Uthiramerur Assembly constituency

Uthiramerur
Constituency No. 36 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanchipuram
LS constituency	Kancheepuram
Total electors	2,60,367 [1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent K. Sundar
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Uthiramerur is a state assembly constituency in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. ^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 36. It comprises Uthiramerur taluk and a portion of Kanchipuram taluk and forms a part of Kancheepuram constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. ^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar		Indian National Congress
1957	V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar		Independent
1967	K. M. Rajagopal		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1977	S. Pakkur Subramanyan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	S. Jagathrakshakan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	K. Narasimma Pallavan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	K. Sundar		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	Kanchi Panneerselvam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	K. Sundar		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	V. Somasundaram		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	K. Sundar		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	P. Ganesan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	K. Sundar [4]		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	K. Sundar		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021			44.38%
2016			43.02%
2011			51.75%
2006			48.75%
2001			56.48%
1996			52.84%
1991			55.46%
1989			34.71%
1984			57.21%
1980			49.11%
1977			45.03%
1971			68.85%
1967			64.01%
1962			53.71%
1957			41.25%
1952			36.39%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Uthiramerur ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Sundar	93,427	44.38%	+1.36
	AIADMK	V. Somasundaram	91,805	43.61%	+6.7
	NTK	S. Kamacthi	11,405	5.42%	New
	AMMK	R. V. Ranjithkumar	7,211	3.43%	New
	MNM	A. Susaiappar	2,100	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			1,622	0.77%	-5.35%
Turnout			210,529	80.86%	-2.15%
Rejected ballots			442	0.21%
Registered electors			260,367
	DMK hold		Swing	1.36%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Sundar	85,513	43.02%	-0.53
	AIADMK	P. Ganesan	73,357	36.90%	-14.85
	PMK	N. Gangadharan	24,221	12.19%	New
	DMDK	M. Rajendran	9,184	4.62%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,647	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			12,156	6.12%	-2.08%
Turnout			198,773	83.00%	-3.45%
Registered electors			239,472
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-8.73%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Ganesan	86,912	51.75%	+11.31
	DMK	Ponkumar	73,146	43.55%	-5.19
	Independent	M. Mohanavelu	1,917	1.14%	New
	BJP	K. Gurumurthy	1,407	0.84%	+0.14
	Independent	M. J. Arokiasamy	1,133	0.67%	New
	Independent	V. Deivasigamani	1,063	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			13,766	8.20%	-0.11%
Turnout			167,946	86.46%	7.20%
Registered electors			194,258
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	3.00%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Sundar	70,488	48.75%	+13.4
	AIADMK	V. Somasundaram	58,472	40.44%	-16.04
	DMDK	D. Murugesan	10,335	7.15%	New
	Independent	K. K. Venkatesan	2,070	1.43%	New
	Independent	R. Lakshimi Narasiman	1,043	0.72%	New
	BJP	T. Rajavelu	1,010	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			12,016	8.31%	-12.82%
Turnout			144,596	79.25%	12.68%
Registered electors			182,455
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-7.73%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Somasundaram	73,824	56.48%	+30.09
	DMK	K. Sundar	46,202	35.35%	-17.5
	MDMK	G. Radha Krishnan	2,668	2.04%	-0.71
	Independent	C. Ravi Chandran	2,499	1.91%	New
	Independent	T. Tamil Vendan	2,399	1.84%	New
	PB	D. Parvendan	1,293	0.99%	New
	Independent	V. Managa	834	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			27,622	21.13%	-5.33%
Turnout			130,716	66.57%	-7.38%
Registered electors			196,375
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	3.63%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Sundar	66,086	52.84%	+27.23
	AIADMK	N. K. Gnanasekaran	32,994	26.38%	-29.07
	PMK	V. Kamalambal	19,143	15.31%	New
	MDMK	K. P. Janakiraman	3,446	2.76%	New
	Independent	Gv. Mathiazhagan	1,401	1.12%	New
Margin of victory			33,092	26.46%	-3.38%
Turnout			125,058	73.95%	3.36%
Registered electors			176,287
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-2.61%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Kanchi Panneerselvam	63,367	55.46%	+33.09
	DMK	K. Sundar	29,273	25.62%	-9.09
	PMK	R. Viswanathan	20,552	17.99%	New
Margin of victory			34,094	29.84%	17.50%
Turnout			114,265	70.59%	9.30%
Registered electors			166,439
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	20.75%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Sundar	31,304	34.71%	-4.89
	AIADMK	P. Sundar Raman	20,175	22.37%	-34.84
	INC	Era. Anbarasu	12,057	13.37%	New
	Independent	R. Selvaraj	12,019	13.33%	New
	AIADMK	S. Jagathrakshakan	8,921	9.89%	-47.32
	Independent	A. V. Devraj	2,307	2.56%	New
	Independent	C. Elumalai	1,784	1.98%	New
	Independent	K. M. Elango	473	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			11,129	12.34%	-5.27%
Turnout			90,191	61.29%	-16.52%
Registered electors			150,706
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-22.50%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Narasimma Pallavan	57,797	57.21%	+8.1
	DMK	C. V. M. A. Ponmozhi	40,007	39.60%	New
	Independent	A. V. Devaraj	2,784	2.76%	New
Margin of victory			17,790	17.61%	15.81%
Turnout			101,024	77.81%	8.12%
Registered electors			134,151
	AIADMK hold		Swing	8.10%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Jagathrakshakan	43,303	49.11%	+4.08
	INC	S. Ramadoss	41,717	47.31%	+34.86
	JP	P. Seetharama Naicker	1,434	1.63%	New
	Independent	M. Murugesan	983	1.11%	New
	Independent	P. Mani	564	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			1,586	1.80%	-14.45%
Turnout			88,172	69.69%	2.40%
Registered electors			128,261
	AIADMK hold		Swing	4.08%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Pakkur Subramanyan	34,877	45.03%	New
	DMK	K. M. Erajagopal	22,294	28.78%	-40.07
	INC	C. Ramaswamy	9,647	12.45%	-15.81
	JP	M. P. Radhakrishnan	8,641	11.16%	New
	Independent	K. N. Kuppuswamy Gounder	1,998	2.58%	New
Margin of victory			12,583	16.25%	-24.34%
Turnout			77,457	67.29%	-8.30%
Registered electors			116,733
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-23.83%

1971

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. M. Rajagopal	48,462	68.85%	+4.84
	INC	C. Ramasamy	19,896	28.27%	-7.72
	Independent	T. E. Pachaiyappan	2,027	2.88%	New
Margin of victory			28,566	40.59%	12.57%
Turnout			70,385	75.60%	-7.64%
Registered electors			96,108
	DMK hold		Swing	4.84%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Uthiramerur ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. M. Rajagopal	47,689	64.01%	New
	INC	O. S. Reddiar	26,814	35.99%	-17.72
Margin of victory			20,875	28.02%	12.92%
Turnout			74,503	83.23%	5.47%
Registered electors			92,974
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	10.30%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Uthiramerur ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	O. Srinivasa Reddiar	33,766	53.71%	+15.29
	Independent	Doraswamy Naicker	24,276	38.61%	New
	Independent	K. C. Deenadayalu Naidu	1,705	2.71%	New
	Socialist Labour	T .G. Sundaramoorthy	1,421	2.26%	New
	Independent	P. Muthumari Pillai	771	1.23%	New
	SWA	Chinna Kannu Naicker	630	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			9,490	15.09%	12.26%
Turnout			62,871	77.76%	23.36%
Registered electors			84,188
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	12.46%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Uthiramerur ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar	18,385	41.25%	New
	INC	K. Duraiswamy Nayagar	17,122	38.42%	+2.03
	Independent	Munuswamy	4,706	10.56%	New
	Independent	S. Murugesa Mudaliar	3,416	7.66%	New
	Independent	Jagannathan	939	2.11%	New
Margin of victory			1,263	2.83%	-7.40%
Turnout			44,568	54.40%	0.96%
Registered electors			81,928
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	4.86%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Uthiramerur ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	V. K. Ramaswami Mudaliar	13,144	36.39%	New
	KMPP	Duraiswami Naicker	9,449	26.16%	New
	RPI	Srinivasalu Naidu	8,192	22.68%	New
	Independent	Jagannadan	2,698	7.47%	New
	Independent	Singara Mudaliar	2,636	7.30%	New
Margin of victory			3,695	10.23%
Turnout			36,119	53.44%
Registered electors			67,590
	INC win (new seat)

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