| Kuruvinatham | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| Union Territory | Puducherry |
| Established | 1964 |
| Abolished | 2006 |
Kuruvinatham was a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Puducherry. It was in existence from the 1964 to the 2006 state elections.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | Independent politician | |
| 1969 | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | N. Vengadasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1977 | N. Vengadasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | M. A. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1985 | R. Ramansthan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1990 | R. Ramanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | T. Thiagarajan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | T. Thiagarajan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | R. Radhakrishnan | Puducherry Makkal Congress | |
| 2006 | R. Radhakrishnan | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
| Vote share of winning candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 74.66% | |||
| 2001 | 50.58% | |||
| 1996 | 48.85% | |||
| 1991 | 51.72% | |||
| 1990 | 43.99% | |||
| 1985 | 40.67% | |||
| 1980 | 42.59% | |||
| 1977 | 39.87% | |||
| 1974 | 44.50% | |||
| 1969 | 56.13% | |||
| 1964 | 47.91% | |||
Assembly Election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Radhakrishnan | 13,020 | 74.66% | 36.85% | |
| JD(S) | B. Navaneetha Kannan | 3,557 | 20.40% | ||
| Independent | P. Sivanandam | 329 | 1.89% | ||
| BJP | T. Vikraman | 265 | 1.52% | ||
| DMDK | A. Rajasekaran | 156 | 0.89% | ||
| BSP | S. Subramanian | 101 | 0.58% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,463 | 54.26% | 41.48% | ||
| Turnout | 17,439 | 90.10% | 6.52% | ||
| Registered electors | 19,356 | 2.28% | |||
| INC gain from PMC | Swing | 24.08% | |||
Assembly Election 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMC | R. Radhakrishnan | 8,000 | 50.58% | ||
| INC | T. Thiagarajan | 5,979 | 37.81% | −11.04% | |
| PMK | T. Vikkiraman | 1,308 | 8.27% | ||
| Independent | G. Rajasegar | 233 | 1.47% | ||
| JP | C. Soolaimani | 125 | 0.79% | ||
| Independent | S. Sundaramoorthy | 111 | 0.70% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,021 | 12.78% | 11.51% | ||
| Turnout | 15,815 | 83.57% | 3.16% | ||
| Registered electors | 18,924 | 7.60% | |||
| PMC gain from INC | Swing | -1.14% | |||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. Thiagarajan | 7,209 | 48.85% | −2.88% | |
| MDMK | R. Ramanathan | 7,022 | 47.58% | ||
| DMK | A. Annapoorni | 305 | 2.07% | −28.62% | |
| BSP | M. Shanmugam | 89 | 0.60% | ||
| Independent | M. Muthunarayanan | 83 | 0.56% | ||
| Margin of victory | 187 | 1.27% | −19.77% | ||
| Turnout | 14,758 | 87.32% | 6.91% | ||
| Registered electors | 17,587 | 5.82% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -2.88% | |||
Assembly Election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. Thiagarajan | 6,765 | 51.72% | ||
| DMK | N. Vengadasamy | 4,014 | 30.69% | −13.30% | |
| PMK | P. Venugopal | 2,161 | 16.52% | −7.92% | |
| Margin of victory | 2,751 | 21.03% | 8.25% | ||
| Turnout | 13,079 | 80.41% | −4.13% | ||
| Registered electors | 16,619 | 0.86% | |||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | 7.73% | |||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Ramanathan | 6,072 | 43.99% | 3.32% | |
| AIADMK | P. Purushothaman | 4,307 | 31.21% | −1.29% | |
| PMK | C. Subramanian | 3,373 | 24.44% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,765 | 12.79% | 4.61% | ||
| Turnout | 13,802 | 84.54% | −1.30% | ||
| Registered electors | 16,477 | 35.36% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | 3.32% | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Ramansthan | 4,207 | 40.67% | −1.92% | |
| AIADMK | K. Parasuraman | 3,361 | 32.49% | ||
| JP | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | 2,776 | 26.84% | ||
| Margin of victory | 846 | 8.18% | −3.36% | ||
| Turnout | 10,344 | 85.84% | −2.68% | ||
| Registered electors | 12,173 | 16.25% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | -1.92% | |||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. A. Shanmugam | 3,738 | 42.59% | 32.34% | |
| JP | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | 2,725 | 31.05% | ||
| Independent | N. Venkatasamy | 2,313 | 26.36% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,013 | 11.54% | 6.56% | ||
| Turnout | 8,776 | 88.52% | 6.11% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,471 | 1.39% | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 2.72% | |||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. Vengadasamy | 3,359 | 39.87% | −4.63% | |
| JP | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | 2,939 | 34.89% | ||
| INC | S. Jegadeesan | 1,262 | 14.98% | ||
| DMK | V. Dhamodaran | 864 | 10.26% | −11.11% | |
| Margin of victory | 420 | 4.99% | −5.39% | ||
| Turnout | 8,424 | 82.42% | −6.63% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,327 | 14.92% | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -4.63% | |||
Assembly Election 1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. Vengadasamy | 3,445 | 44.50% | ||
| INC(O) | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | 2,642 | 34.13% | ||
| DMK | V. Dhamodaran | 1,654 | 21.37% | ||
| Margin of victory | 803 | 10.37% | −5.52% | ||
| Turnout | 7,741 | 89.05% | 2.97% | ||
| Registered electors | 8,986 | 5.37% | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -11.63% | |||
Assembly Election 1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | 4,050 | 56.13% | 29.51% | |
| CPI | M. Rajagopal | 2,903 | 40.24% | ||
| Independent | A. Deivasigamani | 262 | 3.63% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,147 | 15.90% | −5.39% | ||
| Turnout | 7,215 | 86.08% | −1.79% | ||
| Registered electors | 8,528 | 11.80% | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 8.23% | |||
Assembly Election 1964
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | 3,167 | 47.91% | ||
| INC | R. L. Purushothaman | 1,760 | 26.62% | ||
| Independent | R. Ramachandran | 1,625 | 24.58% | ||
| IPF | S. Ramalingam | 59 | 0.89% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,407 | 21.28% | |||
| Turnout | 6,611 | 87.87% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,628 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Puducherry 2006". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021.
- "Puducherry 2001". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
- "Puducherry 1996". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
- "Puducherry 1991". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
- "Puducherry 1990". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
- "Puducherry 1985". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
- "Puducherry 1980". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
- "Puducherry 1977". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
- "Puducherry 1974". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
- "Puducherry 1969". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
- "Puducherry 1964". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.
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