Cuddalore Assembly constituency

Cuddalore is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the city of Cuddalore. Cuddalore Assembly constituency is a part of Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. Cuddalore was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

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Cuddalore Assembly constituency

Cuddalore is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the city of Cuddalore. Cuddalore Assembly constituency is a part of Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. Cuddalore was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Assembly</th><th>Elected year</th><th>Duration</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>First</td><td>1952</td><td>1952-1957</td><td>Rathinam</td><td></td><td>Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party</td></tr><tr><td>Second</td><td>1957</td><td>1957-1962</td><td>P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>Third</td><td>1962</td><td>1962-1967</td></tr><tr><td>Fourth</td><td>1967</td><td>1967-1971</td><td>Ere. Elamvazhuthi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

<table><thead><tr><th>Assembly</th><th>Duration</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fifth</td><td>1971-1977</td><td>R. Govindaraj</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Sixth</td><td>1977-1980</td><td>K. Abdul Latheef</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Seventh</td><td>1980-1984</td><td>Babu Govindarajan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Eighth</td><td>1984-1989</td><td>V. G. Cheelappa</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>Ninth</td><td>1989-1991</td><td>E. Pugazhendi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Tenth</td><td>1991-1996</td><td>P. R. S. Venkatesan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>Eleventh</td><td>1996-2001</td><td>E. Pugazhendi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Twelfth</td><td>2001-2006</td></tr><tr><td>Thirteenth</td><td>2006-2011</td><td>G. Iyappan</td></tr><tr><td>Fourteenth</td><td>2011-2016</td><td>M. C. Sampath</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Fifteenth</td><td>2016-2021</td></tr><tr><td>Sixteenth</td><td>2021-Incumbent</td><td>G. Iyappan</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></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>M. C. Sampath</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Sarasu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>V. Rajkumar</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>221,152</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>G. Iyappan</td><td>84,563</td><td>46.46%</td><td>+19.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. C. Sampath</td><td>79,412</td><td>43.63%</td><td>+2.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>V. Jaladeepan</td><td>9,563</td><td>5.25%</td><td>−1.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>K. Anandraj</td><td>4,040</td><td>2.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>A. Gnanapandithan</td><td>1,499</td><td>0.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,236</td><td>0.68%</td><td>−0.51</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,151</td><td>2.83%</td><td>−11.31%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>182,001</td><td>76.35%</td><td>1.66%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>391</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>238,364</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.39%</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>M. C. Sampath</td><td>70,922</td><td>41.07</td><td>−19.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Ela. Pugazhendi</td><td>46,509</td><td>26.93%</td><td>−9.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>A. S. Chandarasekaran</td><td>20,608</td><td>11.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Pazha. Thamaraikannan</td><td>16,905</td><td>9.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Seeman</td><td>12,497</td><td>7.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,062</td><td>1.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Selvam</td><td>1,964</td><td>1.14%</td><td>+0.02</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,413</td><td>14.14%</td><td>−9.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>172,688</td><td>74.69%</td><td>−3.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>231,205</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-19.49%</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>M. C. Sampath</td><td>85,953</td><td>60.56%</td><td>+17.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. Pugazhendi</td><td>52,275</td><td>36.83%</td><td>−10.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Gunasekaran</td><td>1,579</td><td>1.11%</td><td>−0.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. V. Rajan</td><td>892</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Loktantrik Samajwadi Party</td><td>T. E. Chithrakala</td><td>774</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>33,678</td><td>23.73%</td><td>19.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>141,930</td><td>78.02%</td><td>6.48%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>181,920</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.80%</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>DMK</td><td>G. Iyappan</td><td>67,003</td><td>47.76%</td><td>+2.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>G. Kumar</td><td>60,737</td><td>43.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>G. V. Jayakumar</td><td>7,866</td><td>5.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Sivakumar</td><td>1,803</td><td>1.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Sriramulu</td><td>797</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>J. Srivathsan</td><td>776</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,266</td><td>4.47%</td><td>4.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>140,286</td><td>71.54%</td><td>14.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>196,095</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.15%</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>DMK</td><td>E. Pugazhendi</td><td>54,671</td><td>45.61%</td><td>−16.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>P. R. S. Venkatesan</td><td>54,637</td><td>45.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>S. Pathmanaban</td><td>7,119</td><td>5.94%</td><td>+0.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Sriramulu</td><td>1,284</td><td>1.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><td>S. Muruganantham</td><td>929</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Senthilkumar</td><td>685</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>34</td><td>0.03%</td><td>−40.63%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>119,862</td><td>56.59%</td><td>−10.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>212,016</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-16.66%</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. Pugazhendi</td><td>74,480</td><td>62.27%</td><td>+28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. V. Rajendiran</td><td>25,853</td><td>21.62%</td><td>−26.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><td>N. Varatharajan</td><td>9,552</td><td>7.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>S. Padmanaban</td><td>6,925</td><td>5.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. Varatharajan</td><td>848</td><td>0.71%</td><td>−0.4</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>48,627</td><td>40.66%</td><td>26.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>119,606</td><td>67.11%</td><td>3.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>185,364</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>13.67%</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>INC</td><td>P. R. S. Venkatesan</td><td>51,459</td><td>48.60%</td><td>+26.14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. Pugazhendi</td><td>36,284</td><td>34.27%</td><td>−8.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. Abdul Lateef</td><td>15,940</td><td>15.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Chokkalilnga Achari</td><td>1,171</td><td>1.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,175</td><td>14.33%</td><td>−6.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>105,873</td><td>63.34%</td><td>−4.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>172,538</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.70%</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>DMK</td><td>E. Pugazhendi</td><td>42,790</td><td>42.91%</td><td>+2.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Radhakrishnan</td><td>22,408</td><td>22.47%</td><td>−35.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Abdul Latheef</td><td>18,721</td><td>18.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>D. Janarthanan</td><td>7,028</td><td>7.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. O. Padmanabhan</td><td>6,694</td><td>6.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. P. Rajamanickam</td><td>906</td><td>0.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,382</td><td>20.44%</td><td>2.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>99,729</td><td>67.93%</td><td>−5.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>149,592</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.11%</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>INC</td><td>V. G. Cheelappa</td><td>53,759</td><td>58.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. Krishnamurthy</td><td>37,063</td><td>40.00%</td><td>−9.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Nakkeeran Alais Jayaraman</td><td>776</td><td>0.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Jayabalan P</td><td>621</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,696</td><td>18.02%</td><td>14.22%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>92,663</td><td>73.88%</td><td>11.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>129,630</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.96%</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>DMK</td><td>Babu Govindarajan</td><td>40,539</td><td>49.05%</td><td>+19.84</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>A. Ragupathi</td><td>37,398</td><td>45.25%</td><td>+13.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>V. Balakrishna Sethupathy Padayachi</td><td>4,077</td><td>4.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,141</td><td>3.80%</td><td>1.41%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>82,646</td><td>62.76%</td><td>1.48%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>133,227</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>17.44%</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>K. M. Abdul Latheef</td><td>24,107</td><td>31.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Govindarajan</td><td>22,280</td><td>29.21%</td><td>−23.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>P. R. S. Venkatesan</td><td>20,106</td><td>26.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Venkatesan</td><td>8,387</td><td>11.00%</td><td>−35.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. R. Narasimhan</td><td>863</td><td>1.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Natarajan</td><td>526</td><td>0.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,827</td><td>2.40%</td><td>−4.04%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>76,269</td><td>61.28%</td><td>−12.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>126,391</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-21.00%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<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>R. Govindaraj</td><td>35,219</td><td>52.60%</td><td>−2.48</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi</td><td>30,909</td><td>46.17%</td><td>+2.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Kuppusamy</td><td>822</td><td>1.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,310</td><td>6.44%</td><td>−4.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,950</td><td>73.56%</td><td>−2.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>96,497</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.48%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<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>Ere. Elamvazhuthi</td><td>35,093</td><td>55.09%</td><td>+23.85</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi</td><td>27,845</td><td>43.71%</td><td>+2.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Padayachi</td><td>767</td><td>1.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,248</td><td>11.38%</td><td>1.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,705</td><td>75.58%</td><td>3.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>87,210</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>14.37%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi</td><td>27,567</td><td>40.72%</td><td>−0.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Sambasiva Reddiar</td><td>21,147</td><td>31.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>S. S. Ramsami Padayachi</td><td>18,983</td><td>28.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,420</td><td>9.48%</td><td>1.57%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,697</td><td>71.61%</td><td>16.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>99,494</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.46%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi</td><td>21,100</td><td>41.18%</td><td>+22.94</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sambandan</td><td>17,044</td><td>33.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Dandapani</td><td>13,091</td><td>25.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,056</td><td>7.92%</td><td>3.90%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>51,235</td><td>55.11%</td><td>−53.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>92,967</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from TTP</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.07%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>TTP</td><td>Rathinam</td><td>64,446</td><td>34.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi</td><td>34,466</td><td>18.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,580</td><td>4.01%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>188,903</td><td>108.64%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>173,887</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTP win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>