Hosur Assembly constituency

Hosur is a state assembly constituency in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 55. It consists of a portion of Hosur taluk. It forms a part of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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Hosur Assembly constituency

Hosur is a state assembly constituency in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 55. It consists of a portion of Hosur taluk. It forms a part of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. 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>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>R. Muni Reddy</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>K. Appavu Pillai</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Ramachandra Reddy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>B. Venkataswamy</td><td></td><td>Swatantra Party</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>B. Venkataswamy</td><td></td><td>Swatantra Party</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>N. Ramachandra Reddy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>T. Venkata Reddy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress (I)</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>N. Ramachandra Reddy</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>K. A. Manoharan</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>B. Venkatasamy</td><td></td><td>Janata Dal</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>K. Gopinath</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>P. Balakrishna Reddy :20.02.2019 - Disqualified as convicted by special court</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2019 by-election</td><td>S. A. Sathya</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Y. Prakaash</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>S. A. Sathya</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>P. Balakrishna Reddy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Stalin</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>M. Ambarish</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>3,38,295</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>Y. Prakaash</td><td>118,231</td><td>47.65</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Jyothi</td><td>105,864</td><td>42.67</td><td>+1.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>S. Geetha Lakshmi</td><td>11,422</td><td>4.60</td><td>+3.20</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>S. Masood</td><td>6,563</td><td>2.65</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,976</td><td>0.80</td><td>−0.80</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,367</td><td>4.98</td><td>−5.68</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>248,098</td><td>70.54</td><td>−0.63</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>264</td><td>0.11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>351,715</td><td></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. A. Sathya</td><td>115,027</td><td>50.30</td><td>+50.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Jyothi Reddy</td><td>91,814</td><td>40.15</td><td>−1.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>P. Jeyapal</td><td>8,032</td><td>3.51</td><td>+3.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Rajasekar</td><td>6,740</td><td>2.95</td><td>+2.95</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>4,262</td><td>1.86</td><td>+0.26</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>23,213</td><td>10.15</td><td>−0.52</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>2,28,709</td><td>69.87</td><td>−1.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>+8.71</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>P. Balakrishna Reddy</td><td>89,510</td><td>41.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Gopinath</td><td>66,546</td><td>30.92%</td><td>−6.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G. Balakrishnan</td><td>28,850</td><td>13.40%</td><td>+2.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. Muniraj</td><td>10,309</td><td>4.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>V. Chandran</td><td>7,780</td><td>3.61%</td><td>−25.95</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>3,445</td><td>1.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Alex Esther</td><td>3,021</td><td>1.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>N. Shanawaskhan</td><td>1,134</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>22,964</td><td>10.67%</td><td>2.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>215,231</td><td>71.17%</td><td>−3.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>302,410</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.80%</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>INC</td><td>K. Gopinath</td><td>65,034</td><td>37.79%</td><td>−4.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>S. John Timothy</td><td>50,882</td><td>29.56%</td><td>+22.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. A. Sathya</td><td>24,639</td><td>14.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Bala Krishnan</td><td>19,217</td><td>11.17%</td><td>+0.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Chitrambalam</td><td>6,325</td><td>3.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Ramadevan</td><td>2,018</td><td>1.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. C. Ramaswamy</td><td>1,517</td><td>0.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>H. Sanaulla Shariff</td><td>1,430</td><td>0.83%</td><td>−0.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Manjunath</td><td>1,044</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,152</td><td>8.22%</td><td>2.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>172,106</td><td>75.00%</td><td>6.04%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>229,478</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.29%</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>INC</td><td>K. Gopinath</td><td>90,647</td><td>42.08%</td><td>+6.85</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Sampangi Ramaiah</td><td>78,096</td><td>36.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>B. Venkataswamy</td><td>23,514</td><td>10.92%</td><td>−19.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>V. Chandiran</td><td>14,401</td><td>6.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. C. Ramasamy</td><td>3,375</td><td>1.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Chitrambalam</td><td>2,227</td><td>1.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TNJC</td><td>N. Krishna Reddy</td><td>1,186</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Basha</td><td>1,092</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,551</td><td>5.83%</td><td>0.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>215,406</td><td>68.95%</td><td>13.77%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>312,387</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.85%</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>INC</td><td>K. Gopinath</td><td>45,865</td><td>35.24%</td><td>+25.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>B. Venkataswamy</td><td>39,376</td><td>30.25%</td><td>+27.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Sampangi Ramiah</td><td>30,909</td><td>23.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>H. K. Srinivasan</td><td>4,270</td><td>3.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>UCPI</td><td>M. S. Ramasamy Reddy</td><td>2,087</td><td>1.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Varalakshmi</td><td>1,914</td><td>1.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Narayanappa</td><td>1,607</td><td>1.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><td>N. M. Sivanna</td><td>1,492</td><td>1.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Gowrappa</td><td>1,172</td><td>0.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dr. V. Rajagopal</td><td>772</td><td>0.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>M. B. Shanmugasundar</td><td>699</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,489</td><td>4.99%</td><td>3.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>130,163</td><td>55.19%</td><td>−6.19%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>235,967</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from JD</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.35%</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>JD</td><td>B. Venkataswamy</td><td>41,456</td><td>34.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>T. Venkata Reddy</td><td>39,719</td><td>33.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Sampangiramiah</td><td>20,355</td><td>17.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Gopinath</td><td>11,190</td><td>9.42%</td><td>−38.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Govindhareddy</td><td>3,399</td><td>2.86%</td><td>−7.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>G. Gummareddy</td><td>851</td><td>0.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,737</td><td>1.46%</td><td>−7.34%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>118,830</td><td>61.37%</td><td>3.21%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>212,268</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.76%</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>K. A. Manoharan</td><td>47,346</td><td>47.64%</td><td>+7.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD</td><td>B. Venkataswamy</td><td>38,600</td><td>38.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. S. Narendiran</td><td>10,521</td><td>10.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>B. Subramaniyam</td><td>1,958</td><td>1.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,746</td><td>8.80%</td><td>6.64%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>99,377</td><td>58.16%</td><td>−6.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>177,739</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.86%</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>INC</td><td>Ramachandra Reddy</td><td>37,934</td><td>39.78%</td><td>−8.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>B. Venkataswamy</td><td>35,873</td><td>37.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. M. Nanjunda Samy</td><td>12,613</td><td>13.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. S. Abubacker</td><td>3,491</td><td>3.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. K. Venkata Samy</td><td>759</td><td>0.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Sugumar</td><td>755</td><td>0.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Sundar Raj</td><td>599</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Kakiappa</td><td>578</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Venkatagiri</td><td>549</td><td>0.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>H. Saroja</td><td>512</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,061</td><td>2.16%</td><td>−25.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>95,364</td><td>64.86%</td><td>−1.47%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>152,293</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.59%</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>T. Venkata Reddy</td><td>35,293</td><td>48.37%</td><td>−1.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>E. Venkatasamy</td><td>15,096</td><td>20.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. A. Manoharan</td><td>12,884</td><td>17.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Sampangiramai</td><td>5,921</td><td>8.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. B. Shanumga Sudaram</td><td>2,199</td><td>3.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kakiappan</td><td>923</td><td>1.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Krishnamoorthi</td><td>649</td><td>0.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,197</td><td>27.68%</td><td>19.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>72,965</td><td>66.33%</td><td>16.49%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>120,813</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.43%</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>INC</td><td>T. Venkata Reddy</td><td>25,855</td><td>49.80%</td><td>−8.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. S. Kothanda Ramaiah</td><td>21,443</td><td>41.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(U)</td><td>S. Seetharama Reddy</td><td>1,889</td><td>3.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>K. Krishna Moorthy</td><td>1,446</td><td>2.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kullappa</td><td>744</td><td>1.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Ramakrisha Reddy</td><td>536</td><td>1.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,412</td><td>8.50%</td><td>−23.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>51,913</td><td>49.85%</td><td>−9.11%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>106,169</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC 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>INC</td><td>Ramachandra Reddy</td><td>30,818</td><td>58.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>K. S. Kothandaramiah</td><td>13,653</td><td>25.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Ramasamy</td><td>4,981</td><td>9.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Mohamad Salasa</td><td>3,573</td><td>6.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,165</td><td>32.37%</td><td>2.57%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>53,025</td><td>58.96%</td><td>0.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>92,284</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from SWA</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.69%</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>SWA</td><td>B. Venkataswamy</td><td>28,259</td><td>63.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Venkata Reddy</td><td>15,063</td><td>34.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kullappa</td><td>965</td><td>2.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,196</td><td>29.80%</td><td>24.41%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>44,287</td><td>58.72%</td><td>3.46%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>80,662</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.12%</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>SWA</td><td>B. Venkataswami</td><td>21,530</td><td>52.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Appavu Pillai</td><td>19,329</td><td>47.31%</td><td>−17.15</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,201</td><td>5.39%</td><td>−23.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>40,859</td><td>55.25%</td><td>9.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>77,814</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.77%</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>Ramachandra Reddy</td><td>25,577</td><td>64.46%</td><td>+28.89</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>K. Shamanna</td><td>14,101</td><td>35.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,476</td><td>28.92%</td><td>24.90%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>39,678</td><td>45.47%</td><td>14.46%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>92,141</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>24.86%</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>Independent</td><td>K. Appavu Pillai</td><td>10,305</td><td>39.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. Ramachandra Reddy</td><td>9,257</td><td>35.57%</td><td>−6.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Shamanna</td><td>6,460</td><td>24.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,048</td><td>4.03%</td><td>−8.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>26,022</td><td>31.01%</td><td>−8.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>83,913</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-14.30%</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>Independent</td><td>M. Muni Reddi</td><td>17,850</td><td>53.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Appavu Pillai</td><td>13,863</td><td>41.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>K. Shammanna</td><td>1,406</td><td>4.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,987</td><td>12.04%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>33,119</td><td>39.77%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>83,284</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>