Polur Assembly constituency

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Polur
Constituency No. 66 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
LS constituency	Arani
Total electors	2,43,833
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent S. S. Agri Krishnamurthy
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Polur is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 66. It comprises portions of the Chetpet, Pernamallur, Kalambur and Polur towns and unions. Polur is a part of the Arani constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Madras State

Year	Winner
1952	Manickavelu Naicker	Commonweal Party
1957	S. M. Annamalai	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962	Kesava Reddiar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	S. Kuppammal	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	T. P. Srinivasan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	K. J. Subramanian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	L. Balaraman	Indian National Congress (I)
1984	J. Rajababu	Indian National Congress
1989	A. Rajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	T. Vediyappan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	A. Rajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	Nalini Manokaran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	P. S. Vijayakumar	Indian National Congress
2011	L. Jaya Sudha	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	K. V. Sekaran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	S. S. Agri Krishnamurthy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			48.65%
2016			34.02%
2011			55.42%
2006			47.08%
2001			51.31%
1996			55.45%
1991			62.13%
1989			38.80%
1984			62.40%
1980			48.92%
1977			37.82%
1971			57.92%
1967			56.92%
1962			62.16%
1957			42.96%
1952			54.65%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy	97,732	48.65%	+18.86
	DMK	K.V. Sekaran.	88,007	43.81%	+9.79
	NTK	L. Lavanya	10,197	5.08%	New
	MNM	G. Kalavathi	1,580	0.79%	New
	Independent	R. Daksnamoorthy	1,188	0.59%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,144	0.57%	−0.06
Margin of victory			9,725	4.84%	0.61%
Turnout			200,868	82.38%	−3.48%
Rejected ballots			366	0.18%
Registered electors			243,833
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	14.63%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. V. Sekaran	66,588	34.02%	*New*
	AIADMK	M. Murugan	58,315	29.80%	−25.63
	Independent	C. Elumalai	38,861	19.86%	New
	PMK	A. Velayutham	17,184	8.78%	−29.52
	CPI(M)	P. Selvan	5,000	2.55%	New
	Independent	A. Dhashanamoorthy	1,858	0.95%	New
	BJP	D. Tamilarasi	1,232	0.63%	−0.19
	NOTA	NOTA	1,230	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			8,273	4.23%	−12.90%
Turnout			195,714	85.86%	1.02%
Registered electors			227,936
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-21.40%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	L. Jaya Sudha	92,391	55.42%	+14.4
	PMK	G. Ediroli Manian	63,846	38.30%	New
	IJK	V. Perumal	2,320	1.39%	New
	Independent	M. Munisamy	2,132	1.28%	New
	Independent	D. Murugesan	1,881	1.13%	New
	BJP	N. Venkatesan	1,360	0.82%	−1.03
Margin of victory			28,545	17.12%	11.06%
Turnout			166,702	84.85%	13.32%
Registered electors			196,477
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	8.34%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. S. Vijayakumar	58,595	47.08%	*New*
	AIADMK	T. Vediyappan	51,051	41.02%	−10.3
	DMDK	S. C. Purushothaman	6,867	5.52%	New
	BJP	G. Elangeswaran	2,299	1.85%	New
	Independent	M. B. Lakshmanan	2,089	1.68%	New
	SP	G. Shanmugam	2,011	1.62%	New
	Independent	M. Durairaj	815	0.65%	New
	Independent	C. Sankar	729	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			7,544	6.06%	−3.23%
Turnout			124,456	71.53%	5.29%
Registered electors			173,999
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.23%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Nalini Manokaran	59,678	51.31%	*New*
	DMK	C. Elumalai	48,871	42.02%	−13.43
	Independent	J. Jayachandran	2,524	2.17%	New
	MDMK	A. Karthikeyan	1,896	1.63%	New
	Puratchi Bharatham	J. Bhaskar	1,647	1.42%	New
	Independent	M. Durairaj	1,002	0.86%	New
	Independent	M. Muniappan	680	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			10,807	9.29%
Turnout			116,298	66.23%	−4.75%
Registered electors			175,601
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-4.14%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Rajendran	59,070	55.45%	+33.15
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Turnout			106,525	70.98%	3.85%
Registered electors			159,775
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-6.67%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. Vediyappan	60,262	62.13%	+35.83
	DMK	A. Rajendran	21,637	22.31%	−16.49
	PMK	K. G. Elumalai	13,026	13.43%	New
	AAP	S. Santha	705	0.73%	New
	Independent	M. Annamalai	505	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			38,625	39.82%	27.32%
Turnout			97,001	67.13%	4.37%
Registered electors			151,807
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	23.33%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Rajendran	31,478	38.80%	+2.71
	AIADMK	S. Kannan	21,334	26.29%	New
	INC	J. Rajababu	15,453	19.05%	−43.36
	AIADMK	A. Selvan	12,096	14.91%	New
	Independent	T. C. Manilingam	527	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			10,144	12.50%	−13.82%
Turnout			81,137	62.76%	−12.26%
Registered electors			132,966
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-23.61%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	J. Rajababu	52,437	62.40%	+13.48
	DMK	T. K. Subramantan	30,319	36.08%	New
	Independent	R. Shunmugam	1,273	1.51%	New
Margin of victory			22,118	26.32%	23.35%
Turnout			84,029	75.02%	8.74%
Registered electors			116,495
	INC hold		Swing	13.48%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	L. Balaraman	35,456	48.92%	+39.14
	AIADMK	A. Selvan	33,303	45.95%	+8.14
	Independent	K. G. Vediappan	1,898	2.62%	New
	Independent	K. J. Subramanian	1,183	1.63%	New
	Independent	P. C. Murugesa Gounder	635	0.88%	New
Margin of victory			2,153	2.97%	−1.22%
Turnout			72,475	66.28%	4.05%
Registered electors			111,477
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	11.11%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. J. Subramanian	24,631	37.82%	*New*
	DMK	S. Murugaiyan	21,902	33.63%	−24.29
	JP	T. M. Subramanian	11,279	17.32%	New
	INC	S. M. Annamalai	6,373	9.78%	−32.3
	Independent	A. P. Ramachandran	950	1.46%	New
Margin of victory			2,729	4.19%	−11.65%
Turnout			65,135	62.23%	−11.05%
Registered electors			107,103
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-20.10%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. P. Srinivasan	34,728	57.92%	+0.99
	INC	T. R. Natesa Gounder	25,232	42.08%	+7.5
Margin of victory			9,496	15.84%	−6.51%
Turnout			59,960	73.28%	−1.93%
Registered electors			85,660
	DMK hold		Swing	0.99%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Kuppamal	33,292	56.92%	−5.23
	INC	S. M. Annamalai	20,224	34.58%	−3.26
	Independent	P. Kothandaraman	4,969	8.50%	New
Margin of victory			13,068	22.34%	−1.97%
Turnout			58,485	75.20%	15.23%
Registered electors			81,835
	DMK hold		Swing	-5.23%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Kesava Reddiar	29,283	62.16%	*New*
	INC	Periasami	17,828	37.84%	+18.85
Margin of victory			11,455	24.31%	7.84%
Turnout			47,111	59.98%	11.10%
Registered electors			82,973
	DMK gain from Independent		Swing	19.20%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. M. Annamalai	17,222	42.96%	*New*
	Independent	T. B. Kesava Reddiar	10,616	26.48%	New
	INC	V. Krishnakanthan	7,613	18.99%	−26.36
	Independent	Vediappa Mudaliar	4,059	10.13%	New
	Independent	Purushothama Mudali	578	1.44%	New
Margin of victory			6,606	16.48%	7.18%
Turnout			40,088	48.88%	−5.51%
Registered electors			82,019
	Independent gain from Commonweal Party		Swing	-11.69%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Polur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Commonweal Party	M. A. Manickavelu Naicker	19,508	54.65%	*New*
	INC	Annamalai Chetty	16,190	45.35%	New
Margin of victory			3,318	9.29%
Turnout			35,698	54.39%
Registered electors			65,635
	Commonweal Party win (new seat)

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