Tiruchendur Lok Sabha Constituency
Tiruchendur was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu until 2008 constituency realignment.
Assembly segments
Before constituencies realignment of 2008, Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- Cheranmadevi (defunct)
- Nanguneri (moved to Tirunelveli Constituency)
- Radhapuram (moved to Tirunelveli Constituency)
- Sathankulam (defunct)
- Tiruchendur (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency)
- Kanyakumari (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
Members of the Parliament
Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1957 | N. Duraipandi | IND | T. Ganapathy (returned uncontested) | INC |
1962 | T. T. Krishnamachari | INC | Unopposed | N/A |
1967 | Santhosam | SWA | K. T. Kosalram | INC |
1971 | M. S. Sivasamy | DMK | M. Mathias | SWA |
1977 | K. T. Kosalram | INC | Edwin Devadasan | NCO |
1980 | K. T. Kosalram | INC | N. Soundarapandian | JNP |
1984 | K. T. Kosalram | INC | Jawaharlal | JNP |
1985 (by-election) | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | INC | Pon. Vijayaraghavan | JP |
1989 | R. Dhanushkodi Adithan | INC | A. Karthikeyan | DMK |
1991 | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | INC | G. Anton Gomez | JD |
1996 | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | TMC(M) | S. Justin | INC |
1998 | Ramarajan | AIADMK | R. Dhanushkodi Adithan | TMC(M) |
1999 | A. D. K. Jayaseelan | DMK | B. P. Rajan | AIADMK |
2004 | V. Radhika Selvi | DMK | T. Dhamodharan | AIADMK |
- After 2008 constituency realignment, this seat ceased to exist.
Electorate
In 2004, it had 10,31,362 of electorate, 4,95,753 men and 5,35,609 women.
Election results
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | V. Radhika Selvi | 394,484 | 62.50 | +18.89 | |
AIADMK | T. Thamodaran | 212,803 | 33.72 | +1.05 | |
Majority | 181,681 | 28.79 | +17.83 | ||
Turnout | 631,124 | 61.18 | +8.83 | ||
DMK hold | Swing | +18.89 |
General Election 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | A.D.K.Jayaseelan | 237,630 | 43.6% | |
AIADMK | Dr.P.B.Rajan | 177,964 | 32.7% | |
TMC(M) | Dhanushkodi Aadhithan | 109,035 | 20.0% | |
IND | S.Selvin Nadar | 8,323 | 1.5% | |
Majority | 59,666 | 11.0% | ||
Turnout | 544,782 | 52.4% | ||
DMKgain from AIADMK |
General Election 1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | Ramaraajan | 264,290 | 48.3% | |
TMC(M) | Dhanushkodi Aadhithan | 217,435 | 39.7% | |
INC | Kumari Ananthan | 38,291 | 7.0% | |
IND | A.Backiyaraj | 11,408 | 2.1% | |
Majority | 46,855 | 8.6% | ||
Turnout | 547,234 | 54.0% | ||
AIADMK gain from TMC |
General Election 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
TMC | Dhanushkodi Aadhithan | 317,943 | 53.3% | |
INC | S.Justin | 114,232 | 19.2% | |
BJP | N.S.Chandra Bose | 79,051 | 13.3% | |
JD | Anton Gomez | 48,066 | 8.1% | |
IND | R.Sundaram | 3,274 | 0.5% | |
IND | S.Arullappa Nadar | 2,995 | 0.5% | |
Majority | 203,711 | 34.2% | ||
Turnout | 596,500 | 60.9% | ||
TMC(M) gain from INC |
General Election 1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Dhanushkodi Aadhithan | 381,521 | 71.4% | |
JD | G.Anton Gomez | 122,745 | 23.0% | |
Jharkhand Party | B.Samson Daniel | 5,181 | 1.0% | |
PMK | R.Christ Doss | 2,855 | 0.5% | |
Tharasu Makkal Mandram | I.Ilavarasan | 1,740 | 0.3% | |
Majority | 258,776 | 48.4% | ||
Turnout | 534,586 | 56.6% | ||
INC Hold |
General Election 1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Dhanushkodi Aadhithan | 385,656 | 67.0% | |
DMK | A.Karthikeyan | 173,585 | 30.2% | |
Tharasu Makkal Mandram | I.Ilavarasan | 1,602 | 0.3% | |
IND | Leshmana Perumal | 1,535 | 0.3% | |
PMK | C.Papanasam | 1,500 | 0.3% | |
Majority | 212,071 | 36.8% | ||
Turnout | 575,556 | 60.5% | ||
INC Hold |
By-election 1985
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Dhanushkodi Aadhithan | 169,710 | 62.0% | |
JP | P.Vijayaraghavan | 93,831 | 34.3% | |
Majority | 75,819 | |||
Turnout | 273,776 | |||
INC Hold |
General Election 1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K.T.Kosalram | 345,381 | 67.9% | |
JP | Jawaharlal | 121,954 | 24.0% | |
IND | A.Dhanushkodi Ramalinga Pandian | 11,573 | 2.3% | |
IND | K.Kesavam | 5,671 | 1.1% | |
Majority | 223,427 | 43.9% | ||
Turnout | 508,487 | 67.9% | ||
INC Hold |
General Election 1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
INC(I) | K.T.Kosalram | 227,395 | 51.0% | |
JP | N.Soundara Pandian | 113,576 | 25.5% | |
IND | Ananthan | 75,020 | 16.8% | |
JP(S) | Pillai | 14,106 | 3.2% | |
Majority | 113,819 | 25.5% | ||
Turnout | 445,880 | 63.3% | ||
INC(I) Hold |
General Election 1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K.T.Kosalram | 272,338 | 60.2% | |
INC(O) | Devadasan Edwin | 152,148 | 33.6% | |
IND | Arumugam Pandian | 11,336 | 2.5% | |
Majority | 120,190 | 26.6% | ||
Turnout | 452,540 | 63.5% | ||
INC gain from DMK |
General Election 1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | M.S.Sivasamy | 202,783 | 47.6% | |
SWA | N.Parthasarathy | 202,757 | 47.6% | |
IND | A.Ponnaih | 5,845 | 1.4% | |
Majority | 26 | 0.0% | ||
Turnout | 411,385 | 69.8% | ||
DMK gain from SWA |
General Election 1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SWA | Santhosham | 183,053 | 45.8% | |
INC | K.T.Kosalram | 182,659 | 45.7% | |
Majority | 394 | 0.1% | ||
Turnout | 390,339 | 71.1% | ||
SWA gain from INC |
General Election 1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
INC | T.T.Krishnamachari | Unopposed |
General Election 1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
INC | T.Ganapathy | RU | N/A | |
IND | N.Duraipandi | 0 | 0.0% | |
INC Win (New Seat) |
See also
References
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ^ "Tamilnadu Tiruchendur". Rediff. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Where the caste colour is pronounced". The Hindu. 8 May 2004. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007.
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