Varahur Assembly constituency

Varahur, also spelled Varagur, is a state assembly constituency in Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.^[1] It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Varahur
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Perambalur
Lok Sabha constituency	Perambalur
Established	1971
Abolished	2008
Total electors	160,287
Reservation	SC

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1967	R. Narayanan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971	K. Palanivelan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	N. Perumal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	N. Perumal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	A. Arunachalam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	K. Annadurai		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	E. T. Ponnuvelu		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	B. Duraisamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	A. Arunachalam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	M. Chandrakasi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2006			43.60%
2001			52.76%
1996			51.97%
1991			57.70%
1989			43.05%
1984			56.92%
1980			53.27%
1977			52.39%
1971			58.91%
1967			49.64%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Varahur^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Chandrakasi	52,815	43.60%	−9.17%
	PMK	K. Gopala Krishnan	50,272	41.50%
	DMDK	M. Ganapathi	10,303	8.50%
	Independent	P. Jeeva	3,188	2.63%
	Independent	P. Sakthivel	2,030	1.68%
	BSP	R. Chellasamy	1,098	0.91%	−0.44%
	BJP	D. Periasamy	824	0.68%
	LJP	M. Palanimuthu	618	0.51%
Margin of victory			2,543	2.10%	−9.91%
Turnout			121,148	75.58%	10.73%
Registered electors			160,287
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-9.17%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Varahur^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Arunachalam	61,064	52.76%	20.40%
	DMK	K. Thiruvalluvan	47,160	40.75%	−11.22%
	MDMK	R. Palanimuthu	3,278	2.83%
	JD(U)	P. Kalyana Sundaram	2,667	2.30%
	BSP	P. Rajendiran	1,562	1.35%
Margin of victory			13,904	12.01%	−7.59%
Turnout			115,731	64.85%	−4.93%
Registered electors			178,455
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	0.80%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Varahur^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	B. Duraisamy	56,076	51.97%	21.69%
	AIADMK	A. Palanimuthu	34,925	32.37%	−25.34%
	PMK	J. Sivagnanamani	11,487	10.65%
	Independent	A. Gandhi	2,408	2.23%
	JD	M. Palanimuthu	2,015	1.87%
	JP	P. Kamaraj	399	0.37%
	Independent	M. Ganapathy	209	0.19%
	Independent	P. Subramanian	195	0.18%
	Independent	R. Ramalingam	195	0.18%
Margin of victory			21,151	19.60%	−7.83%
Turnout			107,909	69.78%	1.46%
Registered electors			164,523
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-5.74%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Varahur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	E. T. Ponnuvelu	59,384	57.70%	23.36%
	DMK	C. Thiyagarajan	31,155	30.27%	−12.78%
	PMK	N. Perumal	11,870	11.53%
	THMM	P. Venuraju	501	0.49%
Margin of victory			28,229	27.43%	18.72%
Turnout			102,910	68.32%	5.88%
Registered electors			155,654
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	14.65%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Varahur^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Annadurai	36,219	43.05%	0.60%
	AIADMK	E. T. Ponnuvelu	28,895	34.35%	−22.57%
	AIADMK	A. Arunachalam	8,507	10.11%	−46.81%
	INC	A. Seppan	8,450	10.04%
	Independent	M. Thangavelu	985	1.17%
	Independent	M. Palanimuthu	424	0.50%
	Independent	P. Panneerselvam	362	0.43%
	Independent	P. Thangavelu	284	0.34%
Margin of victory			7,324	8.71%	−5.76%
Turnout			84,126	62.44%	−11.18%
Registered electors			137,998
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-13.87%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Varahur^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Arunachalam	50,012	56.92%	3.65%
	DMK	K. Kanaga Sabai	37,302	42.45%
	Independent	K. Sundararajan	551	0.63%
Margin of victory			12,710	14.47%	6.10%
Turnout			87,865	73.62%	9.50%
Registered electors			123,134
	AIADMK hold		Swing	3.65%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Varahur^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. Perumal	39,476	53.27%	0.88%
	INC	P. Chinnaian	33,277	44.90%	40.03%
	JP	P. Kathamuthu	921	1.24%
	Independent	M. Ganapathi	436	0.59%
Margin of victory			6,199	8.36%	−9.24%
Turnout			74,110	64.12%	2.14%
Registered electors			117,112
	AIADMK hold		Swing	0.88%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Varahur^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. Perumal	36,023	52.39%
	DMK	K. Kanagasabai	23,919	34.79%	−24.12%
	JP	M. Ganapathy	4,791	6.97%
	INC	P. K. Ramasamy	3,348	4.87%	−31.03%
	Independent	A. Krishnan	676	0.98%
Margin of victory			12,104	17.60%	−5.40%
Turnout			68,757	61.99%	−15.94%
Registered electors			112,363
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-6.52%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Varahur^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Palanivelan	42,733	58.91%	9.27%
	INC	K. C. Periyasamy	26,043	35.90%	4.87%
	Independent	M. Perumal	3,762	5.19%
Margin of victory			16,690	23.01%	4.40%
Turnout			72,538	77.93%	−0.51%
Registered electors			97,516
	DMK hold		Swing	9.27%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Varahur^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Narayanan	32,846	49.64%
	INC	M. V. Perumal	20,533	31.03%
	Independent	R. Udayar	9,230	13.95%
	Independent	Palanimuthu	2,173	3.28%
	Independent	Krishnan	1,387	2.10%
Margin of victory			12,313	18.61%
Turnout			66,169	78.44%
Registered electors			90,182
	DMK win (new seat)