Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency

State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu

SPAElected year2021

Gummidipoondi is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 1. It consists of the Gummidipundi and Uthukkottai taluks. It falls under Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency.^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Madras State

Year	Winner
1957	Kamalambuiammal	Indian National Congress
1962	A. Raghava Reddy	Swatantra Party
1967	K. Vezhavendan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	K. A. Vezhavendan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	R. S. Munirathinam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	R. S. Munirathinam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	R. S. Munirathinam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	K. Venu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	R. Sakkubai	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	K. Venu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	K. Sudarsanam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2005 By-Election	Vijayakumar. K.S	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	K. S. Vijayakumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	C. H. Shekar	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016	K. S. Vijayakumar^[4]	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	Govindarajan T. J	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			57.40%
2016			41.68%
2011			54.40%
2006			40.41%
2001			56.07%
1996			49.69%
1991			54.77%
1989			37.33%
1984			55.56%
1980			49.01%
1977			42.26%
1971			58.41%
1967			52.57%
1962			46.50%
1957			26.70%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. J. Govindrajan	126,452	57.40%	+26.64
	PMK	M. Prakash	75,514	34.28%	+14.19
	NTK	Usha	11,701	5.31%	+4.73
	DMDK	K. M. Dilliy	2,576	1.17%	−1.9
	NOTA	NOTA	1,783	0.81%	+0.12
Margin of victory			50,938	23.12%	12.21%
Turnout			2,20,286	78.20%	−3.95%
Rejected ballots			123	0.06%
Registered electors			2,81,688
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	15.73%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. S. Vijayakumar	89,332	41.68%	*New*
	DMK	C. H. Sekar	65,937	30.76%	New
	PMK	M. Selvaraj	43,055	20.09%	−18.02
	DMDK	K. Geetha	6,585	3.07%	−51.33
	BJP	M. Bhaskaran	2,092	0.98%	−0.07
	NOTA	NOTA	1,484	0.69%	New
	BSP	M. Murali Krishna (A) Samaran	1,282	0.60%	New
	NTK	S. Sureshkumar	1,250	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			23,395	10.91%	−5.37%
Turnout			2,14,348	82.15%	−1.22%
Registered electors			2,60,912
	AIADMK gain from DMDK		Swing	-12.72%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMDK	C. H. Sekar	97,708	54.40%	+40.49
	PMK	K. N. Sekar	68,452	38.11%	−2.15
	Independent	R. Selvakumar	1,892	1.05%	New
	BJP	B. Chakravarthi Sriraman	1,883	1.05%	New
	JMM	G. Munikrishnan	1,836	1.02%	New
	Independent	N. Velu	1,462	0.81%	New
	Puratchi Bharatham	G. Asokan	1,425	0.79%	New
	Independent	A. Raja	1,411	0.79%	New
	RPI	M. Sudhakar	1,228	0.68%	New
	Independent	P. Shanmugam	997	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			29,256	16.29%	16.14%
Turnout			1,79,616	83.37%	3.41%
Registered electors			2,15,443
	DMDK gain from AIADMK		Swing	13.99%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. S. Vijayakumar	63,147	40.41%	−15.66
	PMK	Durai Jeyavelu	62,918	40.26%	New
	DMDK	C. H. Sekar	21,738	13.91%	New
	Independent	R. Sekar	2,147	1.37%	New
	SP	K. Sekar	1,096	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			229	0.15%	−18.90%
Turnout			1,56,263	79.96%	17.38%
Registered electors			1,95,425
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-15.66%

2005

2005 Tamil Nadu By-Election : Gummidipoondi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. S. Vijayakumar	83,717	56.94%	0.87%
	DMK	Venkatachalapathy P.	56,554	38.47%	1.45%
	JD(U)	Viduthalai Chezian C.K.	2,926	2.00%	New
	Independent	Venkatesan G	1,724	0.45%	New
	Independent	Venkatesan R	663	0.14%	New
Margin of victory			27,163	18.47%	0.58
Turnout			1,47,016	%
Registered electors
	AIADMK hold		Swing

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Sudarsanam	73,467	56.07%	+23.73
	DMK	K. Venu	48,509	37.02%	−12.66
	Puratchi Bharatham	E. Nedunchezhian	2,376	1.81%	New
	MDMK	R. Balaji	2,311	1.76%	−0.2
	NCP	J. Isabella John	1,613	1.23%	New
	Independent	P. T. Vausuthevan	1,220	0.93%	New
	Independent	E. Palani	769	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			24,958	19.05%	1.70%
Turnout			1,31,019	62.59%	−8.68%
Registered electors			2,09,468
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	6.39%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Venu	61,946	49.69%	+24.44
	AIADMK	R. S. Munirathinam	40,321	32.34%	−22.43
	PMK	Jayavelu Durai	17,648	14.16%	New
	MDMK	M. Natarajan	2,454	1.97%	New
	BJP	M. Bhaskaran	788	0.63%	−1.11
Margin of victory			21,625	17.35%	−12.18%
Turnout			1,24,675	71.26%	1.75%
Registered electors			1,83,842
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-5.09%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Sakkubai	61,063	54.77%	+21.02
	DMK	K. Venu	28,144	25.24%	−12.08
	PMK	S. Manoharah	18,321	16.43%	New
	BJP	P. Sukumar	1,943	1.74%	New
	JP	Deenadayalan	638	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			32,919	29.53%	25.95%
Turnout			1,11,484	69.51%	3.15%
Registered electors			1,68,898
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	17.44%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Venu	36,803	37.33%	−6.11
	AIADMK	K. Gopal	33,273	33.75%	−21.81
	INC	C. R. Dhasarathan	13,420	13.61%	New
	AIADMK	R. S. Munirathinam	12,543	12.72%	−42.84
	Independent	V. Selvaraj	1,240	1.26%	New
	Independent	D. Arivalagan	723	0.73%	New
Margin of victory			3,530	3.58%	−8.54%
Turnout			98,590	66.36%	−12.13%
Registered electors			1,51,862
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-18.23%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. S. Munirathinam	55,221	55.56%	+6.56
	DMK	K. A. Vezhavendan	43,174	43.44%	+3.6
	Independent	K. Palani	989	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			12,047	12.12%	2.96%
Turnout			99,384	78.49%	10.53%
Registered electors			1,34,311
	AIADMK hold		Swing	6.56%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. S. Munirathinam	41,845	49.01%	+6.75
	DMK	K. Venu	34,019	39.84%	+23.97
	JP	M. Parandaman	9,523	11.15%	New
Margin of victory			7,826	9.17%	−5.57%
Turnout			85,387	67.97%	4.12%
Registered electors			1,27,863
	AIADMK hold		Swing	6.75%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. S. Munirathinam	32,309	42.26%	*New*
	JP	G. Kamalam Bujammal	21,042	27.52%	New
	DMK	K. Venu	12,135	15.87%	−42.53
	INC	K. Venkatasubbaraju	7,782	10.18%	−31.42
	Independent	E. Vinayagam	1,436	1.88%	New
	Independent	S. Elumalai	1,148	1.50%	New
	Independent	T. Mohamad Alikhan	604	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			11,267	14.74%	−2.08%
Turnout			76,456	63.84%	−13.86%
Registered electors			1,21,875
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-16.15%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. A. Vezhavendan	43,355	58.41%	+5.83
	INC	P. Obul Reddy	30,875	41.59%	−4.59
Margin of victory			12,480	16.81%	10.43%
Turnout			74,230	77.70%	2.29%
Registered electors			98,918
	DMK hold		Swing	5.83%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. A. Vezhavendan	35,887	52.57%	*New*
	INC	G. Kamalam Bujammal	31,527	46.19%	+1.18
	Independent	A. V. J. Natcker	848	1.24%	New
Margin of victory			4,360	6.39%	4.89%
Turnout			68,262	75.41%	16.80%
Registered electors			94,205
	DMK gain from SWA		Swing	6.07%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	A. Ragahava Reddy	19,575	46.50%	*New*
	INC	G. Kamalam Bujammal	18,946	45.01%	+18.31
	Independent	G. Peddaiya	3,576	8.49%	New
Margin of victory			629	1.49%	1.22%
Turnout			42,097	58.61%	14.17%
Registered electors			75,560
	SWA gain from INC		Swing	19.80%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	G. Kamalam Bujammal	9,002	26.70%	*New*
	Independent	Venugopal Reddi	8,908	26.42%	New
	Independent	Dushyanthulu Raji	7,768	23.04%	New
	Independent	Marimuthu	3,998	11.86%	New
	Independent	T. V. Jeevarathnam	3,152	9.35%	New
	Independent	G. T. Kanniah Naidu	888	2.63%	New
Margin of victory			94	0.28%
Turnout			33,716	44.44%
Registered electors			75,865
	INC win (new seat)

References

^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021.
^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 1. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^ "Gummidipoondi Election Result". Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

Elections in Tamil Nadu

General elections

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assembly by-elections

Local elections

Municipal	2011 2022
Panchayat	2011 2019

See also: Elections in India

v t e Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Current	A Aarani Alandur Alangudi Alangulam Ambasamudram Ambattur Ambur Anaicut Andipatti Anna Nagar Anthiyur Arakkonam Arantangi Aravakurichi Arcot Ariyalur Aruppukottai Athoor Attur Avadi Avanashi B Bargur Bhavani Bhavanisagar Bhuvanagiri Bodinayakkanur C Chengalpattu Chengam Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Cheyyar Cheyyur Chidambaram Coimbatore North Coimbatore South Colachal Coonoor Cuddalore Cumbum D Dharapuram Dharmapuri Dindigul E Edappadi Egmore Erode East Erode West G Gandarvakottai Gangavalli Gingee Gobichettipalayam Gudalur Gudiyatham Gummidipoondi H Harbour Harur Hosur J Jayankondam Jolarpet K Kadayanallur Kalasapakkam Kallakurichi Kancheepuram Kangayam Kanniyakumari Karaikudi Karur Katpadi Kattumannarkoil Kavundampalayam Killiyoor Kilpennathur Kilvaithinankuppam Kilvelur Kinathukadavu Kolathur Kovilpatti Krishnagiri Krishnarayapuram Kulithalai Kumarapalayam Kumbakonam Kunnam Kurinjipadi L Lalgudi M Madathukulam Madavaram Madurai Central Madurai East Madurai North Madurai South Madurai West Maduranthakam Maduravoyal Mailam Manachanallur Manamadurai Manapparai Mannargudi Mayiladuturai Melur Mettupalayam Mettur Modakkurichi Mudukulathur Musiri Mylapore N Nagapattinam Nagercoil Namakkal Nanguneri Nannilam Natham Neyveli Nilakottai O Oddanchatram Omalur Orathanad Ottapidaram P Padmanabhapuram Palacode Palani Palayamkottai Palladam Pallavaram Panruti Papanasam Pappireddipatti Paramakudi Paramathi-Velur Pattukkottai Pennagaram Perambalur Perambur Peravurani Periyakulam Perundurai Pollachi Polur Ponneri Poompuhar Poonamallee Pudukkottai R Radhakrishnan Nagar Radhapuram Rajapalayam Ramanathapuram Ranipet Rasipuram Rishivandiyam Royapuram S Saidapet Salem North Salem South Salem West Sangagiri Sankarankoil Sankarapuram Sattur Senthamangalam Sholavandan Sholinganallur Sholingur Singanallur Sirkazhi Sivaganga Sivakasi Sriperumbudur Srirangam Srivaikuntam Srivilliputhur Sulur T Tambaram Tenkasi Thalli Thanjavur Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Thirumangalam Thiruparankundram Thiruporur Thiruthuraipoondi Thiruvallur Thiruverumbur Thiruvidamarudur Thiruvottiyur Thiyagarayanagar Thondamuthur Thoothukkudi Thousand Lights Thuraiyur Tindivanam Tiruchendur Tiruchengode Tiruchirappalli East Tiruchirappalli West Tiruchuli Tirukkoyilur Tirumayam Tirunelveli Tiruppattur, Sivaganga Tiruppattur, Vellore Tiruppur North Tiruppur South Tiruttani Tiruvadanai Tiruvaiyaru Tiruvannamalai Tiruvarur Tittakudi U Udagamandalam Udumalaipettai Ulundurpet Usilampatti Uthangarai Uthiramerur V Valparai Vandavasi Vaniyambadi Vanur Vasudevanallur Vedaranyam Vedasandur Veerapandi Velachery Vellore Veppanahalli Vikravandi Vilathikulam Vilavancode Villivakkam Villupuram Viralimalai Virudhachalam Virudhunagar Virugampakkam Y Yercaud
Defunct	A Acharapakkam Adirampattinam Aduthurai Anamalai Andanallur Andimadam B Basin Bridge C Chennimalai Chepauk Cheranmadevi Chinnasalem Coimbatore East Coimbatore West E Erode G Gangaikondan I Ilaiyangudi K Kabilarmalai Kadaladi Kadambathur Kadambur Kadavur Kadayam Kandamangalam Kaniyambadi Kariapatti Kaveripattinam Kodaikanal Kolathur Kottur Kovilpalayam Kudavasal Kunnathur Kuttalam M Mallasamudram Mangalore Marungapuri Melapalayam Melmalayanur Melur North Melur South Morappur Mugaiyur N Nallur Nambiyur Natrampalli Nellikkuppam P Pallipattu Panamarathupatty Panjapatti Park Town Peranamallur Pernambut Perur Pongalur Porayar Puliyangudi Purasawalkam S Salem – I Salem – II Saliamangalam Samayanallur Sathankulam Sathyamangalam Sedapatti Sembanarkoil St. Thomas Mount T T. Palur Talavasal Tanippadi Taramangalam Thandarambattu Theni Thiruvattar Thiruvonam Thottiam Thurinjapuram Tiruchirappalli – I Tiruchirappalli – II Tirukostiyur Tirunavalur Tiruppur Triplicane U Uddanapalle Uppiliapuram Uthamapalayam V Vadamadurai Valangiman Valavanur Varahur Vazhapadi Vellakoil Vengalam Virinchipuram W Washermanpet
Related topics	Elections in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu