Cumbum Assembly constituency
Cumbum is a state assembly constituency in Theni district in Tamil Nadu, part of Theni Lok Sabha constituency. Elections were not held in 1957 and 1962. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Cumbum Assembly constituency
Cumbum is a state assembly constituency in Theni district in Tamil Nadu, part of Theni Lok Sabha constituency. Elections were not held in 1957 and 1962. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Cumbum Assembly constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Madras State</td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td>P. T. Rajan</td><td></td><td>Justice Party</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Rajangam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Tamil Nadu</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>K. P. Gopal</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>R. Chandrasekharan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>R. T. Gopalan</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>S. Subburayar</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>N. Eramakrishnan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>O. R. Ramachandran</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>N. Eramakrishnan</td><td></td><td>Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>S. T. K. Jakkaiyan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>N. Eramakrishnan</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>DMK</td><td>N. Ramakrishnan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>S. T. K. Jakkaiyan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>A. Anbuselvi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>P. L. A. Jaganath</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>253,646</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>N. Eramakrishnan</td><td>104,800</td><td>51.81%</td><td>10.65%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. P. M. Syed Khan</td><td>62,387</td><td>30.84%</td><td>−16.10%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>Suresh. P</td><td>14,536</td><td>7.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Anish Fathima. A</td><td>12,347</td><td>6.10%</td><td>5.53%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Venkidesh. N</td><td>4,647</td><td>2.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>Nota</td><td>1,659</td><td>0.82%</td><td>−0.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>42,413</td><td>20.97%</td><td>15.19%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>2,02,275</td><td>70.17%</td><td>−3.66%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,88,262</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.87%</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>S. T. K. Jakkaiyan</td><td>91,099</td><td>46.94%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>N. Eramakrishnan</td><td>79,878</td><td>41.16%</td><td>−7.42%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>O. R. Ramachandran</td><td>10,149</td><td>5.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N. Prabakaran</td><td>3,971</td><td>2.05%</td><td>0.58%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None Of The Above</td><td>2,219</td><td>1.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>S. M. Rafeeq Ahamed</td><td>1,368</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Jayapal</td><td>1,105</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Pon. Katchikannan</td><td>763</td><td>0.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. K. Mariappan</td><td>733</td><td>0.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Ponraja</td><td>702</td><td>0.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Saravanan</td><td>509</td><td>0.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,221</td><td>5.78%</td><td>−1.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,94,082</td><td>73.83%</td><td>−2.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,62,868</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.64%</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>DMK</td><td>N. Eramakrishnan</td><td>80,307</td><td>48.58%</td><td>7.00%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Murugesan. P</td><td>68,139</td><td>41.22%</td><td>30.69%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abbas Mandhiri. R</td><td>6,205</td><td>3.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Prakash. P</td><td>2,478</td><td>1.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Logandurai. P</td><td>2,431</td><td>1.47%</td><td>−0.37%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Murugesan. P</td><td>1,637</td><td>0.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>Anthony Vedamuthu. A</td><td>980</td><td>0.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (India)</td><td>Rajamohan@Senthil R</td><td>929</td><td>0.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Saravanan. V</td><td>840</td><td>0.51%</td><td>0.08%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Eravichandran. M</td><td>541</td><td>0.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Rajmohan. N</td><td>381</td><td>0.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,168</td><td>7.36%</td><td>5.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>2,16,907</td><td>76.22%</td><td>5.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,65,321</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from MDMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.34%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2009
<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>N. Eramakrishnan</td><td>81,515</td><td>73.64%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>R. Arun Kumar</td><td>24,142</td><td>21.81%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>57,373</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>110,700</td><td>75.99%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from MDMK</td><td>Swing</td><td></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>MDMK</td><td>N. Eramakrishnan</td><td>50,761</td><td>43.24%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Selvendran P</td><td>48,803</td><td>41.57%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Jeganath. A</td><td>12,360</td><td>10.53%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Sakthivel A</td><td>2,162</td><td>1.84%</td><td>−44.98%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Vilangumani N</td><td>749</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>Senthil Kumar. R</td><td>710</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Palanisamy. S</td><td>601</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Easwaran S</td><td>506</td><td>0.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ambika. R</td><td>176</td><td>0.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Selvaraj. T</td><td>159</td><td>0.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kesavan. V</td><td>148</td><td>0.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,958</td><td>1.67%</td><td>−2.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,17,390</td><td>70.96%</td><td>9.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,65,427</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.49%</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>TMC(M)</td><td>O. R. Ramachandran</td><td>56,823</td><td>50.73%</td><td>−3.92%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Krishnakumar N. K. R</td><td>52,437</td><td>46.82%</td><td>43.28%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Selvan U P</td><td>901</td><td>0.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Antony Arockiaraj A</td><td>571</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><td>Rajan M</td><td>552</td><td>0.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sivanandan S</td><td>423</td><td>0.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Saravanan R</td><td>294</td><td>0.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,386</td><td>3.92%</td><td>−29.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,12,001</td><td>61.51%</td><td>−6.46%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,82,109</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-3.92%</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>TMC(M)</td><td>O. R. Ramachandran</td><td>58,628</td><td>54.66%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Gopalan. R. T.</td><td>22,888</td><td>21.34%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Somasundaram. K. A.</td><td>14,129</td><td>13.17%</td><td>−44.03%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Dharmaraj. S.</td><td>6,872</td><td>6.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Rajendran. A.</td><td>3,797</td><td>3.54%</td><td>−2.12%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ahamed Zuber. M.</td><td>253</td><td>0.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ganesan. M.</td><td>128</td><td>0.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Murugesan. M.</td><td>122</td><td>0.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kannimuthu. P.</td><td>120</td><td>0.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Pandiaraja. G.</td><td>99</td><td>0.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Venkatesan. S.</td><td>85</td><td>0.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>35,740</td><td>33.32%</td><td>9.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,07,265</td><td>67.97%</td><td>5.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,64,465</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.55%</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>O. R. Ramachandran</td><td>59,263</td><td>57.21%</td><td>42.43%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Eramar</td><td>35,060</td><td>33.84%</td><td>−12.33%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Ganakasabapathy</td><td>5,860</td><td>5.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Saleem Sait</td><td>2,791</td><td>2.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Krishnamoorthy</td><td>243</td><td>0.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Kaliappan</td><td>198</td><td>0.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Abdul Hakkim</td><td>122</td><td>0.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Pounraj</td><td>59</td><td>0.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,203</td><td>23.36%</td><td>9.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,03,596</td><td>62.79%</td><td>−12.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,69,718</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.04%</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>N. Eramakrishnan</td><td>52,509</td><td>46.17%</td><td>−0.78%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Gopalan. R. T. M</td><td>37,124</td><td>32.64%</td><td>−19.52%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Ramasami. O. M</td><td>16,810</td><td>14.78%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Syed Khan. S. P. M. M</td><td>6,465</td><td>5.68%</td><td>−46.48%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Saleth. R. M</td><td>673</td><td>0.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Surulivelu. K. M</td><td>103</td><td>0.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ziauddin. M. M</td><td>45</td><td>0.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,385</td><td>13.53%</td><td>8.31%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,13,729</td><td>75.11%</td><td>0.14%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,53,077</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-6.00%</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>S. Subburayar</td><td>52,228</td><td>52.17%</td><td>2.96%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>N. Eramakrishnan</td><td>47,005</td><td>46.95%</td><td>10.35%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Pitchai</td><td>301</td><td>0.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Gopal</td><td>127</td><td>0.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. M. Ajmab Ibrahim</td><td>125</td><td>0.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Subburaya</td><td>87</td><td>0.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Rajendran</td><td>84</td><td>0.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. S. Rajendran</td><td>84</td><td>0.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. S. Ponnusamy</td><td>77</td><td>0.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,223</td><td>5.22%</td><td>−7.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,00,118</td><td>74.97%</td><td>0.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,36,730</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.96%</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>AIADMK</td><td>Gopalan. R. T.</td><td>47,577</td><td>49.20%</td><td>7.71%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Cumbum Mahandiran. A. K.</td><td>35,395</td><td>36.60%</td><td>−3.91%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Chandrasekaran. P. K. R</td><td>12,800</td><td>13.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Chettiar. M. S. Ponnu</td><td>386</td><td>0.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kamuthurai. S.</td><td>365</td><td>0.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Surulivelu. K.</td><td>173</td><td>0.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,182</td><td>12.60%</td><td>11.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>96,696</td><td>74.39%</td><td>6.64%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,31,390</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.71%</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>R. Chandrasekharan</td><td>34,902</td><td>41.50%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>N. Natarajan</td><td>34,080</td><td>40.52%</td><td>−7.39%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Abdul Kader Marikayer</td><td>11,329</td><td>13.47%</td><td>−35.40%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>C.K. Jayaprakash</td><td>2,856</td><td>3.40%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S.N. Ponnuswamy</td><td>477</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Surulivelu</td><td>465</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>822</td><td>0.98%</td><td>0.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>84,109</td><td>67.75%</td><td>−8.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,25,579</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.37%</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>INC</td><td>Gopal K. P.</td><td>34,483</td><td>48.87%</td><td>8.53%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Chellathurai P. S.</td><td>33,806</td><td>47.91%</td><td>−11.75%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Hussain Meer P.</td><td>2,273</td><td>3.22%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>677</td><td>0.96%</td><td>−18.35%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,562</td><td>76.26%</td><td>−2.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>99,318</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.79%</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>Rajangam</td><td>41,440</td><td>59.66%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. S. K. S. Pandiaraj</td><td>28,025</td><td>40.34%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,415</td><td>19.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>69,465</td><td>79.13%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>89,912</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from Justice Party</td><td>Swing</td><td></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>Justice Party</td><td>P. T. Rajan</td><td>24,140</td><td>42.30%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Pidathala Ranga Reddy</td><td>22,468</td><td>39.37%</td><td>39.37%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Adapala Ramaswamy</td><td>17,144</td><td>30.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Kandula Abula Reddy</td><td>15,235</td><td>26.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Ahmed Meeran S. K. M</td><td>12,781</td><td>22.40%</td><td>22.40%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kottaisami Thevar</td><td>9,680</td><td>16.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Jamal Mohideen</td><td>8,101</td><td>14.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Suggam Purushotham</td><td>2,220</td><td>3.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Vellaichamy</td><td>803</td><td>1.41%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,672</td><td>2.93%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>57,067</td><td>66.50%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>85,818</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Justice Party win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>