Peravurani Assembly constituency
One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India
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Peravurani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Peravurani Assembly constituency was created in 1967 by the delimitation of Pattukkottai Assembly constituency. It elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. Since the 1967 elections, Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has won the assembly seat three times (in 1984, 2006, 2016 state elections), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has also won the assembly seat three times (in 1967, 1977 and 1980, 2021), Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) has won two times in the 1996 and 2001 elections and Indian National Congress has won the seat two times (in 1989 and 1991) and Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam won the seat in 2011 election. The current member of legislative assembly N. Ashok Kumar from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
| Peravurani | |
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| Constituency No. 177 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thanjavur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thanjavur |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 212,826 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Notable candidatures
Seruvai. Pa. Malaiyappan, who belongs to AIADMK Party, has led the party in Peravurani in its early stages; he led the party front as union secretary (AIADMK), He had won as Union Chairman when votes were elected directly by people and become district council member twice. When he was all set to become MLA candidate, he died due to cardiac arrest in 2002.
- Kuzha. Chellaiya is an Indian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu who was born and brought up in Mudhukadu Village of Peravurani taluk; who worked in both major political parties of Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in different times. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an independent candidate from Peravurani Assembly constituency in the 1971 state assembly elections. He is the only Independent candidate, elected as a Member of legislative assembly from Peravurani Assembly constituency.
Elected members
The first election in Peravurani Assembly constituency was conducted in the year of 1967. The First Member of legislative assembly from Peravurani constituency was M. K. Krishnamoorthy from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M. Krishnamoorthi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1971 | Kuzha. Chellaiya | Independent | |
| 1977 | M. R. Govindan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | M. R. Govindan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1984 | M. R. Govindan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1989 | R. Singaram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | R. Singaram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
| 2001 | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
| 2006 | M. V. R. Veera Kabilan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2011 | Arun Pandian | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | M. Govindarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | N. Ashok Kumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||
| AIADMK+ | Elango | ||||
| NTK | M. Bhuvana | ||||
| TVK | New | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | 212,826 | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Peravurani N. Ashokkumar | 89,130 | 52.40% | +7.37 | |
| AIADMK | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam | 65,627 | 38.59% | −7.07 | |
| NTK | K. Delipan | 12,154 | 7.15% | +6.16 | |
| DMDK | M. Sivakumar | 1,623 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,503 | 13.82% | 13.20% | ||
| Turnout | 170,080 | 77.25% | −1.58% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 46 | 0.03% | |||
| Registered electors | 220,162 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 6.75% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Govindarasu | 73,908 | 45.65% | New | |
| DMK | Peravurani N. Ashokkumar | 72,913 | 45.04% | New | |
| CPI | T. Thamayanthi | 5,816 | 3.59% | New | |
| BJP | R. Elango | 4,612 | 2.85% | +0.93 | |
| NTK | K. Baladhandayutham | 1,602 | 0.99% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,294 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 995 | 0.61% | −4.52% | ||
| Turnout | 161,897 | 78.83% | −1.98% | ||
| Registered electors | 205,368 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | 9.23% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | Arun Pandian | 51,010 | 36.42% | +21.3 | |
| INC | K. Mahendran | 43,816 | 31.29% | −7.68 | |
| Independent | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam | 25,137 | 17.95% | New | |
| Independent | V. Subramaniyan | 7,470 | 5.33% | New | |
| JMM | K. Thangamuthu | 4,453 | 3.18% | New | |
| BJP | R. Elango | 2,691 | 1.92% | −0.39 | |
| Independent | M. Balasubramaniyan | 1,465 | 1.05% | New | |
| BSP | V. Mayalagu | 1,432 | 1.02% | New | |
| Independent | K. M. Kalemuthu | 1,430 | 1.02% | New | |
| Independent | A. Muthukumaran | 1,140 | 0.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,194 | 5.14% | 2.36% | ||
| Turnout | 140,044 | 80.81% | 3.82% | ||
| Registered electors | 173,298 | ||||
| DMDK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.33% | |||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. V. R. Veerakapilan | 54,183 | 41.75% | New | |
| INC | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam | 50,577 | 38.97% | New | |
| DMDK | V. S. K. Palanivel | 19,627 | 15.12% | New | |
| BJP | D. Thiyagarajan | 2,998 | 2.31% | New | |
| Independent | M. Sathiya Moorthy | 1,320 | 1.02% | New | |
| Independent | M. Anthonyraja | 1,076 | 0.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,606 | 2.78% | −21.69% | ||
| Turnout | 129,781 | 76.99% | 7.31% | ||
| Registered electors | 168,565 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -12.95% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam | 64,076 | 54.70% | New | |
| DMK | Kuzha Chellaiah | 35,417 | 30.24% | New | |
| Independent | R. Singaram | 14,453 | 12.34% | New | |
| Independent | C. Murugaiyan | 3,191 | 2.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,659 | 24.47% | −8.71% | ||
| Turnout | 117,137 | 69.69% | −8.55% | ||
| Registered electors | 168,212 | ||||
| TMC(M) hold | Swing | -3.98% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam | 70,112 | 58.68% | New | |
| INC | K. Sakthivel | 30,472 | 25.50% | −42.06 | |
| MDMK | M. K. Lenin | 16,151 | 13.52% | New | |
| BJP | Pon. Ramasamy | 1,475 | 1.23% | −1.38 | |
| Independent | K. Kandasamy | 944 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,640 | 33.18% | −5.65% | ||
| Turnout | 119,484 | 78.24% | 2.24% | ||
| Registered electors | 162,336 | ||||
| TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -8.88% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Singaram | 77,504 | 67.56% | +37.97 | |
| DMK | M. R. Govindan | 32,962 | 28.73% | −0.2 | |
| BJP | U. Samiyappan | 2,996 | 2.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 44,542 | 38.83% | 38.16% | ||
| Turnout | 114,717 | 76.00% | −8.02% | ||
| Registered electors | 154,246 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 37.97% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Singaram | 33,467 | 29.59% | New | |
| DMK | M. Krishna Moorthy | 32,716 | 28.93% | New | |
| AIADMK | Chellaiah Kuzha | 27,646 | 24.45% | −31.02 | |
| AIADMK | M. R. Govindan | 18,762 | 16.59% | −38.87 | |
| Margin of victory | 751 | 0.66% | −28.04% | ||
| Turnout | 113,093 | 84.02% | −0.01% | ||
| Registered electors | 136,856 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -25.87% | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. R. Govindan | 52,690 | 55.46% | −3.1 | |
| CPI | A. M. Gopu | 25,423 | 26.76% | New | |
| Independent | Kuzha Chellaiah | 12,183 | 12.82% | New | |
| Independent | R. Gunasekaran | 3,685 | 3.88% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 27,267 | 28.70% | 11.58% | ||
| Turnout | 94,998 | 84.03% | −0.23% | ||
| Registered electors | 121,151 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -3.10% | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. R. Govindan | 56,010 | 58.56% | +19.77 | |
| INC | A. Palanivel | 39,633 | 41.44% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,377 | 17.12% | 7.67% | ||
| Turnout | 95,643 | 84.26% | 7.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 115,008 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 19.77% | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. R. Govindan | 32,625 | 38.80% | New | |
| CPI | M. Masilamani | 24,675 | 29.34% | New | |
| DMK | R. Vedachalam | 21,901 | 26.04% | −8.12 | |
| JP | T. R. Nagarathinam | 4,894 | 5.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,950 | 9.45% | 7.15% | ||
| Turnout | 84,095 | 77.17% | −8.61% | ||
| Registered electors | 110,000 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from Independent | Swing | 2.33% | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kuzha. Chelliah | 32,025 | 36.46% | New | |
| DMK | M. Krishnamoorthy | 30,005 | 34.16% | −11.24 | |
| INC | A. Palanivelu | 21,850 | 24.88% | −8.87 | |
| Independent | S. Chellaiah | 3,729 | 4.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,020 | 2.30% | −9.36% | ||
| Turnout | 87,832 | 85.78% | −1.79% | ||
| Registered electors | 107,265 | ||||
| Independent gain from DMK | Swing | -8.94% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Krishnamurthy | 35,505 | 45.40% | New | |
| INC | A. V. Servai | 26,387 | 33.74% | New | |
| CPI | M. Masilamani | 15,792 | 20.19% | New | |
| Independent | I. Arukandu | 515 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,118 | 11.66% | |||
| Turnout | 78,199 | 87.56% | |||
| Registered electors | 93,341 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||