Rasipuram Assembly constituency

For other places with same/similar name, see Rasipuram (disambiguation).

11.47°N 78.17°E / 11.47; 78.17

Rasipuram
Constituency No. 92 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	2,36,524[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent M. Mathiventhan
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Rasipuram is a state assembly constituency in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu, India.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 92. It comprises a portion of Rasipuram taluk and is a part of the wider Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[3] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	T. M. Kaliannan		Indian National Congress
1957	A. Raja Gounder
1962	N. P. Sengottuvel		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	P. Periasamy

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	R. Nainamalai		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	P. Duraisamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	K. P. Ramalingam
1984
1989	A. Subbu		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	K. Palaniammal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	P. R. Sundaram
2001
2006	K. P. Ramaswamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	P. Dhanapal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	V. Saroja[4]
2021	M. Mathiventhan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			46.58%
2016			46.50%
2011			55.60%
2006			45.47%
2001			57.48%
1996			37.93%
1991			72.15%
1989			35.75%
1984			52.45%
1980			58.25%
1977			43.61%
1971			54.90%
1967			52.53%
1962			49.21%
1957			54.46%
1952			42.02%

2021

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Mathiventhan	90,727	46.58%	+5.23
	AIADMK	Dr. V. Saroja	88,775	45.57%	−0.93
	NTK	K. Silambarasi	11,295	5.80%	+4.69
	NOTA	NOTA	2,110	1.08%	−0.41
	IJK	R. Ramkumar	1,133	0.58%	New
	AMMK	S. Anbalagan	1,051	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			1,952	1.00%	−4.15%
Turnout			194,794	82.36%	−1.89%
Rejected ballots			162	0.08%
Registered electors			236,524
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	0.07%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Dr. V. Saroja	86,901	46.50%	−9.09
	DMK	V. P. Duraisamy	77,270	41.35%	+0.99
	PMK	J. Pushpagandhi	6,952	3.72%	New
	VCK	G. Arjun	4,341	2.32%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,795	1.50%	New
	KMDK	P. Bharathi	2,542	1.36%	New
	BJP	C. Kuppusamy	2,375	1.27%	+0.2
	NTK	S. Arunkumar	2,076	1.11%	New
Margin of victory			9,631	5.15%	−10.08%
Turnout			186,869	84.25%	0.89%
Registered electors			221,806
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-9.09%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Dhanapal	90,186	55.60%	+13.74
	DMK	V. P. Duraisamy	65,469	40.36%	−5.11
	BJP	L. Murugan	1,730	1.07%	+0.03
	IJK	S. Periasamy	1,704	1.05%	New
	Independent	V. Rangarasu	1,700	1.05%	New
Margin of victory			24,717	15.24%	11.63%
Turnout			162,217	83.36%	9.71%
Registered electors			194,596
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	10.13%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. P. Ramaswamy	62,629	45.47%	+7.65
	AIADMK	P. R. Sundaram	57,660	41.86%	−15.62
	DMDK	R. Rajagounder	11,992	8.71%	New
	Independent	K. Ramasamy	1,490	1.08%	New
	BJP	Velu. Rajamani	1,427	1.04%	New
	Independent	P. Venkatachalam	889	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			4,969	3.61%	−16.05%
Turnout			137,750	73.65%	10.82%
Registered electors			187,025
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-12.01%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. R. Sundaram	67,332	57.48%	+19.55
	DMK	Dr. K. P. Ramalingam	44,303	37.82%	+0.29
	Independent	K. Ramasamy	1,755	1.50%	New
	MDMK	N. P. Kulandaivel	1,602	1.37%	−0.03
	Independent	S. Jayabalan	1,222	1.04%	New
Margin of victory			23,029	19.66%	19.25%
Turnout			117,144	62.84%	−4.55%
Registered electors			188,637
	AIADMK hold		Swing	19.55%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. R. Sundaram	42,294	37.93%	−34.22
	DMK	R. R. Damayandhi	41,840	37.52%	+13.15
	Independent	A. K. P. Chinraj	23,161	20.77%	New
	MDMK	B. A. R. Elangovan	1,555	1.39%	New
	RPI	R. Muthusamy	694	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			454	0.41%	−47.37%
Turnout			111,500	67.39%	2.87%
Registered electors			173,617
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-34.22%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Palaniammal	75,855	72.15%	+36.82
	DMK	B. A. R. Elangoavan	25,625	24.37%	−11.37
	PMK	K. Natesan	2,376	2.26%	New
Margin of victory			50,230	47.78%	47.36%
Turnout			105,129	64.52%	−7.92%
Registered electors			167,994
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	36.41%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Subbu	39,534	35.75%	−6.05
	AIADMK	V. Thamilarasu	39,074	35.33%	−17.12
	AIADMK	K. P. Ramalingam	16,855	15.24%	−37.21
	INC	V. Sundaram	11,157	10.09%	New
	India Farmers and Tailers Party	K. Sundaram	1,823	1.65%	New
Margin of victory			460	0.42%	−10.24%
Turnout			110,592	72.43%	−3.29%
Registered electors			155,741
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-16.70%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. P. Ramalingam	51,565	52.45%	−5.8
	DMK	P. Kaliappan	41,087	41.79%	+1.8
	Independent	M. P. Duraisami	3,498	3.56%	New
	Independent	A. Shanmugam	940	0.96%	New
	Independent	P. Kandasamy	539	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			10,478	10.66%	−7.60%
Turnout			98,311	75.73%	7.26%
Registered electors			137,200
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-5.80%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. P. Ramalingam	49,779	58.25%	+14.64
	DMK	P. T. Muthu	34,175	39.99%	+14.97
Margin of victory			15,604	18.26%	−0.32%
Turnout			85,463	68.47%	6.36%
Registered electors			126,614
	AIADMK hold		Swing	14.64%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Duraisamy	33,762	43.61%	New
	DMK	K. C. Periasamy	19,374	25.02%	−29.88
	JP	P. Ramasamy	11,830	15.28%	New
	INC	R. Kaliappan	10,498	13.56%	−28.09
	Independent	M. Arumugam	1,186	1.53%	New
	Independent	K. R. Athiappa Gounder	471	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			14,388	18.58%	5.33%
Turnout			77,425	62.11%	−11.43%
Registered electors			126,007
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-11.29%

1971

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Nainamalai	41,079	54.90%	+2.37
	INC	P. Ganapathy	31,161	41.64%	−0.59
	Independent	K. A. C. Arthanaree Chetty	2,587	3.46%	New
Margin of victory			9,918	13.25%	2.96%
Turnout			74,827	73.54%	−4.54%
Registered electors			105,188
	DMK hold		Swing	2.37%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Rasipuram^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Periasamy	38,402	52.53%	+3.32
	INC	K. M. Gounder	30,873	42.23%	−6.85
	Independent	K. V. K. Ramaswamy	2,142	2.93%	New
	Independent	S. Balu	1,001	1.37%	New
	ABJS	O. Govindraju	440	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			7,529	10.30%	10.17%
Turnout			73,108	78.08%	6.99%
Registered electors			96,950
	DMK hold		Swing	3.32%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Rasipuram^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	N. P. Sengottuvel	26,846	49.21%	New
	INC	Muthuswamy Gounder	26,776	49.08%	−5.38
	We Tamils	Alagappa Udayar	932	1.71%	New
Margin of victory			70	0.13%	−8.80%
Turnout			54,554	71.09%	21.71%
Registered electors			78,659
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-5.25%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Rasipuram^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Raja Gounder	20,983	54.46%	+12.44
	Independent	K. V. K. Ramaswami	17,545	45.54%	New
Margin of victory			3,438	8.92%	−10.02%
Turnout			38,528	49.38%	−11.58%
Registered electors			78,017
	INC hold		Swing	12.44%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Rasipuram^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. M. Kaliannan	18,553	42.02%	New
	Independent	K. Ramaswamy	10,189	23.08%	New
	Socialist	N. Kandaswami Mudali	8,402	19.03%	New
	Independent	R. Muthu Gounder	5,941	13.46%	New
	Independent	P. Namasivayam	1,068	2.42%	New
Margin of victory			8,364	18.94%
Turnout			44,153	60.97%
Registered electors			72,423
	INC win (new seat)