Bhuvanagiri Assembly Elections 2026
Bhuvanagiri is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Cuddalore district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Arunmozhithevan, from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Durai Ki Saravanan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 8259 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Sumathi Srinivasan enters the fray.
Bhuvanagiri Assembly constituency is part of the Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi candidate Thirumaavalavan Thol won the Chidambaram parliamentary seat by defeating Chandrahaasan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 103554 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Bhuvanagiri assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
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Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results 2021 to 1977
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Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arunmozhithevan
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
96,453
Lead: 8,259
|
48.92% |
| Durai Ki Saravanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 88,194 | 44.73% |
| Rathinavel | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,958 | 3.53% |
| K.s.k.balamurugan | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 2,470 | 1.25% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,058 | 0.54% |
| Ezhilvendhan. R | Bahujan Samaj Party | 504 | 0.26% |
| Ranjith. R | Independent | 333 | 0.17% |
| Revathi | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 315 | 0.16% |
| Saravanan. J. | Independent | 196 | 0.10% |
| Jeyakumar. K | Independent | 184 | 0.09% |
| Pazhanivel. M | Independent | 142 | 0.07% |
| Balamurugan. G.c | Independent | 133 | 0.07% |
| Anandan. S (a) Kavignar Sella Aananthamaalai | Independent | 102 | 0.05% |
| Sivakumari. T | Independent | 68 | 0.03% |
| Ezhilvendan. P. | Independent | 55 | 0.03% |
Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saravanan Durai K.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
60,554
Lead: 5,488
|
31.92% |
| Selvi Ramajayam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 55,066 | 29.02% |
| Ashokkumar | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 33,681 | 17.75% |
| Sinthanai Selvan | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 33,662 | 17.74% |
| Marimuthu R. | Independent | 1,345 | 0.71% |
| Others | Others | 1,132 | 0.60% |
| Rathinavel Ra | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,091 | 0.58% |
| Muthu A | Bharatiya Janata Party | 910 | 0.48% |
| Murugavel K. | Independent | 781 | 0.41% |
| Veeramani T. | Independent | 753 | 0.40% |
| Eswan Ali J. | Independent | 563 | 0.30% |
| Nithiyanandan P. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 464 | 0.24% |
| Fathima Mary P. | Independent | 269 | 0.14% |
| Saravanan B. | Independent | 176 | 0.09% |
| Saravanan R. | Independent | 121 | 0.06% |
| Ramamoorthi N. | Independent | 112 | 0.06% |
| Ananthan S | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
| Arulraj S P | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Selvi
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
87,413
Lead: 13,117
|
51.34% |
| T.arivuselvan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 74,296 | 43.64% |
| K. Murugavel | Independent | 2,511 | 1.47% |
| A. Muthu | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1,475 | 0.87% |
| R.kamalakannan | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 1,189 | 0.70% |
| N. Samy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,031 | 0.61% |
| P. Panneerselvam | Independent | 603 | 0.35% |
| P.soundararajan | Independent | 584 | 0.34% |
| A. Mani | Independent | 349 | 0.20% |
| G. Thiruvarasamoorthy | Janata Dal (united) | 243 | 0.14% |
| K. Dhanarasu | Independent | 233 | 0.14% |
| M. Palanivel | Puratchi Bharatham | 179 | 0.11% |
| E. Ganesan | Independent | 159 | 0.09% |
Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (2006)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Selvi Ramajayam
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
65,505
Lead: 14,823
|
51% |
| Devadass.k. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 50,682 | 40% |
| Shafiuddin.s. | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 7,292 | 6% |
| Elumalai.s. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,237 | 1% |
| Venkatachalapathy.r | Independent | 580 | 0% |
| Babu.s | Independent | 512 | 0% |
| Jayabalan.k | Bahujan Samaj Party | 454 | 0% |
| Bhuvanendiran.a.g | Independent | 379 | 0% |
| Venkatesan.v | Samajwadi Party | 302 | 0% |
| Radhakrishnan.r | Independent | 259 | 0% |
| Balasubramaniyan.k | Independent | 217 | 0% |
| Batchamiyan.s | Independent | 154 | 0% |
| Arumugam.r | All India Forward Bloc | 150 | 0% |
| Selvi.m | Independent | 111 | 0% |
Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (2001)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arul .p.s
Winner
|
Independent |
49,753
Lead: 3,764
|
45% |
| Gopalakrishanan.m | Makkal Tamil Desam | 45,989 | 41% |
| Gunasekaran .a.n. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4,247 | 4% |
| Fazlurrahaman.z | Janata Dal (secular) | 3,413 | 3% |
| Chidambara Naddan A.p. | Independent | 1,802 | 2% |
| Murugesan.a | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,217 | 1% |
| Veerasamy A.k | Independent | 1,155 | 1% |
| Thirusangumurthy.r | Independent | 813 | 1% |
| Abdullah .c.s. | Independent | 774 | 1% |
| Abdulrahman.a.r. | Independent | 654 | 1% |
| Rathakrishnan Raja | Independent | 626 | 1% |
| Varadharajan .p | Independent | 487 | 0% |
Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (1996)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A.v. Abdul Naser
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
49,457
Lead: 19,345
|
42% |
| P.d. Elangovan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 30,112 | 25% |
| P.m. Rasavel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 27,904 | 24% |
| D. Anbarasan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4,294 | 4% |
| R. Radhakrishnan | Independent | 209 | 0% |
| V.v.r. Elanchezhian | Independent | 198 | 0% |
| T. Kolanji | Independent | 177 | 0% |
| H. Mohamed Abdul Khadar | Independent | 164 | 0% |
| S. Charkaravarthi | Independent | 148 | 0% |
| M. Jaisankar | Independent | 142 | 0% |
| V. Chellaperumal | Independent | 115 | 0% |
Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (1991)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
G. Malliga
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
48,164
Lead: 20,634
|
45% |
| R.t. Sabapathy Mohan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 27,530 | 26% |
| P.d. Aruimozhi | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 27,511 | 26% |
| M. Thamayanthi | Independent | 260 | 0% |
| R. Radhakrishnan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 220 | 0% |
| R. Meideenkhan | Independent | 168 | 0% |
Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (1989)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sivalogam, S.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
39,430
Lead: 21,877
|
45% |
| Rathakrishnan, R. | Independent | 17,553 | 20% |
| Swaminathan, V.v. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 13,555 | 16% |
| Kalaimani, K. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 7,212 | 8% |
| Sundaramurthy, R. | Indian National Congress | 6,247 | 7% |
| Sankaradoss, S. | Independent | 369 | 0% |
| Siva, P. | Independent | 257 | 0% |
| Murthy, T.k. | Independent | 120 | 0% |
| Kaliuaperumal, A. | Independent | 52 | 0% |
Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (1984)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
V.v. Swaminathan
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
51,922
Lead: 12,301
|
53% |
| Durai Krishnamoorthy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 39,621 | 41% |
| M.kanagaraj | Independent | 844 | 1% |
Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (1980)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Swaminathan, V .v
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
41,207
Lead: 6,324
|
48% |
| Asanudeen, K.s | Independent | 34,883 | 41% |
| Nedunchezhiyan, A | Janata Party (jp) | 6,647 | 8% |
| Satchidanandam, A | Independent | 1,194 | 1% |
Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election Results (1977)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
V. Raghuraman
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
21,638
Lead: 4,288
|
28% |
| T.m.d. Mahalingam | Janta Party | 17,350 | 22% |
| P. Balraj | Indian National Congress | 17,282 | 22% |
| M.a. Abusali | Independent | 14,870 | 19% |
| V. Radhakrishnan | Independent | 3,613 | 5% |
| P. Arumugam | Independent | 1,390 | 2% |
| C. Ramalingam | Independent | 226 | 0% |
Strike Rate
Bhuvanagiri MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arunmozhithevan | AIADMK | 96,453 | 8,259 | 48.92% |
| 2016 | Saravanan Durai K. | DMK | 60,554 | 5,488 | 31.92% |
| 2011 | Selvi | AIADMK | 87,413 | 13,117 | 51.34% |
| 2006 | Selvi Ramajayam | AIADMK | 65,505 | 14,823 | 51% |
| 2001 | Arul .p.s | IND | 49,753 | 3,764 | 45% |
| 1996 | A.v. Abdul Naser | DMK | 49,457 | 19,345 | 42% |
| 1991 | G. Malliga | AIADMK | 48,164 | 20,634 | 45% |
| 1989 | Sivalogam, S. | DMK | 39,430 | 21,877 | 45% |
| 1984 | V.v. Swaminathan | AIADMK | 51,922 | 12,301 | 53% |
| 1980 | Swaminathan, V .v | AIADMK | 41,207 | 6,324 | 48% |
| 1977 | V. Raghuraman | DMK | 21,638 | 4,288 | 28% |
Bhuvanagiri Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arunmozhithevan | AIADMK |
96,453
(Lead: 8,259)
|
48.92% |
| Durai Ki Saravanan | DMK | 88,194 | 44.73% | |
| 2016 | Saravanan Durai K. | DMK |
60,554
(Lead: 5,488)
|
31.92% |
| Selvi Ramajayam | AIADMK | 55,066 | 29.02% | |
| 2011 | Selvi | AIADMK |
87,413
(Lead: 13,117)
|
51.34% |
| T.arivuselvan | PMK | 74,296 | 43.64% | |
| 2006 | Selvi Ramajayam | AIADMK |
65,505
(Lead: 14,823)
|
51% |
| Devadass.k. | PMK | 50,682 | 40% | |
| 2001 | Arul .p.s | IND |
49,753
(Lead: 3,764)
|
45% |
| Gopalakrishanan.m | MTD | 45,989 | 41% | |
| 1996 | A.v. Abdul Naser | DMK |
49,457
(Lead: 19,345)
|
42% |
| P.d. Elangovan | PMK | 30,112 | 25% | |
| 1991 | G. Malliga | AIADMK |
48,164
(Lead: 20,634)
|
45% |
| R.t. Sabapathy Mohan | DMK | 27,530 | 26% | |
| 1989 | Sivalogam, S. | DMK |
39,430
(Lead: 21,877)
|
45% |
| Rathakrishnan, R. | IND | 17,553 | 20% | |
| 1984 | V.v. Swaminathan | AIADMK |
51,922
(Lead: 12,301)
|
53% |
| Durai Krishnamoorthy | DMK | 39,621 | 41% | |
| 1980 | Swaminathan, V .v | AIADMK |
41,207
(Lead: 6,324)
|
48% |
| Asanudeen, K.s | IND | 34,883 | 41% | |
| 1977 | V. Raghuraman | DMK |
21,638
(Lead: 4,288)
|
28% |
| T.m.d. Mahalingam | JNP | 17,350 | 22% |
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Tamil Nadu Bhuvanagiri Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Bhuvanagiri Assembly seat in the 2021 election?
Arunmozhithevan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the Bhuvanagiri Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Durai Ki Saravanan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 8259 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Bhuvanagiri constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Bhuvanagiri constituency is 60% AIADMK and 40% DMK, with AIADMK won 6 times and DMK won 4 times since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2021 Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election?
Arunmozhithevan (AIADMK) received 48.92% vote share.
Durai Ki Saravanan (DMK) received 44.73% vote share.
What were the results of the 2021 Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election?
Arunmozhithevan (AIADMK) won the 2021 election with 96453 votes, leading by 8259 votes and securing a 48.92% vote share.
Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Bhuvanagiri Assembly constituency fall under?
The Bhuvanagiri Assembly constituency falls under the Chidambaram (sc) Lok Sabha constituency of Cuddalore district.
What was the margin of victory in the Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election 2021?
Arunmozhithevan (AIADMK) won the Bhuvanagiri Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 8259 votes over Durai Ki Saravanan (DMK).
What are the key constituencies in the Chidambaram (sc) Lok Sabha area?
The Bhuvanagiri Assembly constituency is part of the Chidambaram (sc) Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Kunnam, Ariyalur, Jayankondam, Chidambaram, Kattumannarkoil(sc).
Who were the top candidates for the Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election 2021?
The top candidates in the Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election 2021 were:
Arunmozhithevan (AIADMK)
Durai Ki Saravanan (DMK)
Rathinavel (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Arunmozhithevan (AIADMK) emerging as the winner.
What was the voter turnout in the Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election 2021?
The voter turnout in the Bhuvanagiri Assembly Election 2021 was 78.48%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.
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