Alangudi Assembly constituency

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Alangudi
Constituency No. 182 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukottai
LS constituency	Sivaganga
Established	1957
Total electors	2,17,280
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Meyyanathan Siva V
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Alangudi is a state legislative assembly constituency in Pudukkottai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It includes the city of Alangudi and is a part of Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency has been in existence since the 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Assembly	Year	Winner
Second	1957	Chinniah and Arunachala Thevar	Indian National Congress
Third	1962	P. Murugaiyan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourth	1967	K. V. Subbiah	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Assembly	Year	Winner
Fifth	1971-1977	K. V. Subbiah	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977-1980	T. Pushparaju	Indian National Congress
Seventh	1980-1984	P. Thirumaran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth	1984-1989	A. Venkatachalam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth	1989-1991	K. B. V. Sc. Chandrasekaran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991-1996	S. Shanmuganathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh	1996-2001	A. Venkatachalam	Independent
Twelfth	2001-2006	A. Venkatachalam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth	2006-2011	S. Rajasekaran	Communist Party of India
Fourteenth	2011-2016	Ku. Pa. Krishnan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth	2016-2021	Meyyanathan Siva V	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth	2021-Incumbent	Meyyanathan Siva V	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			51.17%
2016			46.17%
2011			41.42%
2006			39.30%
2001			42.67%
1996			25.58%
1991			68.83%
1989			29.18%
1984			65.86%
1980			55.33%
1977			38.94%
1971			54.22%
1967			50.64%
1962			60.99%
1957			20.27%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Meyyanathan Siva V	87,935	51.17%	+5
	AIADMK	Dharma Thangavel	62,088	36.13%	−3.75
	NTK	C. Thiruchelvam	15,477	9.01%	+8.06
	AMMK	D. Vidangar	2,924	1.70%	New
	MNM	N. Vairavan	1,230	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			25,847	15.04%	8.75%
Turnout			171,842	79.09%	−0.36%
Rejected ballots			26	0.02%
Registered electors			217,280
	DMK hold		Swing	5.00%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Meyyanathan Siva V	72,992	46.17%	*New*
	AIADMK	Gnana Kalaiselvan	63,051	39.88%	−1.54
	MDMK	K. Chandrasekaran	11,387	7.20%	New
	PMK	S. Arulmani	5,514	3.49%	−34.23
	NTK	Kala Durai	1,495	0.95%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,068	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			9,941	6.29%	2.58%
Turnout			158,096	79.45%	−2.48%
Registered electors			198,988
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	4.74%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Ku. Pa. Krishnan	57,250	41.42%	+8.11
	PMK	S. Arulmani	52,123	37.71%	New
	Independent	A. V. Rajapandiyan	21,717	15.71%	New
	IJK	A. Saravanan	3,666	2.65%	New
	BJP	S. Jeganathan	2,033	1.47%	−3.52
	Independent	P. Nagamoorthy	1,414	1.02%	New
Margin of victory			5,127	3.71%	−2.27%
Turnout			138,203	81.93%	4.56%
Registered electors			168,687
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	2.13%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Rajasekaran	60,122	39.30%	*New*
	AIADMK	A. Venkatachalam	50,971	33.32%	−9.36
	DMDK	K. Selvinraj	16,739	10.94%	New
	Independent	Rajaparamasivam	14,939	9.76%	New
	BJP	R. Jeevanandham	7,634	4.99%	New
	BSP	K. Karuppaiah	1,400	0.92%	New
	Independent	Durai. Sivakumar	1,181	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			9,151	5.98%	−5.99%
Turnout			152,986	77.37%	8.77%
Registered electors			197,744
	CPI gain from AIADMK		Swing	-3.38%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Venkatachalam	59,631	42.67%	+23.41
	DMK	S. A. Soosairaj	42,900	30.70%	New
	Independent	T. Pushparaj	18,052	12.92%	New
	MDMK	Dr. K. Chandrasekaran	11,578	8.29%	−3.22
	Independent	M. Yoganantham	5,332	3.82%	New
	Independent	K. Ramaiahthondaiman	2,242	1.60%	New
Margin of victory			16,731	11.97%	11.50%
Turnout			139,735	68.60%	−7.09%
Registered electors			203,850
	AIADMK gain from Independent		Swing	17.09%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Venkatachalam	35,345	25.58%	*New*
	CPI	S. Erasasekaran	34,693	25.11%	New
	AIADMK	V. P. Raman	26,623	19.27%	−49.57
	MDMK	K. Chandrasekaran	15,904	11.51%	New
	AIIC(T)	V. C. Ganesan	15,625	11.31%	New
	Independent	N. Gurumoorthi	5,712	4.13%	New
	Independent	S. Vetriselvan	999	0.72%	New
	BJP	K. Rajappu Trirumatri	865	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			652	0.47%	−38.10%
Turnout			138,176	75.69%	1.28%
Registered electors			194,721
	Independent gain from AIADMK		Swing	-43.25%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Shanmuganathan	88,684	68.83%	+48.38
	DMK	S. Chirtrarasu	38,983	30.26%	+1.08
	Independent	R. M. M. Singaravelu Chetty	651	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			49,701	38.58%	35.28%
Turnout			128,837	74.41%	−7.45%
Registered electors			177,995
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	39.66%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. B. V. Sc. Chandrasekaran	37,361	29.18%	−3.82
	INC	T. Purhparaju	33,141	25.88%	New
	Independent	Vijaya Regunatha Pallavaraya Durai	29,649	23.15%	New
	AIADMK	T. Valaramathy	26,192	20.45%	−45.41
Margin of victory			4,220	3.30%	−29.57%
Turnout			128,050	81.86%	−2.24%
Registered electors			158,817
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-36.68%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Venkatachalam	74,202	65.86%	+10.53
	DMK	A. Periyannan	37,173	32.99%	New
	Independent	M. Mathinirai Selvan	994	0.88%	New
Margin of victory			37,029	32.87%	19.22%
Turnout			112,667	84.10%	2.61%
Registered electors			139,144
	AIADMK hold		Swing	10.53%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Thirumaran	59,206	55.33%	+27.33
	INC	T. Pushparaju	44,605	41.68%	+2.74
	Independent	A. Bala Krishnan	2,296	2.15%	New
Margin of victory			14,601	13.64%	2.70%
Turnout			107,011	81.49%	2.67%
Registered electors			132,592
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	16.39%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. Pushparaju	37,634	38.94%	−5.41
	AIADMK	P. Thirumaran	27,059	28.00%	New
	DMK	A. Periannan	20,244	20.95%	−33.27
	JP	M. Ramachandran	10,788	11.16%	New
	Independent	A. Sathyanathan	927	0.96%	New
Margin of victory			10,575	10.94%	1.07%
Turnout			96,652	78.82%	−8.10%
Registered electors			123,846
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-15.28%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. V. Subbiah	43,279	54.22%	+3.57
	INC	T. A. S. Thangavelu	35,397	44.34%	−5.02
	Independent	S. Soorianarayanan	1,150	1.44%	New
Margin of victory			7,882	9.87%	8.59%
Turnout			79,826	86.92%	2.34%
Registered electors			95,080
	DMK hold		Swing	3.57%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. V. Subbiah	32,984	50.64%	−10.35
	INC	T. A. S. Thangavelu	32,148	49.36%	+13.52
Margin of victory			836	1.28%	−23.87%
Turnout			65,132	84.59%	18.39%
Registered electors			80,163
	DMK hold		Swing	-10.35%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Murugaiyan	31,438	60.99%	*New*
	INC	V. R. Mangappan	18,472	35.84%	+15.57
	Independent	K. U. Velan	1,636	3.17%	New
Margin of victory			12,966	25.15%	20.77%
Turnout			51,546	66.19%	−24.86%
Registered electors			81,983
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	40.72%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Alangudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Arunachala Thevar	28,599	20.27%	*New*
	INC	Chinniah	22,405	15.88%	*New*
	Independent	Subbiah	18,692	13.25%	New
	Independent	Balakrishan	18,337	12.99%	New
	PSP	Karuppiah (Sc)	14,538	10.30%	New
	Independent	A. Arumugam (Sc)	10,983	7.78%	New
	Independent	Sengol Udayar	9,482	6.72%	New
	CPI	M. Thangavelu (Sc)	9,209	6.53%	New
	Independent	Sheik Dawwod	3,037	2.15%	New
	Independent	Periathambi	2,299	1.63%	New
	Independent	Miras Theethappan Kandiyar	1,774	1.26%	New
Margin of victory			6,194	4.39%
Turnout			141,120	91.05%
Registered electors			154,984
	INC win (new seat)

Notes

"Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
"alangudi Election Result". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
"Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). 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.
Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

References

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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