Tiruppur Assembly constituency
Former constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
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Tiruppur is the legislative Assembly constituency, that includes the city of Tiruppur. Tiruppur Assembly constituency was part of Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency. It was a two-member constituency in the 1952 election.
| Tiruppur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Coimbatore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Coimbatore |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 428,422 |
| Reservation | None |
History
After 2008
Owing to the enormous Urban agglomeration in Tiruppur city, Tiruppur Assembly constituency has now been bifurcated into Tiruppur North and Tiruppur South constituencies.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
A total of 14 members from 13 elections have been elected from this constituency. It has elected five members each from Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and four members each from Indian National Congress, and two members each from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner-up | Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madras State | |||||||
| 1952 | 1) Arumugam 2) Rangasami Naidu |
Indian National Congress | 38,846 30,991 |
3) Muthivanam 4) Ramaswami |
CPI CPI |
21,772 15,736 | |
| 1957 | K. N. Palanisamy Gounder | 29,519 | V. Ponnulinga Gounder | CPI | 18,976 | ||
| 1962 | K. N. Palanisamy Gounder | 41,748 | Ponnulinga Gounder | CPI | 26,175 | ||
| 1967 | S. Duraisamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 35,518 | K. N. Palanisamy Gounder | INC | 21,373 | |
| Tamil Nadu | |||||||
| 1971 | S. Duraisamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 40,762 | S. A. Khader | IND | 32,995 | |
| 1977 | R. Manimaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 38,984 | A. Ganapathy | CPI | 24,569 | |
| 1980 | R. Manimaran | 63,371 | Mohan Kandasamy alias (P. Kandasamy Gounder) |
INC(I) | 39,276 | ||
| 1984 | K. Subbarayan | Communist Party of India | 51,874 | R. Manimaran | ADMK | 50,634 | |
| 1989 | C. Govindasamy | Communist Party of India | 55,481 | K. Subbarayan | CPI | 38,102 | |
| 1991 | V. Palanisamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 92,509 | C. Govindasamy | CPM | 55,868 | |
| 1996 | K. Subbarayan | Communist Party of India | 101,392 | C. Sivasami | ADMK | 60,337 | |
| 2001 | C. Sivasami | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 127,224 | Lalitha Kumaramangalam | BJP | 80,668 | |
| 2006 | C. Govindasamy | Communist Party of India | 105,713 | S. Duraisamy | MDMK | 94,754 | |
Election results
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | C. Govindasamy | 106,073 | 43.44% | ||
| MDMK | S. Duraisamy | 94,774 | 38.81% | ||
| DMDK | K. Palanisamy | 27,217 | 11.15% | ||
| BJP | A. M. Karthikkeyean | 9,476 | 3.88% | −34.10% | |
| Independent | M. Shanger | 1,609 | 0.66% | ||
| SP | K. Sukumaran | 1,004 | 0.41% | ||
| Independent | B. Venkatesan | 966 | 0.40% | ||
| Independent | A. Lingasamy | 781 | 0.32% | ||
| Independent | K. Moorthi | 622 | 0.25% | ||
| All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist) | S. Sundara Pandiyan | 616 | 0.25% | ||
| Independent | Alagappan Periasamy | 444 | 0.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,299 | 4.63% | −17.29% | ||
| Turnout | 244,194 | 57.00% | 3.61% | ||
| Registered electors | 428,422 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -16.47% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Sivasamy | 127,224 | 59.91% | 29.82% | |
| BJP | Lalitha Kumaramangalam | 80,668 | 37.98% | 35.50% | |
| Independent | S. Nagarajan | 1,878 | 0.88% | ||
| Independent | P. Shanmugam | 1,060 | 0.50% | ||
| Independent | R. Duraisamy | 809 | 0.38% | ||
| Independent | K. Sivasubramaniam | 733 | 0.35% | ||
| Margin of victory | 46,556 | 21.92% | 1.45% | ||
| Turnout | 212,372 | 53.39% | −9.76% | ||
| Registered electors | 397,889 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 9.35% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | K. Subbarayan | 101,392 | 50.56% | ||
| AIADMK | C. Sivasamy | 60,337 | 30.09% | −27.84% | |
| MDMK | S. Duraisamy | 20,637 | 10.29% | ||
| Independent | K. Sundramoorthy | 7,473 | 3.73% | ||
| BJP | M. Palanisamy | 4,992 | 2.49% | −2.71% | |
| PMK | C. Vadivel | 450 | 0.22% | ||
| Independent | K. Gopal | 343 | 0.17% | ||
| Independent | S. Nataraj | 340 | 0.17% | ||
| Independent | C. Ravi | 282 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | R. Ramasamy | 255 | 0.13% | ||
| Independent | R. Chinnakuti | 218 | 0.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 41,055 | 20.47% | −2.47% | ||
| Turnout | 200,542 | 63.15% | −0.80% | ||
| Registered electors | 329,182 | ||||
| CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.37% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. Palanisamy | 92,509 | 57.92% | 41.02% | |
| CPI(M) | C. Govindasamy | 55,868 | 34.98% | 0.57% | |
| BJP | R. Samiappan | 8,309 | 5.20% | ||
| PMK | K. S. Babu | 459 | 0.29% | ||
| Independent | T. V. Subramaniam | 288 | 0.18% | ||
| Independent | Subbu Alias Subramaniam | 285 | 0.18% | ||
| Independent | A. Sampath | 273 | 0.17% | ||
| Independent | V. P. Mani | 200 | 0.13% | ||
| Independent | M. Subramaniam | 126 | 0.08% | ||
| Independent | K. A. Chelliah | 120 | 0.08% | ||
| Independent | A. Lingasamy | 106 | 0.07% | ||
| Margin of victory | 36,641 | 22.94% | 12.16% | ||
| Turnout | 159,707 | 63.95% | −9.97% | ||
| Registered electors | 255,427 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 23.52% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | C. Govindasamy | 55,481 | 34.41% | ||
| CPI | K. Subbarayan | 38,102 | 23.63% | ||
| INC | R. Krishnan | 31,786 | 19.71% | ||
| AIADMK | M. N. Palanisamy | 27,251 | 16.90% | −23.04% | |
| TNC(K) | K. P. Govindasamy | 5,826 | 3.61% | ||
| Independent | Mani Govindasamy | 1,124 | 0.70% | ||
| Independent | K. Shanmugam | 309 | 0.19% | ||
| Independent | S. Dharuman | 229 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | A. Balakrishnan | 197 | 0.12% | ||
| Independent | A. Subramaniam | 162 | 0.10% | ||
| Independent | R. Sampath | 160 | 0.10% | ||
| Margin of victory | 17,379 | 10.78% | 9.80% | ||
| Turnout | 161,247 | 73.92% | 0.36% | ||
| Registered electors | 222,283 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | -6.51% | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | K. Subbarayan | 51,874 | 40.92% | ||
| AIADMK | R. Manimaran | 50,634 | 39.94% | −37.42% | |
| INC(J) | M. N. Palanisamy | 22,099 | 17.43% | ||
| BJP | C. Palanisamy | 725 | 0.57% | ||
| Independent | T. R. Subramanian | 290 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | M. G. B. Rathinasamy | 284 | 0.22% | ||
| Independent | M. Palanisamy | 136 | 0.11% | ||
| Independent | S. Sampath | 126 | 0.10% | ||
| Independent | K. Selvaraj | 115 | 0.09% | ||
| Independent | R. Rangasamy | 96 | 0.08% | ||
| Independent | N. Natarajan | 94 | 0.07% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,240 | 0.98% | −28.44% | ||
| Turnout | 126,772 | 73.56% | 7.63% | ||
| Registered electors | 182,124 | ||||
| CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | -36.44% | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Manimaran | 63,371 | 77.36% | 36.23% | |
| INC | P. Kandasamy Gounder | 39,276 | 47.95% | ||
| JP | S. Venkat Raj | 7,760 | 9.47% | ||
| Independent | M. Palanisammi | 549 | 0.67% | ||
| Independent | P. Vyapuri Mudaliar | 259 | 0.32% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,095 | 29.41% | 14.21% | ||
| Turnout | 81,914 | 65.93% | −2.26% | ||
| Registered electors | 126,155 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 36.23% | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Manimaran | 38,984 | 41.13% | ||
| CPI | A. Ganapathy | 24,569 | 25.92% | ||
| DMK | K. Doraisamy | 16,414 | 17.32% | −37.56% | |
| JP | K. Velusamy | 13,775 | 14.53% | ||
| Independent | N. Palanisamy Alias Chinnakutty | 532 | 0.56% | ||
| Independent | N. Natarajan | 507 | 0.53% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,415 | 15.21% | 4.75% | ||
| Turnout | 94,781 | 68.19% | −2.24% | ||
| Registered electors | 140,401 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -13.74% | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Duraisamy | 40,762 | 54.88% | 4.82% | |
| Independent | S. A. Khader | 32,995 | 44.42% | ||
| Independent | N. Rangasami Chettiar | 524 | 0.71% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,767 | 10.46% | −9.48% | ||
| Turnout | 74,281 | 70.43% | −8.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 111,543 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 4.82% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Duraisamy | 35,518 | 50.05% | 40.18% | |
| INC | K. N. Palanisamy Gounder | 21,373 | 30.12% | −21.77% | |
| CPI | P. Murugesan | 14,073 | 19.83% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,145 | 19.93% | 0.58% | ||
| Turnout | 70,964 | 78.52% | 0.21% | ||
| Registered electors | 96,272 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | -1.84% | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. N. Palanisamy Gounder | 41,748 | 51.89% | −5.58% | |
| CPI | Ponnulinge Gounder | 26,175 | 32.53% | ||
| DMK | S. Duraisamy | 7,944 | 9.87% | ||
| SWA | Sundaram | 4,592 | 5.71% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,573 | 19.36% | −1.17% | ||
| Turnout | 80,459 | 78.31% | 23.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 106,491 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -5.58% | |||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. N. Palanisamy Gounder | 29,519 | 57.47% | ||
| CPI | V. Ponnulinga Gounder | 18,976 | 36.94% | ||
| Independent | C. Duraisami | 2,873 | 5.59% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,543 | 20.52% | |||
| Turnout | 51,368 | 54.42% | |||
| Registered electors | 94,395 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Arumugam | 38,846 | 23.89% | 23.89% | |
| INC | Rangaswami Naidu | 30,991 | 19.06% | 19.06% | |
| CPI | Muthivanam | 21,772 | 13.39% | ||
| CPI | Ramaswami | 15,736 | 9.68% | ||
| Socialist Party (India) | Nagaparnadi | 15,193 | 9.35% | ||
| Independent | Kanakarathinam | 13,551 | 8.34% | ||
| Socialist Party (India) | Palaniswami Gounder | 12,098 | 7.44% | ||
| Independent | Muthukumaraswami Gounder | 10,110 | 6.22% | ||
| RPI | Pandaram | 4,278 | 2.63% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,855 | 4.83% | |||
| Turnout | 162,575 | 98.41% | |||
| Registered electors | 165,201 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||