Bargur Assembly constituency
Bargur is a state assembly constituency in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 52. It comprises portions of Krishnagiri and Pochampalli taluks and is a part of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. Most successful party: AIADMK (nine times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Former chief minister Jayalalithaa contested twice in this constituency, won in 1991 and lost in 1996.
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Bargur Assembly constituency
Bargur is a state assembly constituency in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 52. It comprises portions of Krishnagiri and Pochampalli taluks and is a part of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. Most successful party: AIADMK (nine times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Former chief minister Jayalalithaa contested twice in this constituency, won in 1991 and lost in 1996.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Bargur Assembly constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>K. R. Krishnan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>H. G. Arumugam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Doraisamy</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>T. M. Venkatachalam</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>K. R. Rajendran</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>J. Jayalalithaa</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>E. G. Sugavanam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>M. Thambidurai</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2009^</td><td>K. R. K. Narasimhan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>K. E. Krishnamoorthi</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>V. Rajendran</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>D. Mathiazhagan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>SPA</td><td>D. Mathiazhagan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>E. C. Govinddarasan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Kavin</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>E. Muralidharan</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,37,349</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>D. Mathiazhagan</td><td>97,256</td><td>49.06%</td><td>+6.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>A. Krishnan</td><td>84,642</td><td>42.70%</td><td>−0.19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>K. Karunakaran</td><td>10,116</td><td>5.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,518</td><td>0.77%</td><td>+0.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>S. Ganesa Kumar</td><td>1,061</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,614</td><td>6.36%</td><td>5.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>198,221</td><td>80.23%</td><td>−1.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>437</td><td>0.22%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>247,064</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.18%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Rajendran</td><td>80,650</td><td>42.89%</td><td>−13.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. C. Govinddarasan</td><td>79,668</td><td>42.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Kumar</td><td>18,407</td><td>9.79%</td><td>−27.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>R. Rajendran</td><td>2,948</td><td>1.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,382</td><td>0.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Manivannan</td><td>1,273</td><td>0.68%</td><td>−0.78</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>982</td><td>0.52%</td><td>−18.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>188,056</td><td>82.16%</td><td>0.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>228,893</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-13.13%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. E. Krishnamoorthi</td><td>88,711</td><td>56.02%</td><td>+13.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>T. K. Raja</td><td>59,271</td><td>37.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Asokan</td><td>2,314</td><td>1.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy</td><td>K. Venkatesan</td><td>1,611</td><td>1.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Vijayakumar</td><td>1,512</td><td>0.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Sakthivel</td><td>1,307</td><td>0.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Krishnamoorthy</td><td>1,279</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Govindaraj</td><td>1,106</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>29,440</td><td>18.59%</td><td>16.36%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>158,363</td><td>81.83%</td><td>9.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>193,531</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>13.35%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2006
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Thambidurai</td><td>61,299</td><td>42.67%</td><td>−23.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. Vetriselvan</td><td>58,091</td><td>40.44%</td><td>+13.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>K. V. Govindaraj</td><td>11,157</td><td>7.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Narayanasamy</td><td>5,666</td><td>3.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>R. Mani</td><td>2,519</td><td>1.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Venkatesan</td><td>1,460</td><td>1.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Saravanan</td><td>987</td><td>0.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>A. Elavarasan</td><td>765</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,208</td><td>2.23%</td><td>−37.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>143,663</td><td>72.60%</td><td>9.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>197,892</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-23.64%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2001
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Thambidurai</td><td>82,039</td><td>66.31%</td><td>+22.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. G. Sugavanam</td><td>32,733</td><td>26.46%</td><td>−24.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>Pon. Gunasekaran</td><td>3,476</td><td>2.81%</td><td>+2.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Elango</td><td>3,047</td><td>2.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ra. Chennayan Alias Chenrayan</td><td>1,459</td><td>1.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Govindaraji</td><td>962</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>49,306</td><td>39.85%</td><td>32.68%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>123,716</td><td>63.10%</td><td>−5.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>196,078</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>15.60%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1996
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. G. Sugavanam</td><td>59,148</td><td>50.71%</td><td>+49.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>J. Jayalalithaa</td><td>50,782</td><td>43.54%</td><td>−21.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>E. P. Ramalingam</td><td>2,352</td><td>2.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Madhavan</td><td>912</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Viswanathan</td><td>912</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,366</td><td>7.17%</td><td>−28.67%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>116,643</td><td>69.07%</td><td>−0.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>180,024</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-14.47%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1991
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>J. Jayalalithaa</td><td>67,680</td><td>65.18%</td><td>+34.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam</td><td>T. Rajendar</td><td>30,465</td><td>29.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. C. Chinnasamy</td><td>1,815</td><td>1.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. G. Sugavanam</td><td>1,311</td><td>1.26%</td><td>−27.99</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>37,215</td><td>35.84%</td><td>34.82%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>103,841</td><td>69.30%</td><td>−2.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>157,980</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>34.90%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1989
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. R. Rajendran</td><td>30,551</td><td>30.27%</td><td>−39.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. G. Sugavanam</td><td>29,522</td><td>29.25%</td><td>−0.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Raman</td><td>20,906</td><td>20.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>D. Udhayakumar</td><td>17,338</td><td>17.18%</td><td>−52.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Chandran</td><td>1,081</td><td>1.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ismail</td><td>636</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,029</td><td>1.02%</td><td>−38.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>100,921</td><td>72.17%</td><td>0.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>143,564</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-39.44%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1984
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>T. M. Venkatachalam</td><td>57,388</td><td>69.71%</td><td>+12.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. V. Veeramani</td><td>24,577</td><td>29.86%</td><td>−11.84</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>32,811</td><td>39.86%</td><td>24.29%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>82,321</td><td>71.17%</td><td>8.64%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>122,427</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.45%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1980
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>B. N. S. Doraisamy</td><td>39,893</td><td>57.26%</td><td>+8.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Murugesan</td><td>29,045</td><td>41.69%</td><td>+15.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Periasamy</td><td>727</td><td>1.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,848</td><td>15.57%</td><td>−7.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>69,665</td><td>62.53%</td><td>1.49%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>113,106</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.32%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1977
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>H. G. Arumugam</td><td>28,812</td><td>48.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. C. Thimmarayan</td><td>15,420</td><td>26.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. Chinnaraju</td><td>8,599</td><td>14.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>G. Sugadev</td><td>6,036</td><td>10.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,392</td><td>22.75%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>58,867</td><td>61.05%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>98,061</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>