Villupuram (state assembly constituency)
Coordinates: 11°56′28″N 79°29′35″E / 11.941°N 79.493°E
Villupuram is a state legislative assembly constituency in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It comprises a portion of Viluppuram taluk and is a part of the Viluppuram constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2]
Villupuram was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) facilities with EVMs in the state elections of 2016.[3]
Most successful party: DMK (9 times)
Madras State[]
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1952 | Nagarajan | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party | |
1957 | Sarangapani Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | M. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1967 | M. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tamil Nadu[]
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1971 | M. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1977 | P. Krishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1980 | K. P. Palaniappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1984 | M. Mani Rajarathinam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1989 | K. Ponmudy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1991 | D. Janardhanan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1996 | K. Ponmudy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2001 | K. Ponmudy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2006 | K. Ponmudy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2011 | C. V. Shanmugam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2016 | C. V. Shanmugam[4] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2021 | R. Lakshmanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results[]
2021[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Lakshmanan | 1,02,271 | |||
AIADMK | C. V. Shanmugam | 87,403 | |||
NTK | J.Selvam | 6,375 | |||
TMJK | K.Dhaas | 3,242 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | C. V. Shanmugam | ||||
IUML |
2011[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | C. V. Shanmugam | ||||
DMK | K. Ponmudy |
References[]
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes".
- ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 74. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
Categories:
- Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
- Viluppuram district