Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency
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Pudukkottai was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.[1] After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.
| Pudukkottai | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Established | 1952 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
Assembly segments edit
Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Pattukkottai (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
- Peravurani (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
- Kolathur (SC) (dissolved and its territories were shared between the newly formed Gandarvakottai and Viralimalai constituencies after 2009)
- Pudukkottai (moved to Tiruchirappall constituency after 2009)
- Alangudi (moved to Sivaganga constituency after 2009)
- Arantangi (moved to Ramanathapuram constituency after 2009)
Members of the Parliament edit
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | K.M. Valatharsu | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |
| 1957 | R. Ramanathan Chettiar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | R. Umanath | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1971 | K. Veeriah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | V.S. Elanchezhian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | V.N. Swamynathan | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | N. Sundararaj | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | ||
| 1991[3] | ||
| 1996 | Tiruchi Siva | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1998 | Raja Paramasivam[4] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | S. Thirunavukkarasu[5] | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2002 | S. Thirunavukkarasu[6] | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | S. Regupathy[7] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results edit
2004 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Regupathy | 466,133 | 56.82 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | Ravichandran. A | 309,637 | 37.75 | n/a | |
| BSP | Nagooran. A | 10,024 | 1.22 | n/a | |
| Independent | M. S. Lion Rajendran | 9,723 | 1.19 | n/a | |
| Majority | 156,496 | 19.08 | +10.84 | ||
| Turnout | 820,300 | 66.42 | +2.32 | ||
| DMK gain from MADMK | Swing | +56.82 | |||
General Election 1999 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADMK | S.Thirunavukkarasar | 396,216 | 50.7% | |
| INC | S.Singaaravadivel | 331,914 | 42.5% | |
| PT | M.Palaniappan | 29,453 | 3.8% | |
| IND | M.Ramaiah | 7,710 | 1.0% | |
| Majority | 64,302 | 8.2% | ||
| Turnout | 780,964 | 64.1% | ||
| MADMK gain from AIADMK | ||||
General Election 1998 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Paramasivam Raja | 288,072 | 36.4% | |
| DMK | P.N.Siva | 257,552 | 32.5% | |
| MADMK | S.Thirunavukkarasar | 226,416 | 28.6% | |
| IND | M.R.Chokkalingam | 895 | 0.1% | |
| IND | C.Velappan | 448 | 0.1% | |
| Majority | 30,520 | 3.9% | ||
| Turnout | 791,405 | 66.8% | ||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | ||||
General Election 1996 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N.Siva | 398,209 | 48.1% | |
| INC | V.N.Swaminathan | 220,336 | 26.6% | |
| AIIC(T) | T.Pushparaj | 61,830 | 7.5% | |
| MDMK | R.Karthikeyan | 60,405 | 7.3% | |
| BJP | K.Shanmughanathan | 16,147 | 1.9% | |
| IND | I.Jahuber | 8,320 | 1.0% | |
| IND | C.Nagarajan | 2,930 | 0.4% | |
| Majority | 177,873 | 21.5% | ||
| Turnout | 828,411 | 73.7% | ||
| DMK gain from INC | ||||
General Election 1991 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N.Sundararajan | 460,795 | 61.6% | |
| DMK | K.Chandrasekhar | 241,074 | 32.2% | |
| IND | L.S.Kamal Baatsha | 9,036 | 1.2% | |
| IND | R.Thirumaravan | 3,885 | 0.5% | |
| PMK | V.Thiruvarangam | 3,638 | 0.5% | |
| Majority | 219,721 | 29.4% | ||
| Turnout | 748,163 | 71.4% | ||
| INC Hold | ||||
General Election 1989 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N.Sundararajan | 518,762 | 65.8% | |
| DMK | A.Selvaraj | 247,626 | 31.4% | |
| IND | M.R.Chokkalingam | 3,191 | 0.4% | |
| IND | P.A.Palani | 2,503 | 0.3% | |
| Tharasu Makkal Mandram | A.Mohanraj | 1,793 | 0.2% | |
| PMK | Sivaperumal | 1,002 | 0.1% | |
| Majority | 271,136 | 34.4% | ||
| Turnout | 787,854 | 74.7% | ||
| INC Hold | ||||
General Election 1984 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N.Sundararajan | 426,717 | 65.3% | |
| DMK | K.Veeraih | 161,813 | 24.7% | |
| INC(J) | Singaravel Chettiyar | 16,902 | 2.6% | |
| Majority | 264,904 | 40.5% | ||
| Turnout | 653,865 | 81.1% | ||
| INC Hold | ||||
General Election 1980 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V.N.Swaminathan | 294,494 | 49.1% | |
| AIADMK | Kuzha Chezhiyan | 278,395 | 46.4% | |
| IND | S.Sooriyanarayanan | 6,486 | 1.1% | |
| IND | M.Dhandayudhapani | 6,389 | 1.1% | |
| JP(S) | K.Ramanujan | 4,150 | 0.7% | |
| Majority | 16,099 | 2.7% | ||
| Turnout | 600,327 | 80.7% | ||
| INC gain from AIADMK | ||||
General Election 1977 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V.S.Elanchezhiyan | 342,120 | 64.2% | |
| INC(O) | V.Vairava Thevar | 118,505 | 22.2% | |
| IND | Kuzha Chellaih | 49,147 | 9.2% | |
| IND | Singaravel Chettiyar | 10,790 | 2.0% | |
| Majority | 223,615 | 42.0% | ||
| Turnout | 532,811 | 76.1% | ||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | ||||
General Election 1971 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K.Veeraiah | 251,861 | 53.9% | |
| INC(O) | R.Vijaya Reghunatha Thondaiman | 203,466 | 43.5% | |
| Majority | 48,395 | 10.4% | ||
| Turnout | 455,327 | 75.3% | ||
| DMK gain from CPI(M) | ||||
General Election 1967 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | R.Umanath | 199,469 | 46.6% | |
| INC | A.N.Chettiyar | 190,087 | 44.4% | |
| IND | S.R.G.Iyer | 23,828 | 5.6% | |
| Majority | 9,382 | 2.2% | ||
| Turnout | 413,384 | 76.9% | ||
| CPI(M) Hold | ||||
General Election 1962 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | R.Umanath | 134,162 | 43.4% | |
| INC | L.Alagusundaram Chettiyar | 103,944 | 33.6% | |
| SWA | A.R.Nagappa Chettiyar | 60,073 | 19.4% | |
| Majority | 30,218 | 9.8% | ||
| Turnout | 298,179 | 66.8% | ||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | ||||
General Election 1957 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | F.Ramanathan Chettiyar | 111,694 | 50.1% | |
| PSP | K.M.Vallatharas | 46,242 | 20.8% | |
| CPI | V.Nagu servai | 45,383 | 20.4% | |
| IND | S.Soundararajan | 19,432 | 8.7% | |
| Majority | 65,452 | |||
| Turnout | 222,751 | 53.1% | ||
| INC gain from KMPP | ||||
General Election 1952 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | K.M.Vallatharasu | 102,404 | 53.4% | |
| INC | V.Ramaiah Servai | 89,293 | 46.6% | |
| Majority | 13,111 | |||
| Turnout | 191,697 | 51.2% | ||
| KMPP Win (New Seat) | ||||
References edit
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "General Election, 1998 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ https://www.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/13vaj.htm
- ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.