Kulithalai | |
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Constituency No. 137 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Karur |
LS constituency | Perambalur |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 2,27,068 [1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Elected year | 2021 |
Kulithalai is a state assembly constituency in Karur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 137. It consists of portions of the Kulithalai taluks. It is included in Perambalur Parliamentary Constituency. [2]
Gender demographic of Kulithalai as of 09.11.2022, [3] taken post the State General election in 2022.
Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
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2023 | 110,311 | 115,918 | 7 | 226,236 |
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1957 | M. Karunanidhi | Independent | |
1962 | V. Ramanathan | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | M. Kandaswamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | R. Manickam | 100,829 | 51.37% | 2.52 | |
AIADMK | N. R. Chandrasekar | 77,289 | 39.38% | 3.01 | |
NTK | Seeni Prakasu | 11,511 | 5.87% | 4.97 | |
NOTA | Nota | 1,191 | 0.61% | 0.43 | |
Independent | R. Saravanan | 838 | 0.43% | New | |
AMMK | V. Nirosha | 761 | 0.39% | New | |
Independent | R. Chandrasekar | 694 | 0.35% | New | |
IJK | S. Manikandan | 674 | 0.34% | New | |
Independent | V. Vellaiyan | 612 | 0.31% | New | |
BSP | P. Anbalagan | 590 | 0.30% | 0.22 | |
Independent | K. Suresh | 494 | 0.25% | New | |
Margin of victory | 23,540 | 11.99% | 5.53% | ||
Turnout | 196,265 | 86.43% | -1.69% | ||
Rejected ballots | 165 | 0.08% | |||
Registered electors | 227,068 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 2.52% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | E. Ramar | 89,923 | 48.85% | 8.15 | |
AIADMK | R. Chandrasekaran | 78,027 | 42.39% | 12.39 | |
DMDK | Jamuna Thangavel | 6,726 | 3.65% | New | |
NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,906 | 1.04% | New | |
NTK | Seeni Prakasu | 1,643 | 0.89% | New | |
BJP | N. K. N. Shathakathulla | 1,437 | 0.78% | 0.6 | |
Independent | T. Chandrasekaran | 1,031 | 0.56% | New | |
BSP | V. Maruthaiveeran | 950 | 0.52% | New | |
PMK | S. Balasubramani | 870 | 0.47% | New | |
Independent | M. Jeganathan | 554 | 0.30% | New | |
Independent | R. Selvam | 449 | 0.24% | New | |
Margin of victory | 11,896 | 6.46% | -7.61% | ||
Turnout | 184,076 | 88.13% | -0.67% | ||
Registered electors | 208,870 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.93% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 87,459 | 54.78% | 14.49 | |
DMK | R. Manickam | 64,986 | 40.70% | 9.72 | |
BJP | A. Dhanasekaran | 2,200 | 1.38% | 0.08 | |
Independent | K. V. Chinnasami | 1,670 | 1.05% | New | |
IJK | R. Prakashkanna | 1,344 | 0.84% | New | |
PPIS (Tamil Nadu) | M. Selvam | 1,164 | 0.73% | New | |
Independent | S. Kandasamy | 839 | 0.53% | New | |
Margin of victory | 22,473 | 14.08% | 3.94% | ||
Turnout | 179,805 | 88.80% | 8.31% | ||
Registered electors | 159,662 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 4.36% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Manickam | 69,615 | 50.42% | 10.96 | |
AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 55,626 | 40.29% | 12.49 | |
DMDK | M. Viswanathan | 4,790 | 3.47% | New | |
BJP | N. C. Raju | 2,010 | 1.46% | New | |
Independent | P. Mahendran | 1,338 | 0.97% | New | |
Independent | N. Nagarajan | 1,026 | 0.74% | New | |
BSP | K. Kadirvelu | 1,006 | 0.73% | New | |
Independent | R. Boopathi | 900 | 0.65% | New | |
SP | M. Munusamy | 700 | 0.51% | New | |
Independent | V. Chinnasami | 357 | 0.26% | New | |
Independent | R. Kothai | 355 | 0.26% | New | |
Margin of victory | 13,989 | 10.13% | -3.19% | ||
Turnout | 138,070 | 80.49% | 10.57% | ||
Registered electors | 171,539 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.36% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 66,406 | 52.78% | 18.02 | |
DMK | D. Thirunavukkarasu | 49,640 | 39.46% | 9.73 | |
MDMK | M. R. Pugalendhe | 5,492 | 4.37% | 4.86 | |
Independent | P. Ramasamy | 2,292 | 1.82% | New | |
Independent | M. Selvam | 1,077 | 0.86% | New | |
Independent | S. Raju | 903 | 0.72% | New | |
Margin of victory | 16,766 | 13.33% | -1.10% | ||
Turnout | 125,810 | 69.92% | -4.79% | ||
Registered electors | 179,980 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 3.60% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Selvam | 60,521 | 49.19% | 20.42 | |
AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 42,771 | 34.76% | 35.07 | |
MDMK | R. Pugalendhi | 11,356 | 9.23% | New | |
Independent | P. Kaliappan | 5,132 | 4.17% | New | |
Independent | E. Dravida Mani | 995 | 0.81% | New | |
JP | L. Srirenga Reddiar | 578 | 0.47% | New | |
Independent | A. P. Erajalingam | 539 | 0.44% | New | |
Independent | N. Karuppaian | 293 | 0.24% | New | |
Independent | A. Thangavelu | 227 | 0.18% | New | |
Independent | J. Anbumozhi | 165 | 0.13% | New | |
Independent | M. J. Selvanathan | 143 | 0.12% | New | |
Margin of victory | 17,750 | 14.43% | -26.64% | ||
Turnout | 123,046 | 74.72% | 3.17% | ||
Registered electors | 173,318 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -20.65% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 80,499 | 69.83% | 26.81 | |
DMK | S. P. Sethiraman | 33,158 | 28.76% | 3.94 | |
Independent | M. Dharamaraju | 341 | 0.30% | New | |
Independent | V. Vellusamy | 302 | 0.26% | New | |
PMK | P. Somasundaram | 299 | 0.26% | New | |
Independent | M. Vellaisamy | 156 | 0.14% | New | |
Independent | M. Mohan | 142 | 0.12% | New | |
THMM | S. R. Kannadasan | 137 | 0.12% | New | |
Independent | K. R. Ramasamy | 108 | 0.09% | New | |
Independent | S. K. Manoharan | 67 | 0.06% | New | |
Independent | P. Ponnambalam | 66 | 0.06% | New | |
Margin of victory | 47,341 | 41.07% | 30.75% | ||
Turnout | 115,275 | 71.55% | -7.39% | ||
Registered electors | 165,240 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 26.81% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | A. Pappa Sundaram | 49,231 | 43.02% | 21.03 | |
DMK | A. Sivaraman | 37,421 | 32.70% | New | |
Independent | R. Karuppaiah | 17,551 | 15.34% | New | |
AIADMK | N. Nallusamy | 8,814 | 7.70% | 56.35 | |
Independent | R. Sekar | 630 | 0.55% | New | |
Independent | N. Thiagarajan | 397 | 0.35% | New | |
Independent | T. Muthusamy Poojari | 206 | 0.18% | New | |
Independent | S. Arockiam | 179 | 0.16% | New | |
Margin of victory | 11,810 | 10.32% | -20.43% | ||
Turnout | 114,429 | 78.94% | -0.35% | ||
Registered electors | 147,731 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -21.03% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | P. Musiri Puppnan | 62,165 | 64.05% | New | |
CPI | B. Karuppaiah | 32,317 | 33.30% | 19.66 | |
Independent | P. Dearmaraj | 1,748 | 1.80% | New | |
Independent | P. Rajalingam | 500 | 0.52% | New | |
Independent | R. Annavi | 321 | 0.33% | New | |
Margin of victory | 29,848 | 30.75% | 21.01% | ||
Turnout | 97,051 | 79.29% | 8.63% | ||
Registered electors | 130,379 | ||||
AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 11.09% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI | R. Karuppaiah | 44,525 | 52.96% | New | |
INC | P. E. Srinivasa Reddiar | 36,336 | 43.22% | 9.63 | |
Independent | C. Periasamy | 2,737 | 3.26% | New | |
Independent | T. Muthusamy Poosari | 474 | 0.56% | New | |
Margin of victory | 8,189 | 9.74% | 0.24% | ||
Turnout | 84,072 | 70.66% | 2.56% | ||
Registered electors | 120,320 | ||||
CPI gain from INC | Swing | 19.37% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | P. E. Srinivasa Reddiar | 27,043 | 33.59% | 12.73 | |
AIADMK | S. Rasu | 19,396 | 24.09% | New | |
DMK | K. V. Muthusamy | 18,581 | 23.08% | 30.59 | |
JP | C. John Britto | 14,642 | 18.19% | New | |
Independent | M. S> Royappan | 843 | 1.05% | New | |
Margin of victory | 7,647 | 9.50% | 2.15% | ||
Turnout | 80,505 | 68.09% | -10.09% | ||
Registered electors | 119,673 | ||||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | -20.08% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | M. Kandaswamy | 44,198 | 53.68% | 4 | |
INC | P. E. Srinivasan Reddiar | 38,145 | 46.32% | 1.89 | |
Margin of victory | 6,053 | 7.35% | 2.10% | ||
Turnout | 82,343 | 78.18% | -1.67% | ||
Registered electors | 107,450 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 4.00% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | M. Kandaswamy | 36,120 | 49.68% | 13.72 | |
INC | P. E. S. Reddiar | 32,305 | 44.43% | 19.61 | |
CPI | R. Karuppaiah | 3,949 | 5.43% | New | |
Independent | Pillai | 336 | 0.46% | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,815 | 5.25% | -22.84% | ||
Turnout | 72,710 | 79.85% | 4.23% | ||
Registered electors | 96,359 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | -14.37% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | V. Ramanathan | 47,243 | 64.04% | 33.95 | |
DMK | N. Rathanam | 26,525 | 35.96% | New | |
Margin of victory | 20,718 | 28.09% | 10.86% | ||
Turnout | 73,768 | 75.63% | 21.88% | ||
Registered electors | 101,216 | ||||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | 16.72% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | M. Karunanidhi | 22,785 | 47.32% | New | |
INC | K. A. Dharmalingam | 14,489 | 30.09% | New | |
Independent | R. Venkatarama Naidu | 3,784 | 7.86% | New | |
Independent | S. Shanmugham | 3,726 | 7.74% | New | |
Independent | R. Govindan | 1,866 | 3.88% | New | |
Independent | R. Rajagopala Iyengar | 759 | 1.58% | New | |
Independent | K. P. Veerappan | 740 | 1.54% | New | |
Margin of victory | 8,296 | 17.23% | |||
Turnout | 48,149 | 53.75% | |||
Registered electors | 89,574 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
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