Royapuram
Royapuram
Constituency No. 17 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Lok Sabha constituency Chennai North Established 1977
Total electors 156,931
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Idream R. Murthy
Elected year 2021
Royapuram is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the locality of Royapuram . Its State Assembly Constituency number is 17. Royapuram Assembly constituency is a part of Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency . It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Vote share of winning candidates 2021 53.56% 2016 45.21% 2011 57.89% 2006 53.26% 2001 56.76% 1996 57.78% 1991 59.04% 1989 45.95% 1984 50.26% 1980 50.31% 1977 33.54%
2026 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% SPA Subair Khan AIADMK D. Jayakumar NTK Babu Mailan TVK K V Vijayathamu New NOTA NOTA Margin of victory Turnout Rejected ballots Registered electors 156,931 gain fromSwing
2021 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK Idreams Murthy 64,424 53.56% New AIADMK D. Jayakumar 36,645 30.46% −14.74 MNM S. Gunasekaran 8,166 6.79% New NTK S. Kamali 7,953 6.61% +4.66 AMMK C. Ramajayam 1,128 0.94% New NOTA NOTA 901 0.75% −1.17 Margin of victory 27,779 23.09% 16.52% Turnout 120,290 62.45% −1.06% Rejected ballots 326 0.27% Registered electors 192,617 DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 8.35%
2016 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% AIADMK D. Jayakumar 55,205 45.21% −12.68 INC R. Manohar 47,174 38.63% −0.25 SDPI H. Syed Rafi Basha 4,345 3.56% New BJP M. R. Jemelaa 3,562 2.92% +1.42 TMC(M) Biju Chacko 3,191 2.61% New NTK B. Ananda Raj 2,387 1.95% New NOTA NOTA 2,348 1.92% New PMK T. S. Perumal 2,126 1.74% New Margin of victory 8,031 6.58% −12.43% Turnout 122,117 63.51% −7.07% Registered electors 192,283 AIADMK hold Swing -12.68%
2011 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% AIADMK D. Jayakumar 65,099 57.89% +4.62 INC R. Manohar 43,727 38.88% New BJP Chandar (Alias) D. Chandru 1,683 1.50% +0.72 Margin of victory 21,372 19.00% 4.80% Turnout 112,461 70.58% 1.56% Registered electors 159,349 AIADMK hold Swing 4.62%
2006 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% AIADMK D. Jayakumar 50,647 53.26% −3.5 DMK S. P. Sarkunapandian 37,144 39.06% −0.2 DMDK Royapuram V. Babu 5,033 5.29% New BJP V. C. Kumar 735 0.77% New Margin of victory 13,503 14.20% −3.30% Turnout 95,090 69.02% 18.97% Registered electors 137,772 AIADMK hold Swing -3.50%
2001 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% AIADMK D. Jayakumar 44,465 56.76% +21.39 DMK K. Nargunan 30,753 39.26% −18.52 MDMK M. M. Gopinathan 1,772 2.26% −1.33 Independent S. Dhanraj 430 0.55% New Margin of victory 13,712 17.50% −4.90% Turnout 78,335 50.05% −10.94% Registered electors 156,528 AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -1.01%
1996 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK R. Mathivanan 44,893 57.78% +20.01 AIADMK D. Jayakumar 27,485 35.37% −23.67 MDMK S. Mohan 2,793 3.59% New PMK V. Gnanam 1,201 1.55% New BJP Nannuri Venkateswara Rao 675 0.87% −0.23 Margin of victory 17,408 22.40% 1.13% Turnout 77,702 60.99% 1.58% Registered electors 130,238 DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -1.27%
1991 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% AIADMK D. Jayakumar 46,218 59.04% +51.09 DMK R. Mathivanan 29,565 37.77% −8.18 PMK T. S. Perumal 1,278 1.63% New BJP V. Narasimman 857 1.09% New Margin of victory 16,653 21.27% 6.95% Turnout 78,278 59.41% −10.66% Registered electors 133,943 AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 13.10%
1989 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK R. Mathivanan 37,742 45.95% −4.31 Independent K. Arumugaswamy 25,976 31.62% New INC V. Ramani Bai 8,681 10.57% New AIADMK R. Somasundaram 6,532 7.95% New Independent A. Veerasamy 1,325 1.61% New Independent M. S. Madasamy 432 0.53% New Margin of victory 11,766 14.32% 12.73% Turnout 82,142 70.07% 0.73% Registered electors 118,588 DMK hold Swing -4.31%
Due to the split after MGR's death, R. Somasundaram, was part of ADK (Janaki), and not part of the other splinter group ADK (Jayalalitha). 1984 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK P. Punnurangam 40,727 50.26% −0.05 GKC K. Rajan 39,432 48.66% New Margin of victory 1,295 1.60% 0.34% Turnout 81,031 69.34% 5.05% Registered electors 118,621 DMK hold Swing -0.05%
K. Rajan belonged to the Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress. 1980 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK P. Ponnurangam 37,390 50.31% +16.77 CPI D. Pandian 36,455 49.05% New Margin of victory 935 1.26% −0.95% Turnout 74,319 64.30% 12.87% Registered electors 116,630 DMK hold Swing 16.77%
1977 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Royapuram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK P. Ponnurangam 24,217 33.54% New AIADMK M. Raji 22,626 31.34% New JP V. Ramani Bai 17,456 24.18% New INC P. Thangarajan 6,742 9.34% New Independent K. Salappan 582 0.81% New Margin of victory 1,591 2.20% Turnout 72,194 51.43% Registered electors 141,692 DMK win (new seat)
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