Gummidipoondi
Constituency No. 1 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
LS constituency	Thiruvallur
Established	1957 - present
Total electors	2,81,688^[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Govindrajan T.J
Party	DMK
Alliance	SPA
Elected year	2021

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
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%

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)

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