Karur is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Karur district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Senthil Balaji, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated M.r.vijayabaskar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 12448 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Karuppaiah enters the fray.
Karur Assembly constituency is part of the Karur Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate Ms. S. Jothimani won the Karur parliamentary seat by defeating Thangavel of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 166816 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Karur assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Senthil Balaji
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
101,757
Lead: 12,448
|
49.08% |
| M.r.vijayabaskar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 89,309 | 43.08% |
| Karuppaiah | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 7,316 | 3.53% |
| Mohanraj | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 4,154 | 2% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 961 | 0.46% |
| Kasthuri Thangarajan | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 953 | 0.46% |
| Ravi.p | Independent | 369 | 0.18% |
| Anbazhagan | Independent | 334 | 0.16% |
| Aadhikrishnan.p | Bahujan Samaj Party | 210 | 0.10% |
| Kannan.t | Independent | 165 | 0.08% |
| Rajeshkannan.s | Independent | 138 | 0.07% |
| Kathiravan.p | Independent | 114 | 0.05% |
| Dhanalakshmi.m | Ganasangam Party of India | 105 | 0.05% |
| Jayakumar.g | Independent | 102 | 0.05% |
| Shanmugam.n | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 99 | 0.05% |
| Surya | Independent | 96 | 0.05% |
| Murugesan.a | Independent | 84 | 0.04% |
| Amarsri.m | Independent | 56 | 0.03% |
| Balamanikandan.k | Independent | 56 | 0.03% |
| Kalai Raj.k | Independent | 51 | 0.02% |
| Sivakumar.v | Independent | 46 | 0.02% |
| Krishnakumar.s | Independent | 42 | 0.02% |
| Mohan.m.l.m | Independent | 42 | 0.02% |
| Joseph.m.a | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 39 | 0.02% |
| Sivasamy.p | Independent | 37 | 0.02% |
| Muruganantham.t | Independent | 30 | 0.01% |
| Abilazan.n | Independent | 29 | 0.01% |
| Karunamoorthy.s | Independent | 29 | 0.01% |
| Shivakumar.k | Independent | 29 | 0.01% |
| Amarnath.k | Independent | 28 | 0.01% |
| Venkatesh Prabu.k | Independent | 26 | 0.01% |
| Vigneshwaran.p | Independent | 25 | 0.01% |
| Jothi Sutharsan | Independent | 22 | 0.01% |
| Prakash.n | Independent | 20 | 0.01% |
| Gopalakrishnan.a | Independent | 19 | 0.01% |
| Sudhakar.l | Independent | 19 | 0.01% |
| Sivakumar.n | Independent | 18 | 0.01% |
| Palanivel.p | Independent | 17 | 0.01% |
| Banumathy | Independent | 16 | 0.01% |
| Kamaraj.p | Independent | 15 | 0.01% |
| Deepanandh.n | Independent | 14 | 0.01% |
| Mounagurubalusamy.k | Independent | 14 | 0.01% |
| Muthu. K.r | Independent | 14 | 0.01% |
| Venkadesh.k | Independent | 14 | 0.01% |
| Vijayabhaskar.r.v | Independent | 14 | 0.01% |
| Noor Mohammed Thouffic.a | Independent | 13 | 0.01% |
| Senthilkumar.a | Independent | 13 | 0.01% |
| Tamilarasan.k | Independent | 13 | 0.01% |
| Thirugnanam.m | Independent | 13 | 0.01% |
| Vijayan.k | Independent | 13 | 0.01% |
| Samivel.a | Independent | 12 | 0.01% |
| Daniya | Independent | 11 | 0.01% |
| Mahendran | Independent | 11 | 0.01% |
| Prakash.a | Independent | 11 | 0.01% |
| Manoj.p | Independent | 10 | 0% |
| Murali.m | Independent | 10 | 0% |
| Samiappan.k | Independent | 10 | 0% |
| Saravanan.r | Independent | 10 | 0% |
| Sathish.p | Independent | 10 | 0% |
| Sampath.s | Independent | 9 | 0% |
| Vinothkumar | Independent | 9 | 0% |
| Muthukumar.g | Independent | 8 | 0% |
| Subash Malayalam.t | Independent | 8 | 0% |
| Dhanabal | Independent | 7 | 0% |
| Selvakumar.m | Independent | 7 | 0% |
| Sudhakar.s | Independent | 7 | 0% |
| Thamilalagan | Independent | 7 | 0% |
| Boopathi.p | Independent | 6 | 0% |
| Duraisamy.j | Independent | 5 | 0% |
| Prakash.v | Independent | 5 | 0% |
| Veerakumar.t | Independent | 5 | 0% |
| Prasanth.s | Independent | 4 | 0% |
| Santhanakumar.m | Independent | 4 | 0% |
| Manivannan.s | Independent | 3 | 0% |
| Pushparaj.p | Independent | 3 | 0% |
| Manikandan.k | Independent | 2 | 0% |
| Sakthikumar | Independent | 2 | 0% |
| Senthilkumar.a.m | Independent | 2 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vijayabhaskar .m.r
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
81,936
Lead: 441
|
44.72% |
| Subramanian .bank .k | Indian National Congress | 81,495 | 44.48% |
| Ravi .a | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 6,491 | 3.54% |
| Sivasaami .k | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,995 | 2.18% |
| Others | Others | 3,595 | 1.96% |
| Nanmaaran .selva | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,968 | 1.62% |
| Shanmugam .m | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 1,552 | 0.85% |
| Murugesan .m | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,376 | 0.75% |
| Imthiyaz Rizvi .n | Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam | 421 | 0.23% |
| Boopathi .r | Bahujan Samaj Party | 413 | 0.23% |
| Rajadurai .p | Independent | 360 | 0.20% |
| Vijay .j | Independent | 358 | 0.20% |
| Saravanan .r | Independent | 344 | 0.19% |
| Subramani .k | Independent | 304 | 0.17% |
| Chakravarthy.s | Independent | 198 | 0.11% |
| Ulaganathan .t | Independent | 149 | 0.08% |
| Venkatachalam .p | Independent | 143 | 0.08% |
| Mahendran .t | Independent | 140 | 0.08% |
| Saravanan .r | Independent | 140 | 0.08% |
| Vinothkumar .g | Independent | 124 | 0.07% |
| Rajendiran .m | Independent | 119 | 0.06% |
| Velusamy .s.m | Ganasangam Party Of India | 109 | 0.06% |
| Arumugam .s.k | Independent | 83 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Senthil Balaji, V.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
99,738
Lead: 44,145
|
61.18% |
| Jothi Mani, S. | Indian National Congress | 55,593 | 34.10% |
| Sivamani, S. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,417 | 1.48% |
| Ashokkumar, B. | Peoples Party Of India(secular) | 681 | 0.42% |
| Aadhikrishnan, P. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 620 | 0.38% |
| Loganathan, M. | Independent | 610 | 0.37% |
| Senthil Kumar, P. | Independent | 522 | 0.32% |
| Veeramani, T. | Independent | 480 | 0.29% |
| Venugopal, T. | Independent | 433 | 0.27% |
| Premkumar, C. | Independent | 393 | 0.24% |
| Periyasamy, K.m. | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 371 | 0.23% |
| Pachaiappan, M. | Independent | 223 | 0.14% |
| Manivel, R. | Independent | 156 | 0.10% |
| Vasantharaj, B. | Independent | 138 | 0.08% |
| Shanmugam, K.s. | Independent | 129 | 0.08% |
| Rathinam, M. | Independent | 125 | 0.08% |
| Vijay, J. | Independent | 97 | 0.06% |
| Srinivasan, M. | Independent | 95 | 0.06% |
| Seenivasan.n | Independent | 81 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Senthil Balaji V
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
80,214
Lead: 5,384
|
47% |
| Vasuki Murugesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 74,830 | 44% |
| Ravi.a. | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 9,734 | 6% |
| Mohan.p.k. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,789 | 1% |
| Venkataraman.m. | Independent | 1,396 | 1% |
| Jeganathan.a.s. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 763 | 0% |
| Murugesan Rama | Independent | 511 | 0% |
| Kanagaraj.k. | Samajwadi Party | 354 | 0% |
| Murugesan.m. | Independent | 349 | 0% |
| Baskaran.k. | Independent | 248 | 0% |
| Balusamy.k.p. | Independent | 120 | 0% |
| Selvaraj.r | Independent | 113 | 0% |
| Pandian.r. | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Sakthivel.a.k. | Independent | 76 | 0% |
| Senthil Kumar.r | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sivasubramanian.t.n.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
82,012
Lead: 23,438
|
53% |
| Vasuki Murugesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 58,574 | 38% |
| Natarajan.r | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,769 | 4% |
| Kamaraj | Independent | 2,735 | 2% |
| Yakup.s. | Independent | 1,695 | 1% |
| Natarajan .n. | Janata Dal (secular) | 738 | 0% |
| Suresh .n | Independent | 544 | 0% |
| Palanisamy .k. | Independent | 366 | 0% |
| Subramani.k | Independent | 264 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vasuki Murugesan
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
79,302
Lead: 32,008
|
52% |
| Chinnasamy, M. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 47,294 | 31% |
| Palanisamy, R. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 14,869 | 10% |
| John Pandian, S. | Independent | 1,346 | 1% |
| Dhavanathan, M. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 944 | 1% |
| Chandra Mohan @ Babu, A. | Independent | 604 | 0% |
| Ramalingam, A. | Independent | 274 | 0% |
| Rajendran, R.n. | Independent | 188 | 0% |
| Raju, M. | Independent | 180 | 0% |
| Mohammed Hasib Khan, A. | Independent | 164 | 0% |
| Mayyazhagan, M. | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Ponnusamy, M. | Independent | 134 | 0% |
| Ravichandran, N.m. | Independent | 129 | 0% |
| Murukesan, P. | Independent | 123 | 0% |
| Arumugam, V.r. | Independent | 102 | 0% |
| Murugasan, P. | Independent | 101 | 0% |
| Veeramalai, K.s. | Independent | 100 | 0% |
| Kavithasan, P. | Independent | 91 | 0% |
| Sellamuthu, R. | Independent | 89 | 0% |
| Nambiappan, M. | Independent | 86 | 0% |
| Nallasamy, P. | Independent | 81 | 0% |
| Selvam, N.r. | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| Balasundaram, S. | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| Velusamy, K. | Independent | 73 | 0% |
| Elango, G. | Independent | 69 | 0% |
| Subburethinam, I. | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| Ramakrishnan, V.c. | Independent | 65 | 0% |
| Rengasamy, V. | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| Dhanapal, M.k. | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| Tilagar, V.s. | Independent | 55 | 0% |
| Gopalan. M.n. | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| Rajagopalan, V.m. | Independent | 48 | 0% |
| Ramalingam, K. | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| Ammaiyappan, S. | Independent | 41 | 0% |
| Balusamy, K. | Independent | 40 | 0% |
| Kandasamy, K. | Independent | 29 | 0% |
| Balusamy, K. | Independent | 9 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chinnasamy M.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
89,351
Lead: 44,092
|
63% |
| Vasuki M. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 45,259 | 32% |
| Gopalakrishnan P. N. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,674 | 1% |
| Mathialagan K. | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 258 | 0% |
| Narasimhan C. | Independent | 245 | 0% |
| Singaravel S. | Independent | 215 | 0% |
| Kandasamy K. R. | Independent | 157 | 0% |
| Sekar R. | Independent | 146 | 0% |
| Subbrathinam T. | Independent | 125 | 0% |
| Rajagopal V. M. | Independent | 116 | 0% |
| Kandasamy K. | Independent | 115 | 0% |
| Gopal K. | Independent | 108 | 0% |
| Nambiyappan M. | Independent | 106 | 0% |
| Periyasamy V. P. | Independent | 102 | 0% |
| Arumugam K. | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| Subramaniam K. | Independent | 59 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramasamy, K.v.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
54,163
Lead: 4,502
|
38% |
| Chinnasamy, M. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 49,661 | 35% |
| Murugaiyan, S. | Indian National Congress | 24,309 | 17% |
| Vadivel, K. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 9,489 | 7% |
| Gopalan, S. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,048 | 1% |
| Ravi, S. | Independent | 782 | 1% |
| Sivasamy, V. | Independent | 520 | 0% |
| Raju R. | Independent | 308 | 0% |
| Murugaiyan, P. | Independent | 221 | 0% |
| Mani, G. | Independent | 112 | 0% |
| Appovoo, M. | Independent | 77 | 0% |
| Kavithasan, P. | Independent | 76 | 0% |
| Palani, M. | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Subramani, B. | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| Thiyagarajan, M. | Independent | 63 | 0% |
| Venkatachalam, A.l.a. | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| Pandian. M. | Independent | 41 | 0% |
| Nallasamy, P. | Independent | 34 | 0% |
| Velusamy,k. | Independent | 31 | 0% |
| Velayudam, K.k. | Independent | 12 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Vadivel
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
65,363
Lead: 12,203
|
52% |
| K. V. Ramasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 53,160 | 43% |
| K. R. Krishnan | Independent | 597 | 0% |
| P. Nallasamy | Independent | 292 | 0% |
| P. Duraisamy | Independent | 283 | 0% |
| R. Natesan | Independent | 226 | 0% |
| S. Karthikeyan | Independent | 182 | 0% |
| M. Santhanam | Independent | 155 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chinnasamy, M.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
54,331
Lead: 8,306
|
50% |
| Nallasamy, S. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 46,025 | 43% |
| Sivasamy, P. | Janata Party (jp) | 5,465 | 5% |
| Natesan, N. | Independent | 828 | 1% |
| Appavoo, M. | Independent | 332 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Vadivel
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
33,856
Lead: 11,592
|
35% |
| S. Nallasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 22,264 | 23% |
| K.s. Ramasamy | Communist Party Of India | 20,252 | 21% |
| G. Balan | Janta Party | 18,499 | 19% |
| R. Poonnusamy | Independent | 938 | 1% |
| V. Vembarayan | Independent | 386 | 0% |
| M.s. Santhanam | Independent | 233 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Senthil Balaji | DMK | 101,757 | 12,448 | 49.08% |
| 2016 | Vijayabhaskar .m.r | AIADMK | 81,936 | 441 | 44.72% |
| 2011 | Senthil Balaji, V. | AIADMK | 99,738 | 44,145 | 61.18% |
| 2006 | Senthil Balaji V | AIADMK | 80,214 | 5,384 | 47% |
| 2001 | Sivasubramanian.t.n. | INC | 82,012 | 23,438 | 53% |
| 1996 | Vasuki Murugesan | DMK | 79,302 | 32,008 | 52% |
| 1991 | Chinnasamy M. | AIADMK | 89,351 | 44,092 | 63% |
| 1989 | Ramasamy, K.v. | DMK | 54,163 | 4,502 | 38% |
| 1984 | K. Vadivel | AIADMK | 65,363 | 12,203 | 52% |
| 1980 | Chinnasamy, M. | AIADMK | 54,331 | 8,306 | 50% |
| 1977 | K. Vadivel | AIADMK | 33,856 | 11,592 | 35% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Senthil Balaji | DMK |
101,757
(Lead: 12,448)
|
49.08% |
| M.r.vijayabaskar | AIADMK | 89,309 | 43.08% | |
| 2016 | Vijayabhaskar .m.r | AIADMK |
81,936
(Lead: 441)
|
44.72% |
| Subramanian .bank .k | INC | 81,495 | 44.48% | |
| 2011 | Senthil Balaji, V. | AIADMK |
99,738
(Lead: 44,145)
|
61.18% |
| Jothi Mani, S. | INC | 55,593 | 34.10% | |
| 2006 | Senthil Balaji V | AIADMK |
80,214
(Lead: 5,384)
|
47% |
| Vasuki Murugesan | DMK | 74,830 | 44% | |
| 2001 | Sivasubramanian.t.n. | INC |
82,012
(Lead: 23,438)
|
53% |
| Vasuki Murugesan | DMK | 58,574 | 38% | |
| 1996 | Vasuki Murugesan | DMK |
79,302
(Lead: 32,008)
|
52% |
| Chinnasamy, M. | AIADMK | 47,294 | 31% | |
| 1991 | Chinnasamy M. | AIADMK |
89,351
(Lead: 44,092)
|
63% |
| Vasuki M. | DMK | 45,259 | 32% | |
| 1989 | Ramasamy, K.v. | DMK |
54,163
(Lead: 4,502)
|
38% |
| Chinnasamy, M. | ADK(JL) | 49,661 | 35% | |
| 1984 | K. Vadivel | AIADMK |
65,363
(Lead: 12,203)
|
52% |
| K. V. Ramasamy | DMK | 53,160 | 43% | |
| 1980 | Chinnasamy, M. | AIADMK |
54,331
(Lead: 8,306)
|
50% |
| Nallasamy, S. | DMK | 46,025 | 43% | |
| 1977 | K. Vadivel | AIADMK |
33,856
(Lead: 11,592)
|
35% |
| S. Nallasamy | DMK | 22,264 | 23% |
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Senthil Balaji of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Karur Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating M.r.vijayabaskar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 12448 votes.
The strike rate in the Karur constituency is 70% AIADMK and 30% DMK, with AIADMK won 7 times and DMK won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Senthil Balaji (DMK) received 49.08% vote share.
M.r.vijayabaskar (AIADMK) received 43.08% vote share.
Senthil Balaji (DMK) won the 2021 election with 101757 votes, leading by 12448 votes and securing a 49.08% vote share.
The Karur Assembly constituency falls under the Karur Lok Sabha constituency of Karur * district.
Senthil Balaji (DMK) won the Karur Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 12448 votes over M.r.vijayabaskar (AIADMK).
The Karur Assembly constituency is part of the Karur Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Vedasandur, Aravakurichi, Krishnarayapuram(sc), Manapparai, Viralimalai.
The top candidates in the Karur Assembly Election 2021 were:
Senthil Balaji (DMK)
M.r.vijayabaskar (AIADMK)
Karuppaiah (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Senthil Balaji (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Karur Assembly Election 2021 was 83.5%
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.