| Perur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Coimbatore |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 337,402 |
| Reservation | None |
Perur is a legislative assembly constituency in Coimbatore district, that includes the city, Perur. Perur was reserved for Scheduled Castes from 1967 to 1977. Perur Assembly constituency was part of Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency.
| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth | 1967–71 | N. Marudachalam | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Fifth | 1971–77 | N. Marudachalam | Communist Party of India | |
| Sixth | 1977–80 | A. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Seventh | 1980–84 | Kovaithambi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eighth | 1984–89 | A. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Ninth | 1989–91 | A. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tenth | 1991–96 | K. P. Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eleventh | 1996–01 | A. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Twelfth | 2001–06 | M. A. P. A. Krishnakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Thirteenth | 2006–2011 | S. P. Velumani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
The Perur Constituency was de-notified and removed from the list of constituencies in 2007. The areas coming under it were merged with the existing Thondamuthur and the newly created North Coimbatore Constituency.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. P. Velumani | 114,024 | 46.33% | −9.17% | |
| DMK | N. Rukumani | 99,789 | 40.54% | 5.73% | |
| DMDK | S. Rajasekar | 21,829 | 8.87% | ||
| BJP | K. P. Ramamurthy | 3,913 | 1.59% | ||
| LJP | P. Saminathan | 1,056 | 0.43% | ||
| Independent | V. V. Varadharajan | 1,038 | 0.42% | ||
| Independent | M. Jayaraj | 818 | 0.33% | ||
| Independent | K. Velumani | 793 | 0.32% | ||
| BSP | K. Sivakumar | 610 | 0.25% | ||
| Independent | V. Rukmani | 490 | 0.20% | ||
| AIFB | A. Noormohammad | 449 | 0.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,235 | 5.78% | −14.90% | ||
| Turnout | 246,121 | 72.95% | 16.23% | ||
| Registered electors | 337,402 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -9.17% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. A. P. A. Krishnakumar Alias Rohini | 94,607 | 55.50% | 30.89% | |
| DMK | N. Nageswari Thirumathi | 59,343 | 34.81% | −26.20% | |
| MDMK | M. Palaniswamy | 9,979 | 5.85% | ||
| Independent | M. Shenbhakaraj | 2,304 | 1.35% | ||
| Independent | A. Maheswari | 1,989 | 1.17% | ||
| Independent | A. Noor Mohammed | 889 | 0.52% | ||
| Independent | G. Parameswari | 680 | 0.40% | ||
| Independent | L. Sivakumar | 673 | 0.39% | ||
| Margin of victory | 35,264 | 20.69% | −15.71% | ||
| Turnout | 170,464 | 56.72% | −8.13% | ||
| Registered electors | 300,569 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -5.51% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Natarajan | 96,507 | 61.01% | 25.72% | |
| AIADMK | R. Thirumalaisamy | 38,934 | 24.61% | −32.93% | |
| CPI(M) | N. Amirtham | 13,007 | 8.22% | ||
| BJP | Chellappan | 4,532 | 2.87% | −2.59% | |
| JP | Perur Nagaraj | 598 | 0.38% | ||
| Independent | C. K. V. Selvaraj | 551 | 0.35% | ||
| IC(S) | R. Bhoopathiraja | 414 | 0.26% | ||
| Independent | R. Krishnasamy | 402 | 0.25% | ||
| ATMK | Siddhan @ Gurusamy Siddhan | 350 | 0.22% | ||
| PMK | Raja | 304 | 0.19% | ||
| Independent | Eswaran | 285 | 0.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 57,573 | 36.40% | 14.14% | ||
| Turnout | 158,182 | 64.85% | 3.57% | ||
| Registered electors | 256,109 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 3.46% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. P. Raju | 76,676 | 57.55% | 43.61% | |
| DMK | A. Natarajan | 47,017 | 35.29% | −12.11% | |
| BJP | V. Doraibalu | 7,270 | 5.46% | ||
| JP | K. Loganathan | 402 | 0.30% | ||
| PMK | K. Jothi | 332 | 0.25% | ||
| INS(SCS) | M. M. Ebrahim | 306 | 0.23% | ||
| THMM | M. Chinnasamy | 303 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | A. Jinnah Mohammed | 224 | 0.17% | ||
| Independent | M. Jayaraj | 211 | 0.16% | ||
| Independent | K. B. Balan | 142 | 0.11% | ||
| Independent | S. Sangupandian | 124 | 0.09% | ||
| Margin of victory | 29,659 | 22.26% | 0.29% | ||
| Turnout | 133,240 | 61.28% | −10.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 225,491 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.15% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Natarajan | 64,565 | 47.40% | −5.23% | |
| Independent | V. D. Balasubramanian | 34,632 | 25.42% | ||
| AIADMK | N. Parathagan Alias Sinna Thambi | 18,989 | 13.94% | −32.32% | |
| Independent | S. Radhakrishnan | 15,649 | 11.49% | ||
| Independent | K. Subramanian | 1,048 | 0.77% | ||
| Independent | K. G. Rajamanickam | 480 | 0.35% | ||
| Independent | S. Selvaraj | 412 | 0.30% | ||
| Independent | P. Kandasamy | 270 | 0.20% | ||
| Independent | M. Jeyaraj | 177 | 0.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 29,933 | 21.97% | 15.60% | ||
| Turnout | 136,222 | 72.17% | −0.05% | ||
| Registered electors | 192,421 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -5.23% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Natarajan | 58,302 | 52.63% | 5.09% | |
| AIADMK | K. Marudasalam | 51,241 | 46.26% | −1.78% | |
| Independent | M. Nithyanandam | 452 | 0.41% | ||
| Independent | N. Devadass | 319 | 0.29% | ||
| Independent | M. Senni | 233 | 0.21% | ||
| Independent | M. Jayaraj | 124 | 0.11% | ||
| Independent | M. A. Kandaswamy Gounder | 103 | 0.09% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,061 | 6.37% | 5.88% | ||
| Turnout | 110,774 | 72.22% | 5.63% | ||
| Registered electors | 161,164 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.60% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Kovaithambi | 47,308 | 48.04% | ||
| DMK | A. Natarajan | 46,823 | 47.54% | 13.81% | |
| JP | E. M. Palanisami | 4,355 | 4.42% | ||
| Margin of victory | 485 | 0.49% | −2.78% | ||
| Turnout | 98,486 | 66.59% | 3.04% | ||
| Registered electors | 149,766 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 14.30% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Natarajan | 29,158 | 33.74% | ||
| CPI(M) | M. Nanjappan | 26,328 | 30.46% | ||
| CPI | Mylswamy | 15,415 | 17.84% | ||
| JP | P. S. Chinndurai | 14,539 | 16.82% | ||
| Independent | A. Palanisamy | 343 | 0.40% | ||
| Independent | A. P. Raju | 335 | 0.39% | ||
| Independent | A. Palaniswamy | 203 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | S. D. Singaravelu | 108 | 0.12% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,830 | 3.27% | −23.11% | ||
| Turnout | 86,429 | 63.55% | −1.59% | ||
| Registered electors | 137,887 | ||||
| DMK gain from CPI | Swing | -23.95% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | N. Marudachalam | 39,270 | 57.68% | ||
| INC | K. P. Palanisami | 21,307 | 31.30% | −6.03% | |
| CPI(M) | K. Karamadai | 7,503 | 11.02% | ||
| Margin of victory | 17,963 | 26.39% | 2.22% | ||
| Turnout | 68,080 | 65.14% | −10.12% | ||
| Registered electors | 109,573 | ||||
| CPI gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -3.81% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | N. Marudachalam | 43,740 | 61.49% | ||
| INC | R. Rayappan | 26,548 | 37.32% | ||
| Independent | V. Narayanasami | 842 | 1.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 17,192 | 24.17% | |||
| Turnout | 71,130 | 75.26% | |||
| Registered electors | 97,801 | ||||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||