Mettur Assembly constituency

Mottur
Constituency No. 85 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictSalem
Lok Sabha constituencyDharmapuri
Established1957
Total electors2,55,869
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Alliance  NDA
Elected year2026

Mettur is a state legislative assembly constituency in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 85. It comprises a portion of Mettur taluk and is a part of the wider Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1957 K. S. Ardhanareeswara Gounder Indian National Congress
1962 K. S. Arthanareswara Gounder Indian National Congress
1967 M. Surendran Praja Socialist Party

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 M. Surendran Praja Socialist Party
1977 K. P. N. Gounder All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
1984
1989 M. Sreerangan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991 S. Sundarambal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 P. Gopal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 S. Sundarambal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 G. K. Mani Pattali Makkal Katchi
2011 S. R. Parthiban Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016 S. Semmalai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 S. Sadhasivam Pattali Makkal Katchi
2026 G. Venkatachalam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2026
 
 37.43%
2021
 
 44.43%
2016
 
 35.05%
2011
 
 44.62%
2006
 
 47.94%
2001
 
 42.25%
1996
 
 43.97%
1991
 
 49.30%
1989
 
 25.61%
1984
 
 48.15%
1980
 
 58.28%
1977
 
 43.67%
1971
 
 57.45%
1967
 
 48.78%
1962
 
 34.04%
1957
 
 45.65%

2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Venkatachalam. G 86,498 37.43 New
DMK Midhun Chakravarthy. M 67,393 29.16 Decrease14.97
TVK Selvam. K 65,260 28.24 New
NTK Vidhya Veerappan 7,109 3.08 Decrease1.09
NOTA NOTA 794 0.34 Decrease0.69
Margin of victory 19,105 8.27 Increase7.97
Turnout 2,31,105 90.32 Increase14.11
Registered electors 2,55,869 Decrease30,751
AIADMK gain from PMK Swing Increase37.43

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMK S. Sadhasivam 97,055 44.43% +20.37
DMK S. Srinivasaperumal 96,399 44.13% +12.11
NTK C. Manikandan 9,109 4.17% +3.7
MNM P. Anusuya 4,605 2.11% New
Independent Selvan 2,823 1.29% New
NOTA NOTA 2,247 1.03% +0.15
DMDK M. Ramesh Aravind 1,874 0.86% −1.98
DAMK K. Thangavel 1,783 0.82% New
Margin of victory 656 0.30% −2.73%
Turnout 218,442 76.21% −2.66%
Rejected ballots 427 0.20%
Registered electors 286,620
PMK gain from AIADMK Swing 9.38%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Semmalai 72,751 35.05% New
DMK S. R. Parthiban 66,469 32.02% New
PMK G. K. Mani 49,939 24.06% −19.03
DMDK R. Boopathy 5,892 2.84% −41.78
NOTA NOTA 1,829 0.88% New
BJP P. Balasubramanian 1,428 0.69% −0.66
KMDK A. Rajagounder 1,345 0.65% New
Independent R. Parthiban 707 0.34% New
Margin of victory 6,282 3.03% 1.50%
Turnout 207,574 78.87% −0.76%
Registered electors 263,189
AIADMK gain from DMDK Swing -9.57%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMDK S. R. Parthiban 75,672 44.62% +36.71
PMK G. K. Mani 73,078 43.09% −4.86
Independent Dr. K. Padmarajan 6,273 3.70% New
Independent A. Pakkiam 2,738 1.61% New
IJK R. Senthilkumar 2,487 1.47% New
BJP P. Balasubramanian 2,286 1.35% +0.66
Independent S. K. Parthiban 1,338 0.79% New
Independent R. Mani 1,254 0.74% New
Independent V. Ranjith 1,254 0.74% New
Independent P. Murugan 1,110 0.65% New
Margin of victory 2,594 1.53% −6.53%
Turnout 212,992 79.63% 9.98%
Registered electors 169,607
DMDK gain from PMK Swing -3.33%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMK G. K. Mani 66,250 47.94% New
AIADMK K. Kandasamy 55,112 39.88% −2.37
DMDK S. Dhandapany 10,921 7.90% New
Independent M. S. Mani 1,831 1.33% New
Independent K. Padmarajan 1,454 1.05% New
BJP M. Muthu Kumaran 957 0.69% New
Independent T. Saravanan 822 0.59% New
Margin of victory 11,138 8.06% 1.12%
Turnout 138,183 69.65% 13.88%
Registered electors 198,408
PMK gain from AIADMK Swing 5.69%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Sundarambal 49,504 42.25% +16.27
DMK P. Gopal 41,369 35.31% −8.66
Independent K. P. Nachimuthu Gounder 20,906 17.84% New
MDMK A. Arumugam 1,610 1.37% New
Independent K. Munusamy 1,304 1.11% New
Independent S. Raja 1,040 0.89% New
Independent K. Padmarajan 809 0.69% New
Independent K. Manickam 627 0.54% New
Margin of victory 8,135 6.94% −10.37%
Turnout 117,169 55.76% −9.90%
Registered electors 210,151
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -1.72%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Gopal 50,799 43.97% New
PMK R. Balakrishnan 30,793 26.65% New
AIADMK P. Soundram 30,012 25.98% −23.33
CPI(M) M. Rajagopal 2,336 2.02% −14.49
Margin of victory 20,006 17.32% −7.21%
Turnout 115,540 65.66% 2.65%
Registered electors 185,204
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -5.34%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Sundarambal 53,368 49.30% +24.93
PMK G. K. Mani 26,825 24.78% New
CPI(M) M. Seerangan 17,878 16.52% −9.1
Independent K. P. Nachimuthu 8,822 8.15% New
Margin of victory 26,543 24.52% 23.28%
Turnout 108,245 63.01% 4.97%
Registered electors 178,129
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) Swing 23.69%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. Sreerangan 23,308 25.61% +7.2
AIADMK K. Gurusamy 22,180 24.37% −23.78
INC R. Narayanan 20,721 22.77% New
Independent K. P. Nachimuthu 15,094 16.59% New
CPI K. Navamani 7,409 8.14% New
Independent K. K. Sidhan 541 0.59% New
Margin of victory 1,128 1.24% −17.39%
Turnout 90,996 58.04% −15.24%
Registered electors 160,935
CPI(M) gain from AIADMK Swing -22.54%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Nachimuthu Gounder 46,083 48.15% −10.13
Independent K. Gurusamy 28,253 29.52% New
CPI(M) M. Seerangan 17,626 18.42% New
Independent T. M. Munusamy 2,754 2.88% New
Independent Kandasamy Vai 649 0.68% New
Margin of victory 17,830 18.63% −3.88%
Turnout 95,699 73.28% 6.23%
Registered electors 138,136
AIADMK hold Swing -10.13%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Nachimuthu Gounder 48,845 58.28% +14.61
DMK S. Kandappan 29,977 35.77% +20.89
JP M. C. Pachaiapan 4,560 5.44% New
Margin of victory 18,868 22.51% −1.32%
Turnout 83,810 67.06% 9.26%
Registered electors 126,625
AIADMK hold Swing 14.61%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Nachimuthu Gounder 30,762 43.67% New
INC P. Natesan 13,976 19.84% −18.05
JP G. A. Vadivelu 13,448 19.09% New
DMK L. K. Ramu 10,478 14.88% New
Independent T. Obuli 910 1.29% New
Independent M. Madalaimuthu 530 0.75% New
Margin of victory 16,786 23.83% 4.27%
Turnout 70,436 57.79% −5.07%
Registered electors 123,548
AIADMK gain from PSP Swing -13.77%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP M. Surendran 32,656 57.45% New
INC Karuppanna Gounder 21,538 37.89% −1.28
Independent Sengoda Gounder 2,650 4.66% New
Margin of victory 11,118 19.56% 9.94%
Turnout 56,844 62.86% −12.07%
Registered electors 97,813
PSP hold Swing 8.67%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP M. Surendran 30,635 48.78% New
INC K. K. Gounder 24,597 39.17% +5.12
Independent R. S. Kandasami 5,950 9.47% New
Independent M. Arulsami 1,619 2.58% New
Margin of victory 6,038 9.61% 8.78%
Turnout 62,801 74.93% 6.00%
Registered electors 89,534
PSP gain from INC Swing 14.74%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. S. Ardhanareeswara Gounder 18,065 34.04% −11.6
PSP M. Surendram 17,620 33.21% New
DMK Paul Cruz 8,497 16.01% New
CPI P. Ardhanari 8,295 15.63% New
Independent Arulsamy 586 1.10% New
Margin of victory 445 0.84% −11.32%
Turnout 53,063 68.93% 27.63%
Registered electors 79,747
INC hold Swing -11.60%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mettur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. S. Ardhanareeswara Gounder 15,491 45.65% New
PSP Surendiran 11,366 33.49% New
Independent Chinnasamy 5,119 15.08% New
Independent Narayanasami 1,959 5.77% New
Margin of victory 4,125 12.16%
Turnout 33,935 41.29%
Registered electors 82,184
INC win (new seat)

References

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