Gummidipoondi is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Tiruvallur district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. T J Govindarajan, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Prakash of the Pattali Makkal Katchi by a margin of 50938 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Sridhar enters the fray.
Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency is part of the Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate Sasikanth Senthil won the Thiruvallur parliamentary seat by defeating Pon. V Balaganapathy of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 572155 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Gummidipoondi assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
T J Govindarajan
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
126,452
Lead: 50,938
|
56.94% |
| Prakash | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 75,514 | 34% |
| Usha | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,701 | 5.27% |
| K.m. Dilli | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 2,576 | 1.16% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,783 | 0.80% |
| Nagaraj S | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,038 | 0.47% |
| V.saravanan | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 816 | 0.37% |
| Saravanan E | Independent | 532 | 0.24% |
| Devanathan R | Independent | 482 | 0.22% |
| Lakshmi R | Independent | 374 | 0.17% |
| Prakash K | Independent | 351 | 0.16% |
| Gowtham J | Anaithu Makkal Arasiyal Katchi | 254 | 0.11% |
| Prakash M | Independent | 196 | 0.09% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vijayakumar K S
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
89,332
Lead: 23,395
|
41.97% |
| Sekar C H | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 65,937 | 30.98% |
| Selvaraj M | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 43,055 | 20.23% |
| Geetha K | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 6,585 | 3.09% |
| Bhaskaran M | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,092 | 0.98% |
| Others | Others | 1,484 | 0.70% |
| Murali Krishna M (a) Samaran | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,282 | 0.60% |
| Sureshkumar S | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,250 | 0.59% |
| Murugan M | Independent | 875 | 0.41% |
| Kandavel R | Youth And Students Party | 645 | 0.30% |
| Karunakaran A | Independent | 554 | 0.26% |
| Arulvel Selvan C | Independent | 550 | 0.26% |
| Pandiyan A | Independent | 231 | 0.11% |
| Ganapathy R | Independent | 164 | 0.08% |
| Saravanan T | Independent | 163 | 0.08% |
| Kantharaj V C | Gokula Makkal Katchi | 149 | 0.07% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sekar C H
Winner
|
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
97,030
Lead: 29,101
|
54.43% |
| Sekar K N | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 67,929 | 38.10% |
| Selvakumar R | Independent | 1,872 | 1.05% |
| Chakravarthi Sriraman B | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,867 | 1.05% |
| Munikrishnan G | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1,816 | 1.02% |
| Velu N | Independent | 1,442 | 0.81% |
| Asokan G | Puratchi Bharatham | 1,408 | 0.79% |
| Raja A | Independent | 1,399 | 0.78% |
| Sudhakar M | Republican Party Of India | 1,212 | 0.68% |
| Shanmugam P | Independent | 990 | 0.56% |
| Srinivasan D | Bahujan Samaj Party | 829 | 0.47% |
| Elumalai S | Independent | 482 | 0.27% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vijayakumar.k.s
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
63,147
Lead: 229
|
40% |
| Durai.jeyavelu | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 62,918 | 40% |
| Sekar C.h | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 21,738 | 14% |
| Sekar.r | Independent | 2,147 | 1% |
| Sekar.k | Samajwadi Party | 1,096 | 1% |
| Murugesan.t | Independent | 779 | 1% |
| Venkatesan.p | Independent | 762 | 0% |
| Narasaiah.l | Bharatiya Janata Party | 662 | 0% |
| Mohamadyusuf .a | Nationalist Congress Party | 635 | 0% |
| Alexander.a | Bahujan Samaj Party | 567 | 0% |
| Bathinnaiah .v | Independent | 511 | 0% |
| Sekar.k.c | Independent | 415 | 0% |
| Parasuraman.r | Tamil Nadu Jananayaka Congress | 266 | 0% |
| Raghupathy.g | Independent | 226 | 0% |
| Sundarama Naidu.t | Independent | 216 | 0% |
| Gopal.g | Independent | 178 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sudarsanam.k.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
73,467
Lead: 24,958
|
56% |
| Venu. K. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 48,509 | 37% |
| Nedunchezhian .e. | Puratchi Bharatham | 2,376 | 2% |
| Balaji .r. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,311 | 2% |
| Isabella John .selvi.j | Nationalist Congress Party | 1,613 | 1% |
| Vausuthevan .p.t. | Independent | 1,220 | 1% |
| Palani .e | Independent | 769 | 1% |
| Radha .e. | Independent | 478 | 0% |
| Munusamy .m. | Independent | 276 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Venu, K.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
61,946
Lead: 21,625
|
47% |
| Munirathinam, R.s. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 40,321 | 31% |
| Jayavelu Durai | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 17,648 | 13% |
| Natarajan, M. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,454 | 2% |
| Bhaskaran, M. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 788 | 1% |
| Gunasekaran, D. | Jharkhand Party | 401 | 0% |
| Sooriyababu, T.g. | Independent | 315 | 0% |
| Parvathi, C. | Independent | 269 | 0% |
| Raviramachandran, P.r. | Independent | 262 | 0% |
| Velu, M. | Independent | 118 | 0% |
| Ravichandran, C.r.j. | Independent | 84 | 0% |
| Mohammed Yousuff, A. | Independent | 69 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sakkubai R.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
61,063
Lead: 32,919
|
52% |
| Venu K. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 28,144 | 24% |
| Manoharah S. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 18,321 | 16% |
| Sukumar P. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,943 | 2% |
| Deenadayalan | Jharkhand Party | 638 | 1% |
| Thangaraji M. | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 389 | 0% |
| Rajendran A. | Independent | 313 | 0% |
| Velu M. | Independent | 224 | 0% |
| Ramesh P.m. | Independent | 186 | 0% |
| Vijayalakshmi R. | Independent | 184 | 0% |
| Murugesan K. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 79 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Venu, K.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
36,803
Lead: 3,530
|
37% |
| Gopal, K. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 33,273 | 33% |
| Dhasarathan, C.r. | Indian National Congress | 13,420 | 13% |
| Munirathinam, R.s. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 12,543 | 12% |
| Selvaraj, V. | Independent | 1,240 | 1% |
| Arivalagan, D. | Independent | 723 | 1% |
| Ethraj, K.j. | Independent | 376 | 0% |
| Kattammal | Independent | 134 | 0% |
| Jayammal | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R. S. Munirathinam
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
55,221
Lead: 12,047
|
52% |
| K. Vezhavendhan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 43,174 | 41% |
| K. Palani | Independent | 989 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Munirathinam,r.s
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
41,845
Lead: 7,826
|
48% |
| Venu,k | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 34,019 | 39% |
| Parandaman,m | Janata Party (jp) | 9,523 | 11% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S. Munirathinam
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
32,309
Lead: 11,267
|
42% |
| G. Kamalambujammal | Janta Party | 21,042 | 27% |
| K. Venu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 12,135 | 16% |
| K. Venkatasubbaraju | Indian National Congress | 7,782 | 10% |
| E. Vinayagam | Independent | 1,436 | 2% |
| S. Elumalai | Independent | 1,148 | 1% |
| T. Mohamad Alikhan | Independent | 604 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | T J Govindarajan | DMK | 126,452 | 50,938 | 56.94% |
| 2016 | Vijayakumar K S | AIADMK | 89,332 | 23,395 | 41.97% |
| 2011 | Sekar C H | DMDK | 97,030 | 29,101 | 54.43% |
| 2006 | Vijayakumar.k.s | AIADMK | 63,147 | 229 | 40% |
| 2001 | Sudarsanam.k. | AIADMK | 73,467 | 24,958 | 56% |
| 1996 | Venu, K. | DMK | 61,946 | 21,625 | 47% |
| 1991 | Sakkubai R. | AIADMK | 61,063 | 32,919 | 52% |
| 1989 | Venu, K. | DMK | 36,803 | 3,530 | 37% |
| 1984 | R. S. Munirathinam | AIADMK | 55,221 | 12,047 | 52% |
| 1980 | Munirathinam,r.s | AIADMK | 41,845 | 7,826 | 48% |
| 1977 | S. Munirathinam | AIADMK | 32,309 | 11,267 | 42% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | T J Govindarajan | DMK |
126,452
(Lead: 50,938)
|
56.94% |
| Prakash | PMK | 75,514 | 34% | |
| 2016 | Vijayakumar K S | AIADMK |
89,332
(Lead: 23,395)
|
41.97% |
| Sekar C H | DMK | 65,937 | 30.98% | |
| 2011 | Sekar C H | DMDK |
97,030
(Lead: 29,101)
|
54.43% |
| Sekar K N | PMK | 67,929 | 38.10% | |
| 2006 | Vijayakumar.k.s | AIADMK |
63,147
(Lead: 229)
|
40% |
| Durai.jeyavelu | PMK | 62,918 | 40% | |
| 2001 | Sudarsanam.k. | AIADMK |
73,467
(Lead: 24,958)
|
56% |
| Venu. K. | DMK | 48,509 | 37% | |
| 1996 | Venu, K. | DMK |
61,946
(Lead: 21,625)
|
47% |
| Munirathinam, R.s. | AIADMK | 40,321 | 31% | |
| 1991 | Sakkubai R. | AIADMK |
61,063
(Lead: 32,919)
|
52% |
| Venu K. | DMK | 28,144 | 24% | |
| 1989 | Venu, K. | DMK |
36,803
(Lead: 3,530)
|
37% |
| Gopal, K. | ADK(JL) | 33,273 | 33% | |
| 1984 | R. S. Munirathinam | AIADMK |
55,221
(Lead: 12,047)
|
52% |
| K. Vezhavendhan | DMK | 43,174 | 41% | |
| 1980 | Munirathinam,r.s | AIADMK |
41,845
(Lead: 7,826)
|
48% |
| Venu,k | DMK | 34,019 | 39% | |
| 1977 | S. Munirathinam | AIADMK |
32,309
(Lead: 11,267)
|
42% |
| G. Kamalambujammal | JNP | 21,042 | 27% |
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T J Govindarajan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Gummidipoondi Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Prakash of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) by a margin of 50938 votes.
The strike rate in the Gummidipoondi constituency is 70% AIADMK and 30% DMK, with AIADMK won 7 times and DMK won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
T J Govindarajan (DMK) received 56.94% vote share.
Prakash (PMK) received 34.00% vote share.
T J Govindarajan (DMK) won the 2021 election with 126452 votes, leading by 50938 votes and securing a 56.94% vote share.
The Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency falls under the Tiruvallur (sc) Lok Sabha constituency of Thiruvallur district.
T J Govindarajan (DMK) won the Gummidipoondi Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 50938 votes over Prakash (PMK).
The Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency is part of the Tiruvallur (sc) Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Ponneri (sc), Thiruvallur, Poonamallee (sc), Avadi, Madavaram.
The top candidates in the Gummidipoondi Assembly Election 2021 were:
T J Govindarajan (DMK)
Prakash (PMK)
Usha (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with T J Govindarajan (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Gummidipoondi Assembly Election 2021 was 77.93%
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.