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Acharapakkam Assembly constituency

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Acharapakkam was a state assembly constituency in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It included the town, Acharapakkam. Acharapakkam assembly constituency (SC) was part of Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency) which is now defunct.

Acharapakkam
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
Established1962
Abolished2008
Total electors146,977
ReservationSC

Members of the Legislative Assembly edit

Assembly Year Winner Party
Third 1962 Venkatasubba Reddy Indian National Congress
Fourth 1967 P. S. Ellappan Swatantra Party
Fifth 1971-77 V. Balasundaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth 1977-80 K. Ethirajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh 1980-84 C. Ganesan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth 1984-89 K. Ethirajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth 1989-91 E. Ramakrishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth 1991-96 E. Ramakrishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1996-01 S. Mathivanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001-02 A. Selvaraj Pattali Makkal Katchi
2002 By-elections 2002-06 A. Boovaraghamoorthy[2] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 2006-2011 Sankara Valli Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results edit

2006 edit

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Sankara Valli @ Sankari Narayanan 55,116 50.56% 12.23%
AIADMK M. Saraswathi 39,260 36.02%
DMDK S. Kantha Gurunathan 10,478 9.61%
Independent R. K. Balasundaram 1,926 1.77%
BJP K. M. Shanmugam 1,629 1.49%
Independent G. Anandan 594 0.54%
Margin of victory 15,856 14.55% -0.81%
Turnout 109,003 74.16% 14.00%
Registered electors 146,977
DMK gain from PMK Swing -3.12%

Bye-election, 2002 edit

Source: The Hindu[4]
The MDMK, did not contest this seat, instead supported the PMK candidate, which also got the support of DMK and BJP.

2002–03 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Acharapakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. Boovaragamoorthy 55,507 53.4%
PMK D. Parventhan 37,590 36.2%
CPI P.S. Ellappan 4,047 3.9%
APMK S.J. Raja 1,928 1.9%
Majority 17,917 3.89% n/a
Turnout 103,911 62.1% n/a
AIADMK gain from PMK Swing

2001 edit

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMK A. Selvaraj 54,114 53.69%
DMK Dr. T. Murugesan 38,636 38.33% -17.81%
MDMK E. Sekar 3,397 3.37%
Independent P. Balaraman 2,153 2.14%
Independent M. Kadirvelu 1,943 1.93%
Independent D. Kothandam 550 0.55%
Margin of victory 15,478 15.36% -10.75%
Turnout 100,793 60.16% -8.93%
Registered electors 167,541
PMK gain from DMK Swing -2.46%

1996 edit

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Mathivanan 54,558 56.15% 26.36%
AIADMK A. Boovaraghamoorthy 29,187 30.04% -26.26%
PMK E. Adhikesavan 8,098 8.33%
JD A. V. Nagarajan 2,676 2.75%
Independent M. Kadirvelu 656 0.68%
BJP P. K. Varatharajan 350 0.36%
Independent P. G. Selladurai 305 0.31%
Independent K. Mari @ Marinath 259 0.27%
Independent M. Kannan 239 0.25%
Independent V. Kumar 238 0.24%
Independent Er. Arumugam 185 0.19%
Margin of victory 25,371 26.11% -0.41%
Turnout 97,170 69.09% -0.20%
Registered electors 147,264
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -0.15%

1991 edit

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK E. Ramakrishnan 52,494 56.30% 40.13%
DMK M. Jayapal 27,769 29.78% -21.84%
PMK Raghavan Alias Ambedkar Pithan 11,465 12.30%
Independent S. Vinayagam 737 0.79%
Independent R. Mohan 461 0.49%
THMM K. Manoharan 315 0.34%
Margin of victory 24,725 26.52% -8.94%
Turnout 93,241 69.29% 4.22%
Registered electors 138,588
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 4.68%

1989 edit

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK E. Ramakrishnan 40,609 51.62% 7.79%
AIADMK P. Singaram 12,716 16.16% -38.49%
INC V. Ramalingam 10,534 13.39%
Independent Dhanasingh 10,122 12.87%
Independent K. Mariappan 2,921 3.71%
Independent Goodalore Jayaraj 1,205 1.53%
Independent S. Kupuswamy 328 0.42%
Independent A. Ponnuswamy 162 0.21%
Independent A. Munuswamy 67 0.09%
Margin of victory 27,893 35.46% 24.64%
Turnout 78,664 65.07% -10.15%
Registered electors 124,447
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -3.03%

1984 edit

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Ethirajan 43,323 54.66% 4.57%
DMK E. Ramakrishnan 34,744 43.83% -6.08%
Independent S. Sukumaran 1,199 1.51%
Margin of victory 8,579 10.82% 10.65%
Turnout 79,266 75.22% 5.57%
Registered electors 109,675
AIADMK hold Swing 4.57%

1980 edit

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Ganesan 35,233 50.08% 6.90%
DMK C. M. Manavalan 35,114 49.92% 11.24%
Margin of victory 119 0.17% -4.35%
Turnout 70,347 69.65% 5.70%
Registered electors 102,790
AIADMK hold Swing 6.90%

1977 edit

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Ethirajan 26,756 43.19%
DMK N. Muthuvel 23,959 38.67% -28.09%
INC R. Kuppuswamy 6,366 10.28% -12.29%
JP T. Ayyavoo 4,871 7.86%
Margin of victory 2,797 4.51% -39.69%
Turnout 61,952 63.94% -10.00%
Registered electors 98,677
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -23.58%

1971 edit

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Balasundaram 39,816 66.77%
INC C. Ganesan 13,457 22.57% -15.33%
Independent A. Perumal 4,346 7.29%
Independent C. Elumalai 1,652 2.77%
Independent J. R. Jeyaraj 365 0.61%
Margin of victory 26,359 44.20% 19.99%
Turnout 59,636 73.94% -3.68%
Registered electors 85,083
DMK gain from SWA Swing 4.66%

1967 edit

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWA P. S. Ellappan 38,223 62.11%
INC P. Saradambal 23,322 37.89% -10.66%
Margin of victory 14,901 24.21% 16.31%
Turnout 61,545 77.62% 4.42%
Registered electors 83,554
SWA gain from INC Swing 13.55%

1962 edit

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Acharapakkam[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Venkatasubba Reddy 27,170 48.55%
DMK V. Venka 22,748 40.65%
Socialist O. N. Borai Babu 6,044 10.80%
Margin of victory 4,422 7.90%
Turnout 55,962 73.20%
Registered electors 81,633
INC win (new seat)

References edit

  1. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ "AIADMK wrests two seats". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  4. ^ "Dalits favour AIADMK in Acharapakkam". The Hindu. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). 12 May 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  6. ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  7. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  9. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  11. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  12. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  13. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  14. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

External links edit

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