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⚫	'''Kovilpatti ~~State Assembly constituency~~''' ~~({{lang-ta\|கோவில்பட்டி சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி}})~~ is one of the 234 ] constituencies in ] in southern ]. It is also one of the 6 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the ]. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm \|title= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map \|website= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly \|access-date= 22 January 2017}}</ref>

	== Members of Legislative Assembly ==		== Members of Legislative Assembly ==

Revision as of 04:28, 29 March 2023

One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu

Kovilpatti
Indian electoral constituency
Area of Kovilpatti State Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukudi
LS constituency	Thoothukkudi
Established	1952–present
Total electors	266,625
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Kadambur C. Raju
Party	AIADMK
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2021

Kovilpatti is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is also one of the 6 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Assembly	Member		Tenure
1952	1st	Ramaswamy	Indian National Congress	1952-1957
1957	2nd	V. Suppaya	Independent	1957-1962
1962	3rd	N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami	Indian National Congress	1962-1967
1967	4th	S. Alagarsamy	Communist Party of India	1967-1971
1971	5th	S. Alagarsamy	Communist Party of India	1971-1977
1977	6th	S. Alagarsamy	Communist Party of India	1977-1980
1980	7th	S. Alagarsamy	Communist Party of India	1980-1984
1984	8th	R. Rangasamy	Indian National Congress	1984-1989
1989	9th	S. Alagarsamy	Communist Party of India	1989-1991
1991	10th	R. Shyamala	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1991-1996
1996	11th	L. Ayyalusamy	Communist Party of India	1996-2001
2001	12th	S. Rajendran	Communist Party of India	2001-2006
2006	13th	L. Radhakrishnan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2006-2011
2011	14th	Kadambur C. Raju	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2011-2016
2016	15th	Kadambur C. Raju	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2016-2021
2021	16th	Kadambur C. Raju	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2021-Incumbent

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			37.89%
2016			38.96%
2011			55.85%
2006			46.62%
2001			40.27%
1996			35.19%
1991			61.81%
1989			35.34%
1984			55.75%
1980			51.37%
1977			32.75%
1971			62.16%
1967			55.02%
1962			36.22%
1957			31.78%
1952			64.67%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Kadambur Raju	68,556	38.13%	0.83
	AMMK	T. T. V. Dhinakaran	56,153	31.23%	New
	CPI(M)	K. Srinivasan	37,380	20.79%	New
	NTK	M. Gomathi	9,213	5.12%	3.87
	MNM	K. Kathiravan	3,667	2.04%	New
	NOTA	Nota	1,124	0.63%	0.79
	Independent	Athikaran @ Athikumar	643	0.36%	New
	Independent	Rameshkannan	499	0.28%	New
	Independent	Subash	448	0.25%	New
	Independent	Sivasubramanian	417	0.23%	New
	Independent	P. Gunasekaran	411	0.23%	New
Margin of victory			12,403	6.90%	6.64%
Turnout			179,804	67.62%	0.92%
Rejected ballots			576	0.32%
Registered electors			265,915
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-0.83%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Kadambur Raju	64,514	38.96%	16.89
	DMK	A. Subramanian	64,086	38.70%	New
	MDMK	Vinayaka Ramesh	28,512	17.22%	New
	NOTA	None Of The Above	2,350	1.42%	New
	NTK	T. Muthu Mari	2,070	1.25%	New
	PMK	G. Ramachandiran	1,075	0.65%	34.94
	TMMK	M. Ravikumar	826	0.50%	New
	BSP	T. S. K. Muthuraj	709	0.43%	0.42
	Independent	S. A. Subburaj	388	0.23%	New
	Independent	A. Veilumuthupandian	383	0.23%	New
	AIFB	R. Murugesan	255	0.15%	New
Margin of victory			428	0.26%	−20.00%
Turnout			165,607	66.70%	−5.48%
Registered electors			248,279
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-16.89%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Kadambur Raju	73,007	55.85%	9.24
	PMK	G. Ramachandran	46,527	35.59%	New
	Independent	P. Mariappan	2,685	2.05%	New
	BJP	V. Rengarajan	2,186	1.67%	1.03
	Independent	E. Visuvasam	1,232	0.94%	New
	BSP	S. Arumairaj	1,107	0.85%	1.62
	Independent	V. Kennady	1,068	0.82%	New
	Independent	P. Ramasamy	679	0.52%	New
	Independent	R. Maheshwaran	566	0.43%	New
	Independent	P. Karthick Rajan	452	0.35%	New
	Independent	K. Annadurai	397	0.30%	New
Margin of victory			26,480	20.26%	9.48%
Turnout			181,097	72.18%	7.46%
Registered electors			130,723
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.24%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	L. Radhakrishnan	53,354	46.61%	*New*
	CPI	S. Rajendran	41,015	35.83%	4.44
	DMDK	T. Srinivasa Raghavan	11,633	10.16%	New
	BSP	K. Kovilselvan	2,827	2.47%	New
	AIFB	S. Chelladurai	2,560	2.24%	New
	Independent	V. Viswanathan	1,201	1.05%	New
	BJP	G. Somasundaram	733	0.64%	New
	Independent	R. Muthu Mariappan	409	0.36%	New
	Independent	S. D. Kalyanasundaram	360	0.31%	New
	Independent	K. V. K. Loganathan	240	0.21%	New
	Independent	I. Muthuraj	146	0.13%	New
Margin of victory			12,339	10.78%	2.83%
Turnout			114,478	64.73%	6.03%
Registered electors			176,858
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	6.34%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Rajendran	45,796	40.27%	5.08
	DMK	K. Rajaram	36,757	32.32%	New
	MDMK	K. Vishvamithran	27,809	24.45%	4.03
	Independent	M. Mariappan	1,881	1.65%	New
	Independent	R. Ayyalusamy	757	0.67%	New
	TLK	K. G. Muthurajan	726	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			9,039	7.95%	1.25%
Turnout			113,726	58.69%	−7.15%
Registered electors			193,861
	CPI hold		Swing	5.08%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	L. Ayyalusamy	39,315	35.19%	3.21
	MDMK	K. S. Radhakrishnan	31,828	28.49%	New
	AIADMK	L. Radhakrishnan	31,168	27.90%	33.92
	JP	V. R. Veeraragavan	5,321	4.76%	New
	Independent	S. Ayyasamy	866	0.78%	New
	BJP	V. Rengaraja	806	0.72%	New
	Independent	T. N. P. Raj	198	0.18%	New
	Independent	P. V. Viswanathan	187	0.17%	New
	Independent	S. Antonysamy	182	0.16%	New
	Independent	V. K. Sesunaicker	180	0.16%	New
Margin of victory			7,487	6.70%	−23.13%
Turnout			111,727	65.85%	5.87%
Registered electors			175,222
	CPI gain from AIADMK		Swing	-26.62%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Shyamala	58,535	61.81%	*New*
	CPI	L. Ayyalusamy	30,284	31.98%	3.36
	PMK	P. Krishnamoorthy	4,032	4.26%	New
	JP	S. Ganesh	403	0.43%	New
	Independent	M. Alagumuthu	310	0.33%	New
	THMM	M. Nainarapandian	227	0.24%	New
	Independent	K. Abdulkapoor	214	0.23%	New
	Independent	D. Arumugasamy	159	0.17%	New
	Independent	S. Rajaram	140	0.15%	New
	Independent	M. Jesumani	128	0.14%	New
	Independent	D. Sundaram	95	0.10%	New
Margin of victory			28,251	29.83%	26.52%
Turnout			94,698	59.98%	−10.36%
Registered electors			161,982
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	26.48%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	35,008	35.34%	0.72
	DMK	S. Radhakrishnan	31,724	32.02%	New
	Independent	A. Palpandian	13,981	14.11%	New
	Independent	S. Dharmar	6,462	6.52%	New
	Independent	M. S. Iyyadurai	4,759	4.80%	New
	Independent	V. Anandasamy	3,263	3.29%	New
	India Farmers and Tailers Party	R. P. Ramasamy	2,742	2.77%	New
	Independent	R. Ranjitkumar	240	0.24%	New
	Independent	A. Mariappan	229	0.23%	New
	Independent	M. Ayyadurai	128	0.13%	New
	Independent	S. Solaiappan	116	0.12%	New
Margin of victory			3,284	3.31%	−17.82%
Turnout			99,069	70.34%	−1.44%
Registered electors			143,671
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	-20.41%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Rangasamy	45,623	55.75%	15.64
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	28,327	34.61%	16.76
	Independent	P. Seenirasu	4,655	5.69%	New
	Independent	V. Paulraj	977	1.19%	New
	Independent	R. Paramasivam	715	0.87%	New
	Independent	S. Perumalsamy	633	0.77%	New
	Independent	T. N. P. Raju	627	0.77%	New
	Independent	S. Solaippan	283	0.35%	New
Margin of victory			17,296	21.13%	9.87%
Turnout			81,840	71.78%	3.24%
Registered electors			120,666
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	4.37%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	39,442	51.37%	18.63
	INC	V. Jeyalakshmi	30,792	40.11%	New
	JP	S. Kalidas	6,281	8.18%	New
	Independent	A. N. A. Gurusamy	262	0.34%	New
Margin of victory			8,650	11.27%	10.68%
Turnout			76,777	68.54%	5.48%
Registered electors			113,218
	CPI hold		Swing	18.63%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	21,985	32.75%	29.42
	AIADMK	P. Seeniraj	21,588	32.15%	New
Margin of victory			397	0.59%	−23.73%
Turnout			67,140	63.06%	−9.03%
Registered electors			107,794
	CPI hold		Swing	-29.42%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	38,844	62.16%	7.14
	INC	L. Subba Naicker	23,646	37.84%	0.04
Margin of victory			15,198	24.32%	7.10%
Turnout			62,490	72.09%	−2.89%
Registered electors			92,524
	CPI hold		Swing	7.14%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	33,311	55.02%	29.87
	INC	V. O. C. A. Pillai	22,885	37.80%	1.58
	Independent	R. K. Thevar	3,709	6.13%	New
	Independent	R. Chairman	641	1.06%	New
Margin of victory			10,426	17.22%	10.52%
Turnout			60,546	74.98%	−2.49%
Registered electors			84,101
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	18.80%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami	22,158	36.22%	6.38
	SWA	R. S. Appasami	18,059	29.52%	New
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	15,387	25.15%	2.39
	DMK	M. Periasami	5,030	8.22%	New
	Independent	K. Venkataram Naidu	543	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			4,099	6.70%	4.76%
Turnout			61,177	77.47%	31.88%
Registered electors			81,603
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	4.44%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	V. Suppaya Naicker	11,425	31.78%	*New*
	INC	Selvaraj	10,726	29.84%	34.83
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	9,901	27.54%	New
	Independent	Ponnusamy	3,898	10.84%	New
Margin of victory			699	1.94%	−41.94%
Turnout			35,950	45.60%	−7.15%
Registered electors			78,841
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	-32.89%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ramaswamy	25,282	64.67%	*New*
	Independent	Shanmugham	8,124	20.78%	New
	Socialist	Subbiah	4,370	11.18%	New
	KMPP	Perumal	1,319	3.37%	New
Margin of victory			17,158	43.89%
Turnout			39,095	52.75%
Registered electors			74,113
	INC win (new seat)

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