Royapuram (State Assembly Constituency)
Royapuram is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the locality, Royapuram. Royapuram assembly constituency is part of Chennai North Parliamentary constituency.
1984 Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Ponnurangam | 40,727 | 50.26% | ||
| INC | K. Rajan* | 39,432 | 48.66% | ||
| Turnout | 82,256 | 69.34% | n/a | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | n/a | |||
- K. Rajan actually belonged to GKC (Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress).
1989 Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Mathivanan | 37,742 | 45.95% | ||
| Independent | K. Arumugaswamy | 25,976 | 31.62% | ||
| INC | V. Ramani Bai | 8,681 | 10.57% | ||
| AIADMK | R. Somasundaram* | 6,532 | 7.95% | ||
| Turnout | 83,095 | 70.07% | n/a | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | n/a | |||
- Due to the split after MGR's death, R. Somasundaram, was part of ADK (Janaki), and not part of the other splinter group ADK (Jayalalitha).
1991 Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | D. Jayakumar | 46,218 | 59.04% | ||
| DMK | R. Mathivanan | 29,565 | 37.77% | ||
| PMK | T.S. Perumal | 1,278 | 1.63% | ||
| Turnout | 79,579 | 59.41% | n/a | ||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | n/a | |||
1996 Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Mathivanan | 44,893 | 57.78% | ||
| AIADMK | D. Jayakumar | 27,485 | 35.37% | ||
| MDMK | S. Mohan | 2,793 | 3.59% | n/a | |
| Turnout | 79,431 | 60.99% | n/a | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | n/a | |||
2001 Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | D. Jayakumar | 44,465 | 56.76% | ||
| DMK | K. Nargunan | 30,753 | 39.26% | ||
| MDMK | M.M. Gopinathan | 1,772 | 2.26% | n/a | |
| Turnout | |||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | +21.39% | |||
2006 Election results
- Babu Royapuram belongs to DMDK.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | D. Jayakumar | 50,647 | 53.26% | -0.5% | |
| DMK | S.P. Sarkunapandian | 37,144 | 39.06% | -0.2% | |
| Independent | Babu Royapuram* | 5,033 | 5.29% | n/a | |
| Turnout | 95,090 | n/a | n/a | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | n/a | |||
2016 Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | D. Jayakumar | 55,205 | |||
| INC | R. Manohar | 47,174 | |||
| Turnout | n/a | n/a | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | n/a | |||
References
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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