Gobichettipalayam Assembly constituency

State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu

11°27′13″N 77°26′18″E / 11.45361°N 77.43833°E / 11.45361; 77.43833

Gobichettipalayam
Constituency No. 106 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
LS constituency	Tiruppur
Total electors	2,56,363^[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent K. A. Sengottaiyan
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Gobichettipalayam is a state assembly constituency in Erode district in Tamil Nadu.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 106. It comes under Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency.^[3] Most successful party: ADMK (10 times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Madras State

Year	Winner
1957	P. S. Nalla Gounder	Indian National Congress
1957	P. G. Karuthiruman
1962	Muthuvelappa Gounder
1967	K. M. R. Gounder	Swatantra Party

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	Dr.S. M. Palaniappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	N. K. K. Ramasamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	K. A. Sengottaiyan
1984
1989
1991
1996	G. P. Venkidu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	S. S. Ramaneedharan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	K. A. Sengottaiyan
2011
2016
2021

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			51.00%
2016			47.00%
2011			54.47%
2006			45.41%
2001			57.05%
1996			53.86%
1991			68.18%
1989			38.14%
1984			63.08%
1980			59.38%
1977			34.99%
1971			59.45%
1967			52.61%
1962			49.14%
1957			57.91%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	108,608	51.00%	3.99%
	DMK	G. V. Manimaran	80,045	37.58%
	NTK	M. K. Seethalakshmi	11,719	5.50%	4.68%
	MNM	N. K. Prakash	4,291	2.01%
	AMMK	N. K. Thulasimani	2,682	1.26%
	NOTA	Nota	1,307	0.61%	-0.73%
Margin of victory			28,563	13.41%	7.93%
Turnout			212,974	83.08%	-1.24%
Rejected ballots			130	0.06%
Registered electors			256,363
	AIADMK hold		Swing	3.99%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	96,177	47.00%	-7.47%
	INC	S. V. Saravanan	84,954	41.52%
	CPI(M)	M. Munusamy	7,531	3.68%
	KMDK	N. S. Sivaraj	3,341	1.63%
	BJP	K. Ganapathi	3,149	1.54%	-0.42%
	NOTA	None Of The Above	2,751	1.34%
	NTK	S. Gowreesan	1,677	0.82%
	PMK	Kuppusamy	1,045	0.51%
	Independent	Ravisekaran	1,004	0.49%
	Independent	Lingeswaran	836	0.41%
	Independent	M. Palanisamyraaj	667	0.33%
Margin of victory			11,223	5.48%	-18.58%
Turnout			204,628	84.32%	0.98%
Registered electors			242,690
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-7.47%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	94,872	54.47%	9.06%
	KNMK	N. S. Sivaraj	52,960	30.40%
	Independent	C. S. Venkatachalam	10,095	5.80%
	BJP	N. Sennayyan	3,408	1.96%	0.81%
	Independent	R. Ravisekaran	2,349	1.35%
	Independent	K. Mohanraj	2,122	1.22%
	BSP	G. S. Kannappan	2,009	1.15%	0.41%
	Independent	P. Anbalagan	1,085	0.62%
	Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy	N. Sivakumar	1,072	0.62%
	Independent	A. Moorthy	766	0.44%
	Independent	K. Sengottaian	764	0.44%
Margin of victory			41,912	24.06%	20.75%
Turnout			209,023	83.33%	6.15%
Registered electors			174,184
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.06%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	55,181	45.41%	-11.64%
	DMK	V. Manimaran. G. V	51,162	42.10%	12.20%
	DMDK	G. S. Natarajan	10,875	8.95%
	Independent	R. Rangasamy	1,518	1.25%
	BJP	R. Velliangiri	1,399	1.15%
	BSP	T. Periyasamy	903	0.74%
	Independent	Miniyan	478	0.39%
Margin of victory			4,019	3.31%	-23.84%
Turnout			121,516	77.18%	12.77%
Registered electors			157,445
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-11.64%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. S. Ramaneedharan	60,826	57.05%	16.42%
	DMK	V. P. Shanmugasundram	31,881	29.90%	-23.95%
	Independent	R. Sudharson	5,849	5.49%
	MDMK	G. M. Mahendran	3,380	3.17%	1.03%
	Tamil Desiyak Katchi	L. S. Harisshankar	2,237	2.10%
	Independent	P. S. Pandian	1,457	1.37%
	Independent	S. K. Palaniappan	496	0.47%
	Independent	P. Indra	486	0.46%
Margin of victory			28,945	27.15%	13.93%
Turnout			106,612	64.41%	-10.38%
Registered electors			165,548
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	3.20%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. P. Venkidu	59,983	53.86%	25.93%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	45,254	40.63%	-27.54%
	Independent	S. Maruthamuthu	2,560	2.30%
	MDMK	K. R. Kalathinathan	2,384	2.14%
	ATMK	G. S. Annamalai	679	0.61%
	Independent	K. Rangasamy	194	0.17%
	Independent	K. S. Geeta	167	0.15%
	Independent	K. A. Malaisamy	154	0.14%
Margin of victory			14,729	13.22%	-27.02%
Turnout			111,375	74.79%	4.57%
Registered electors			153,403
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-14.32%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	66,423	68.18%	30.03%
	DMK	V. P. Shanmoga Sundara	27,211	27.93%
	PMK	M. E. Saminathan	2,639	2.71%
	Independent	M. S. Sreedharan	264	0.27%
	THMM	S. Dharuman	186	0.19%
	Independent	G. R. Ravisekar	155	0.16%
	Independent	K. Mohideen	153	0.16%
	Independent	Rangasamy	127	0.13%
	Independent	G. P. R. Raja	100	0.10%
	Independent	P. Arumugam	98	0.10%
	Independent	K. S. Balraj	72	0.07%
Margin of victory			39,212	40.25%	25.64%
Turnout			97,428	70.22%	-5.51%
Registered electors			142,551
	AIADMK hold		Swing	30.03%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	37,187	38.14%	-24.94%
	JP	T. Geetha	22,943	23.53%
	INC	N. R. Thiruvenkatam	20,826	21.36%
	AIADMK	A. Subramanian	14,036	14.40%	-48.69%
	Independent	L. Selvakumar Prabu	506	0.52%
	Independent	A. M. Kannusamy	468	0.48%
	Independent	S. M. Nattaryan	345	0.35%
	Independent	T. K. Andavan	254	0.26%
	Independent	Palanisamy	236	0.24%
	Independent	K. S. Krishnasamy	186	0.19%
	Independent	G. R. Vijaykumar	139	0.14%
Margin of victory			14,244	14.61%	-13.12%
Turnout			97,496	75.73%	-2.10%
Registered electors			131,675
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-24.94%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	56,884	63.08%	3.70%
	DMK	M. Andamuthu	31,879	35.35%
	Independent	M. A. Marimuthu	579	0.64%
	Independent	K. Kaleeswaran	488	0.54%
	Independent	K. Rangasamy	343	0.38%
Margin of victory			25,005	27.73%	7.79%
Turnout			90,173	77.83%	11.35%
Registered electors			120,286
	AIADMK hold		Swing	3.70%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	44,703	59.38%	24.39%
	INC	K. M. Subramaniam	29,690	39.44%	13.19%
	Independent	K. N. K. Ramaswamy	622	0.83%
	Independent	P. C. Nachimuthu	263	0.35%
Margin of victory			15,013	19.94%	11.20%
Turnout			75,278	66.49%	2.23%
Registered electors			114,861
	AIADMK hold		Swing	24.39%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. K. K. Ramasamy	25,660	34.99%
	INC	N. R. Thiruvankadam	19,248	26.25%
	JP	G. S. Laxmanan	16,466	22.45%
	DMK	G. P. Vengidu	9,893	13.49%	-45.95%
	Independent	K. N. Kulandivel	956	1.30%
	Independent	M. K. Shanmugam	768	1.05%
	Independent	G. A. Weeriah	338	0.46%
Margin of victory			6,412	8.74%	-15.86%
Turnout			73,329	64.25%	-9.28%
Registered electors			115,661
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-24.45%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. M. Palaniappan	35,184	59.45%
	SWA	K. M. Sundaramurthy	20,623	34.84%
	Independent	N. K. Kotiswaran	2,598	4.39%
	Independent	M. Selambanna Gounder	782	1.32%
Margin of victory			14,561	24.60%	17.08%
Turnout			59,187	73.53%	-5.90%
Registered electors			90,363
	DMK gain from SWA		Swing	6.84%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	K. M. R. Gounder	31,974	52.61%
	INC	M. Gounder	27,403	45.09%	-4.06%
	RPI	Chellaian	1,402	2.31%
Margin of victory			4,571	7.52%	-15.11%
Turnout			60,779	79.43%	3.66%
Registered electors			80,750
	SWA gain from INC		Swing	3.46%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Muthuvelappa Gounder	31,977	49.14%	-8.76%
	SWA	Sundaramurthi	17,249	26.51%
	CPI	S. M. Morappan	15,841	24.35%
Margin of victory			14,728	22.64%	-12.17%
Turnout			65,067	75.77%	22.90%
Registered electors			90,860
	INC hold		Swing	-8.76%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gobichettipalayam^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	P. G. Karuthiruman	27,889	57.91%
	CPI	Marappan	11,126	23.10%
	Independent	Kanniappan	6,350	13.18%
	Independent	P. S. Sengodan	2,798	5.81%
Margin of victory			16,763	34.80%
Turnout			48,163	52.87%
Registered electors			91,093
	INC win (new seat)

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