Gobichettipalayam (State Assembly Constituency)

Gobichettipalayam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Madras State

1957 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1957: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. S. Nalla Gounder	21,045	41.65	n/a
	Independent	P. K. Nalla Gounder	20,321	40.22	n/a
Turnout			50,523	70.35	n/a
	INC hold		Swing	n/a

1957 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1957: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. G. Karuthiruman	27,889	57.90	16.25
	CPI	Marappan	11,126	23.10	n/a
Turnout			48,163	52.87	17.48
	INC hold		Swing	16.25

1962 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1962: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Muthuvelappa Gounder	31,977	46.43	11.47
	Swatantra Party	Sundaramurthi	17,249	25.04	n/a
Turnout			68,863	75.79	22.92
	INC hold		Swing	11.47

1967 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1967: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Swatantra Party	K. M. R. Gounder	31,974	49.85	24.81
	INC	M. Gounder	27,403	42.72	3.61
Turnout			64140	79.43	3.64
	Swatantra Party gain from INC		Swing	24.81

State of Tamil Nadu

1971 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1971: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Dr.S. M. Palaniappan	35184	34.52	n/a
	Swatantra Party	K. M. Sundaramurthy	31260	25.90	23.95
Turnout			66,444	73.53	5.91
	DMK gain from Swatantra Party		Swing	n/a

1977 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1977: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. K. K. Ramasamy	25,660	34.52	n/a
	INC	N. R. Thiruvengadom	19,248	25.90	n/a
Turnout			74,317	64.25	9.28
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	n/a

1980 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1980: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	44,703	58.53	24.01
	INC	K. M. Subramanium	26,690	34.94	9.04
Turnout			76,368	66.49	2.24
	AIADMK hold		Swing	24.01

1984 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1984: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	56,884	60.75	2.22
	DMK	M. Andamuthu	31,879	34.05	n/a
Turnout			93,622	77.83	11.34
	AIADMK hold		Swing	2.22

1989 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1989: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	37,187	37.29	23.46
	Janata Party	T. Geetha	22,943	23.00	n/a
Turnout			99,717	75.73	2.10
	AIADMK hold		Swing	23.46

1991 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1991: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	66,423	66.35	29.06
	DMK	V. P. Shanmugasundaram	27,211	27.18	n/a
Turnout			1,00,104	70.22	5.51
	AIADMK hold		Swing	29.06

1996 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1996: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. P. Venkidu	59,983	53.86	26.68
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	45,254	40.63	15.72
	Independent	Maruthamuthu	2,560	2.30	n/a
Turnout			1,14,797	74.83	4.61
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	26.68

2001 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2001: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. S. Ramaneedharan	60,826	57.05%	16.42
	DMK	V. P. Shanmugasundaram	31,881	29.90%	13.96
	Independent	R. Sudharson	5,849	5.49%	n/a
Turnout			1,06,636	64.41%	10.42
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	16.42

2006 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2006: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	55,181	45.41	11.64
	DMK	G. V. Manimaran	51,162	42.10	12.20
	DMDK	G. S. Natarajan	10,875	8.94	n/a
Turnout			1,21,516	77.17	12.76
	AIADMK hold		Swing	11.64

2011 Election results

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2011: Gobichettipalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. A. Sengottaiyan	94,872	54.46	9.05
	KNMK	Sivaraj	52,960	30.40	11.70
	Independent	Venkatachalam	10,095	5.80	n/a
Turnout			1,74,184	83.33	6.16
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.05

References

• "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 8, 2010.