumal	5,748	4.13%	New
	RPI	V. M. Palanivel	4,285	3.08%	New
	Independent	K. Marimuthu	3,458	2.49%	New
Margin of victory			2,052	1.48%
Turnout			139,116	92.91%
Registered electors			149,737
	CPI win (new seat)