Valparai Assembly constituency

10.327556°N 76.955271°E / 10.327556; 76.955271

Valparai
Constituency No. 124 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Lok Sabha constituency	Pollachi
Established	1967
Total electors	2,05,479[1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent T. K. Amulkandasami
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Valparai is a legislative assembly in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, which includes the city of Valparai.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 124. Valparai Assembly constituency is part of Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency.^[3] This seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Duration	Winner	Party
Fourth	1967-71	E. Ramaswamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth	1971-77
Sixth	1977-80	R. S. Thangavelu		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980-84	A. T. Karuppiah		Communist Party of India
Eighth	1984-89	V. Thangavelu		Indian National Congress
Ninth	1989-91	P. Lakshmi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991-96	A. Sridharan
Eleventh	1996-01	V. P. Singaravelu		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth	2001-06	N. Kovaithangam		Tamil Maanila Congress
Thirteenth	2006-2011			Indian National Congress
Fourteenth	2011-2016	M. Arumugham		Communist Party of India
Fifteenth	2016-2021	V. Kasthuri Vasu		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth	2021-	T. K. Amulkandasami

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			49.34%
2016			48.68%
2011			49.16%
2006			53.94%
2001			53.21%
1996			59.50%
1991			60.71%
1989			42.52%
1984			63.46%
1980			56.83%
1977			34.18%
1971			65.35%
1967			66.24%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Valparai^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. K. Amulkandasami	71,672	49.34%	+0.66
	CPI	M. Arumugham	59,449	40.93%	+38.5
	NTK	C. Kohila	7,632	5.25%	+4.55
	MNM	D. Senthilraj	3,314	2.28%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,415	0.97%	−0.56
	DMDK	M. S. Murugaraj	1,335	0.92%	New
Margin of victory			12,223	8.41%	2.68%
Turnout			145,259	70.69%	−2.35%
Rejected ballots			87	0.06%
Registered electors			205,479
	AIADMK hold		Swing	0.66%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Kasthuri Vasu	69,980	48.68%	New
	DMK	T. Paulpandi	61,736	42.95%	New
	CPI	P. Manibharathi	3,494	2.43%	−46.73
	BJP	P. Murugesan	2,565	1.78%	−0.04
	NOTA	NOTA	2,206	1.53%	New
	KMDK	K. V. Anbazhagan	1,284	0.89%	New
	NTK	M. Saraladevi	1,019	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			8,244	5.74%	2.99%
Turnout			143,743	73.04%	−3.70%
Registered electors			196,795
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	-0.47%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	M. Arumugham	61,171	49.16%	New
	INC	N. Kovaithangam	57,750	46.41%	−7.53
	BJP	P. Murugesan	2,273	1.83%	−1.49
	Independent	M. Rangasami	1,912	1.54%	New
	Independent	M. Arumugam	787	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			3,421	2.75%	−21.55%
Turnout			124,440	76.74%	9.23%
Registered electors			162,159
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	-4.78%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Kovaithangam	46,561	53.94%	New
	VCK	S. Kalaiyarasan Susi	25,582	29.64%	New
	DMDK	S. Murugaraj	6,845	7.93%	New
	BJP	M. Thangavel	2,861	3.31%	New
	Independent	Dr. A. Shreedaran	1,696	1.96%	New
	BSP	S. Devaki	823	0.95%	New
	JD(U)	S. Thilagavathi	521	0.60%	New
	Independent	S. Ravichandran	447	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			20,979	24.30%	4.20%
Turnout			86,321	67.51%	4.18%
Registered electors			127,872
	INC gain from TMC(M)		Swing	0.73%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	N. Kovaithangam	47,428	53.21%	New
	PT	Dr. K Krishnaswamy	29,513	33.11%	New
	MDMK	R. Chinnaswami	7,626	8.56%	+3.09
	Independent	S. Manoharan	1,425	1.60%	New
	Independent	S. Ravichandran	1,223	1.37%	New
	Independent	K. Kanagaraj	708	0.79%	New
	NCP	K. Pukalendhi	613	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			17,915	20.10%	−7.10%
Turnout			89,131	63.33%	−7.05%
Registered electors			140,873
	TMC(M) gain from DMK		Swing	-6.29%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. P. Singaravelu	55,284	59.50%	New
	AIADMK	Kurichimanimaran	30,012	32.30%	−28.41
	MDMK	A. Tamilvanan	5,082	5.47%	New
	BJP	A. Karuppasamy	1,244	1.34%	New
Margin of victory			25,272	27.20%	3.94%
Turnout			92,918	70.38%	4.25%
Registered electors			138,911
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-1.21%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Sridharan	55,284	60.71%	+18.19
	CPI	A. T. Karuppiah	34,100	37.45%	New
	JP	M. Kulandairaj	596	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			21,184	23.26%	15.85%
Turnout			91,063	66.13%	−7.85%
Registered electors			142,551
	AIADMK hold		Swing	18.19%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Lakshmi	38,296	42.52%	New
	DMK	D. M. Shanmugam	31,624	35.11%	New
	INC	V. Thangavelu	14,842	16.48%	−46.98
	Independent	V. M. Thiyagarajan	4,411	4.90%	New
Margin of victory			6,672	7.41%	−22.09%
Turnout			90,063	73.99%	1.82%
Registered electors			124,811
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	-20.94%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	V. Thangavelu	48,779	63.46%	+22.62
	CPI	A. T. Karuppiah	26,109	33.97%	−22.86
	Independent	P. Thiyagarajan	695	0.90%	New
	Independent	P. Madasamy	544	0.71%	New
	Independent	S. Vellasamy	489	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			22,670	29.49%	13.51%
Turnout			76,864	72.16%	1.19%
Registered electors			113,330
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	6.63%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	A. T. Karuppiah	46,406	56.83%	+30.3
	INC	N. Kovaithangam	33,354	40.85%	New
	Independent	M. Kuppuswami	1,670	2.05%	New
Margin of victory			13,052	15.98%	8.33%
Turnout			81,658	70.97%	13.20%
Registered electors			116,974
	CPI gain from AIADMK		Swing	22.65%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. S. Thangavelu	20,926	34.18%	New
	CPI	A. T. Karuppiah	16,241	26.53%	New
	DMK	D. M. Shanmugham	16,008	26.15%	−39.2
	JP	M. Vellusamy	7,098	11.60%	New
	Independent	S. Chelliah	401	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			4,685	7.65%	−32.87%
Turnout			61,215	57.77%	−6.39%
Registered electors			107,590
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-31.16%

1971

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	E. Ramaswamy	38,779	65.35%	−0.89
	INC	M. Kuppuswamy	14,728	24.82%	−8.94
	Independent	K. Makaliappan	4,733	7.98%	New
	Independent	N. Raji	570	0.96%	New
	Independent	G. Subramaniam	534	0.90%	New
Margin of victory			24,051	40.53%	8.05%
Turnout			59,344	64.16%	−5.86%
Registered electors			95,532
	DMK hold		Swing	-0.89%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Valparai^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	E. Ramaswamy	40,945	66.24%	New
	INC	N. Nachimuthu	20,868	33.76%	New
Margin of victory			20,077	32.48%
Turnout			61,813	70.02%
Registered electors			90,874
	DMK win (new seat)