Thiruvallur Assembly constituency

Tiruvallur is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 4. It consists of portions of Tiruttani and Thiruvallur taluks. It falls under Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency.^[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.

Thiruvallur
Constituency No. 4 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Established	1951
Total electors	2,74,876[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent V. G. Raajendran
Party	DMK
Alliance	SPA
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	M. Dharmalingam and V. Govindaswamy Naidu		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
1957	Eakambara Mudaly and V. S. Arunachalam		Indian National Congress
1962	V. S. Arunachalam		Indian National Congress
1967	S. M. Dorairaj		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	S. M. Dorairaj		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	S. Pattabiraman		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
1984
1989	S. R. Munirathinam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	D. Sakkubai Devaraj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	C. S. Mani		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	D. Sudharsanam		Tamil Maanila Congress
2006	E. A. P. Sivaji		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	B. V. Ramanaa		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	V. G. Raajendran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2006			48.14%
2001			42.90%
1996			60.78%
1991			56.91%
1989			47.18%
1984			51.73%
1980			41.49%
1977			45.38%
1971			62.81%
1967			66.06%
1962			50.19%
1957			33.72%
1952			26.65%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvallur^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. G. Raajendran	107,709	50.27%	+11.26
	AIADMK	Be. Vee. Ramanah	85,008	39.68%	+3.15
	NTK	P. Pasupathy	15,028	7.01%	+6.31
	BSP	D. Doss	2,329	1.09%	+0.03
	NOTA	NOTA	1,872	0.87%	+0.19
Margin of victory			22,701	10.60%	8.10%
Turnout			214,243	77.94%	−2.14%
Rejected ballots			159	0.07%
Registered electors			274,876
	DMK hold		Swing	11.26%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. G. Raajendran	80,473	39.02%	−0.77
	AIADMK	A. Baskaran	75,335	36.53%	−17.16
	PMK	V. Balayogi	31,935	15.48%	New
	VCK	A. Balasubramani	7,006	3.40%	New
	BSP	M. Prem Sekar	2,171	1.05%	+0.44
	BJP	K. Srinivasan	1,826	0.89%	−0.21
	NTK	K. Senthil Kumar	1,451	0.70%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,418	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			5,138	2.49%	−11.41%
Turnout			206,244	80.08%	−1.73%
Registered electors			257,558
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-14.67%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	B. V. Ramanaa	91,337	53.69%	+12.22
	DMK	E. A. P. Sivaji	67,689	39.79%	−8.35
	Puratchi Bharatham	E. James	2,220	1.30%	New
	BJP	R. M. R. Janakiraman	1,869	1.10%	+0.28
	RJD	T. A. Deivasigamani	1,080	0.63%	New
	BSP	V. Shanthakumar	1,039	0.61%	+0.07
Margin of victory			23,648	13.90%	7.23%
Turnout			170,115	81.81%	10.91%
Registered electors			207,935
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	5.55%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	E. A. P. Sivaji	64,378	48.14%	New
	AIADMK	B. V. Ramanaa	55,454	41.47%	New
	DMDK	B. Paratha Sarathi	8,048	6.02%	New
	Independent	S. Jegajeevanram	1,413	1.06%	New
	BJP	R. S. Veeramani	1,092	0.82%	New
	Independent	M. Vasan	885	0.66%	New
	BSP	D. Srinivasan	722	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			8,924	6.67%	−11.20%
Turnout			133,732	70.90%	13.11%
Registered electors			188,609
	DMK gain from TMC(M)		Swing	5.24%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	D. Sudarsanam	47,899	42.90%	New
	PNK	V. G. Raajendran	27,948	25.03%	New
	Independent	T. S. Sachithanandham	18,145	16.25%	New
	Independent	P. Vijayakumar	6,090	5.45%	New
	Puratchi Bharatham	E. James	4,738	4.24%	New
	MDMK	R. Vasu	2,674	2.40%	−2.05
	Independent	C. Karunakaran	1,141	1.02%	New
	Independent	Pauldoss Alias Murugesan	815	0.73%	New
	Independent	R. Mohana	696	0.62%	New
	Independent	N.S.Vasu	348	0.33%	New
Margin of victory			19,951	17.87%	−13.02%
Turnout			111,648	57.80%	−11.15%
Registered electors			193,411
	TMC(M) gain from DMK		Swing	-17.88%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	C. Subramani	65,432	60.78%	+31.57
	AIADMK	G. Kanagaraaj	32,178	29.89%	−27.02
	MDMK	D. Gajendran	4,781	4.44%	New
	Independent	R. Dhalapathi	3,485	3.24%	New
	BJP	Suba. Selvarasan	923	0.86%	−1.28
Margin of victory			33,254	30.89%	3.18%
Turnout			107,657	68.95%	3.66%
Registered electors			163,199
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	3.87%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	D. Devaraj Sakkubai	54,267	56.91%	+33
	DMK	C. Subramani	27,847	29.20%	−17.98
	PMK	S. Arumugam	5,795	6.08%	New
	Independent	J. Baskar	3,915	4.11%	New
	BJP	M. Loganathan	2,038	2.14%	New
Margin of victory			26,420	27.71%	4.44%
Turnout			95,353	65.29%	−6.35%
Registered electors			152,972
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	9.73%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. R. Munirathinam	45,091	47.18%	+0.75
	AIADMK	M. Selvaraj	22,852	23.91%	−27.81
	INC	D. Sudarsanam	17,686	18.51%	New
	AIADMK	Pattabiraman	7,300	7.64%	−44.09
	INS(SCS)	R. Surendran	1,134	1.19%	New
Margin of victory			22,239	23.27%	17.97%
Turnout			95,567	71.64%	−5.32%
Registered electors			136,072
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.54%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Pattabiraman	44,461	51.73%	+10.23
	DMK	S. R. Munirathinam	39,908	46.43%	New
	BJP	M. Loganathan	1,142	1.33%	New
	Independent	D. Sagariya	445	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			4,553	5.30%	−2.33%
Turnout			85,956	76.96%	12.13%
Registered electors			119,300
	AIADMK hold		Swing	10.23%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Pattabiraman	30,121	41.49%	−3.89
	INC	R. Purushothaman	24,585	33.87%	+29.18
	JP	B. Muniratham Naidu	12,560	17.30%	New
	Independent	M. Selvaraj	4,794	6.60%	New
Margin of victory			5,536	7.63%	−4.66%
Turnout			72,595	64.84%	1.81%
Registered electors			113,728
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-3.89%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Pattabiraman	30,670	45.38%	New
	JP	Munirathinam Naidu	22,368	33.09%	New
	DMK	T. K. Ponnuvelu	7,943	11.75%	−51.05
	INC	T. Gopalan	3,165	4.68%	−25.88
	Independent	D. Ethurasan	2,792	4.13%	New
	Independent	P. Gopal	651	0.96%	New
Margin of victory			8,302	12.28%	−19.96%
Turnout			67,589	63.03%	−8.29%
Registered electors			109,003
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-17.43%

1971

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. M. Dorairaj	36,496	62.81%	−3.25
	INC	V. S. Arunachalam	17,759	30.56%	−0.34
	Independent	Gopal	3,855	6.63%	New
Margin of victory			18,737	32.24%	−2.92%
Turnout			58,110	71.32%	−2.34%
Registered electors			91,042
	DMK hold		Swing	-3.25%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvallur^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. M. Dorairaj	40,687	66.06%	+26.17
	INC	V. S. Arunachalam	19,030	30.90%	−19.29
	Independent	P. Gopal	1,875	3.04%	New
Margin of victory			21,657	35.16%	24.86%
Turnout			61,592	73.66%	12.90%
Registered electors			87,391
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	15.87%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvallur^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	V. S. Arunachalam	21,609	50.19%	+16.47
	DMK	S. M. Dorairaj	17,175	39.89%	New
	SWA	M. Dharmalingam	4,269	9.92%	New
Margin of victory			4,434	10.30%	5.67%
Turnout			43,053	60.76%	−9.65%
Registered electors			74,349
	INC hold		Swing	16.47%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvallur^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Eakambara Mudaly	40,214	33.72%	+17.87
	INC	V. S. Arunachalam (Sc)	34,689	29.09%	+13.24
	Independent	N. Govindasamy Naidu	17,035	14.29%	New
	Independent	M. Dharmalingam (Sc)	7,564	6.34%	New
	Independent	K. M. Balu Nayagar	6,001	5.03%	New
	Independent	Narayana Nayagar	4,569	3.83%	New
	Independent	Sulochana Mudaliar	3,248	2.72%	New
	Independent	Joh Sundaram	2,994	2.51%	New
	Independent	Dhanarajan	2,930	2.46%	New
Margin of victory			5,525	4.63%	1.25%
Turnout			119,244	70.41%	−9.88%
Registered electors			169,359
	INC gain from KMPP		Swing	7.08%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvallur^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	KMPP	M. Dharmalingam	32,599	26.65%	New
	KMPP	V. Govindaswamy Naidu	28,462	23.26%	New
	INC	N. Egambara Mudaliar	19,392	15.85%	New
	INC	V. S. Arunachalam	18,480	15.11%	New
	AIFB	N. Govindaswami Naidu	11,502	9.40%	New
	RPI	Dharmapillai	8,217	6.72%	New
	Independent	J. Mangilal	3,689	3.02%	New
Margin of victory			4,137	3.38%
Turnout			122,341	80.29%
Registered electors			152,367
	KMPP win (new seat)