Peravurani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Peravurani Assembly constituency was created in 1967 by the delimitation of Pattukkottai Assembly constituency. It elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. Since the 1967 elections, Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has won the assembly seat three times (in 1984, 2006, 2016 state elections), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has also won the assembly seat three times (in 1967, 1977 and 1980, 2021), Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) has won two times in the 1996 and 2001 elections and Indian National Congress has won the seat two times (in 1989 and 1991) and Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam won the seat in 2011 election. The current member of legislative assembly N. Ashok Kumar from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Notable candidatures Seruvai. Pa. Malaiyappan, who belongs to AIADMK Party, has led the party in Peravurani in its early stages; he led the party front as union secretary (AIADMK), He had won as Union Chairman when votes were elected directly by people and become district council member twice. When he was all set to become MLA candidate, he died due to cardiac arrest in 2002. Kuzha. Chellaiya is an Indian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu who was born and brought up in Mudhukadu Village of Peravurani taluk; who worked in both major political parties of Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in different times. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an independent candidate from Peravurani Assembly constituency in the 1971 state assembly elections. He is the only Independent candidate, elected as a Member of legislative assembly from Peravurani Assembly constituency.

Elected members The first election in Peravurani Assembly constituency was conducted in the year of 1967. The First Member of legislative assembly from Peravurani constituency was M. K. Krishnamoorthy from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. ElectionName Party 1967 M. Krishnamoorthi 1971 Kuzha. Chellaiya 1977 M. R. Govindan 1980 M. R. Govindan 1984 M. R. Govindan 1989 R. Singaram 1991 R. Singaram 1996 S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam 2001 S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam 2006 M. V. R. Veera Kabilan 2011 Arun Pandian 2016 M. Govindarasu 2021Ashokkumar.N 2026

Election results

2026

2021

2016

2011

2006

2001

1996

1991

1989

1984

1980

1977

1971

1967

References

External links