Panruti Assembly constituency

Panruti is a legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, which includes the city of Panruti. It is a part of Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency is notable for Panruti Ramachandran or Panruttiar, who was elected from this constituency six times, under three different parties, DMK, AIADMK and PMK. Elections were not held in the years 1957 and 1962. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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Panruti Assembly constituency

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>S. Radhakrishnan</td><td></td><td>Tamil Nadu Toilers Party</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>S. Ramachandran</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>1971–77</td><td>S. Ramachandaran</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Sixth</td><td>1977–80</td><td>S. Ramachandaran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Seventh</td><td>1980–84</td><td>S. Ramachandaran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Eighth</td><td>1984–89</td><td>S. Ramachandaran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Ninth</td><td>1989–91</td><td>K. Nanda Gopalakirutinan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Tenth</td><td>1991–96</td><td>S. Ramachandaran</td><td></td><td>Pattali Makkal Katchi</td></tr><tr><td>Eleventh</td><td>1996–01</td><td>V. Ramaswamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Twelfth</td><td>2001–06</td><td>T. Velmurugan</td><td></td><td>Pattali Makkal Katchi</td></tr><tr><td>Thirteenth</td><td>2006–11</td><td>T. Velmurugan</td><td></td><td>Pattali Makkal Katchi</td></tr><tr><td>Fourteenth</td><td>2011–16</td><td>P. Sivakozhundu</td><td></td><td>Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Fifteenth</td><td>2016–21</td><td>Sathya Panneerselvam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Sixteenth</td><td>2021-Incumbent</td><td>T. Velmurugan</td><td></td><td>Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi</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>TVK</td><td>T. Velmurugan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>VCK</td><td>Abdul Rahman</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Mohan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Bhanu Priya</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>M. Manikandan</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>240,048</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>TVK</td><td>T. Velmurugan</td><td>93,801</td><td>47.60%</td><td>+10.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Rajendran</td><td>89,104</td><td>45.22%</td><td>+6.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Subhashini</td><td>6,547</td><td>3.32%</td><td>+2.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>P. Sivakozhundu</td><td>3,362</td><td>1.71%</td><td>−8.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Jaylani</td><td>1,670</td><td>0.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,323</td><td>0.67%</td><td>−0.4</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,697</td><td>2.38%</td><td>0.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>197,049</td><td>80.28%</td><td>−1.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>495</td><td>0.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>245,451</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.59%</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>Sathya Panneerselvam</td><td>72,353</td><td>39.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Ponkumar</td><td>69,225</td><td>37.33%</td><td>−6.95</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Dharmalingam</td><td>18,666</td><td>10.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>P. Sivakozhundu</td><td>18,409</td><td>9.93%</td><td>−40.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,988</td><td>1.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. R. Saravanan</td><td>1,373</td><td>0.74%</td><td>+0.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>S. Mahaboobasha</td><td>1,262</td><td>0.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,128</td><td>1.69%</td><td>−4.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>185,465</td><td>81.97%</td><td>−1.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>226,257</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMDK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.90%</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>P. Sivakozhundu</td><td>82,187</td><td>50.91%</td><td>+29.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Saba Rajendran</td><td>71,471</td><td>44.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>R. Sankar</td><td>1,570</td><td>0.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><td>M. Deiveegadas</td><td>1,155</td><td>0.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. M. Selvakumar</td><td>1,064</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. S. Velmurugan</td><td>943</td><td>0.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. K. Iyappan</td><td>859</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,716</td><td>6.64%</td><td>6.53%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>161,443</td><td>83.25%</td><td>1.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>193,924</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK gain from PMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.73%</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>PMK</td><td>T. Velmurugan</td><td>54,653</td><td>38.18%</td><td>+0.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Rajendiran</td><td>54,505</td><td>38.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Panruti S. Ramachandran</td><td>30,133</td><td>21.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Balu</td><td>1,366</td><td>0.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. K. Kumaraguru</td><td>793</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>148</td><td>0.10%</td><td>−4.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>143,148</td><td>81.66%</td><td>9.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>175,294</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.51%</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>PMK</td><td>T. Velmurugan</td><td>45,963</td><td>37.67%</td><td>+29.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. Ramaswamy</td><td>40,915</td><td>33.54%</td><td>−23.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNK(PLP)</td><td>S. Ramachandran</td><td>30,459</td><td>24.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. M. Selvamani</td><td>2,555</td><td>2.09%</td><td>−7.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. K. Kumaraguru</td><td>2,111</td><td>1.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,048</td><td>4.14%</td><td>−28.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>122,003</td><td>72.65%</td><td>−4.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>168,037</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-19.65%</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. Ramaswamy</td><td>68,021</td><td>57.32%</td><td>+31.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Rajendran</td><td>28,891</td><td>24.35%</td><td>−12.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Nandagopalakrishnan</td><td>11,123</td><td>9.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>N. Murugavel</td><td>9,988</td><td>8.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>39,130</td><td>32.98%</td><td>31.92%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>118,663</td><td>77.15%</td><td>1.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>161,495</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from PMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>19.81%</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>PMK</td><td>S. Ramachandaran</td><td>39,911</td><td>37.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. M. Devasudaram</td><td>38,789</td><td>36.45%</td><td>+17.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Mani</td><td>27,354</td><td>25.71%</td><td>−30.53</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,122</td><td>1.05%</td><td>−36.41%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>106,407</td><td>75.91%</td><td>3.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>147,023</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-18.73%</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. Nanda Gopalakirutinan</td><td>52,395</td><td>56.24%</td><td>+10.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Devasudaram</td><td>17,487</td><td>18.77%</td><td>−35.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. Asokan</td><td>8,636</td><td>9.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Krishnamurthy</td><td>7,223</td><td>7.75%</td><td>−46.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Kaliyamurthy</td><td>7,104</td><td>7.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>34,908</td><td>37.47%</td><td>29.53%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>93,166</td><td>72.08%</td><td>−13.39%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>132,406</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.27%</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. Ramachandaran</td><td>51,900</td><td>53.97%</td><td>+2.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Nandagopala Krishnan</td><td>44,263</td><td>46.03%</td><td>−0.62</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,637</td><td>7.94%</td><td>2.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>96,163</td><td>85.47%</td><td>8.21%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>117,364</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.09%</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>S. Ramachandaran</td><td>44,557</td><td>51.88%</td><td>−7.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Nandagopala Krishnan</td><td>40,070</td><td>46.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Seenuvasan Alias Seenu</td><td>681</td><td>0.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,487</td><td>5.22%</td><td>−16.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>85,891</td><td>77.26%</td><td>3.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>112,744</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.36%</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>S. Ramachandaran</td><td>43,330</td><td>59.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>K. Nandagopala Krishnan</td><td>27,673</td><td>37.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Thiyagarajan</td><td>2,139</td><td>2.92%</td><td>−38.04</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,657</td><td>21.41%</td><td>10.31%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>73,142</td><td>73.54%</td><td>−0.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>100,977</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.18%</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>S. Ramachandaran</td><td>42,141</td><td>52.06%</td><td>−8.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. V. Vadivelu Padayachi</td><td>33,156</td><td>40.96%</td><td>+1.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>S. Natarajan</td><td>5,643</td><td>6.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,985</td><td>11.10%</td><td>−10.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>80,940</td><td>74.06%</td><td>4.21%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>116,399</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.76%</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>S. Ramachandaran</td><td>43,745</td><td>60.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. V. Vadivelu Padayachi</td><td>28,179</td><td>39.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,566</td><td>21.64%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>71,924</td><td>69.85%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>106,540</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK win (new seat)</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>S. Radhakrishnan</td><td>28,972</td><td>55.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. A. Raganatha Padayachi</td><td>18,427</td><td>35.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Peter</td><td>2,592</td><td>4.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>P. V. Pandarinathan</td><td>2,357</td><td>4.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,545</td><td>20.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>52,348</td><td>61.50%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>85,118</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTP win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>