Melur Assembly Constituency Election Result

Melur is a legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Election results of Melur assembly constituency seat is given below in a table that also lists all MLAs from this seat. Click election year in the table, for more detailed result.

List of all MLA from Melur Assembly Constituency Seat (Tamil Nadu) Click on Year to View Detailed Result
Year	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
2016	Periyapullan @ Selvam P	ADMK	88909
2011	Samy R	AIADMK	85869
2006	Samy R	AIADMK	64013
2001	Samy R	ADMK	58010
1996	K V V Rajamanickam	TMC(M)	73999
1991	K V V Rajamanickam	INC	80348
1989	Ranamanickam, K V V	INC	41158
1984	Veeranambalam, D V	INC	60794
1980	Veeranambalam, K V	INC(I)	54003
1977	A M Paramasivan	ADK	33111

2016 Legislative Assembly Constituency Election
S N	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Periyapullan @ Selvam P Male 44 yr GEN	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	88909 51.54%
2	Ragupthy A P Male 57 yr GEN	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	69186 40.11%
3	Bharath Natchiyappan T N Male 40 yr GEN	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	4579 2.65%
4	Boopathikakkan P V Male 52 yr SC	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	1921 1.11%
5	Seeman I T Male 36 yr GEN	NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi	1339 0.78%
6	Rishi Kapoor S Male 35 yr GEN	SDPI Social Democratic Party Of India	828 0.48%
7	Kalaimani S Male 40 yr GEN	AIFB All India Forward Bloc	773 0.45%
8	None Of The Above	NOTA None Of The Above nota	757 0.44%
9	Abdul Salam A K Male 56 yr GEN	PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi	746 0.43%
10	Pandidurai A Male 37 yr SC	IND Independent	662 0.38%
11	Manoharan V Male 57 yr GEN	IND Independent	478 0.28%
12	Karikalan S Male 31 yr GEN	IND Independent	401 0.23%
13	Palanikumar S Male 38 yr GEN	IND Independent	374 0.22%
14	Devadasan S Male 30 yr SC	IND Independent	337 0.2%
15	Pakkiyanathan K Male 37 yr SC	IND Independent	337 0.2%
16	Anitha R Female 38 yr GEN	GAPP Gandhiyan Peoples Party	210 0.12%
17	Pandi K Male 51 yr SC	IND Independent	169 0.1%
18	Dharmar P Male 32 yr SC	IND Independent	161 0.09%
19	Jothi V Male 40 yr GEN	IND Independent	135 0.08%
20	Gandhiprabhu R Male 30 yr SC	IND Independent	109 0.06%
21	Veeranan I Male 44 yr GEN	RJD Rashtriya Janata Dal	90 0.05%
	Total		172501 74.2%

In 2016, Melur legislative assembly constituency had total 232476 electors. Total number of valid vote was 172501. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Periyapullan @ Selvam P won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 88909 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Ragupthy A P stood second with total 69186 votes. He lost by 19723 votes.

2011 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Samy R Male 45 yr GEN	AIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	85869 55.74%
2	Rani R Female 51 yr GEN	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	61407 39.86%
3	Dharmalingam P V Male 44 yr GEN	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	1608 1.04%
4	Sarasukumar Vaira Male 36 yr SC	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	1080 0.7%
5	Gopalakrishnan M Male 34 yr GEN	RJD Rashtriya Janata Dal	856 0.56%
6	Vetrivel G Male 42 yr GEN	IND Independent	836 0.54%
7	Alagar L Male 43 yr GEN	IND Independent	769 0.5%
8	Muthu P Male 41 yr GEN	IND Independent	589 0.38%
9	Pitchai R Male 52 yr GEN	IND Independent	385 0.25%
10	Subramani V Male 47 yr SC	IND Independent	340 0.22%
11	Kannan C Male 34 yr GEN	IND Independent	311 0.2%
	Total		154050 77.55%

In 2011, Melur legislative assembly constituency had total 198652 electors. Total number of valid vote was 154050. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Samy R won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 85869 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Rani R stood second with total 61407 votes. She lost by 24462 votes.

2006 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Samy R Male 40 yr GEN	AIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	64013
2	Ravichandran K V V Male 36 yr GEN	INC Indian National Congress	60840
3	Rajaram C T Male 34 yr GEN	DMDK Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	5269
4	Panneer Selvam M Male 30 yr SC	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	1292
5	Vairavan R Male 30 yr GEN	IND Independent	1143
6	Subramanian O Male 31 yr GEN	AIFB All India Forward Bloc	1018
7	Purushothaman S Male 36 yr GEN	JP Janata Party	550
8	Sengaimuni R Male 30 yr GEN	IND Independent	468
9	Periyaswamy C Male 39 yr SC	IND Independent	281
10	Selvaganesan K Male 37 yr GEN	IND Independent	211
11	Kannan M Male 28 yr GEN	IND Independent	198
	Total		135283

In 2006, Melur legislative assembly constituency had total electors. Total number of valid vote was 135283. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Samy R won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 64013 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Ravichandran K V V stood second with total 60840 votes. He lost by 3173 votes.

2001 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Samy R Male	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	58010 46.32%
2	Samayanallur Selavarasu S Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	31172 24.89%
3	Rajamanickam K V V Male	IND Independent	26428 21.1%
4	Elavarasan Veera Male	MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	3914 3.13%
5	Rajakili K Male	IND Independent	1798 1.44%
6	Dharmar Ambalam N Male	JP Janata Party	1208 0.96%
7	Karuppanan M K Male	DFB Democratic Forward Bloc	1158 0.92%
8	Elango R Male	IND Independent	734 0.59%
9	Raman K Male	IND Independent	518 0.41%
10	Selvaraju M P Male	PB Puratchi Bharatham	301 0.24%
	Total		125241 66.33%

In 2001, Melur legislative assembly constituency had total 188821 electors. Total number of valid vote was 125241. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Samy R won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 58010 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Samayanallur Selavarasu S stood second with total 31172 votes. He lost by 26838 votes.

1996 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	K V V Rajamanickam Male	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	73999 62.21%
2	C R Sundararajan Male	INC Indian National Congress	29258 24.6%
3	Veera Ilavarasan Male	MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	10363 8.71%
4	K Puyal Ponniah Male	JP Janata Party	3864 3.25%
5	K Liyagath Ali Male	IND Independent	354 0.3%
6	P Tamilarasan Male	IND Independent	238 0.2%
7	N P V Vellandy Male	SHS Akhil Bhartiya Shivsena - Rashtrawadi	232 0.2%
8	M Kannan Male	IND Independent	160 0.13%
9	R Mani Male	IND Independent	140 0.12%
10	S Arunachalam Male	IND Independent	130 0.11%
11	R Subramanian Male	IND Independent	97 0.08%
12	S Vellai Male	IND Independent	62 0.05%
13	S Agalyadevi Female	IND Independent	52 0.04%
	Total		118949 66.21%

In 1996, Melur legislative assembly constituency had total 189179 electors. Total number of valid vote was 118949. Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) candidate K V V Rajamanickam won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 73999 votes. Indian National Congress candidate C R Sundararajan stood second with total 29258 votes. He lost by 44741 votes.

1991 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	K V V Rajamanickam Male	INC Indian National Congress	80348 72.33%
2	N Palanisamy Male	CPM Communist Party Of India (marxist)	27576 24.82%
3	P Manickam Male	AMI Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam	1038 0.93%
4	S Palani Male	JP Janata Party	342 0.31%
5	P Chandrasekaran Male	PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi	313 0.28%
6	P V Raman Male	IND Independent	251 0.23%
7	K Arumugaraja Male	IND Independent	239 0.22%
8	K Raman Male	IND Independent	236 0.21%
9	P Amanullah Male	IND Independent	235 0.21%
10	A Ayyavu Male	IND Independent	207 0.19%
11	V Nageswaran Male	TMM Tharasu Makkal Mandram	112 0.1%
12	K S Sultan Male	IND Independent	101 0.09%
13	S Vellai Male	IND Independent	84 0.08%
	Total		111082 65.34%

In 1991, Melur legislative assembly constituency had total 175149 electors. Total number of valid vote was 111082. Indian National Congress candidate K V V Rajamanickam won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 80348 votes. Communist Party Of India (marxist) candidate N Palanisamy stood second with total 27576 votes. He lost by 52772 votes.

1989 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Ranamanickam, K V V Male	INC Indian National Congress	41158 36.41%
2	Thiagarajan, Kr Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	32508 28.75%
3	Paramasivan, A M Male	ADK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	31470 27.84%
4	Dharmar Abmalam, N Male	FBL All India Forward Bloc	3675 3.25%
5	Posalan, P R Male	IND Independents	2176 1.92%
6	Alagarsamy, U Male	IND Independents	480 0.42%
7	Kuppusamy Muppanar K P Male	IND Independents	279 0.25%
8	Nuthu, M Male	IND Independents	235 0.21%
9	Lakshmmi Periyasamy, A Male	IND Independents	234 0.21%
10	Raman, K Male	IND Independents	228 0.2%
11	Vellai, S Male	IND Independents	192 0.17%
12	Ayyavu, A Male	IND Independents	175 0.15%
13	Padmanabhan, N Male	IND Independents	125 0.11%
14	Selvam, S Male	IND Independents	119 0.11%
	Total		113054 72.5%

In 1989, Melur legislative assembly constituency had total 159210 electors. Total number of valid vote was 113054. Indian National Congress candidate Ranamanickam, K V V won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 41158 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Thiagarajan, Kr stood second with total 32508 votes. He lost by 8650 votes.

1984 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Veeranambalam, D V Male	INC Indian National Congress	60794 60.11%
2	Thiyagarajan, K Male	ADK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	33748 33.37%
3	Paramasivan, A M Male	ICJ Indian Conress (j)	5302 5.24%
4	Krishnan, S Male	IND Independent	821 0.81%
5	Ayyavu, A Male	IND Independent	478 0.47%
	Total		101143 76.33%

In 1984, Melur legislative assembly constituency had total 139154 electors. Total number of valid vote was 101143. Indian National Congress candidate Veeranambalam, D V won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 60794 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Thiyagarajan, K stood second with total 33748 votes. He lost by 27046 votes.

1980 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Veeranambalam, K V Male	INC(I) Indian National Congress (i)	54003 54.6%
2	Paramasivan, A M Male	ADK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	41849 42.31%
3	Krishnan, J S Male	IND Independent	1356 1.37%
4	Ramu, N Male	IND Independent	686 0.69%
5	Ayyavu, A Male	IND Independent	516 0.52%
6	Ramamurthy, V Male	IND Independent	502 0.51%
	Total		98912 72.9%

In 1980, Melur legislative assembly constituency had total 137381 electors. Total number of valid vote was 98912. Indian National Congress (i) candidate Veeranambalam, K V won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 54003 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Paramasivan, A M stood second with total 41849 votes. He lost by 12154 votes.

1977 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	A M Paramasivan Male	ADK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	33111 36.07%
2	K V Veernanamablam Male	INC Indian National Congress	32955 35.9%
3	P Malaichamy Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	22337 24.33%
4	O Sethuraman Male	JNP Janata Party	3396 3.7%
	Total		91799 71.15%

In 1977, Melur legislative assembly constituency had total 130502 electors. Total number of valid vote was 91799. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate A M Paramasivan won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 33111 votes. Indian National Congress candidate K V Veernanamablam stood second with total 32955 votes. He lost by 156 votes.