Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency

Gummidipoondi is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 1. It consists of the Gummidipundi and Uthukkottai taluks. It falls under Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

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Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency

Gummidipoondi is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 1. It consists of the Gummidipundi and Uthukkottai taluks. It falls under Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1957</td><td>Kamalambuiammal</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>A. Raghava Reddy</td><td></td><td>Swatantra Party</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>K. Vezhavendan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</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>K. A. Vezhavendan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>R. S. Munirathinam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>K. Venu</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>R. Sakkubai</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>K. Venu</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>K. Sudarsanam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2005 by-election</td><td>K. S. Vijayakumar</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>C. H. Shekar</td><td></td><td>Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>K. S. Vijayakumar</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Govindarajan T. J</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>T. J. Govindrajan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Sudhakar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK(R)</td><td>S. D. K. Sankar</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Sridhar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>S. Vijayakumar</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>251,603</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>T. J. Govindrajan</td><td>126,452</td><td>57.40</td><td>+26.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>M. Prakash</td><td>75,514</td><td>34.28</td><td>+14.19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Usha</td><td>11,701</td><td>5.31</td><td>+4.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>K. M. Dilliy</td><td>2,576</td><td>1.17</td><td>−1.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,783</td><td>0.81</td><td>+0.12</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>50,938</td><td>23.12</td><td>12.21</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>2,20,286</td><td>78.20</td><td>−3.95</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>123</td><td>0.06</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,81,688</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>15.73</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>K. S. Vijayakumar</td><td>89,332</td><td>41.68</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. H. Sekar</td><td>65,937</td><td>30.76</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>M. Selvaraj</td><td>43,055</td><td>20.09</td><td>−18.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>K. Geetha</td><td>6,585</td><td>3.07</td><td>−51.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Bhaskaran</td><td>2,092</td><td>0.98</td><td>−0.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,484</td><td>0.69</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Murali Krishna (A) Samaran</td><td>1,282</td><td>0.60</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>S. Sureshkumar</td><td>1,250</td><td>0.58</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>23,395</td><td>10.91</td><td>−5.37</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>2,14,348</td><td>82.15</td><td>−1.22</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,60,912</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMDK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.72</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>DMDK</td><td>C. H. Sekar</td><td>97,708</td><td>54.40</td><td>+40.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. N. Sekar</td><td>68,452</td><td>38.11</td><td>−2.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Selvakumar</td><td>1,892</td><td>1.05</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>B. Chakravarthi Sriraman</td><td>1,883</td><td>1.05</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JMM</td><td>G. Munikrishnan</td><td>1,836</td><td>1.02</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Velu</td><td>1,462</td><td>0.81</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><td>G. Asokan</td><td>1,425</td><td>0.79</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Raja</td><td>1,411</td><td>0.79</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><td>M. Sudhakar</td><td>1,228</td><td>0.68</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Shanmugam</td><td>997</td><td>0.56</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>29,256</td><td>16.29</td><td>16.14</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,79,616</td><td>83.37</td><td>3.41</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,15,443</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>13.99</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>K. S. Vijayakumar</td><td>63,147</td><td>40.41</td><td>−15.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Durai Jeyavelu</td><td>62,918</td><td>40.26</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>C. H. Sekar</td><td>21,738</td><td>13.91</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Sekar</td><td>2,147</td><td>1.37</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><td>K. Sekar</td><td>1,096</td><td>0.70</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>229</td><td>0.15</td><td>−18.90</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,56,263</td><td>79.96</td><td>17.38</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,95,425</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.66</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2005

<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. S. Vijayakumar</td><td>83,717</td><td>56.94</td><td>0.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Venkatachalapathy P.</td><td>56,554</td><td>38.47</td><td>1.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>Viduthalai Chezian C.K.</td><td>2,926</td><td>2.00</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Venkatesan G</td><td>1,724</td><td>0.45</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Venkatesan R</td><td>663</td><td>0.14</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>27,163</td><td>18.47</td><td>0.58</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,47,016</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></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>K. Sudarsanam</td><td>73,467</td><td>56.07</td><td>+23.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Venu</td><td>48,509</td><td>37.02</td><td>−12.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><td>E. Nedunchezhian</td><td>2,376</td><td>1.81</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Balaji</td><td>2,311</td><td>1.76</td><td>−0.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>J. Isabella John</td><td>1,613</td><td>1.23</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. T. Vausuthevan</td><td>1,220</td><td>0.93</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>E. Palani</td><td>769</td><td>0.59</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,958</td><td>19.05</td><td>1.70</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,31,019</td><td>62.59</td><td>−8.68</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,09,468</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.39</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>K. Venu</td><td>61,946</td><td>49.69</td><td>+24.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. S. Munirathinam</td><td>40,321</td><td>32.34</td><td>−22.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Jayavelu Durai</td><td>17,648</td><td>14.16</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. Natarajan</td><td>2,454</td><td>1.97</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Bhaskaran</td><td>788</td><td>0.63</td><td>−1.11</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,625</td><td>17.35</td><td>−12.18</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,24,675</td><td>71.26</td><td>1.75</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,83,842</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.09</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>R. Sakkubai</td><td>61,063</td><td>54.77</td><td>+21.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Venu</td><td>28,144</td><td>25.24</td><td>−12.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>S. Manoharah</td><td>18,321</td><td>16.43</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Sukumar</td><td>1,943</td><td>1.74</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Deenadayalan</td><td>638</td><td>0.57</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>32,919</td><td>29.53</td><td>25.95</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,11,484</td><td>69.51</td><td>3.15</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,68,898</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>17.44</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>K. Venu</td><td>36,803</td><td>37.33</td><td>−6.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Gopal</td><td>33,273</td><td>33.75</td><td>−21.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>C. R. Dhasarathan</td><td>13,420</td><td>13.61</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. S. Munirathinam</td><td>12,543</td><td>12.72</td><td>−42.84</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Selvaraj</td><td>1,240</td><td>1.26</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Arivalagan</td><td>723</td><td>0.73</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,530</td><td>3.58</td><td>−8.54</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>98,590</td><td>66.36</td><td>−12.13</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,51,862</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-18.23</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>R. S. Munirathinam</td><td>55,221</td><td>55.56</td><td>+6.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. A. Vezhavendan</td><td>43,174</td><td>43.44</td><td>+3.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Palani</td><td>989</td><td>1.00</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,047</td><td>12.12</td><td>2.96</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>99,384</td><td>78.49</td><td>10.53</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,34,311</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.56</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>R. S. Munirathinam</td><td>41,845</td><td>49.01</td><td>+6.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Venu</td><td>34,019</td><td>39.84</td><td>+23.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>M. Parandaman</td><td>9,523</td><td>11.15</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,826</td><td>9.17</td><td>−5.57</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>85,387</td><td>67.97</td><td>4.12</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,27,863</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.75</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. S. Munirathinam</td><td>32,309</td><td>42.26</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>G. Kamalam Bujammal</td><td>21,042</td><td>27.52</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Venu</td><td>12,135</td><td>15.87</td><td>−42.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Venkatasubbaraju</td><td>7,782</td><td>10.18</td><td>−31.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>E. Vinayagam</td><td>1,436</td><td>1.88</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Elumalai</td><td>1,148</td><td>1.50</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Mohamad Alikhan</td><td>604</td><td>0.79</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,267</td><td>14.74</td><td>−2.08</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>76,456</td><td>63.84</td><td>−13.86</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,21,875</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-16.15</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>K. A. Vezhavendan</td><td>43,355</td><td>58.41</td><td>+5.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Obul Reddy</td><td>30,875</td><td>41.59</td><td>−4.59</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,480</td><td>16.81</td><td>10.43</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>74,230</td><td>77.70</td><td>2.29</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>98,918</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.83</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>K. A. Vezhavendan</td><td>35,887</td><td>52.57</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. Kamalam Bujammal</td><td>31,527</td><td>46.19</td><td>+1.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. V. J. Natcker</td><td>848</td><td>1.24</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,360</td><td>6.39</td><td>4.89</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>68,262</td><td>75.41</td><td>16.80</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>94,205</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from SWA</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.07</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>SWA</td><td>A. Raghava Reddy</td><td>19,575</td><td>46.50</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. Kamalam Bujammal</td><td>18,946</td><td>45.01</td><td>+18.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Peddaiya</td><td>3,576</td><td>8.49</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>629</td><td>1.49</td><td>1.22</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>42,097</td><td>58.61</td><td>14.17</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>75,560</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>19.80</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>G. Kamalam Bujammal</td><td>9,002</td><td>26.70</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Venugopal Reddi</td><td>8,908</td><td>26.42</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dushyanthulu Raji</td><td>7,768</td><td>23.04</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Marimuthu</td><td>3,998</td><td>11.86</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. V. Jeevarathnam</td><td>3,152</td><td>9.35</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. T. Kanniah Naidu</td><td>888</td><td>2.63</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>94</td><td>0.28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>33,716</td><td>44.44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>75,865</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>