Polur (state assembly constituency)

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Polur
Constituency for the State Assembly
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Constituency details
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvannamalai
LS constituencyArani
Total electors2,43,833[1]
Most successful partyDMK (6 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAAgri Krishnamurthy. S. S
PartyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year2021

Polur is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] It comprises portions of the Chetpet, Pernamallur, Kalambur and Polur towns and unions. Polur is part of the Arani constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3]

Madras State[]

Year Winner Party
1952 Commonweal Party
1957 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu[]

Year Winner Party
1971 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 L. Balaraman Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 A. Rajendran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 A. Rajendran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 Indian National Congress
2011 L. Jaya Sudha All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 [4] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 S. S. Krishnamoorthy[5] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. S. Krishnamoorthy 97,732 48.38
DMK K. V. Sekaran 88,007 43.57
Majority 9,725 4.81
Turnout
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing

2016[]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. V. Sekaran 66,588 34.02
AIADMK Murugan M 58,315 29.80
IND Elumalai C 38,861 19.86
PMK A. Velayutham 17,184 8.78
CPI(M) Selvan P 5,000 2.55
Majority 8,273 4.23
Turnout 1,95,768 85.89
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2011[]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK L. Jaya Sudha 92,391 55.42
PMK G. Ediroli Manian 63,846 38.30
IJK Perumal V 2,320 1.39
IND Munisamy M 2,132 1.28
IND D. Murugeshan 1,881 1.13
Majority 28,545 17.12
Turnout 1,66,952 84.97
AIADMK gain from INC Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 66. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ போளூர் சட்டமன்றத் தேர்தல் 2021, ஒன் இந்தியா

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