Perundurai Assembly constituency

Perundurai is a state assembly constituency in Erode district in Tamil Nadu.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 103. It covers Perundurai and some parts of Erode City. It is included in Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency.^[3] The constituency has been in existence since 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Perundurai
Constituency No. 103 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Lok Sabha constituency	Tiruppur
Established	1957
Total electors	2,27,870[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent S. Jayakumar
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Demographics

Kongu Vellalar Gounder Community is majorly presented in this Assembly constituency and Senguntha Mudaliar, Vettuva Gounder and Adi Dravida communities are also populated in this constituency.^[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1971	N. K. Palanisamy		Communist Party of India
1977	A. Ponnusamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	T. K. Nallappan		Communist Party of India
1984	A. Ponnusamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	V. N. Subramanian
1991
1993	V. P. Periasamy
1996	N. Periyasamy		Communist Party of India
2001	K. S. Palanisamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	C. Ponnudurai
2011	N. D. Venkatachalam
2016
2021	S. Jayakumar

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			44.84%
2016			44.05%
2011			60.15%
2006			43.37%
2001			57.88%
1996			49.79%
1991			70.28%
1989			34.89%
1984			64.34%
1980			54.69%
1977			39.91%
1971			56.37%
1967			47.41%
1962			58.41%
1957			58.59%

2021

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Jayakumar	85,125	44.84%	+0.79
	DMK	K. K. C. Balu	70,618	37.20%	+0.15
	NTK	C. Loganathan	10,294	5.42%	+4.62
	Independent	Thoppu Venkatachalam (A) N. D. Venkatachalam	9,895	5.21%	New
	MNM	C. K. Nandhakumar	3,533	1.86%	New
	Independent	Shankarsamy	3,336	1.76%	New
	BSP	M. Thambi	1,620	0.85%	+0.14
	NOTA	NOTA	1,189	0.63%	−0.47
Margin of victory			14,507	7.64%	0.63%
Turnout			189,843	83.31%	−2.30%
Rejected ballots			563	0.30%
Registered electors			227,870
	AIADMK hold		Swing	0.79%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. D. Venkatachalam	80,292	44.05%	−16.1
	DMK	K. P. Samy (A) P. Mohana Sundaram	67,521	37.05%	New
	KMDK	K. K. C. Balu	14,545	7.98%	New
	TMC(M)	V. P. Shanmugam	6,304	3.46%	New
	BJP	A. Chandrasekaran	2,625	1.44%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,991	1.09%	New
	PMK	P. Kumaresan	1,498	0.82%	New
	NTK	Loganathan	1,469	0.81%	New
	BSP	K. Sekar	1,306	0.72%	−0.64
Margin of victory			12,771	7.01%	−21.19%
Turnout			182,263	85.62%	1.72%
Registered electors			212,885
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-16.10%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. D. Venkatachalam	89,960	60.15%	+16.78
	KNMK	K. K. C. Balu	47,793	31.96%	New
	BSP	G. Anbazhagan	2,033	1.36%	+0.74
	Independent	L. Antony Peter	1,464	0.98%	New
	JD(U)	K. Arumugam	1,371	0.92%	New
	Independent	P. Tamilarasu	1,026	0.69%	New
	Independent	N. P. Venkatachalam	925	0.62%	New
	Independent	T. V. Thangamuthu	845	0.56%	New
	Independent	P. Raju	823	0.55%	New
	IJK	M. Tamilselvan	779	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			42,167	28.19%	21.96%
Turnout			149,561	83.90%	7.76%
Registered electors			178,269
	AIADMK hold		Swing	16.78%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Ponnudurai	59,631	43.37%	−14.51
	CPI	N. Periyasamy	51,053	37.13%	New
	DMDK	M. Ravichandran	18,212	13.24%	New
	BJP	T. Shri Gandheeswaran	1,960	1.43%	New
	Independent	R. Palanisam	1,447	1.05%	New
	JD(U)	B. Devadasan	1,136	0.83%	New
	Independent	K. Krishnamoorthy	1,066	0.78%	New
	BSP	M. M. S. Subramaniam	850	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			8,578	6.24%	−19.21%
Turnout			137,506	76.13%	11.18%
Registered electors			180,617
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-14.51%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. S. Palanisamy	72,133	57.88%	+22.52
	CNMK	N. Govindaswamy	40,421	32.43%	New
	MDMK	V. M. Kandasamy	6,528	5.24%	−1.33
	Independent	P. Raman	1,374	1.10%	New
	JD(S)	K. P. Sengodu	1,337	1.07%	New
	Independent	S. R. Devendara Manickam	1,020	0.82%	New
	Independent	P. Muthusamy	803	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			31,712	25.45%	11.02%
Turnout			124,623	64.95%	−5.16%
Registered electors			191,912
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	8.09%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	N. Periyasamy	60,587	49.79%	+27.91
	AIADMK	P. Periyasamy	43,036	35.36%	−34.91
	MDMK	V. M. Kandasamy	7,992	6.57%	New
	Independent	T. K. Periyasamy	2,292	1.88%	New
	BJP	A. Meivelsamy	1,228	1.01%	−1.55
Margin of victory			17,551	14.42%	−33.97%
Turnout			121,693	70.11%	1.14%
Registered electors			179,713
	CPI gain from AIADMK		Swing	-20.49%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. N. Subramanian	77,277	70.28%	+35.39
	CPI	T. K. Naliappan	24,060	21.88%	New
	Independent	K. P. Sengodu	3,199	2.91%	New
	BJP	A. Chandra Sekaran	2,815	2.56%	New
	AAP	M. Subiramaniom	698	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			53,217	48.40%	35.46%
Turnout			109,961	68.97%	−8.36%
Registered electors			164,972
	AIADMK hold		Swing	35.39%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. N. Subramanian	39,654	34.89%	−29.45
	INC	R. Arumugam	24,956	21.96%	New
	DMK	S. Kandappan	22,985	20.22%	New
	AIADMK	A. Ponnusamy	11,309	9.95%	−54.39
	Independent	P. S. Subramaniam Alias Mani	9,226	8.12%	New
	India Farmers and Tailers Party	K. Venkatachalam	1,406	1.24%	New
	Independent	V. T. R. Veerappa Gounder	922	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			14,698	12.93%	−17.07%
Turnout			113,650	77.33%	3.20%
Registered electors			150,170
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-29.45%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Ponnusamy	60,830	64.34%	New
	CPI	T. K. Nallappan	32,465	34.34%	−20.35
	Independent	M. Thangavelu	1,254	1.33%	New
Margin of victory			28,365	30.00%	15.57%
Turnout			94,549	74.13%	10.94%
Registered electors			134,058
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	9.65%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	T. K. Nallappan	44,210	54.69%	+22.67
	INC	N. K. P. Jaganathan	32,543	40.26%	New
	JP	T. C. Gopalan	2,183	2.70%	New
	Independent	Palaniappan	895	1.11%	New
	Independent	T. N. Kumarasamy Gounder	742	0.92%	New
Margin of victory			11,667	14.43%	6.55%
Turnout			80,837	63.19%	2.14%
Registered electors			129,785
	CPI gain from AIADMK		Swing	14.78%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Ponnusamy	30,574	39.91%	New
	CPI	N. K. Palanisamy	24,532	32.02%	−24.34
	JP	R. Ramalingam	12,803	16.71%	New
	DMK	R. Kandasamy	5,946	7.76%	New
	Independent	M. Chenni	2,752	3.59%	New
Margin of victory			6,042	7.89%	−4.84%
Turnout			76,607	61.04%	−6.08%
Registered electors			127,223
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	-16.46%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	N. K. Palanisamy	38,882	56.37%	+46.7
	Independent	K. Chinnasamy Gounder	30,100	43.63%	New
Margin of victory			8,782	12.73%	8.25%
Turnout			68,982	67.12%	−11.87%
Registered electors			111,717
	CPI gain from SSP		Swing	8.96%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	S. Balasubramanian	33,164	47.41%	New
	INC	N. N. S. Nandradiar	30,030	42.93%	−15.48
	CPI	N. T. Raju	6,761	9.66%	−30.62
Margin of victory			3,134	4.48%	−13.64%
Turnout			69,955	78.99%	−3.78%
Registered electors			94,274
	SSP gain from INC		Swing	-11.00%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Nallasenaapathi Sarkerai Manradiar	36,225	58.41%	+17
	CPI	N. K. Palanisamy	24,986	40.29%	−18.3
	Socialist	U. R. Kumarasami	563	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			11,239	18.12%	0.95%
Turnout			62,016	82.77%	25.79%
Registered electors			77,326
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	-0.17%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perundurai^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	N. K. Palanisami	24,205	58.59%	New
	INC	V.R.A. Manicka Mudaliar	17,110	41.41%	New
Margin of victory			7,095	17.17%
Turnout			41,315	56.99%
Registered electors			72,499
	CPI win (new seat)