Uthiramerur is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Kancheepuram district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Sundar, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Somasundaram of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 1622 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Maram maasilamani takes on TVK’s Munirathinam and DMK’s Sundar in a high-stakes triangular fight.
Uthiramerur Assembly constituency is part of the Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate G Selvam won the Kancheepuram parliamentary seat by defeating Rajasekar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 221473 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Uthiramerur assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sundar
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
93,427
Lead:
1,622
|
44.38% |
| Somasundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 91,805 | 43.61% |
| Kamatchi | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,405 | 5.42% |
| R.v.ranjithkumar | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 7,211 | 3.43% |
| Soosaiyappar | AISMK | 2,100 | 1% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 952 | 0.45% |
| Ponnambalam.r | Independent | 753 | 0.36% |
| Suresh D | Bahujan Samaj Party | 602 | 0.29% |
| Madhavaraj.k.v | Independent | 448 | 0.21% |
| Thangaraj.k | Independent | 333 | 0.16% |
| Jayabalan.e | Independent | 306 | 0.15% |
| Saravanan.a | Independent | 304 | 0.14% |
| Devarajan.c | Independent | 141 | 0.07% |
| Sivakumar.a | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 136 | 0.06% |
| Arokiasamy.j | Independent | 104 | 0.05% |
| Gunasekar.v | Independent | 104 | 0.05% |
| Chinnaswamy.t | Independent | 101 | 0.05% |
| Jaisudha.v | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 85 | 0.04% |
| Jayaraman.c.a | Independent | 82 | 0.04% |
| Jeevanantham.d | Independent | 66 | 0.03% |
| Sivalingam.m | Independent | 64 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sundar.k
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
85,513
Lead:
12,156
|
43.38% |
| Ganesan.p | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 73,357 | 37.21% |
| Gangadharan.pon | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 24,221 | 12.29% |
| Rajendran.m | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 9,184 | 4.66% |
| Others | Others | 1,647 | 0.84% |
| Susairaj.r | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 928 | 0.47% |
| Purushothaman.v | Bharatiya Janata Party | 786 | 0.40% |
| Jayaraman.s | Independent | 768 | 0.39% |
| Jayaprakash.c | Independent | 762 | 0.39% |
| Suresh.d | Bahujan Samaj Party | 636 | 0.32% |
| Vanasundari.m | Independent | 236 | 0.12% |
| Madhavaraj.k.v | Independent | 195 | 0.10% |
| Prakash.k | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 168 | 0.09% |
| Devarasan.c | Independent | 156 | 0.08% |
| Amutha.n | Samajwadi Party | 125 | 0.06% |
| Muthukumar.r | Independent | 91 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Ganesan
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
86,912
Lead:
13,766
|
51.75% |
| Ponkumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 73,146 | 43.55% |
| M. Mohanavelu | Independent | 1,917 | 1.14% |
| K. Gurumurthy | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,407 | 0.84% |
| M. J. Arokiasamy | Independent | 1,133 | 0.67% |
| V. Deivasigamani | Independent | 1,063 | 0.63% |
| V. D. Rajan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 803 | 0.48% |
| R. Muthukumar | Independent | 352 | 0.21% |
| K. Saravanan | Independent | 346 | 0.21% |
| K. Ettiyappan | Puratchi Bharatham | 260 | 0.15% |
| G. Mohanasundaram | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 214 | 0.13% |
| A. Kalingam | Independent | 121 | 0.07% |
| E. Dhanam | Akhila India Jananayaka Makkal Katchi (dr. Isaac) | 106 | 0.06% |
| L. Karunagaran | Independent | 92 | 0.05% |
| S. Elangovan | Independent | 74 | 0.04% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sundar,k
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
70,488
Lead:
12,016
|
49% |
| Somasundaram,v | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 58,472 | 40% |
| Murugesan, D | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 10,335 | 7% |
| Venkatesan, K.k | Independent | 2,070 | 1% |
| Lakshiminarasiman, R | Independent | 1,043 | 1% |
| Rajavelu,t | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,010 | 1% |
| Gnanasekaran, K | Samajwadi Party | 256 | 0% |
| Nagappan, K | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 217 | 0% |
| Ramanathan Naicker,a | Vivasayi Anbhu Katchi | 200 | 0% |
| Rajendran, G | Independent | 186 | 0% |
| Shanmugam, S.e | Independent | 166 | 0% |
| Karthikeyan, D | Independent | 153 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Somasundaram. V
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
73,824
Lead:
27,622
|
56% |
| Sundar. K | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 46,202 | 35% |
| Radha Krishnan..g. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,668 | 2% |
| Ravi Chandran.c | Independent | 2,499 | 2% |
| Tamil Vendan .t | Independent | 2,399 | 2% |
| Parvendan.d. | Puratchi Bharatham | 1,293 | 1% |
| Managa.v | Independent | 834 | 1% |
| Agaram Chitharanjan Doss. | Independent | 459 | 0% |
| Dhana Sekaran. M | Independent | 323 | 0% |
| Panchaksharam P. | Independent | 215 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Sundar
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
66,086
Lead:
33,092
|
51% |
| N.k. Gnanasekaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 32,994 | 25% |
| V.kamalambal | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 19,143 | 15% |
| K.p. Janakiraman | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,446 | 3% |
| Gv. Mathiazhagan | Independent | 1,401 | 1% |
| M. Krishnamurthy | Bharatiya Janata Party | 605 | 0% |
| A. Selvaraj | Independent | 393 | 0% |
| Chitharanjan Doss | Independent | 307 | 0% |
| A. Loganathan | Independent | 234 | 0% |
| K. Perumal | Independent | 172 | 0% |
| R. Rasool | Independent | 112 | 0% |
| G. Selvaraj | Independent | 104 | 0% |
| E. Jeyaprakash | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kanchi Panneerselvam
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
63,367
Lead:
34,094
|
54% |
| K. Sundar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 29,273 | 25% |
| R. Viswanathan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 20,552 | 17% |
| S. Chitharanjan Doss | Independent | 553 | 0% |
| M. Manogaran | Jharkhand Party | 520 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sundar, K.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
31,304
Lead:
11,129
|
34% |
| Sundar Raman, P. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 20,175 | 22% |
| Anbarasu, Era | Indian National Congress | 12,057 | 13% |
| Selvaraj, R. | Independent | 12,019 | 13% |
| Jagathrakshakan, S. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 8,921 | 10% |
| Devraj, A.v. | Independent | 2,307 | 3% |
| Elumalai, C. | Independent | 1,784 | 2% |
| Elango, K.m. | Independent | 473 | 1% |
| Munikrishnan, V.v. | Independent | 304 | 0% |
| Sankaran, V. | Independent | 273 | 0% |
| Anbarasi | Independent | 272 | 0% |
| Muthukrishnan, K. | Independent | 138 | 0% |
| Chitharajandas, S. | Independent | 111 | 0% |
| Angappan | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Narasimma Pallavan, K.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
57,797
Lead:
17,790
|
55% |
| Ponmozhi, C. V. M. A. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 40,007 | 38% |
| Devaraj, A. V. | Independent | 2,784 | 3% |
| Sankaran, V. | Independent | 436 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jagathrakshakan,s
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
43,303
Lead:
1,586
|
48% |
| Ramadoss,s | Indian National Congress (i) | 41,717 | 47% |
| Seetharama Naicker,p | Janata Party (jp) | 1,434 | 2% |
| Murugesan,m | Independent | 983 | 1% |
| Mani,p | Independent | 564 | 1% |
| Arumuga Gounder,k | Independent | 171 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S. Pakkur Subramanyan
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
34,877
Lead:
12,583
|
44% |
| K.m. Erajagopal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 22,294 | 28% |
| C. Ramaswamy | Indian National Congress | 9,647 | 12% |
| M.p. Radhakrishnan | Janta Party | 8,641 | 11% |
| K.n. Kuppuswamy Gounder | Independent | 1,998 | 3% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sundar | DMK | 93,427 | 1,622 | 44.38% |
| 2016 | Sundar.k | DMK | 85,513 | 12,156 | 43.38% |
| 2011 | P. Ganesan | AIADMK | 86,912 | 13,766 | 51.75% |
| 2006 | Sundar,k | DMK | 70,488 | 12,016 | 49% |
| 2001 | Somasundaram. V | AIADMK | 73,824 | 27,622 | 56% |
| 1996 | K. Sundar | DMK | 66,086 | 33,092 | 51% |
| 1991 | Kanchi Panneerselvam | AIADMK | 63,367 | 34,094 | 54% |
| 1989 | Sundar, K. | DMK | 31,304 | 11,129 | 34% |
| 1984 | Narasimma Pallavan, K. | AIADMK | 57,797 | 17,790 | 55% |
| 1980 | Jagathrakshakan,s | AIADMK | 43,303 | 1,586 | 48% |
| 1977 | S. Pakkur Subramanyan | AIADMK | 34,877 | 12,583 | 44% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sundar | DMK |
93,427
(Lead:
1,622)
|
44.38% |
| Somasundaram | AIADMK | 91,805 | 43.61% | |
| 2016 | Sundar.k | DMK |
85,513
(Lead:
12,156)
|
43.38% |
| Ganesan.p | AIADMK | 73,357 | 37.21% | |
| 2011 | P. Ganesan | AIADMK |
86,912
(Lead:
13,766)
|
51.75% |
| Ponkumar | DMK | 73,146 | 43.55% | |
| 2006 | Sundar,k | DMK |
70,488
(Lead:
12,016)
|
49% |
| Somasundaram,v | AIADMK | 58,472 | 40% | |
| 2001 | Somasundaram. V | AIADMK |
73,824
(Lead:
27,622)
|
56% |
| Sundar. K | DMK | 46,202 | 35% | |
| 1996 | K. Sundar | DMK |
66,086
(Lead:
33,092)
|
51% |
| N.k. Gnanasekaran | AIADMK | 32,994 | 25% | |
| 1991 | Kanchi Panneerselvam | AIADMK |
63,367
(Lead:
34,094)
|
54% |
| K. Sundar | DMK | 29,273 | 25% | |
| 1989 | Sundar, K. | DMK |
31,304
(Lead:
11,129)
|
34% |
| Sundar Raman, P. | ADK(JL) | 20,175 | 22% | |
| 1984 | Narasimma Pallavan, K. | AIADMK |
57,797
(Lead:
17,790)
|
55% |
| Ponmozhi, C. V. M. A. | DMK | 40,007 | 38% | |
| 1980 | Jagathrakshakan,s | AIADMK |
43,303
(Lead:
1,586)
|
48% |
| Ramadoss,s | INC(I) | 41,717 | 47% | |
| 1977 | S. Pakkur Subramanyan | AIADMK |
34,877
(Lead:
12,583)
|
44% |
| K.m. Erajagopal | DMK | 22,294 | 28% |
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Sundar of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Uthiramerur Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Somasundaram of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 1622 votes.
The strike rate in the Uthiramerur constituency is 55% AIADMK and 45% DMK, with AIADMK won 6 times and DMK won 5 times since the 1977 elections.
Sundar (DMK) received 44.38% vote share.
Somasundaram (AIADMK) received 43.61% vote share.
Sundar (DMK) won the 2021 election with 93427 votes, leading by 1622 votes and securing a 44.38% vote share.
The Uthiramerur Assembly constituency falls under the Kancheepuram (sc) Lok Sabha constituency of Kancheepuram district.
Sundar (DMK) won the Uthiramerur Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 1622 votes over Somasundaram (AIADMK).
The Uthiramerur Assembly constituency is part of the Kancheepuram (sc) Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Chengalpattu, Thiruporur, Cheyyur (sc), Madurantakam (sc), Kancheepuram.
The top candidates in the Uthiramerur Assembly Election 2021 were:
Sundar (DMK)
Somasundaram (AIADMK)
Kamatchi (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Sundar (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Uthiramerur Assembly Election 2021 was 80.09%
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.