Royapuram Assembly constituency
Royapuram is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the locality of Royapuram. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 17. Royapuram Assembly constituency is a part of Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Royapuram Assembly constituency
Royapuram is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the locality of Royapuram. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 17. Royapuram Assembly constituency is a part of Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Royapuram Assembly constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1977</td><td>P. Ponnurangam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>R. Mathivanan</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>D. Jayakumar</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>R. Mathivanan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>D. Jayakumar</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Idream R. Murthy</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>SPA</td><td>Subair Khan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>D. Jayakumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Babu Mailan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>K V Vijayathamu</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>156,931</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>Idreams Murthy</td><td>64,424</td><td>53.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>D. Jayakumar</td><td>36,645</td><td>30.46%</td><td>−14.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>S. Gunasekaran</td><td>8,166</td><td>6.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>S. Kamali</td><td>7,953</td><td>6.61%</td><td>+4.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>C. Ramajayam</td><td>1,128</td><td>0.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>901</td><td>0.75%</td><td>−1.17</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>27,779</td><td>23.09%</td><td>16.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>120,290</td><td>62.45%</td><td>−1.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>326</td><td>0.27%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>192,617</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.35%</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>D. Jayakumar</td><td>55,205</td><td>45.21%</td><td>−12.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Manohar</td><td>47,174</td><td>38.63%</td><td>−0.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>H. Syed Rafi Basha</td><td>4,345</td><td>3.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. R. Jemelaa</td><td>3,562</td><td>2.92%</td><td>+1.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>Biju Chacko</td><td>3,191</td><td>2.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>B. Ananda Raj</td><td>2,387</td><td>1.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,348</td><td>1.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>T. S. Perumal</td><td>2,126</td><td>1.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,031</td><td>6.58%</td><td>−12.43%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>122,117</td><td>63.51%</td><td>−7.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>192,283</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.68%</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>D. Jayakumar</td><td>65,099</td><td>57.89%</td><td>+4.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Manohar</td><td>43,727</td><td>38.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Chandar (Alias) D. Chandru</td><td>1,683</td><td>1.50%</td><td>+0.72</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,372</td><td>19.00%</td><td>4.80%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>112,461</td><td>70.58%</td><td>1.56%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>159,349</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.62%</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>D. Jayakumar</td><td>50,647</td><td>53.26%</td><td>−3.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. P. Sarkunapandian</td><td>37,144</td><td>39.06%</td><td>−0.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Royapuram V. Babu</td><td>5,033</td><td>5.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. C. Kumar</td><td>735</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,503</td><td>14.20%</td><td>−3.30%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>95,090</td><td>69.02%</td><td>18.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>137,772</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-3.50%</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>D. Jayakumar</td><td>44,465</td><td>56.76%</td><td>+21.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Nargunan</td><td>30,753</td><td>39.26%</td><td>−18.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. M. Gopinathan</td><td>1,772</td><td>2.26%</td><td>−1.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Dhanraj</td><td>430</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,712</td><td>17.50%</td><td>−4.90%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>78,335</td><td>50.05%</td><td>−10.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>156,528</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.01%</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. Mathivanan</td><td>44,893</td><td>57.78%</td><td>+20.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>D. Jayakumar</td><td>27,485</td><td>35.37%</td><td>−23.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>S. Mohan</td><td>2,793</td><td>3.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>V. Gnanam</td><td>1,201</td><td>1.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Nannuri Venkateswara Rao</td><td>675</td><td>0.87%</td><td>−0.23</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,408</td><td>22.40%</td><td>1.13%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>77,702</td><td>60.99%</td><td>1.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>130,238</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.27%</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>D. Jayakumar</td><td>46,218</td><td>59.04%</td><td>+51.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Mathivanan</td><td>29,565</td><td>37.77%</td><td>−8.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>T. S. Perumal</td><td>1,278</td><td>1.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Narasimman</td><td>857</td><td>1.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,653</td><td>21.27%</td><td>6.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>78,278</td><td>59.41%</td><td>−10.66%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>133,943</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>13.10%</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>R. Mathivanan</td><td>37,742</td><td>45.95%</td><td>−4.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Arumugaswamy</td><td>25,976</td><td>31.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. Ramani Bai</td><td>8,681</td><td>10.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Somasundaram</td><td>6,532</td><td>7.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Veerasamy</td><td>1,325</td><td>1.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. S. Madasamy</td><td>432</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,766</td><td>14.32%</td><td>12.73%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>82,142</td><td>70.07%</td><td>0.73%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>118,588</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.31%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
• Due to the split after MGR's death, R. Somasundaram, was part of ADK (Janaki), and not part of the other splinter group ADK (Jayalalitha).
1984
<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>P. Punnurangam</td><td>40,727</td><td>50.26%</td><td>−0.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>GKC</td><td>K. Rajan</td><td>39,432</td><td>48.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,295</td><td>1.60%</td><td>0.34%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>81,031</td><td>69.34%</td><td>5.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>118,621</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.05%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
• K. Rajan belonged to the Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress.
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>P. Ponnurangam</td><td>37,390</td><td>50.31%</td><td>+16.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>D. Pandian</td><td>36,455</td><td>49.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>935</td><td>1.26%</td><td>−0.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>74,319</td><td>64.30%</td><td>12.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>116,630</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>16.77%</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>P. Ponnurangam</td><td>24,217</td><td>33.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Raji</td><td>22,626</td><td>31.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>V. Ramani Bai</td><td>17,456</td><td>24.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Thangarajan</td><td>6,742</td><td>9.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Salappan</td><td>582</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,591</td><td>2.20%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>72,194</td><td>51.43%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>141,692</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>