Peravurani Assembly constituency

Template:Short description Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox Indian constituency Peravurani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Peravurani Assembly constituency was created in 1967 by the delimitation of Pattukkottai Assembly constituency. It elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. Since the 1967 elections, Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has won the assembly seat three times (in 1984, 2006, 2016 state elections), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has also won the assembly seat three times (in 1967, 1977 and 1980, 2021), Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) has won two times in the 1996 and 2001 elections and Indian National Congress has won the seat two times (in 1989 and 1991) and Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam won the seat in 2011 election. The current member of legislative assembly N. Ashok Kumar from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Notable candidatures

Seruvai. Pa. Malaiyappan, who belongs to AIADMK Party, has led the party in Peravurani in its early stages; he led the party front as union secretary (AIADMK), He had won as Union Chairman when votes were elected directly by people and become district council member twice. When he was all set to become MLA candidate, he died due to cardiac arrest in 2002.

• Kuzha. Chellaiya is an Indian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu who was 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 Assembly constituency in the 1971 state assembly elections. He is the only Independent candidate, elected as a Member of legislative assembly from Peravurani Assembly constituency.

Elected members

The first election in Peravurani Assembly constituency was conducted in the year of 1967. The First Member of legislative assembly from Peravurani constituency was M. K. Krishnamoorthy from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Election	Name	Party
1967	M. Krishnamoorthi	Template:Full party name with color
1971	Kuzha. Chellaiya	Template:Full party name with color
1977	M. R. Govindan	Template:Full party name with color
1980	M. R. Govindan	Template:Full party name with color
1984	M. R. Govindan	Template:Full party name with color
1989	R. Singaram	Template:Full party name with color
1991	R. Singaram	Template:Full party name with color
1996	S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam	Template:Full party name with color
2001	S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam	Template:Full party name with color
2006	M. V. R. Veera Kabilan	Template:Full party name with color
2011	Arun Pandian	Template:Full party name with color
2016	M. Govindarasu	Template:Full party name with color
2021	N. Ashok Kumar	Template:Full party name with color

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			52.40%
2016			45.65%
2011			36.42%
2006			41.75%
2001			54.70%
1996			58.68%
1991			67.56%
1989			29.59%
1984			55.46%
1980			58.56%
1977			38.80%
1971			36.46%
1967			45.40%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peravurani N. Ashokkumar	Template:Replace	52.40%
		S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam	65,627	38.59%
		K. Delipan	12,154	7.15%
		M. Sivakumar	1,623	0.95%
Margin of victory			23,503	13.82%
Turnout			170,080	77.25%
Rejected ballots			46	0.03%
Registered electors			220,162
	gain from		Swing	6.75%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		M. Govindarasu	Template:Replace	45.65%
		Peravurani N. Ashokkumar	72,913	45.04%
		T. Thamayanthi	5,816	3.59%
		R. Elango	4,612	2.85%
		K. Baladhandayutham	1,602	0.99%
		NOTA	1,294	0.80%
Margin of victory			995	0.61%
Turnout			161,897	78.83%
Registered electors			205,368
	gain from		Swing	9.23%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arun Pandian	Template:Replace	36.42%
		K. Mahendran	43,816	31.29%
		S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam	25,137	17.95%
		V. Subramaniyan	7,470	5.33%
		K. Thangamuthu	4,453	3.18%
		R. Elango	2,691	1.92%
		M. Balasubramaniyan	1,465	1.05%
		V. Mayalagu	1,432	1.02%
		K. M. Kalemuthu	1,430	1.02%
		A. Muthukumaran	1,140	0.81%
Margin of victory			7,194	5.14%
Turnout			140,044	80.81%
Registered electors			173,298
	gain from		Swing	-5.33%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		M. V. R. Veerakapilan	Template:Replace	41.75%
		S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam	50,577	38.97%
		V. S. K. Palanivel	19,627	15.12%
		D. Thiyagarajan	2,998	2.31%
		M. Sathiya Moorthy	1,320	1.02%
		M. Anthonyraja	1,076	0.83%
Margin of victory			3,606	2.78%
Turnout			129,781	76.99%
Registered electors			168,565
	gain from		Swing	-12.95%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam	Template:Replace	54.70%
		Kuzha Chellaiah	35,417	30.24%
		R. Singaram	14,453	12.34%
		C. Murugaiyan	3,191	2.72%
Margin of victory			28,659	24.47%
Turnout			117,137	69.69%
Registered electors			168,212
	hold		Swing	-3.98%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam	Template:Replace	58.68%
		K. Sakthivel	30,472	25.50%
		M. K. Lenin	16,151	13.52%
		Pon. Ramasamy	1,475	1.23%
		K. Kandasamy	944	0.79%
Margin of victory			39,640	33.18%
Turnout			119,484	78.24%
Registered electors			162,336
	gain from		Swing	-8.88%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		R. Singaram	Template:Replace	67.56%
		M. R. Govindan	Template:Replace	28.73%
		U. Samiyappan	2,996	2.61%
Margin of victory			44,542	38.83%
Turnout			114,717	76.00%
Registered electors			154,246
	hold		Swing	37.97%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		R. Singaram	Template:Replace	29.59%
		M. Krishna Moorthy	32,716	28.93%
		Chellaiah Kuzha	27,646	24.45%
		M. R. Govindan	18,762	16.59%
Margin of victory			751	0.66%
Turnout			113,093	84.02%
Registered electors			136,856
	gain from		Swing	-25.87%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		M. R. Govindan	Template:Replace	55.46%
		A. M. Gopu	25,423	26.76%
		Kuzha Chellaiah	12,183	12.82%
		R. Gunasekaran	3,685	3.88%
Margin of victory			27,267	28.70%
Turnout			94,998	84.03%
Registered electors			121,151
	hold		Swing	-3.10%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		M. R. Govindan	Template:Replace	58.56%
		A. Palanivel	39,633	41.44%
Margin of victory			16,377	17.12%
Turnout			95,643	84.26%
Registered electors			115,008
	hold		Swing	19.77%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		M. R. Govindan	Template:Replace	38.80%
		M. Masilamani	24,675	29.34%
		R. Vedachalam	21,901	26.04%
		T. R. Nagarathinam	4,894	5.82%
Margin of victory			7,950	9.45%
Turnout			84,095	77.17%
Registered electors			110,000
	gain from		Swing	2.33%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kuzha. Chelliah	Template:Replace	36.46%
		M. Krishnamoorthy	30,005	34.16%
		A. Palanivelu	21,850	24.88%
		S. Chellaiah	3,729	4.25%
Margin of victory			2,020	2.30%
Turnout			87,832	85.78%
Registered electors			107,265
	gain from		Swing	-8.94%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		M. Krishnamurthy	Template:Replace	45.40%
		A. V. Servai	26,387	33.74%
		M. Masilamani	15,792	20.19%
		I. Arukandu	515	0.66%
Margin of victory			9,118	11.66%
Turnout			78,199	87.56%
Registered electors			93,341
	win (new seat)