Vidhan Sabha · TN-146

Melur

1996

K.V.V. RAJAMANICKAM

TMC(M)DMK-led

Margin44,74137.6%

Winner votes73,99962.2%

ReservationGEN

TMC(M)INCMDMKJPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	K.V.V. RAJAMANICKAM TMC(M)	73,999	62.2%
2	C.R. SUNDARARAJAN INC	29,258	24.6%
3	VEERA ILAVARASAN MDMK	10,363	8.7%
4	K. PUYAL PONNIAH JP	3,864	3.3%
5	K. LIYAGATH ALI IND	354	0.3%
6	P. TAMILARASAN IND	238	0.2%
7	N.P.V. VELLANDY SHS	232	0.2%
8	M. KANNAN IND	160	0.1%
9	R. MANI IND	140	0.1%
10	S. ARUNACHALAM IND	130	0.1%
11	R. SUBRAMANIAN IND	97	0.1%
12	S. VELLAI IND	62	0.1%
13	S. AGALYADEVI IND	52	0.0%

Turnout62.9%Votes cast1,18,949Electors1,89,179

2001

SAMY.R

ADMKSecular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)

Margin26,83821.4%

Winner votes58,01046.3%

ReservationGEN

ADMKDMKINDMDMKIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	SAMY.R ADMK	58,010	46.3%
2	SAMAYANALLUR SELAVARASU.S DMK	31,172	24.9%
3	RAJAMANICKAM.K.V.V IND	26,428	21.1%
4	ELAVARASAN.VEERA MDMK	3,914	3.1%
5	RAJAKILI.K IND	1,798	1.4%
6	DHARMAR AMBALAM.N JP	1,208	1.0%
7	KARUPPANAN.M.K DFB	1,158	0.9%
8	ELANGO.R IND	734	0.6%
9	RAMAN.K IND	518	0.4%
10	SELVARAJU.M.P PB	301	0.2%

Turnout66.3%Votes cast1,25,241Electors1,88,821

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates13 → 10

Margin range26,838 – 44,741