Omalur Assembly constituency

11°45′10″N 78°00′41″E

Omalur
Constituency No. 84 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Lok Sabha constituency	Salem
Established	1951
Total electors	2,95,894[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent R. Mani
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Omalur is a state assembly constituency in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 84. It comprises a portion of Omalur taluk and forms a part of the wider Salem Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. This constituency was temporarily defunct during the elections in 1957 and 1962.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	P. Rathinaswami Pillai		Independent
1967	C. Palani		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	V. Selladurai		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	M. Sivaperumal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
1984	Anbalagan		Indian National Congress
1989	C. Krishnan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
1996	R. R. Sekaran		Tamil Maanila Congress
2001	S. Semmalai		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	A. Thamizharasu		Pattali Makkal Katchi
2011	C. Krishnan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	S. Vetrivel[4]
2021	R. Mani

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			57.59%
2016			39.23%
2011			59.70%
2006			43.38%
2001			59.39%
1996			40.62%
1991			65.78%
1989			42.35%
1984			66.04%
1980			58.20%
1977			42.69%
1971			60.81%
1967			56.17%
1952			52.07%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Mani	142,488	57.59	18.36
	INC	Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam	87,194	35.24	New
	NTK	A. Raja	9,416	3.81	3.39
	MNM	V. Srinivasan	2,930	1.18	New
	NOTA	Nota	1,600	0.65	0.12
	Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi	M. Karunakaran	1,228	0.50	New
Margin of victory			55,294	22.35	13.57
Turnout			247,427	83.62	−1.86
Rejected ballots			999	0.40
Registered electors			295,894
	AIADMK hold		Swing	18.36

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Vetrivel	89,169	39.23	20.47
	DMK	S. Ammasi	69,213	30.45	New
	PMK	A. Tamilarasu	48,721	21.44	13.48
	DMDK	A. R. Elangovan	9,744	4.29	New
	NOTA	None Of The Above	1,739	0.77	New
	Independent	C. Selvaraj	1,486	0.65	New
Margin of victory			19,956	8.78	−16.01
Turnout			227,295	85.48	2.89
Registered electors			265,892
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-20.47

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Krishnan	112,102	59.70	19.05
	PMK	A. Tamizharasu	65,558	34.91	8.47
	BJP	B. Sivaram	2,139	1.14	New
	IJK	S. Kandasami	1,863	0.99	New
	Independent	P. Ramachandiran	1,840	0.98	New
	Independent	C. Selvarasu	1,262	0.67	New
Margin of victory			46,544	24.79	22.06
Turnout			227,342	82.59	11.31
Registered electors			187,770
	AIADMK gain from PMK		Swing	16.32

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PMK	A. Tamizharasu	58,287	43.38	New
	AIADMK	C. Krishnan	54,624	40.66	18.73
	DMDK	S. Kamalakkannan	12,384	9.22	New
	Independent	K. Raja Krishnan	1,600	1.19	New
	BSP	M. Sellamuthu	1,264	0.94	New
	Independent	G. Tamilarasi	1,127	0.84	New
	Independent	R. Murugasenapathy	1,123	0.84	New
	Independent	P. Chinnarasu	875	0.65	New
	NCP	M. Soundararajan	667	0.50	New
Margin of victory			3,663	2.73	−25.77
Turnout			134,357	71.28	13.72
Registered electors			188,486
	PMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-16.00

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Semmalai	65,861	59.39	26.53
	DMK	R. Rajendran	34,259	30.89	New
	JP	B. S. Sundararajan	3,235	2.92	New
	Independent	K. Murugan	2,250	2.03	New
	Independent	P. Nallathambi	1,722	1.55	New
	Independent	S. D. Panneer Selvam	897	0.81	New
	MDMK	P. Chinnusamy	894	0.81	0.72
Margin of victory			31,602	28.49	20.74
Turnout			110,905	57.57	−5.14
Registered electors			192,661
	AIADMK gain from TMC(M)		Swing	18.77

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	R. R. Sekaran	41,523	40.62	New
	AIADMK	C. Krishnan	33,593	32.86	32.92
	PMK	A. Tamizharasu	24,105	23.58	New
	MDMK	A. Sundaram	1,558	1.52	New
Margin of victory			7,930	7.76	−32.67
Turnout			102,232	62.71	1.25
Registered electors			173,907
	TMC(M) gain from AIADMK		Swing	-25.16

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Krishnan	60,783	65.78	23.42
	PMK	K. Sadasivam	23,430	25.36	New
	CPI	K. A. Govindasamy	6,370	6.89	New
	BJP	N. Balu	523	0.57	New
	JP	P. Manoharan	491	0.53	New
Margin of victory			37,353	40.42	26.67
Turnout			92,406	61.46	7.06
Registered electors			159,123
	AIADMK hold		Swing	23.42

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Krishnan	32,275	42.35	New
	DMK	K. Chinnaraju	21,793	28.60	New
	INC	K. Anbalagan	11,803	15.49	50.55
	AIADMK	M. Muthusamy	5,601	7.35	New
	Independent	T. Dharman	1,543	2.02	New
	Independent	P. K. Ganesan	888	1.17	New
	Independent	K. Ayyavoo	616	0.81	New
Margin of victory			10,482	13.76	−22.96
Turnout			76,204	54.40	−13.62
Registered electors			143,933
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	-23.69

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anbalagan	51,703	66.04	New
	CPI	S. Kuppusamy	22,961	29.33	New
	Independent	P. Ponnusamy	833	1.06	New
	Independent	P. Saminathan	684	0.87	New
	Independent	P. K. Karuppannan	539	0.69	New
	Independent	O. E. Tamaraiselvi	527	0.67	New
	Independent	R. Nagarathinam	476	0.61	New
Margin of victory			28,742	36.71	20.31
Turnout			78,288	68.01	3.72
Registered electors			124,598
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	7.84

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Sivaperumal	42,399	58.20	15.51
	DMK	C. Marimuthu	30,447	41.80	23.74
Margin of victory			11,952	16.41	−3.88
Turnout			72,846	64.29	2.85
Registered electors			115,489
	AIADMK hold		Swing	15.51

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Sivaperumal	26,342	42.69	New
	JP	M. Govindan	13,824	22.41	New
	DMK	C. Marimuthu	11,139	18.05	42.76
	CPI	S. Kuppuswami	8,263	13.39	New
	Independent	O. K. Karunanidhi	1,796	2.91	New
	Independent	S. Andiyappan	335	0.54	New
Margin of victory			12,518	20.29	−4.81
Turnout			61,699	61.44	10.42
Registered electors			102,047
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-18.12

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. Selladurai	26,065	60.81	4.64
	INC	C. Govindan	15,307	35.71	0.01
	Independent	A. Naliappan	1,076	2.51	New
	Independent	S. M. Kandasamy	414	0.97	New
Margin of victory			10,758	25.10	4.63
Turnout			42,862	51.02	−11.41
Registered electors			92,532
	DMK hold		Swing	4.64

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	C. Palani	28,121	56.17	New
	INC	C. Govindan	17,876	35.71	New
	CPI	A. Rajagoopal	2,871	5.73	New
	Independent	C. Nallappan	1,195	2.39	New
Margin of victory			10,245	20.46
Turnout			50,063	62.43
Registered electors			83,866
	DMK gain from Independent		Swing

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Omalur^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Rathianaswami Pillai	24,781	52.07	New
	INC	K. Najappa Chettiar	19,876	41.76	New
	Independent	M. Venugopal	2,934	6.17	New
Margin of victory			4,905	10.31
Turnout			47,591	70.57
Registered electors			67,435
	Independent win (new seat)