Ranipet Assembly constituency

Ranipet is a legislative assembly constituency in Ranipettai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 41. It consists of a portion of Walajah taluk. It comes under Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below..

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Ranipet Assembly constituency

Ranipet is a legislative assembly constituency in Ranipettai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 41. It consists of a portion of Walajah taluk. It comes under Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below..

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>Kadir Sheriff</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>Chandrasekaran</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Abdul Khaleel</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>A. G. Sahib</td><td></td><td>Independent</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. Wahab</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>Durai Murugan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Durai Murugan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>M. Kadirvelu</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>J. Hassain</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>N. G. Venugopal</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>R. Gandhi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>M. S. Chandrasekaran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>R. Gandhi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>A. Mohammedjan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>R. Gandhi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</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>R. Gandhi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V.M. Karthikeyan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Tharikka Salman</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>Dhaheera</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>245,853</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>R. Gandhi</td><td>103,291</td><td>50.18%</td><td>+7.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. M. Sugumar</td><td>86,793</td><td>42.17%</td><td>+3.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>V. Shylaja</td><td>10,234</td><td>4.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>M. Atham Basha</td><td>2,762</td><td>1.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,632</td><td>0.79%</td><td>−0.32</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,498</td><td>8.02%</td><td>3.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>205,830</td><td>77.24%</td><td>0.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>320</td><td>0.16%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>266,481</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.34%</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>DMK</td><td>R. Gandhi</td><td>81,724</td><td>42.85%</td><td>−1.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>C. Elumalai</td><td>73,828</td><td>38.71%</td><td>−14.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>M. K. Murali</td><td>23,850</td><td>12.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>S. Nithiyanandham</td><td>5,906</td><td>3.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,121</td><td>1.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Nagaraj</td><td>1,342</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,896</td><td>4.14%</td><td>−4.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>190,742</td><td>77.07%</td><td>−2.35%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>247,501</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.30%</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>AIADMK</td><td>A. Mohammedjan</td><td>83,834</td><td>53.14%</td><td>+17.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Gandhi</td><td>69,633</td><td>44.14%</td><td>−10.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Murugan</td><td>1,213</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>S. Sasikumar</td><td>842</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,201</td><td>9.00%</td><td>−10.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>157,749</td><td>79.41%</td><td>5.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>198,641</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.86%</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>DMK</td><td>R. Gandhi</td><td>92,584</td><td>55.01%</td><td>+15.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Thamizharasan</td><td>60,489</td><td>35.94%</td><td>−20.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>N. Paari</td><td>9,058</td><td>5.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Shakthivel Nathan</td><td>1,687</td><td>1.00%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Rajesh Kumar</td><td>1,618</td><td>0.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Kuppusamy</td><td>1,598</td><td>0.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>32,095</td><td>19.07%</td><td>2.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>168,313</td><td>74.09%</td><td>9.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>227,170</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.36%</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>M. S. Chandrasekaran</td><td>83,250</td><td>56.37%</td><td>+29.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Gandhi</td><td>58,287</td><td>39.47%</td><td>−11.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. K. A. Manavalan</td><td>1,951</td><td>1.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>J. Damodaran</td><td>1,939</td><td>1.31%</td><td>−4.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Prabakaran M</td><td>987</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,963</td><td>16.90%</td><td>−7.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>147,686</td><td>65.08%</td><td>−4.77%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>227,057</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.57%</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>R. Gandhi</td><td>71,346</td><td>50.80%</td><td>+24.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Masilamani</td><td>37,219</td><td>26.50%</td><td>−26.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. L. Elavazagan</td><td>21,987</td><td>15.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>J. Hassain</td><td>8,293</td><td>5.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>34,127</td><td>24.30%</td><td>−2.56%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>140,434</td><td>69.85%</td><td>1.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>208,349</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.49%</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>N. G. Venugopal</td><td>65,204</td><td>53.29%</td><td>+36.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Abdul Latheef</td><td>32,332</td><td>26.42%</td><td>+0.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. Natesan Ananthalai</td><td>23,064</td><td>18.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N. B. Ventaraman</td><td>1,345</td><td>1.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>32,872</td><td>26.87%</td><td>22.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>122,356</td><td>68.47%</td><td>11.04%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>185,387</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>23.21%</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>Independent</td><td>J. Hassain</td><td>27,724</td><td>30.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Kuppusami</td><td>23,784</td><td>25.80%</td><td>−7.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Kovi Mohannan</td><td>15,738</td><td>17.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Kadirvel</td><td>10,813</td><td>11.73%</td><td>−43.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>L. Vilvanathan</td><td>10,088</td><td>10.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Govindaraj</td><td>1,755</td><td>1.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Selvaraj</td><td>650</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,940</td><td>4.27%</td><td>−18.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>92,179</td><td>57.43%</td><td>−18.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>164,533</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-25.52%</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>M. Kadirvelu</td><td>56,068</td><td>55.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. M. Abdul Jabbar</td><td>33,337</td><td>33.06%</td><td>−20.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Sundaramoorthy</td><td>9,211</td><td>9.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Abdul Gafoor</td><td>686</td><td>0.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Kulandaivelu</td><td>660</td><td>0.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>22,731</td><td>22.54%</td><td>13.75%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>100,844</td><td>76.31%</td><td>10.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>138,811</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.90%</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>DMK</td><td>Durai Murugan</td><td>44,318</td><td>53.70%</td><td>+10.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>N. Renu</td><td>37,064</td><td>44.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. T. S. Murthy</td><td>431</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,254</td><td>8.79%</td><td>−12.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>82,529</td><td>66.21%</td><td>3.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>126,741</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>10.17%</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>DMK</td><td>Durai Murugan</td><td>31,940</td><td>43.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. A. Wahab</td><td>16,643</td><td>22.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. Sampath Narasimhan</td><td>14,838</td><td>20.22%</td><td>−25.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Abdul Gaffor</td><td>7,584</td><td>10.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. A. K. Siddiqui</td><td>1,253</td><td>1.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Arumugam</td><td>862</td><td>1.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,297</td><td>20.85%</td><td>12.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>73,377</td><td>62.96%</td><td>−10.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>118,555</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.43%</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>Independent</td><td>K. A Wahab</td><td>36,357</td><td>53.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. G. Ranganatha Naicker</td><td>31,022</td><td>46.04%</td><td>+2.49</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,335</td><td>7.92%</td><td>6.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,379</td><td>72.97%</td><td>−4.67%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>99,025</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.82%</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>Independent</td><td>A. G. Sahib</td><td>30,011</td><td>45.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. K. Sheriff</td><td>28,953</td><td>43.55%</td><td>+5.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. K. Gounder</td><td>3,645</td><td>5.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. C. Kesavan</td><td>1,936</td><td>2.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Jagannathan</td><td>989</td><td>1.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. K. Ukkirapani</td><td>548</td><td>0.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. S. Sundararaman</td><td>406</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,058</td><td>1.59%</td><td>0.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,488</td><td>77.64%</td><td>4.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>91,628</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.82%</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>DMK</td><td>Abdul Khaleel</td><td>24,082</td><td>39.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. E. Chandrasekara Naicker</td><td>23,218</td><td>37.91%</td><td>+4.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>We Tamils</td><td>Varadarajan</td><td>9,562</td><td>15.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ganesan</td><td>2,429</td><td>3.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Doraiswamy</td><td>1,183</td><td>1.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Vollikkannu</td><td>391</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Munisami Naicker</td><td>384</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>864</td><td>1.41%</td><td>−3.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>61,249</td><td>73.52%</td><td>21.29%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>87,522</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.68%</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>Chandrasekara Naicker</td><td>12,386</td><td>33.63%</td><td>−5.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. A. Subhan</td><td>10,759</td><td>29.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. A. Varanat Han</td><td>9,164</td><td>24.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Utharanathan</td><td>2,635</td><td>7.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Srinivasan</td><td>1,127</td><td>3.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Rangaswamy</td><td>754</td><td>2.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,627</td><td>4.42%</td><td>−10.56%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>36,825</td><td>52.23%</td><td>−2.78%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>70,501</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.01%</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>Kadir Sheriff</td><td>17,934</td><td>38.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Commonweal Party</td><td>Munuswami Gounder</td><td>10,983</td><td>23.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Subhan</td><td>6,489</td><td>13.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Margabandu Sarma</td><td>3,031</td><td>6.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Munia Pillai</td><td>2,500</td><td>5.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>Varadarajan</td><td>2,149</td><td>4.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Akhil Bharat Hindu Maha Sabha</td><td>Rajavelu Mudaliar</td><td>1,255</td><td>2.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rangaswami</td><td>1,114</td><td>2.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>A. Rangaswami Chettiar</td><td>948</td><td>2.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,951</td><td>14.98%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>46,403</td><td>55.02%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>84,346</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>