Sedapatti Assembly Constituency
Sedapatti was a state assembly constituency in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below. Elections were not held in the years 1957 and 1962.
In 2008, under a Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituency Order, Sedapatti Assembly constituency was merged with Usilampatti Assembly constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madras State | |||
| 1952 | Thinakaraswami Thevar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | V. T. Thevar | Swatantra Party | |
| Tamil Nadu | |||
| 1971 | V. Thavamani Thevar | Forward Bloc | |
| 1977 | Sedapatti R. Muthiah | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | A. Athiyaman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | Sedapatti R. Muthiah | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1996 | G. Thalapathi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | C. Durairaj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2006 | |||
Election results
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Durairaj | 42,590 | 43.46% | −4.04% | |
| DMK | G. Thalapathi | 40,541 | 41.37% | ||
| DMDK | A. Samundeeswari | 11,099 | 11.33% | ||
| BJP | K. Santhakumar | 1,119 | 1.14% | ||
| AIFB | P. Ramadurai | 745 | 0.76% | ||
| Independent | P. Vasimalai | 504 | 0.51% | ||
| Independent | V. Dhamotharan | 366 | 0.37% | ||
| JD(U) | A. Suresh | 365 | 0.37% | ||
| Independent | V. Sundara Moorthy | 273 | 0.28% | ||
| Independent | M. Mohammed Saleem | 264 | 0.27% | ||
| TNJC | N. S. V. Nallathambi | 124 | 0.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,049 | 2.09% | −17.20% | ||
| Turnout | 97,990 | 70.77% | 6.45% | ||
| Registered electors | 138,459 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -4.04% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Durairaj | 45,393 | 47.51% | 8.18% | |
| PT | P. V. Bakthavatchalam | 26,958 | 28.21% | ||
| Independent | M. Sakunthala | 11,301 | 11.83% | ||
| MDMK | N. Selvaragavan | 9,454 | 9.89% | −0.05% | |
| Independent | M. Thangamudi | 879 | 0.92% | ||
| JP | V. Rajuthevar | 693 | 0.73% | ||
| Independent | S. Seenivasan | 445 | 0.47% | ||
| Independent | S. Shanmugaraj | 425 | 0.44% | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,435 | 19.29% | 8.93% | ||
| Turnout | 95,548 | 64.32% | −2.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 148,582 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.19% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | G. Thalapathi | 48,899 | 49.69% | 18.21% | |
| AIADMK | Sedapatti Muthiah | 38,698 | 39.33% | −19.52% | |
| MDMK | Pon. Muthu Ramalingam | 9,785 | 9.94% | ||
| Independent | T. K. Karuthapandian | 293 | 0.30% | ||
| Independent | T. Maharajan | 133 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | S. K. Muthiah Naicker | 127 | 0.13% | ||
| Independent | S. Sankarapandian | 116 | 0.12% | ||
| Independent | S. Alagarsam | 63 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | V. Annamalai | 60 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | S. Shanmugaraj | 58 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | R. P. K. Appan | 52 | 0.05% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,201 | 10.37% | −16.99% | ||
| Turnout | 98,401 | 66.47% | 4.30% | ||
| Registered electors | 152,268 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -9.15% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Sedapatti Muthiah | 52,627 | 58.85% | 34.28% | |
| DMK | A. Athiyaman | 28,158 | 31.49% | −0.09% | |
| PMK | S. Ravi | 7,195 | 8.05% | ||
| Independent | J. Victor Samuel Raj | 423 | 0.47% | ||
| Independent | V. Kalai Rajan | 253 | 0.28% | ||
| Independent | M. Angappan | 152 | 0.17% | ||
| Independent | T. Thavasi Lingam | 125 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | N. Murugesan | 108 | 0.12% | ||
| Independent | S. K. Muthiah | 89 | 0.10% | ||
| Independent | N. Athi Narayanan | 80 | 0.09% | ||
| Independent | T. Assan | 74 | 0.08% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,469 | 27.36% | 20.35% | ||
| Turnout | 89,430 | 62.16% | −8.36% | ||
| Registered electors | 147,453 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 27.27% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Athiyaman | 29,431 | 31.57% | ||
| AIADMK | Sedapatti Muthiah | 22,895 | 24.56% | −22.73% | |
| INC | A. T. Kandasami | 21,749 | 23.33% | −17.87% | |
| Independent | T. P. Ganapathi | 8,237 | 8.84% | ||
| TNC(K) | S. Selvarasu | 5,111 | 5.48% | ||
| AIFB | V. Thavamani Thevar | 4,983 | 5.35% | ||
| Independent | K. Pandi | 299 | 0.32% | ||
| Independent | R. P. K. Appan | 290 | 0.31% | ||
| Independent | A. Rajaram | 111 | 0.12% | ||
| Independent | K. Muniyandi | 104 | 0.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,536 | 7.01% | 0.92% | ||
| Turnout | 93,210 | 70.53% | −0.20% | ||
| Registered electors | 134,643 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -15.72% | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Sedapatti Muthiah | 38,808 | 47.29% | −12.58% | |
| INC | N. S. Selvaraj | 33,810 | 41.20% | ||
| Independent | S. S. Rajendran | 8,810 | 10.74% | ||
| Independent | T. Thangavelu | 334 | 0.41% | ||
| Independent | Dorairaj | 300 | 0.37% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,998 | 6.09% | −13.65% | ||
| Turnout | 82,062 | 70.72% | 10.35% | ||
| Registered electors | 122,094 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -12.58% | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Sedapatti Muthiah | 42,012 | 59.87% | 16.35% | |
| DMK | R. S. Thangarasan | 28,157 | 40.13% | 21.99% | |
| Margin of victory | 13,855 | 19.75% | 2.64% | ||
| Turnout | 70,169 | 60.37% | 1.62% | ||
| Registered electors | 118,078 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 16.35% | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Sedapatti Muthiah | 28,040 | 43.52% | ||
| INC | A. R. P. Alagarsamy | 17,018 | 26.41% | ||
| DMK | R. S. Thangarajan | 11,687 | 18.14% | ||
| JP | Sankaranayanan | 4,909 | 7.62% | ||
| Independent | R. Periakaruppan Alias Appan | 2,775 | 4.31% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,022 | 17.11% | 8.19% | ||
| Turnout | 64,429 | 58.75% | −7.41% | ||
| Registered electors | 111,328 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from AIFB | Swing | 6.86% | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | V. Thavamani Thevar | 20,334 | 36.66% | ||
| SWA | M. K. Ramakrishnan | 15,388 | 27.75% | ||
| Independent | S. Naicker Seenivasan M. S | 14,443 | 26.04% | ||
| Independent | P. K. Subbaih | 5,294 | 9.55% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,946 | 8.92% | −21.50% | ||
| Turnout | 55,459 | 66.17% | −11.50% | ||
| Registered electors | 92,369 | ||||
| AIFB gain from SWA | Swing | -27.18% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA | V. Thavamani Thevar | 41,167 | 63.84% | ||
| INC | T. A. Nadar | 21,553 | 33.42% | ||
| Independent | I. Chinnapan | 915 | 1.42% | ||
| Independent | S. V. Reddiar | 471 | 0.73% | ||
| Independent | R. Periyakaruppan | 377 | 0.58% | ||
| Margin of victory | 19,614 | 30.42% | |||
| Turnout | 64,483 | 77.67% | |||
| Registered electors | 85,921 | ||||
| SWA win (new seat) | |||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thinakaraswami Thevar | 18,792 | 43.54% | 43.54% | |
| Socialist | Kamana Thevar | 7,796 | 18.06% | ||
| KMPP | Poya Thevar | 6,410 | 14.85% | ||
| Independent | P. K. Subbiah | 6,011 | 13.93% | ||
| Independent | S. V. Rajiah | 3,113 | 7.21% | ||
| Independent | Selvaraj | 1,039 | 2.41% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,996 | 25.48% | |||
| Turnout | 43,161 | 58.33% | |||
| Registered electors | 73,991 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
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External links
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.