Gudiyatham Assembly constituency

Gudiyatham or 'Gudiyattam' is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 46. It comprises portions of the Gudiyattam and Vaniyambadi taluks and is a part of Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

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Gudiyatham Assembly constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>A. J. Arunachala Mudaliar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td>K. Kamarajar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>V. K. Kothandaraman</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>T. Manavalan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>V. K. Kothandaraman</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>E. K. Duraiswamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>V. K. Gothandaraman</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>K. R. Sundaram</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>R. Govindasamy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>K. R. Sundaram</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>V. Dhandayuthapani</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>V. G. Dhanapal</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>C. M. Suryakala</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>G. Latha</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>K. Lingamuthu</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>C. Jayanthi Padmanabhan - Disqualification by Assembly Speaker 2017</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2019 by-election</td><td>S. Kathavarayan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>V. Amulu</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>DMDK</td><td>K. B. Pratap</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>G.Paritha Purushothaman</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Imalan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>K. Sindhu</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>238,505</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>V. Amulu</td><td>100,412</td><td>47.83%</td><td>4.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>G. Paritha</td><td>93,511</td><td>44.54%</td><td>6.14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Kalaiyenthiri</td><td>11,834</td><td>5.64%</td><td>5.19%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>C. Jayanthi Padmanabhan</td><td>1,822</td><td>0.87%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>Nota</td><td>1,699</td><td>0.81%</td><td>−0.34%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>S. Raja</td><td>505</td><td>0.24%</td><td>−0.03%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>C. Rajan</td><td>482</td><td>0.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Jaikarthikeyan</td><td>449</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Lakshmipathy</td><td>257</td><td>0.12%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Elumalai</td><td>168</td><td>0.08%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Gunaseelan</td><td>138</td><td>0.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,901</td><td>3.29%</td><td>−2.60%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>209,931</td><td>72.47%</td><td>−1.64%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>331</td><td>0.16%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>289,677</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.73%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2019 by-election

<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>S. Kathavarayan</td><td>1,06,137</td><td>52.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Moorthy</td><td>78,296</td><td>38.40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>C. Jayanthi Padmanabhan</td><td>8,186</td><td>4.01</td><td>+4.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Kalaiyenthiri</td><td>4,670</td><td>2.29</td><td>+2.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>S. Venkatesan</td><td>3,287</td><td>1.69</td><td>+1.69</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>2,838</td><td>1.39</td><td>+1.39</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>27,841</td><td>13.65</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>2,03,959</td><td>75.23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td></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>C. Jayanthi Padmanabhan</td><td>94,689</td><td>48.56%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Rajamarthandan</td><td>83,219</td><td>42.68%</td><td>−2.78%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>B. Deepa</td><td>7,505</td><td>3.85%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>K. Lingamuthu</td><td>3,140</td><td>1.61%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None Of The Above</td><td>2,241</td><td>1.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>T. Ganesan</td><td>891</td><td>0.46%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>S. Rajkumar</td><td>876</td><td>0.45%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Shanmugam</td><td>529</td><td>0.27%</td><td>−0.55%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Senur Pon. Jayaraman</td><td>441</td><td>0.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Rajamanikkam</td><td>414</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Vinoth</td><td>292</td><td>0.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,470</td><td>5.88%</td><td>2.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>194,988</td><td>74.11%</td><td>−2.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>263,119</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from CPI</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.51%</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>CPI</td><td>K. Lingamuthu</td><td>79,416</td><td>49.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Rajamarthandan</td><td>73,574</td><td>45.46%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>C. Bharathi</td><td>1,687</td><td>1.04%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Vadivelan</td><td>1,416</td><td>0.87%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>E. Karunanithi</td><td>1,335</td><td>0.82%</td><td>0.03%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><td>P. Maganathan</td><td>1,168</td><td>0.72%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Mathi</td><td>1,053</td><td>0.65%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Baskaran</td><td>595</td><td>0.37%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Ramesh Babu</td><td>558</td><td>0.34%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>E. Kanagaraj</td><td>499</td><td>0.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LJP</td><td>C. Rajan</td><td>297</td><td>0.18%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,842</td><td>3.61%</td><td>2.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>210,194</td><td>76.99%</td><td>8.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>161,833</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.38%</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>CPI(M)</td><td>G. Latha</td><td>48,166</td><td>39.70%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>J. K. N. Palani</td><td>46,516</td><td>38.34%</td><td>−18.71%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>L. K. Sudhish</td><td>20,557</td><td>16.94%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Natarajan</td><td>1,500</td><td>1.24%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><td>P. V. Govindaraji</td><td>1,073</td><td>0.88%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. S. Kumaravelu</td><td>997</td><td>0.82%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>E. Karunanidhi</td><td>965</td><td>0.80%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Govindasamy</td><td>768</td><td>0.63%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. P. Sankaran</td><td>453</td><td>0.37%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Tamilselvan</td><td>343</td><td>0.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,650</td><td>1.36%</td><td>−21.34%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>121,338</td><td>68.16%</td><td>3.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>178,024</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-17.35%</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>C. M. Suryakala</td><td>61,128</td><td>57.05%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Duraisamy</td><td>36,804</td><td>34.35%</td><td>−14.27%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>N. Panneer</td><td>4,197</td><td>3.92%</td><td>−4.08%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><td>S. M. Devaraji</td><td>2,135</td><td>1.99%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Lakshmikanthan</td><td>2,046</td><td>1.91%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LJP</td><td>S. Anbuselvakumar</td><td>842</td><td>0.79%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,324</td><td>22.70%</td><td>−6.30%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>107,152</td><td>64.99%</td><td>−1.78%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>164,937</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.43%</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>V. G. Dhanapal</td><td>48,837</td><td>48.62%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Ramgopal</td><td>19,701</td><td>19.61%</td><td>−44.79%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Venugopal</td><td>13,713</td><td>13.65%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>N. Panneer</td><td>8,037</td><td>8.00%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MGRM</td><td>G. Viswanathan</td><td>7,099</td><td>7.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Eswaran</td><td>1,363</td><td>1.36%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Krishnan</td><td>357</td><td>0.36%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Gouse Basha</td><td>354</td><td>0.35%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Sundaram</td><td>214</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>L. Gangadharan</td><td>202</td><td>0.20%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Muralirajan</td><td>154</td><td>0.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>29,136</td><td>29.00%</td><td>−6.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>100,453</td><td>66.77%</td><td>1.90%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>160,659</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.79%</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>V. Dhandayuthapani</td><td>63,796</td><td>64.41%</td><td>49.13%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>R. Paramasivam</td><td>28,897</td><td>29.17%</td><td>5.72%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>S. R. Rajavel</td><td>3,323</td><td>3.35%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>D. G. Prabakaran</td><td>2,390</td><td>2.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>THMM</td><td>D. Gunsekaran</td><td>268</td><td>0.27%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Ramachandaran</td><td>210</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Logu</td><td>169</td><td>0.17%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>34,899</td><td>35.23%</td><td>33.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>99,053</td><td>64.87%</td><td>−7.11%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>157,089</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>40.95%</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>CPI(M)</td><td>K. R. Sundaram</td><td>22,037</td><td>23.46%</td><td>−2.09%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Venugopal</td><td>19,958</td><td>21.24%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. K. Sundararajulu</td><td>18,348</td><td>19.53%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Govindasamy</td><td>14,353</td><td>15.28%</td><td>−23.87%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Jayapal</td><td>7,140</td><td>7.60%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Jayanthilal</td><td>5,247</td><td>5.59%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Yuvaraj</td><td>3,860</td><td>4.11%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Kumarasamy</td><td>996</td><td>1.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Govindasamy</td><td>366</td><td>0.39%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Ramamoorthy</td><td>311</td><td>0.33%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Singaram</td><td>250</td><td>0.27%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,079</td><td>2.21%</td><td>−5.66%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>93,943</td><td>71.98%</td><td>−4.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>133,687</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.69%</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>R. Govindasamy</td><td>32,077</td><td>39.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. K. Sundararajan</td><td>25,630</td><td>31.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>K. R. Sundaram</td><td>20,930</td><td>25.55%</td><td>−18.32%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>O. C. Subramaniyam</td><td>981</td><td>1.20%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. B. Akbar</td><td>743</td><td>0.91%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. S. Ganesan</td><td>495</td><td>0.60%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. V. Palani</td><td>300</td><td>0.37%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. S. Mohammed Jinna</td><td>289</td><td>0.35%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Rangasamy</td><td>224</td><td>0.27%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. R. Duraisamy</td><td>136</td><td>0.17%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Murugan Alias Durai Murugesan</td><td>123</td><td>0.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,447</td><td>7.87%</td><td>−6.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>81,928</td><td>76.34%</td><td>12.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>115,465</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.72%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>V. K. Kothandaraman</td><td>20,590</td><td>29.54%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Soundararajulu Naidu</td><td>18,046</td><td>25.89%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Govindasamy</td><td>15,753</td><td>22.60%</td><td>−7.36%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. G. Muniyappan</td><td>12,224</td><td>17.54%</td><td>−38.84%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Munasamy Choudary</td><td>1,564</td><td>2.24%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Ranganathan</td><td>879</td><td>1.26%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. S. Ghanesan</td><td>636</td><td>0.91%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,544</td><td>3.65%</td><td>−22.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>69,692</td><td>66.13%</td><td>−5.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>106,905</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-26.83%</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>E. K. Duraiswamy</td><td>34,954</td><td>56.38%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. A. Adimoolam</td><td>18,580</td><td>29.97%</td><td>−4.56%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>V. K. Kothandaraman</td><td>5,721</td><td>9.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Krishnan</td><td>2,745</td><td>4.43%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,374</td><td>26.41%</td><td>−0.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,000</td><td>71.36%</td><td>−7.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>91,545</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.83%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

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>T. Manavalan</td><td>25,795</td><td>44.97%</td><td>23.50%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><td>C. Kuppuswamy</td><td>15,258</td><td>26.60%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Munuswamy</td><td>13,801</td><td>24.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Perumal</td><td>2,506</td><td>4.37%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,537</td><td>18.37%</td><td>18.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>57,360</td><td>62.96%</td><td>−27.75%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>95,434</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from CPI</td><td>Swing</td><td>23.19%</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>CPI</td><td>V. K. Kothandaraman</td><td>33,811</td><td>21.78%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. Manavalan</td><td>33,341</td><td>21.47%</td><td>1.34%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Krishnasami (Sc)</td><td>29,310</td><td>18.88%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Samasivan</td><td>15,593</td><td>10.04%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Pulavar A. Mani Ezhilan (Sc)</td><td>10,751</td><td>6.92%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>470</td><td>0.30%</td><td>−4.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>155,268</td><td>90.71%</td><td>−4.81%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>171,171</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.65%</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>INC</td><td>A. J. Arunachala Mudaliar</td><td>24,101</td><td>20.13%</td><td>20.13%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. S. Rajagopala Naidu</td><td>18,940</td><td>15.82%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Dr. Kannabiran</td><td>14,817</td><td>12.38%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Justice Party</td><td>G. M. Annalthango</td><td>11,829</td><td>9.88%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><td>Dhanapal</td><td>10,405</td><td>8.69%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Palani</td><td>6,655</td><td>5.56%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>J. J. Dass</td><td>5,861</td><td>4.90%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>A. A. Govindaraja Mudaliar</td><td>5,023</td><td>4.20%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Perkodian</td><td>4,284</td><td>3.58%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,161</td><td>4.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>119,732</td><td>95.52%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>125,352</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>