Bargur Assembly constituency

Bargur
Constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
LS constituency Krishnagiri
Total electors 2,47,064
Reservation None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party   DMK
Elected year 2021

Bargur is a state assembly constituency in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 52. It comprises portions of the Krishnagiri and Pochampalli taluks and is a part of Krishnagiri constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. Most successful party: ADMK (9 times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Winner Party
1971 K.R. Krishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 H. G. Arumugam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 Doraisamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 T. M. Venkatachalam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 K. R. Rajendran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalithaa)
1991 J. Jayalalithaa (Chief Minister) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 E. G. Sugavanam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 M. Thambidurai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 M. Thambidurai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009 (By-election) K. R. K. Narasimhan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 K. E. Krishnamoorthi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 V. Rajendran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 D. Mathiazhagan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
49.06%
2016
42.89%
2011
56.02%
2009 By-election
0.0%
2006
42.67%
2001
66.31%
1996
50.71%
1991
65.18%
1989
30.27%
1984
69.71%
1980
57.26%
1977
48.94%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK D. Mathiazhagan 97,256 49.06% +6.7
AIADMK A. Krishnan 84,642 42.70% -0.19
NTK K. Karunakaran 10,116 5.10% New
NOTA NOTA 1,518 0.77% +0.03
AMMK S. Ganesa Kumar 1,061 0.54% New
Margin of victory 12,614 6.36% 5.84%
Turnout 198,221 80.23% -1.93%
Rejected ballots 437 0.22%
Registered electors 247,064
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 6.18%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Rajendran 80,650 42.89% -13.13
DMK E. C. Govinddarasan 79,668 42.36% New
PMK A. Kumar 18,407 9.79% -27.64
TMC(M) R. Rajendran 2,948 1.57% New
NOTA NOTA 1,382 0.73% New
BJP R. Manivannan 1,273 0.68% -0.78
Margin of victory 982 0.52% -18.07%
Turnout 188,056 82.16% 0.33%
Registered electors 228,893
AIADMK hold Swing -13.13%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. E. Krishnamoorthi 88,711 56.02% +13.35
PMK T. K. Raja 59,271 37.43% New
BJP K. Asokan 2,314 1.46% New
Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy K. Venkatesan 1,611 1.02% New
Independent C. Vijayakumar 1,512 0.95% New
Independent K. Sakthivel 1,307 0.83% New
Independent C. Krishnamoorthy 1,279 0.81% New
Independent R. Govindaraj 1,106 0.70% New
Margin of victory 29,440 18.59% 16.36%
Turnout 158,363 81.83% 9.23%
Registered electors 193,531
AIADMK hold Swing 13.35%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Thambidurai 61,299 42.67% -23.64
DMK V. Vetriselvan 58,091 40.44% +13.98
DMDK K. V. Govindaraj 11,157 7.77% New
Independent C. Narayanasamy 5,666 3.94% New
NCP R. Mani 2,519 1.75% New
Independent K. Venkatesan 1,460 1.02% New
Independent R. Saravanan 987 0.69% New
BSP A. Elavarasan 765 0.53% New
Margin of victory 3,208 2.23% -37.62%
Turnout 143,663 72.60% 9.50%
Registered electors 197,892
AIADMK hold Swing -23.64%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Thambidurai 82,039 66.31% +22.78
DMK E. G. Sugavanam 32,733 26.46% -24.25
MDMK Pon. Gunasekaran 3,476 2.81% +2.03
Independent S. Elango 3,047 2.46% New
Independent Ra. Chennayan Alias Chenrayan 1,459 1.18% New
Independent R. Govindaraji 962 0.78% New
Margin of victory 49,306 39.85% 32.68%
Turnout 123,716 63.10% -5.98%
Registered electors 196,078
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 15.60%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK E. G. Sugavanam 59,148 50.71% +49.45
AIADMK J. Jayalalithaa 50,782 43.54% -21.64
PMK E. P. Ramalingam 2,352 2.02% New
BJP P. Madhavan 912 0.78% New
MDMK K. Viswanathan 912 0.78% New
Margin of victory 8,366 7.17% -28.67%
Turnout 116,643 69.07% -0.23%
Registered electors 180,024
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -14.47%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK J. Jayalalithaa 67,680 65.18% +34.9
Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam T. Rajendar 30,465 29.34% New
PMK A. C. Chinnasamy 1,815 1.75% New
DMK E. G. Sugavanam 1,311 1.26% -27.99
Margin of victory 37,215 35.84% 34.82%
Turnout 103,841 69.30% -2.87%
Registered electors 157,980
AIADMK hold Swing 34.90%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. R. Rajendran 30,551 30.27% -39.44
DMK E. G. Sugavanam 29,522 29.25% -0.6
INC M. Raman 20,906 20.72% New
AIADMK D. Udhayakumar 17,338 17.18% -52.53
Independent V. Chandran 1,081 1.07% New
Independent Ismail 636 0.63% New
Margin of victory 1,029 1.02% -38.84%
Turnout 100,921 72.17% 0.99%
Registered electors 143,564
AIADMK hold Swing -39.44%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK T. M. Venkatachalam 57,388 69.71% +12.45
DMK P. V. Veeramani 24,577 29.86% -11.84
Margin of victory 32,811 39.86% 24.29%
Turnout 82,321 71.17% 8.64%
Registered electors 122,427
AIADMK hold Swing 12.45%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK B. N. S. Doraisamy 39,893 57.26% +8.32
DMK K. Murugesan 29,045 41.69% +15.5
Independent V. Periasamy 727 1.04% New
Margin of victory 10,848 15.57% -7.18%
Turnout 69,665 62.53% 1.49%
Registered electors 113,106
AIADMK hold Swing 8.32%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Bargur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK H. G. Arumugam 28,812 48.94% New
DMK V. C. Thimmarayan 15,420 26.19% New
INC T. Chinnaraju 8,599 14.61% New
JP G. Sugadev 6,036 10.25% New
Margin of victory 13,392 22.75%
Turnout 58,867 61.05%
Registered electors 98,061
AIADMK win (new seat)