Mettupalayam Assembly Consitituency has recently been more popular with the ADMK. ADMK has won 6 times (highest) among 13 elections held so far. The margins of victory also indicate this trend as per the chart below. The last election has been a close one with Mr.B.Arun Kumar of DMK losing to Mr.O.K.Chinnaraj from ADMK in a margin of 142 votes. This has happened in a time when DMK formed the government at the state level. It is an interesting position for Mettupalayam as the winning margin has eroded for ADMK to just 0.09%. The next election in May 2011 poses a very puzzling proposition with the ADMK wanting to strengthen its position and also the DMK wanting to increase its hold in this region with the MP  (Mr.A.Raja) also originating from the DMK.

Data Source : Election Commission of India.