Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency

Gummidipoondi
Constituency No. 1 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThiruvallur
Lok Sabha constituencyThiruvallur
Established1957
Total electors254,129[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  Thamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam
Alliance  TVK+
Elected year2026

Gummidipoondi is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 1. It consists of the Gummidipundi and Uthukkottai taluks. It falls under Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
1957G. Kamalam BujammalIndian National Congress
1962A. Ragahava ReddySwatantra Party
1967K. A. VezhavendanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
1977R. S. MunirathinamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
1984
1989K. VenuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991R. SakkubaiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996K. VenuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001K. SudarsanamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2005 By-election [a]K. S. Vijayakumar
2006
2011C. H. SekarDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016K. S. VijayakumarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021T. J. GovindrajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2026S. VijayakumarTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
  1. ↑ Due to death of Sudarsanam.
  Madras State

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2026
 
40.56%
2021
 
57.40%
2016
 
41.68%
2011
 
54.40%
2006
 
40.41%
2001
 
56.07%
1996
 
49.69%
1991
 
54.77%
1989
 
37.33%
1984
 
55.56%
1980
 
49.01%
1977
 
42.26%
1971
 
58.41%
1967
 
52.57%
1962
 
46.50%
1957
 
26.70%

2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TVK S. Vijayakumar 94,320 40.56% New
AIADMK Sudhakar. V 66,375 28.55% New
DMK T. J. Govindrajan 62,492 26.88% Decrease30.52
NOTA None of the above 937 0.40% Decrease0.41
Margin of victory 27,945 12.02% Decrease11.10
Turnout 232,630 91.52% Increase12.64
Total valid votes 232,522
Registered electors 254,175 Decrease9.77
TVK gain from DMK Swing Decrease16.84

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK T. J. Govindrajan 126,452 57.40% Increase26.64
PMK M. Prakash 75,514 34.28% Increase14.19
DMDK K. M. Dilliy 2,576 1.17% Decrease1.90
NOTA None of the above 1,783 0.81% Increase0.12
Margin of victory 50,938 23.12% Increase12.21
Turnout 222,192 78.88% Decrease3.28
Total valid votes 220,286
Rejected ballots 123 0.06% Increase0.06
Registered electors 281,688 Increase7.96
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Increase15.72

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. S. Vijayakumar 89,332 41.68% New
DMK C. H. Sekar 65,937 30.76% New
PMK M. Selvaraj 43,055 20.09% Decrease18.02
DMDK K. Geetha 6,585 3.07% Decrease51.33
BJP M. Bhaskaran 2,092 0.98% Decrease0.07
NOTA None of the above 1,484 0.69% New
Margin of victory 23,395 10.91% Decrease5.38
Turnout 214,354 82.16% Decrease1.26
Total valid votes 214,348
Rejected ballots 6 0.00% Decrease0.06
Registered electors 260,912 Increase21.10
AIADMK gain from DMDK Swing Decrease12.72

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMDK C. H. Sekar 97,708 54.40% Increase40.49
PMK K. N. Sekar 68,452 38.11% Decrease2.15
Independent R. Selvakumar 1,892 1.05%
BJP B. Chakravarthi Sriraman 1,883 1.05% Increase0.63
JMM G. Munikrishnan 1,836 1.02% New
Independent N. Velu 1,462 0.81%
Puratchi Bharatham G. Asokan 1,425 0.79% New
Independent A. Raja 1,411 0.79%
RPI M. Sudhakar 1,228 0.68% New
Margin of victory 29,256 16.29% Increase16.14
Turnout 179,722 83.42% Increase3.46
Total valid votes 179,616
Rejected ballots 106 0.06% Increase0.06
Registered electors 215,443 Increase10.24
DMDK gain from AIADMK Swing Increase13.99

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. S. Vijayakumar 63,147 40.41% Decrease16.53
PMK Durai Jeyavelu 62,918 40.26% New
DMDK C. H. Sekar 21,738 13.91% New
Independent R. Sekar 2,147 1.37%
SP K. Sekar 1,096 0.70% New
Margin of victory 229 0.15% Decrease18.33
Turnout 156,263 79.96% Increase3.91
Total valid votes 156,263
Registered electors 195,425 Increase1.08
AIADMK hold Swing

Assembly by-election 2005

2005 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election : Gummidipoondi[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. S. Vijayakumar 83,717 56.94% New
DMK Venkatachalapathy. P 56,554 38.47% Increase1.45
JD(U) Baskaran (A)viduthalai Chezian. C. K 2,926 1.99% New
Independent Venkatesan. G 1,724 1.17%
Margin of victory 27,163 18.48% Decrease0.57
Turnout 147,032 76.05% Increase13.46
Total valid votes 147,016
Registered electors 193,346 Decrease7.70
AIADMK gain from AIADMK Swing Increase0.87

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Sudarsanam 73,467 56.07% Increase23.73
DMK K. Venu 48,509 37.02% Decrease12.67
Puratchi Bharatham E. Nedunchezhian 2,376 1.81% New
MDMK R. Balaji 2,311 1.76% Decrease0.21
NCP J. Isabella John 1,613 1.23% New
Independent P. T. Vausuthevan 1,220 0.93%
Margin of victory 24,958 19.05% Increase1.70
Turnout 131,096 62.59% Decrease8.67
Total valid votes 131,019
Rejected ballots 77 0.06% Decrease4.71
Registered electors 209,468 Increase13.94
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Increase6.38

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Venu 61,946 49.69% Increase24.45
AIADMK R. S. Munirathinam 40,321 32.34% New
PMK Durai Jeyavelu 17,648 14.16% Decrease2.27
MDMK M. Natarajan 2,454 1.97% New
BJP M. Bhaskaran 788 0.63% Decrease1.11
Margin of victory 21,625 17.35% Decrease12.18
Turnout 131,014 71.26% Increase1.75
Total valid votes 124,675
Rejected ballots 6,253 4.77% Decrease0.27
Registered electors 183,842 Increase8.85
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease5.08

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Sakkubai 61,063 54.77% New
DMK K. Venu 28,144 25.24% Decrease12.09
PMK S. Manoharah 18,321 16.43% New
BJP P. Sukumar 1,943 1.74% New
Margin of victory 32,919 29.53% Increase25.95
Turnout 117,401 69.51% Increase3.15
Total valid votes 111,484
Rejected ballots 5,917 5.04% Increase2.87
Registered electors 168,898 Increase11.22
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Increase17.44

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Venu 36,803 37.33% Decrease6.11
AIADMK K. Gopal 33,273 33.75% New
INC C. R. Dhasarathan 13,420 13.61% New
AIADMK R. S. Munirathinam 12,543 12.72% New
Independent V. Selvaraj 1,240 1.26%
Independent D. Arivalagan 723 0.73%
Margin of victory 3,530 3.58% Decrease8.54
Turnout 100,774 66.36% Decrease12.13
Total valid votes 98,590
Rejected ballots 2,184 2.17% Decrease3.56
Registered electors 151,862 Increase13.07
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease18.23

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. S. Munirathinam 55,221 55.56% Increase6.55
DMK K. A. Vezhavendan 43,174 43.44% Increase3.60
Independent K. Palani 989 1.00%
Margin of victory 12,047 12.12% Increase2.95
Turnout 105,425 78.49% Increase10.52
Total valid votes 99,384
Rejected ballots 6,041 5.73% Increase3.98
Registered electors 134,311 Increase5.04
AIADMK hold Swing

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. S. Munirathinam 41,845 49.01% New
DMK K. Venu 34,019 39.84% Increase23.97
JP M. Parandaman 9,523 11.15% New
Margin of victory 7,826 9.17% Decrease5.57
Turnout 86,905 67.97% Increase4.13
Total valid votes 85,387
Rejected ballots 1,518 1.75% Increase0.01
Registered electors 127,863 Increase4.91
AIADMK gain from AIADMK Swing Increase6.75

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. S. Munirathinam 32,309 42.26% New
JP G. Kamalam Bujammal 21,042 27.52% New
DMK K. Venu 12,135 15.87% Decrease42.54
INC K. Venkatasubbaraju 7,782 10.18% New
Independent E. Vinayagam 1,436 1.88%
Independent S. Elumalai 1,148 1.50%
Independent T. Mohamad Alikhan 604 0.79%
Margin of victory 11,267 14.74% Decrease2.07
Turnout 77,810 63.84% Decrease13.86
Total valid votes 76,456
Rejected ballots 1,354 1.74% Increase1.74
Registered electors 121,875 Increase23.21
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Decrease16.15

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. A. Vezhavendan 43,355 58.41% Increase5.84
INC P. Obul Reddy 30,875 41.59% New
Margin of victory 12,480 16.81% Increase10.42
Turnout 76,864 77.70% Increase2.29
Total valid votes 74,230
Registered electors 98,918 Increase5.00
DMK hold Swing

1967

1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. A. Vezhavendan 35,887 52.57% New
INC G. Kamalam Bujammal 31,527 46.19% Increase1.18
Independent A. V. J. Natcker 848 1.24%
Margin of victory 4,360 6.39% Increase4.90
Turnout 71,042 75.41% Increase16.80
Total valid votes 68,262
Registered electors 94,205 Increase24.68
DMK gain from SWA Swing Increase6.07

1962

1962 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWA A. Ragahava Reddy 19,575 46.50% New
INC G. Kamalam Bujammal 18,946 45.01% Increase18.31
Independent G. Peddaiya 3,576 8.49%
Margin of victory 629 1.49% Increase1.21
Turnout 44,287 58.61% Increase14.17
Total valid votes 42,097
Registered electors 75,560 Decrease0.40
SWA gain from INC Swing Increase19.80

1957

1957 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC G. Kamalam Bujammal 9,002 26.70% New
Independent Venugopal Reddi 8,908 26.42% New
Independent Dushyanthulu Raji 7,768 23.04% New
Independent Marimuthu 3,998 11.86% New
Independent T. V. Jeevarathnam 3,152 9.35% New
Independent G. T. Kanniah Naidu 888 2.63% New
Margin of victory 94 0.28%
Turnout 33,716 44.44%
Total valid votes 33,716
Registered electors 75,865
INC win (new seat)

References

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  4. ↑ "2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election Result 2026". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
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