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Omalur
Constituency No. 84 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictSalem
LS constituencySalem
Total electors2,95,894[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Elected year2021

Omalur is a state assembly constituency in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 84. It comprises a portion of Omalur taluk and forms a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. This constituency was temporarily defunct during the elections in 1957 and 1962.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1952 P. Rathinaswami Pillai Independent
1967 C. Palani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 V. Selladurai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 M. Sivaperumal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
1984 Anbalagan Indian National Congress
1989 C. Krishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
1996 R. R. Sekaran Tamil Maanila Congress
2001 S. Semmalai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 A. Thamizharasu Pattali Makkal Katchi
2011 C. Krishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 S. Vetrivel[4]
2021 R. Mani

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 57.59%
2016
 
 39.23%
2011
 
 59.70%
2006
 
 43.38%
2001
 
 59.39%
1996
 
 40.62%
1991
 
 65.78%
1989
 
 42.35%
1984
 
 66.04%
1980
 
 58.20%
1977
 
 42.69%
1971
 
 60.81%
1967
 
 56.17%
1952
 
 52.07%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Mani 142,488 57.59% Increase 18.36
INC Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam 87,194 35.24% New
NTK A. Raja 9,416 3.81% Increase 3.39
MNM V. Srinivasan 2,930 1.18% New
NOTA Nota 1,600 0.65% Decrease 0.12
Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi M. Karunakaran 1,228 0.50% New
Margin of victory 55,294 22.35% 13.57%
Turnout 247,427 83.62% -1.86%
Rejected ballots 999 0.40%
Registered electors 295,894
AIADMK hold Swing 18.36%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Vetrivel 89,169 39.23% Decrease 20.47
DMK S. Ammasi 69,213 30.45% New
PMK A. Tamilarasu 48,721 21.44% Decrease 13.48
DMDK A. R. Elangovan 9,744 4.29% New
NOTA None Of The Above 1,739 0.77% New
Independent C. Selvaraj 1,486 0.65% New
Margin of victory 19,956 8.78% -16.01%
Turnout 227,295 85.48% 2.89%
Registered electors 265,892
AIADMK hold Swing -20.47%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Krishnan 112,102 59.70% Increase 19.05
PMK A. Tamizharasu 65,558 34.91% Decrease 8.47
BJP B. Sivaram 2,139 1.14% New
IJK S. Kandasami 1,863 0.99% New
Independent P. Ramachandiran 1,840 0.98% New
Independent C. Selvarasu 1,262 0.67% New
Margin of victory 46,544 24.79% 22.06%
Turnout 227,342 82.59% 11.31%
Registered electors 187,770
AIADMK gain from PMK Swing 16.32%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMK A. Tamizharasu 58,287 43.38% New
AIADMK C. Krishnan 54,624 40.66% Decrease 18.73
DMDK S. Kamalakkannan 12,384 9.22% New
Independent K. Raja Krishnan 1,600 1.19% New
BSP M. Sellamuthu 1,264 0.94% New
Independent G. Tamilarasi 1,127 0.84% New
Independent R. Murugasenapathy 1,123 0.84% New
Independent P. Chinnarasu 875 0.65% New
NCP M. Soundararajan 667 0.50% New
Margin of victory 3,663 2.73% -25.77%
Turnout 134,357 71.28% 13.72%
Registered electors 188,486
PMK gain from AIADMK Swing -16.00%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Semmalai 65,861 59.39% Increase 26.53
DMK R. Rajendran 34,259 30.89% New
JP B. S. Sundararajan 3,235 2.92% New
Independent K. Murugan 2,250 2.03% New
Independent P. Nallathambi 1,722 1.55% New
Independent S. D. Panneer Selvam 897 0.81% New
MDMK P. Chinnusamy 894 0.81% Decrease 0.72
Margin of victory 31,602 28.49% 20.74%
Turnout 110,905 57.57% -5.14%
Registered electors 192,661
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) Swing 18.77%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC(M) R. R. Sekaran 41,523 40.62% New
AIADMK C. Krishnan 33,593 32.86% Decrease 32.92
PMK A. Tamizharasu 24,105 23.58% New
MDMK A. Sundaram 1,558 1.52% New
Margin of victory 7,930 7.76% -32.67%
Turnout 102,232 62.71% 1.25%
Registered electors 173,907
TMC(M) gain from AIADMK Swing -25.16%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Krishnan 60,783 65.78% Increase 23.42
PMK K. Sadasivam 23,430 25.36% New
CPI K. A. Govindasamy 6,370 6.89% New
BJP N. Balu 523 0.57% New
JP P. Manoharan 491 0.53% New
Margin of victory 37,353 40.42% 26.67%
Turnout 92,406 61.46% 7.06%
Registered electors 159,123
AIADMK hold Swing 23.42%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Krishnan 32,275 42.35% New
DMK K. Chinnaraju 21,793 28.60% New
INC K. Anbalagan 11,803 15.49% Decrease 50.55
AIADMK M. Muthusamy 5,601 7.35% New
Independent T. Dharman 1,543 2.02% New
Independent P. K. Ganesan 888 1.17% New
Independent K. Ayyavoo 616 0.81% New
Margin of victory 10,482 13.76% -22.96%
Turnout 76,204 54.40% -13.62%
Registered electors 143,933
AIADMK gain from INC Swing -23.69%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Anbalagan 51,703 66.04% New
CPI S. Kuppusamy 22,961 29.33% New
Independent P. Ponnusamy 833 1.06% New
Independent P. Saminathan 684 0.87% New
Independent P. K. Karuppannan 539 0.69% New
Independent O. E. Tamaraiselvi 527 0.67% New
Independent R. Nagarathinam 476 0.61% New
Margin of victory 28,742 36.71% 20.31%
Turnout 78,288 68.01% 3.72%
Registered electors 124,598
INC gain from AIADMK Swing 7.84%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Sivaperumal 42,399 58.20% Increase 15.51
DMK C. Marimuthu 30,447 41.80% Increase 23.74
Margin of victory 11,952 16.41% -3.88%
Turnout 72,846 64.29% 2.85%
Registered electors 115,489
AIADMK hold Swing 15.51%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Sivaperumal 26,342 42.69% New
JP M. Govindan 13,824 22.41% New
DMK C. Marimuthu 11,139 18.05% Decrease 42.76
CPI S. Kuppuswami 8,263 13.39% New
Independent O. K. Karunanidhi 1,796 2.91% New
Independent S. Andiyappan 335 0.54% New
Margin of victory 12,518 20.29% -4.81%
Turnout 61,699 61.44% 10.42%
Registered electors 102,047
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -18.12%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Selladurai 26,065 60.81% Increase 4.64
INC C. Govindan 15,307 35.71% Increase 0.01
Independent A. Naliappan 1,076 2.51% New
Independent S. M. Kandasamy 414 0.97% New
Margin of victory 10,758 25.10% 4.63%
Turnout 42,862 51.02% -11.41%
Registered electors 92,532
DMK hold Swing 4.64%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK C. Palani 28,121 56.17% New
INC C. Govindan 17,876 35.71% New
CPI A. Rajagoopal 2,871 5.73% New
Independent C. Nallappan 1,195 2.39% New
Margin of victory 10,245 20.46%
Turnout 50,063 62.43%
Registered electors 83,866
DMK gain from Independent Swing

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Omalur[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Rathianaswami Pillai 24,781 52.07% New
INC K. Najappa Chettiar 19,876 41.76% New
Independent M. Venugopal 2,934 6.17% New
Margin of victory 4,905 10.31%
Turnout 47,591 70.57%
Registered electors 67,435
Independent win (new seat)

References

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