Kulithalai 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. R.manickam, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated N.r.chandrasekar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 23540 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Nanmaran enters the fray.
Kulithalai Assembly constituency is part of the Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Arun Nehru won the Perambalur parliamentary seat by defeating Chandramohan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 389107 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Kulithalai assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R.manickam
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
100,829
Lead: 23,540
|
51.06% |
| N.r.chandrasekar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 77,289 | 39.14% |
| Seeni Prakashu | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,511 | 5.83% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,191 | 0.60% |
| R.saravanan | Independent | 838 | 0.42% |
| V.nirosha | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 761 | 0.39% |
| R.chandrasekar | Independent | 694 | 0.35% |
| Manikandan | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 674 | 0.34% |
| V.vellaiyan | Independent | 612 | 0.31% |
| P.anbalagan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 590 | 0.30% |
| K.suresh | Independent | 494 | 0.25% |
| M.sankar | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 460 | 0.23% |
| B.selvaraj | Independent | 399 | 0.20% |
| V.alex Mouris | Independent | 245 | 0.12% |
| M.saravanan | Independent | 221 | 0.11% |
| A.subethar | Tipu Sultan Party | 215 | 0.11% |
| S.barani | Independent | 184 | 0.09% |
| S.kandasamy | Independent | 138 | 0.07% |
| R.kalyana Sundaram | Independent | 111 | 0.06% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramar .e
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
89,923
Lead: 11,896
|
49.36% |
| Chandrasekaran .r | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 78,027 | 42.83% |
| Jamuna Thangavel | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 6,726 | 3.69% |
| Others | Others | 1,906 | 1.05% |
| Seeni .prakasu | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,643 | 0.90% |
| Shathakathulla .n.k.n | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,437 | 0.79% |
| Chandrasekaran .t | Independent | 1,031 | 0.57% |
| Maruthaiveeran .v | Bahujan Samaj Party | 950 | 0.52% |
| Balasubramani .s | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 870 | 0.48% |
| Jeganathan .m | Independent | 554 | 0.30% |
| Selvam .r | Independent | 449 | 0.25% |
| Sankamadai Ashok Kumar .s | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 233 | 0.13% |
| Chandran .s | Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham | 172 | 0.09% |
| Siva @ Sivaperumal | People's Party of India(secular) | 155 | 0.09% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pappasundaram.a
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
87,459
Lead: 22,473
|
54.78% |
| Manickam.r | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 64,986 | 40.70% |
| Dhanasekaran.a | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,200 | 1.38% |
| Chinnasami.k.v | Independent | 1,670 | 1.05% |
| Prakashkanna.r | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,344 | 0.84% |
| Selvam.m | Peoples Party Of India(secular) | 1,164 | 0.73% |
| Kandasamy.s | Independent | 839 | 0.53% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Manickam.r
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
69,615
Lead: 13,989
|
50% |
| Papasundaram.a | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 55,626 | 40% |
| Viswanathan.m | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 4,790 | 3% |
| Raju.n.c | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,010 | 1% |
| Mahendran.p | Independent | 1,338 | 1% |
| Nagarajan.n | Independent | 1,026 | 1% |
| Kadirvelu.k | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,006 | 1% |
| Boopathi, R | Independent | 900 | 1% |
| Munusamy.m | Samajwadi Party | 700 | 1% |
| Chinnasami.v | Independent | 357 | 0% |
| Kothai.r | Independent | 355 | 0% |
| Earachi,p | Independent | 194 | 0% |
| Kandasamy, S | Independent | 153 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pappasundaram.a
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
66,406
Lead: 16,766
|
53% |
| Thirunavukkarasu.d | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 49,640 | 39% |
| Pugalendhe. M.r. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,492 | 4% |
| Ramasamy. P | Independent | 2,292 | 2% |
| Selvam.m | Independent | 1,077 | 1% |
| Raju. S | Independent | 903 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R. Selvam
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
60,521
Lead: 17,750
|
47% |
| A. Pappasundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 42,771 | 33% |
| R. Pugalendhi | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 11,356 | 9% |
| P. Kaliappan | Independent | 5,132 | 4% |
| E. Dravida Mani | Independent | 995 | 1% |
| L. Srirenga Reddiar | Jharkhand Party | 578 | 0% |
| A.p. Erajalingam | Independent | 539 | 0% |
| N. Karuppaian | Independent | 293 | 0% |
| A. Thangavelu | Independent | 227 | 0% |
| J. Anbumozhi | Independent | 165 | 0% |
| M. J. Selvanathan | Independent | 143 | 0% |
| S. Arokiam | Independent | 129 | 0% |
| T. Muthusamy Poosari | Independent | 121 | 0% |
| K.s. Mohan | Independent | 76 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A. Pappa Sundaram
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
80,499
Lead: 47,341
|
68% |
| S. P. Sethiraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 33,158 | 28% |
| M. Dharamaraju | Independent | 341 | 0% |
| V. Vellusamy | Independent | 302 | 0% |
| P. Somasundaram | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 299 | 0% |
| M. Vellaisamy | Independent | 156 | 0% |
| M. Mohan | Independent | 142 | 0% |
| S. R. Kannadasan | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 137 | 0% |
| K. R. Ramasamy | Independent | 108 | 0% |
| S. K. Manoharan | Independent | 67 | 0% |
| P. Ponnambalam | Independent | 66 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A. Papa Sundaram
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) |
49,231
Lead: 11,810
|
42% |
| A. Sivaraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 37,421 | 32% |
| R. Karuppaiah | Independent | 17,551 | 15% |
| N. Nallusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 8,814 | 8% |
| R. Sekar | Independent | 630 | 1% |
| N. Thiagarajan | Independent | 397 | 0% |
| T.muthusamy Poojari | Independent | 206 | 0% |
| S. Arockiam | Independent | 179 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Musiri Puppnan
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
62,165
Lead: 29,848
|
60% |
| B. Karuppaiah | Communist Party Of India | 32,317 | 31% |
| P. Dearmaraj | Independent | 1,748 | 2% |
| P. Rajalingam | Independent | 500 | 0% |
| R. Annavi | Independent | 321 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Karuppaiah, R.
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India |
44,525
Lead: 8,189
|
52% |
| Srinivasa Reddiar, P. E. | Indian National Congress (i) | 36,336 | 43% |
| Periasamy, C. | Independent | 2,737 | 3% |
| Muthusamy Poosari, T. | Independent | 474 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P.e. Srinivasa Reddiar
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
27,043
Lead: 7,647
|
33% |
| S. Rasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19,396 | 24% |
| K.v. Muthusamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 18,581 | 23% |
| C. John Britto | Janta Party | 14,642 | 18% |
| M.s Royappan | Independent | 843 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | R.manickam | DMK | 100,829 | 23,540 | 51.06% |
| 2016 | Ramar .e | DMK | 89,923 | 11,896 | 49.36% |
| 2011 | Pappasundaram.a | AIADMK | 87,459 | 22,473 | 54.78% |
| 2006 | Manickam.r | DMK | 69,615 | 13,989 | 50% |
| 2001 | Pappasundaram.a | AIADMK | 66,406 | 16,766 | 53% |
| 1996 | R. Selvam | DMK | 60,521 | 17,750 | 47% |
| 1991 | A. Pappa Sundaram | AIADMK | 80,499 | 47,341 | 68% |
| 1989 | A. Papa Sundaram | ADK(JL) | 49,231 | 11,810 | 42% |
| 1984 | P. Musiri Puppnan | AIADMK | 62,165 | 29,848 | 60% |
| 1980 | Karuppaiah, R. | CPI | 44,525 | 8,189 | 52% |
| 1977 | P.e. Srinivasa Reddiar | INC | 27,043 | 7,647 | 33% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | R.manickam | DMK |
100,829
(Lead: 23,540)
|
51.06% |
| N.r.chandrasekar | AIADMK | 77,289 | 39.14% | |
| 2016 | Ramar .e | DMK |
89,923
(Lead: 11,896)
|
49.36% |
| Chandrasekaran .r | AIADMK | 78,027 | 42.83% | |
| 2011 | Pappasundaram.a | AIADMK |
87,459
(Lead: 22,473)
|
54.78% |
| Manickam.r | DMK | 64,986 | 40.70% | |
| 2006 | Manickam.r | DMK |
69,615
(Lead: 13,989)
|
50% |
| Papasundaram.a | AIADMK | 55,626 | 40% | |
| 2001 | Pappasundaram.a | AIADMK |
66,406
(Lead: 16,766)
|
53% |
| Thirunavukkarasu.d | DMK | 49,640 | 39% | |
| 1996 | R. Selvam | DMK |
60,521
(Lead: 17,750)
|
47% |
| A. Pappasundaram | AIADMK | 42,771 | 33% | |
| 1991 | A. Pappa Sundaram | AIADMK |
80,499
(Lead: 47,341)
|
68% |
| S. P. Sethiraman | DMK | 33,158 | 28% | |
| 1989 | A. Papa Sundaram | ADK(JL) |
49,231
(Lead: 11,810)
|
42% |
| A. Sivaraman | DMK | 37,421 | 32% | |
| 1984 | P. Musiri Puppnan | AIADMK |
62,165
(Lead: 29,848)
|
60% |
| B. Karuppaiah | CPI | 32,317 | 31% | |
| 1980 | Karuppaiah, R. | CPI |
44,525
(Lead: 8,189)
|
52% |
| Srinivasa Reddiar, P. E. | INC(I) | 36,336 | 43% | |
| 1977 | P.e. Srinivasa Reddiar | INC |
27,043
(Lead: 7,647)
|
33% |
| S. Rasu | AIADMK | 19,396 | 24% |
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R.manickam of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Kulithalai Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating N.r.chandrasekar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 23540 votes.
The strike rate in the Kulithalai constituency is 50% DMK and 50% AIADMK, with DMK won 4 times and AIADMK won 4 times since the 1977 elections.
R.manickam (DMK) received 51.06% vote share.
N.r.chandrasekar (AIADMK) received 39.14% vote share.
R.manickam (DMK) won the 2021 election with 100829 votes, leading by 23540 votes and securing a 51.06% vote share.
The Kulithalai Assembly constituency falls under the Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency of Karur * district.
R.manickam (DMK) won the Kulithalai Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 23540 votes over N.r.chandrasekar (AIADMK).
The Kulithalai Assembly constituency is part of the Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Lalgudi, Manachanallur, Musiri, Thuraiyur (sc), Perambalur (sc).
The top candidates in the Kulithalai Assembly Election 2021 were:
R.manickam (DMK)
N.r.chandrasekar (AIADMK)
Seeni Prakashu (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with R.manickam (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Kulithalai Assembly Election 2021 was 86.15%
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.