Acharapakkam (SC) (State Assembly Constituency)
Acharapakkam was a state assembly constituency in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It included the town, Acharapakkam. Acharapakkam assembly constituency (SC) was part of Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency) which is now defunct.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| 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 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | Sankara Valli | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election Results
2006
| 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
Source: The Hindu
The MDMK, did not contest this seat, instead supported the PMK candidate, which also got the support of DMK and BJP.
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "AIADMK wrests two seats". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ^ "Dalits favour AIADMK in Acharapakkam". The Hindu. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). 12 May 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ 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
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.