Rasipuram (State Assembly Constituency)

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Rasipuram
Constituency No. 92 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictNamakkal
LS constituencyNamakkal
Total electors2,36,524[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  DMK
Elected year2021

Rasipuram is a state assembly constituency in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 92. It comprises a portion of Rasipuram taluk and is a part of the wider Namakkal constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1952 T. M. Kaliannan Indian National Congress
1957 A. Raja Gounder Indian National Congress
1962 N. P. Sengottuvel Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 P. Periasamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 R. Nainamalai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 P. Duraisamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 K. P. Ramalingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 K. P. Ramalingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 A. Subbu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 K. Palaniammal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 P. R. Sundaram All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 P. R. Sundaram All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 K. P. Ramaswamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 P. Dhanapal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 V. Saroja[4] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 M. Mathiventhan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 46.58%
2016
 
 46.50%
2011
 
 55.60%
2006
 
 45.47%
2001
 
 57.48%
1996
 
 37.93%
1991
 
 72.15%
1989
 
 35.75%
1984
 
 52.45%
1980
 
 58.25%
1977
 
 43.61%
1971
 
 54.90%
1967
 
 52.53%
1962
 
 49.21%
1957
 
 54.46%
1952
 
 42.02%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Mathiventhan 90,727 46.58% +5.23
AIADMK Dr. V. Saroja 88,775 45.57% -0.93
NTK K. Silambarasi 11,295 5.80% +4.69
NOTA NOTA 2,110 1.08% -0.41
IJK R. Ramkumar 1,133 0.58% New
AMMK S. Anbalagan 1,051 0.54% New
Margin of victory 1,952 1.00% -4.15%
Turnout 194,794 82.36% -1.89%
Rejected ballots 162 0.08%
Registered electors 236,524
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 0.07%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Dr. V. Saroja 86,901 46.50% -9.09
DMK V. P. Duraisamy 77,270 41.35% +0.99
PMK J. Pushpagandhi 6,952 3.72% New
VCK G. Arjun 4,341 2.32% New
NOTA NOTA 2,795 1.50% New
KMDK P. Bharathi 2,542 1.36% New
BJP C. Kuppusamy 2,375 1.27% +0.2
NTK S. Arunkumar 2,076 1.11% New
Margin of victory 9,631 5.15% -10.08%
Turnout 186,869 84.25% 0.89%
Registered electors 221,806
AIADMK hold Swing -9.09%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Dhanapal 90,186 55.60% +13.74
DMK V. P. Duraisamy 65,469 40.36% -5.11
BJP L. Murugan 1,730 1.07% +0.03
IJK S. Periasamy 1,704 1.05% New
Independent V. Rangarasu 1,700 1.05% New
Margin of victory 24,717 15.24% 11.63%
Turnout 162,217 83.36% 9.71%
Registered electors 194,596
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 10.13%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. P. Ramaswamy 62,629 45.47% +7.65
AIADMK P. R. Sundaram 57,660 41.86% -15.62
DMDK R. Rajagounder 11,992 8.71% New
Independent K. Ramasamy 1,490 1.08% New
BJP Velu. Rajamani 1,427 1.04% New
Independent P. Venkatachalam 889 0.65% New
Margin of victory 4,969 3.61% -16.05%
Turnout 137,750 73.65% 10.82%
Registered electors 187,025
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -12.01%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. R. Sundaram 67,332 57.48% +19.55
DMK Dr. K. P. Ramalingam 44,303 37.82% +0.29
Independent K. Ramasamy 1,755 1.50% New
MDMK N. P. Kulandaivel 1,602 1.37% -0.03
Independent S. Jayabalan 1,222 1.04% New
Margin of victory 23,029 19.66% 19.25%
Turnout 117,144 62.84% -4.55%
Registered electors 188,637
AIADMK hold Swing 19.55%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. R. Sundaram 42,294 37.93% -34.22
DMK R. R. Damayandhi 41,840 37.52% +13.15
Independent A. K. P. Chinraj 23,161 20.77% New
MDMK B. A. R. Elangovan 1,555 1.39% New
RPI R. Muthusamy 694 0.62% New
Margin of victory 454 0.41% -47.37%
Turnout 111,500 67.39% 2.87%
Registered electors 173,617
AIADMK hold Swing -34.22%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Palaniammal 75,855 72.15% +36.82
DMK B. A. R. Elangoavan 25,625 24.37% -11.37
PMK K. Natesan 2,376 2.26% New
Margin of victory 50,230 47.78% 47.36%
Turnout 105,129 64.52% -7.92%
Registered electors 167,994
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 36.41%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Subbu 39,534 35.75% -6.05
AIADMK V. Thamilarasu 39,074 35.33% -17.12
AIADMK K. P. Ramalingam 16,855 15.24% -37.21
INC V. Sundaram 11,157 10.09% New
India Farmers and Tailers Party K. Sundaram 1,823 1.65% New
Margin of victory 460 0.42% -10.24%
Turnout 110,592 72.43% -3.29%
Registered electors 155,741
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -16.70%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Ramalingam 51,565 52.45% -5.8
DMK P. Kaliappan 41,087 41.79% +1.8
Independent M. P. Duraisami 3,498 3.56% New
Independent A. Shanmugam 940 0.96% New
Independent P. Kandasamy 539 0.55% New
Margin of victory 10,478 10.66% -7.60%
Turnout 98,311 75.73% 7.26%
Registered electors 137,200
AIADMK hold Swing -5.80%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Ramalingam 49,779 58.25% +14.64
DMK P. T. Muthu 34,175 39.99% +14.97
Margin of victory 15,604 18.26% -0.32%
Turnout 85,463 68.47% 6.36%
Registered electors 126,614
AIADMK hold Swing 14.64%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Duraisamy 33,762 43.61% New
DMK K. C. Periasamy 19,374 25.02% -29.88
JP P. Ramasamy 11,830 15.28% New
INC R. Kaliappan 10,498 13.56% -28.09
Independent M. Arumugam 1,186 1.53% New
Independent K. R. Athiappa Gounder 471 0.61% New
Margin of victory 14,388 18.58% 5.33%
Turnout 77,425 62.11% -11.43%
Registered electors 126,007
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -11.29%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. Nainamalai 41,079 54.90% +2.37
INC P. Ganapathy 31,161 41.64% -0.59
Independent K. A. C. Arthanaree Chetty 2,587 3.46% New
Margin of victory 9,918 13.25% 2.96%
Turnout 74,827 73.54% -4.54%
Registered electors 105,188
DMK hold Swing 2.37%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Periasamy 38,402 52.53% +3.32
INC K. M. Gounder 30,873 42.23% -6.85
Independent K. V. K. Ramaswamy 2,142 2.93% New
Independent S. Balu 1,001 1.37% New
ABJS O. Govindraju 440 0.60% New
Margin of victory 7,529 10.30% 10.17%
Turnout 73,108 78.08% 6.99%
Registered electors 96,950
DMK hold Swing 3.32%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. P. Sengottuvel 26,846 49.21% New
INC Muthuswamy Gounder 26,776 49.08% -5.38
We Tamils Alagappa Udayar 932 1.71% New
Margin of victory 70 0.13% -8.80%
Turnout 54,554 71.09% 21.71%
Registered electors 78,659
DMK gain from INC Swing -5.25%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A. Raja Gounder 20,983 54.46% +12.44
Independent K. V. K. Ramaswami 17,545 45.54% New
Margin of victory 3,438 8.92% -10.02%
Turnout 38,528 49.38% -11.58%
Registered electors 78,017
INC hold Swing 12.44%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Rasipuram[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. M. Kaliannan 18,553 42.02% New
Independent K. Ramaswamy 10,189 23.08% New
Socialist N. Kandaswami Mudali 8,402 19.03% New
Independent R. Muthu Gounder 5,941 13.46% New
Independent P. Namasivayam 1,068 2.42% New
Margin of victory 8,364 18.94%
Turnout 44,153 60.97%
Registered electors 72,423
INC win (new seat)

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