Katpadi Assembly constituency

12°59′N 79°08′E / 12.98°N 79.13°E / 12.98; 79.13

Katpadi
Constituency No. 40 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictVellore
Lok Sabha constituencyArakkonam
Established1962
Total electors2,30,148
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  TVK
Elected year2026

Katpadi is a state assembly constituency in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 40. It comprises portions of the Katpadi, Vellore, and Walajah taluks. It is a part of Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. The constituency was formed in 1962 by separating Gudiyatham Assembly constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Demographics

Demographics (2016)
Category Data
Created 2016
Adi dravidar 25%
Vanniyar 25%
Thuluva Vellalar 20%
Telugu People and Religious Minorities 20%
Others 10%
Total Electorate (2016) 2,29,868

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1962 B. Rajagopal Naidu Indian National Congress
1967 G. Natarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 Durai Murugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 M. A. Jayavelu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 N. A. Poongavanam Communist Party of India
1984 G. Ragupathi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 Durai Murugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 K. M. Kalaiselvi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 Durai Murugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
2006
2011
2016
2021
2026 Dr. M. Sudhakar Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2026
 
 34.33%
2021
 
 46.18%
2016
 
 50.90%
2011
 
 49.55%
2006
 
 57.45%
2001
 
 49.47%
1996
 
 61.20%
1991
 
 56.43%
1989
 
 43.41%
1984
 
 57.08%
1980
 
 46.48%
1977
 
 38.18%
1971
 
 57.79%
1967
 
 53.06%
1962
 
 44.19%

2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TVK Dr. M. Sudhakar 69,868 34.33 New
AIADMK V. Ramu 63,998 31.45 Decrease14.33
DMK Duraimurugan 62,225 30.58 Decrease15.60
NTK S. Thirukkumaran 4,625 2.27 Decrease3.40
NOTA NOTA 745 0.37 Decrease0.65
BSP J. Ramesh 407 0.20 New
Independent D. Ramu 323 0.16 New
Tamil Manila Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Indu. W 319 0.16 New
Independent Dhananchezhiyan 215 0.11 New
All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam V. Chandran 187 0.09 New
Independent M. Suthakar 145 0.07 New
Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi S. Balaji 140 0.07 New
Independent Dhanasekar 122 0.06 New
Indhu Dravida Makkal Katchi Ganesan. P 79 0.04 New
Independent Saravanan. D 54 0.03 New
Independent S. Raman 45 0.02 New
Margin of victory 5,870 2.88 Increase2.48
Turnout 2,03,497 88.42 Increase14.25
Registered electors 2,30,148 Decrease18,419
TVK gain from DMK Swing Increase34.33

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 85,140 46.18% −4.72
AIADMK V. Ramu 84,394 45.78% +8.34
NTK S. Thirukkumaran 10,449 5.67% +5.03
NOTA NOTA 1,889 1.02% −0.38
AMMK A. S. Raja 1,066 0.58% New
IJK M. Sudharsan 1,003 0.54% New
Margin of victory 746 0.40% −13.06%
Turnout 184,357 74.17% −3.21%
Rejected ballots 517 0.28%
Registered electors 248,567
DMK hold Swing -4.72%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 90,534 50.90% +1.35
AIADMK S. R. K. Appu 66,588 37.44% −10.15
PMK N. T. Shanmugam 12,728 7.16% New
NOTA NOTA 2,492 1.40% New
TMC(M) T. V. Sivanandam 2,163 1.22% New
NTK L. Puviarasan 1,135 0.64% New
Margin of victory 23,946 13.46% 11.50%
Turnout 177,870 77.38% −2.17%
Registered electors 229,868
DMK hold Swing 1.35%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 75,064 49.55% −7.9
AIADMK S. R. K. Appu (A) S. Radhakrishnan. 72,091 47.59% +13.39
BJP A. Varadarajan 1,539 1.02% −0.01
Independent M. Sriram 1,067 0.70% New
Margin of victory 2,973 1.96% −21.29%
Turnout 151,498 79.54% 9.15%
Registered electors 190,456
DMK hold Swing -7.90%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 86,824 57.45% +7.98
AIADMK B. Narayanan 51,677 34.19% New
DMDK S. Radha Krishanan 8,492 5.62% New
BJP V. R. Suresh 1,543 1.02% New
Independent K. Jaganathan 779 0.52% New
Margin of victory 35,147 23.26% 17.09%
Turnout 151,130 70.39% 3.43%
Registered electors 214,702
DMK hold Swing 7.98%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 64,187 49.47% −11.73
PMK A. K. Natarajan 56,185 43.30% +39.21
MDMK Satchidanandam D 2,923 2.25% New
Independent S. Sellapandiyan 1,997 1.54% New
Puratchi Bharatham G. Deenadhayalan 1,563 1.20% New
Independent M. Velmurugan 1,071 0.83% New
Independent Venkatesan K 781 0.60% New
Independent A. N. Selvam 766 0.59% New
Margin of victory 8,002 6.17% −27.10%
Turnout 129,746 66.96% −3.43%
Registered electors 193,925
DMK hold Swing -11.73%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 75,439 61.20% +28.18
AIADMK K. Pandurangan 34,432 27.93% −28.5
PMK B. Murugesan 5,042 4.09% New
CPI(M) T. R. Purushothaman 4,819 3.91% New
Independent S. Sellapandian 2,037 1.65% New
Margin of victory 41,007 33.27% 9.86%
Turnout 123,266 70.39% 3.62%
Registered electors 181,380
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 4.77%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. M. Kalaiselvi 63,005 56.43% +32.96
DMK Durai Murugan 36,866 33.02% −10.39
PMK M. Damodaran 8,778 7.86% New
Independent G. Subramani 1,980 1.77% New
Margin of victory 26,139 23.41% 3.47%
Turnout 111,652 66.77% −2.93%
Registered electors 173,715
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 13.02%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 43,181 43.41% +3.79
AIADMK R. Margabandu 23,344 23.47% −33.61
INC V. Dhandayutha Pani 20,859 20.97% New
AIADMK A. M. Ragunatan 8,858 8.90% −48.17
Independent K. P. Santhana Raj 2,192 2.20% New
Margin of victory 19,837 19.94% 2.48%
Turnout 99,475 69.71% −6.02%
Registered electors 145,879
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -13.67%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK G. Raghupathi 53,077 57.08% New
DMK Durai Murugan 36,839 39.62% New
Independent T. K. Somasundaram 1,195 1.29% New
Independent R. G. S. Mahalingam 983 1.06% New
Independent K. P. Santhanaraj 894 0.96% New
Margin of victory 16,238 17.46% 9.78%
Turnout 92,988 75.73% 18.09%
Registered electors 127,249
AIADMK gain from CPI Swing 10.60%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI N. A. Poongavanam 31,918 46.48% New
INC A. K. Shanmugasundaram 26,639 38.79% +34.37
JP T. R. Ranga Reddy 7,214 10.50% New
Independent M. A. Jayavelu 2,905 4.23% New
Margin of victory 5,279 7.69% 1.02%
Turnout 68,676 57.64% −5.08%
Registered electors 121,387
CPI gain from AIADMK Swing 8.30%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. A. Jayavelu 26,873 38.18% New
DMK Sambasivam 22,183 31.51% −26.27
JP K. P. Navakoti 15,683 22.28% New
INC V. N. Rathinam 3,114 4.42% −27.82
Independent P. Natarajan 1,112 1.58% New
Independent Ramasamy Alias Shozhan 878 1.25% New
Independent K. Govindaraji 546 0.78% New
Margin of victory 4,690 6.66% −18.88%
Turnout 70,389 62.72% −11.43%
Registered electors 113,689
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -19.61%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 37,487 57.79% +4.73
INC Dhandayuthapani 20,919 32.25% −8.05
CPI(M) Sundaram 6,133 9.45% New
Independent M. Manickam 329 0.51% New
Margin of victory 16,568 25.54% 12.79%
Turnout 64,868 74.15% −4.87%
Registered electors 91,305
DMK hold Swing 4.73%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK G. Natarajan 32,952 53.06% +18.38
INC P. S. R. Naidu 25,032 40.30% −3.88
RPI C. Gopal 4,125 6.64% New
Margin of victory 7,920 12.75% 3.24%
Turnout 62,109 79.02% 5.40%
Registered electors 82,615
DMK gain from INC Swing 8.87%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. Rajagopal Naidu 26,389 44.19% New
DMK Natarajan 20,710 34.68% New
CPI Kothandaraman 10,192 17.07% New
PSP A. Kulasekara Naidu 1,219 2.04% New
Independent C. R. Gopal 1,212 2.03% New
Margin of victory 5,679 9.51%
Turnout 59,722 73.62%
Registered electors 85,824
INC win (new seat)

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