Peravurani Assembly constituency
| Peravurani Assembly constituency | |
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| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
Peravurani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Peravurani constituency created on the year of 1967 on delimitation of Pattukkottai (State Assembly Constituency). It elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. From the 1967 elections, Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the assembly seat three times (in 1984, 2006, 2016 state elections), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the assembly seat three times (in 1967, 1977 and 1980), Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) won two times by 1996 and 2001 elections and Indian National Congress two times wons the seat (in 1989 and 1991) and Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam won the seat in 2011 election. The current Member of legislative assembly of Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency) is M. Govindarasu from Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.
Notable candidatures
- Kuzha.Chellaiya is an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Who 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 (state assembly constituency) in the 1971 state assembly elections. Who is the only Independent candidate, elected as Member of legislative assembly from Peravurani assembly constituency.
Elected members
The first election in Peravurani (state assembly constituency) conducted in the year of 1967. The First Member of legislative assembly from Peravurani constituency is M.K. Krishnamoorthy from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
| Year | Members from Peravurani | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M. Krishnamoorthi |  DMK
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| 1971 | Kuzha. Chellaiya | Independent |
| 1977 | M. R. Govindan | DMK
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| 1980 | M. R. Govindan | DMK
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| 1984 | M. R. Govindan |  AIADMK
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| 1989 | R. Singaram | File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg Congress |
| 1991 | R. Singaram | File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg Congress |
| 1996 | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam | TMC |
| 2001 | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam | TMC |
| 2006 | M.V.R. Veera Kabilan | AIADMK
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| 2011 | Arun Pandian | File:DMDK flag.PNG DMDK |
| 2016 | M. Govindarasu | AIADMK
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Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Govindarasu | 73908 | 36.15% | ||
| DMK | N. Ashok Kumar | 72913 | 35.67% | ||
| CPI | T. Thamayanthi | 5816 | 2.84% | ||
| BJP | R. Elango | 4612 | 2.25% | ||
| NTK | K. Balathandayutham | 1602 | 0.78% | ||
| Independent | S. Anbuselvam | 457 | 0.22% | ||
| PMK | P. Thiyagarajan | 421 | 0.20% | ||
| Independent | A.V. Balu | 334 | 0.16% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1294 | 0.63% | ||
| Majority | 73908 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,04,407 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | 0.48% | |||
References
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.