Tiruchendur Assembly constituency
One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu
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Tiruchendur State Assembly constituency (Tamil: திருச்செந்தூர் சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி) is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is also one of the 6 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence.[1]
Madras State
| Year | Assembly | Winner | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | S. T. Adityan | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 1952-1957 | |
| 1957 | 2nd | M. S. Selvarajan | Indian National Congress | 1957-1962 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | M. S. Selvarajan | Indian National Congress | 1962-1967 | |
| 1967 | 4th | E. Fernando | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1967-1971 | |
Tamil Nadu
| Year | Assembly | Winner | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5th | G. R. Edmund | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1971-1977 | |
| 1977 | 6th | R. Amirtharaj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1977-1980 | |
| 1980 | 7th | S. Kesava Athithan | 1980-1982 | ||
| 1983 | 7th | R. Amirtharaj | 1983-1984 | ||
| 1984 | 8th | S. R. Subramania Athithan | 1984-1989 | ||
| 1989 | 9th | K. P. Kandasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1989-1991 | |
| 1991 | 10th | A. Chelladurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1991-1996 | |
| 1996 | 11th | S. Jennifer Chandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1996-2001 | |
| 2001 | 12th | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2001-2006 | |
| 2006 | 13th | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2006-2009 | ||
| 2009 | 13th | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2009-2011 | ||
| 2011 | 14th | 2011-2016 | |||
| 2016 | 15th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 16th | 2021-Incumbent | |||
Election Results
| Vote share of Winning candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.58% | |||
| 2016 | 52.97% | |||
| 2011 | 47.07% | |||
| 2009 | 67.81% | |||
| 2006 | 52.52% | |||
| 2001 | 53.01% | |||
| 1996 | 59.22% | |||
| 1991 | 58.63% | |||
| 1989 | 42.48% | |||
| 1984 | 50.70% | |||
| 1980 | 49.49% | |||
| 1977 | 29.13% | |||
| 1971 | 53.54% | |||
| 1967 | 56.06% | |||
| 1962 | 58.00% | |||
| 1957 | 63.60% | |||
| 1952 | 23.51% | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 88,274 | 50.58 |  2.39 | |
| AIADMK | M. Radhakrishnan | 63,011 | 36.10 | 1.28 | |
| NTK | S. Gloriyan | 15,063 | 8.63 |  7.41 | |
| AMMK | S. Vadamalaipandian | 3,766 | 2.16 | New | |
| MNM | M. Jayanthi | 1,965 | 1.13 | New | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,054 | 0.6 | 0.49 | |
| Majority | 25,263 | 14.48 | 1.11 | ||
| Turnout | 174,536 | 71.20 | 2.26 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | 2.39 | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 88,357 | 52.97% | +5.93 | |
| AIADMK | R. Sarathkumar | 62,356 | 37.38% | -9.22 | |
| DMDK | S. A. Senthilkumar | 6,330 | 3.79% | New | |
| BJP | V. Jeyaraman | 4,289 | 2.57% | +0.91 | |
| NTK | S. Gloriyan | 2,041 | 1.22% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,814 | 1.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,001 | 15.59% | 15.15% | ||
| Turnout | 1,66,808 | 73.46% | -3.46% | ||
| Registered electors | 2,27,058 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 5.93% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 68,741 | 47.07 | 20.74 | |
| AIADMK | P. R. Manoharan | 68,101 | 46.60 | 21.02 | |
| JMM | N. Nattar | 3,240 | 2.22 | New | |
| BJP | N. Rameswaran | 2,429 | 1.66 | New | |
| BSP | B. Deva Gnana Sigamani | 626 | 0.43 | New | |
| IJK | K. Sudalaikannu | 534 | 0.37 | New | |
| Majority | 640 | 0.44 | 41.77 | ||
| Turnout | 146,141 | 76.92 | 1.08 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | 20.74 | |||
2009 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 75,223 | 67.81 | 27.76 | |
| AIADMK | Amman T. Narayanan | 28,362 | 25.57 | 26.95 | |
| DMDK | Gomathy R. Ganesan | 4,186 | 3.77 | 0.40 | |
| Majority | 46,861 | 42.21 | 29.74 | ||
| Turnout | 110,931 | 78.00 | 11.10 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 27.76 | |||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 58,600 | 52.52 | 0.49 | |
| DMK | A. D. K. Jeyaseelan | 44,684 | 40.05 | 1.76 | |
| DMDK | A. Ganesan | 3,756 | 3.37 | New | |
| BJP | Dr. C. Kannan | 1,398 | 1.26 | New | |
| AIFB | S. P. Parisamuthu | 430 | 0.39 | New | |
| BSP | V. Kumar | 218 | 0.20 | New | |
| Majority | 13,916 | 12.47 | 1.27 | ||
| Turnout | 111,580 | 66.90 | 14.64 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.49 | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 52,990 | 53.01 | 24.83 | |
| DMK | S. Jennifer Chandran | 41,797 | 41.81 | 17.41 | |
| MDMK | V. P. R. Ramesh | 2,662 | 2.66 | 1.30 | |
| Majority | 11,193 | 11.20 | 19.84 | ||
| Turnout | 99,999 | 52.26 | 4.75 | ||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 24.83 | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Jennifer Chandran | 59,206 | 59.22 | 29.29 | |
| AIADMK | T. Thamotharan | 28,175 | 28.18 | 30.45 | |
| BJP | A. N. Rajakkannan | 6,967 | 6.97 | 2.00 | |
| MDMK | D. Ramachandran | 3,961 | 3.96 | New | |
| PMK | M. Arikrishna Devendrar | 348 | 0.35 | New | |
| Majority | 31,031 | 31.04 | 2.34 | ||
| Turnout | 102,925 | 57.01 | 2.21 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 29.29 | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Chelladurai | 54,442 | 58.63 | 37.34 | |
| DMK | A. S. Pandian | 27,794 | 29.93 | 12.55 | |
| BJP | K. Poovanam | 4,615 | 4.97 | 3.14 | |
| Majority | 26,648 | 28.70 | 11.36 | ||
| Turnout | 94,977 | 54.80 | 10.43 | ||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 37.34 | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. P. Kandasamy | 42,084 | 42.48 | 5.59 | |
| INC | K. Shunmugasundaram Kasimari | 24,903 | 25.14 | New | |
| AIADMK | A. Chelladurai | 21,095 | 21.29 | 29.41 | |
| AIADMK | Kayal Moulana | 7,808 | 7.88 | New | |
| BJP | V. P. Jeyakumar | 1,815 | 1.83 | New | |
| Majority | 17,181 | 17.34 | 14.71 | ||
| Turnout | 100,228 | 65.23 | 1.11 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 5.59 | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. R. Subramania Adityan | 45,953 | 50.70 | 1.21 | |
| DMK | K. P. Kandasamy | 43,565 | 48.07 | 0.26 | |
| Majority | 2,388 | 2.63 | 0.95 | ||
| Turnout | 94,617 | 66.34 | 11.92 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 1.21 | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Kesava Adithan | 35,499 | 49.49 | 20.36 | |
| DMK | Samsudin @ Kathiravan | 34,294 | 47.81 | 23.47 | |
| Independent | K. Kesavan | 948 | 1.32 | New | |
| JP | G. A. T. John Britto | 707 | 0.99 | 26.56 | |
| Majority | 1,205 | 1.68 | 0.10 | ||
| Turnout | 72,248 | 54.42 | 2.57 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 20.36 | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Amirtharaj | 20,871 | 29.13 | New | |
| JP | Subramaniya Adityan | 19,736 | 27.55 | New | |
| DMK | S. Syed Ahmed | 17,441 | 24.34 | 29.20 | |
| INC | Raj Victoria | 12,477 | 17.42 | New | |
| Majority | 1,135 | 1.58 | 6.36 | ||
| Turnout | 72,302 | 51.85 | 17.30 | ||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | New | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Edmund | 39,974 | 53.54 | 2.52 | |
| INC(O) | Ganesasundaram | 34,045 | 45.60 | New | |
| Majority | 5,929 | 7.94 | 7.13 | ||
| Turnout | 78,350 | 69.15 | 0.36 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | 2.52 | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | E. Fernando | 39,619 | 56.06 | New | |
| INC | S. Nadar | 28,971 | 40.99 | 17.01 | |
| Majority | 10,648 | 15.07 | 2.28 | ||
| Turnout | 73,021 | 69.51 | 0.43 | ||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | New | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. S. Selvaraj | 39,944 | 58.00 | 5.60 | |
| Independent | S. P. Adithanar | 27,994 | 40.65 | New | |
| Majority | 11,950 | 17.35 | 13.45 | ||
| Turnout | 69,967 | 69.08 | 21.47 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.60 | |||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. S. Selvaraj | 30,106 | 63.60 | 42.62 | |
| Independent | M. R. Meganathan | 15,529 | 32.80 | New | |
| Majority | 14,577 | 30.80 | 28.27 | ||
| Turnout | 47,340 | 47.61 | 21.20 | ||
| INC gain from KMPP | Swing | 42.62 | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | S. T. Adityan | 25,030 | 23.51% | ||
| INC | V. Arumugam (Indian politician) | 22,341 | 20.98% | 20.98% | |
| INC | Subramania Adityan | 21,224 | 19.93% | 19.93% | |
| Socialist | Pitchu | 9,177 | 8.62% | ||
| Independent | Shanmugham | 4,850 | 4.56% | ||
| Independent | G. E. Muthu | 4,791 | 4.50% | ||
| Independent | Muthiah | 4,691 | 4.41% | ||
| Independent | Annal Jabaaith | 3,886 | 3.65% | ||
| Independent | V. Alagappan | 3,127 | 2.94% | ||
| Independent | Seeni Kudumben | 2,696 | 2.53% | ||
| Independent | N. Velunarayanan | 1,834 | 1.72% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,689 | 2.53% | |||
| Turnout | 1,06,475 | 68.81% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,54,748 | ||||
| KMPP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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