Gummidipoondi Assembly Election Result 2011

Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2011

Sekar C H of Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam won the Gummidipoondi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Tamil Nadu in the 2011 state assembly election, securing 97,030 votes (54.40% vote share). The runner-up was Sekar K N (Pattali Makkal Katchi) with 67,929 votes.

A total of 12 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Tamil Nadu
  • Constituency: Gummidipoondi
  • Constituency Number: 1
  • District: Thiruvallur
  • Total Contestants: 12
  • Election Year: 2011
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Sekar C H 97030 54.40% Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2 Sekar K N 67929 38.10% Pattali Makkal Katchi
3 Selvakumar R 1872 1.10% Independent
4 Chakravarthi Sriraman B 1867 1.10% Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Munikrishnan G 1816 1.00% Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
6 Velu N 1442 0.80% Independent
7 Asokan G 1408 0.80% Puratchi Bharatham
8 Raja A 1399 0.80% Independent
9 Sudhakar M 1212 0.70% Republican Party Of India
10 Shanmugam P 990 0.60% Independent
11 Srinivasan D 829 0.50% Bahujan Samaj Party
12 Elumalai S 482 0.30% Independent

About Gummidipoondi Assembly Constituency

The Gummidipoondi constituency is part of the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2011 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Sekar C H (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam) emerged as the winner securing 97,030 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

12 candidates contested from Gummidipoondi assembly constituency in the 2011 Vidhan Sabha election.

Gummidipoondi is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Sekar C H (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam) won the Gummidipoondi assembly seat in the 2011 Vidhan Sabha election.