Vilathikulam Assembly constituency
Vilathikulam | |
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Constituency No. 213 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Area of Vilathikulam State Assembly Constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Thoothukudi |
LS constituency | Thoothukkudi |
Established | 1952 |
Total electors | 216,923 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Alliance | SPA |
Elected year | 2021 |
Vilathikulam 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.[1]
List of members of legislative assembly
[edit]Election | Assembly | Member | Political Party | Tenure | |
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1952 | 1st | P. Selvaraj | Indian National Congress | 1952-1957 | |
1967 | 4th | M. Rathinasabapathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1967-1971 | |
1971 | 5th | M. Rathinasabapathy | 1971-1977 | ||
1977 | 6th | R. K. Perumal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1977-1980 | |
1980 | 7th | R. K. Perumal | 1980-1984 | ||
1984 | 8th | S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1984-1989 | |
1989 | 9th | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1989-1991 | |
1991 | 10th | N. C. Kanagavalli | 1991-1996 | ||
1996 | 11th | K. Ravisankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1996-2001 | |
2001 | 12th | N. K. Perumal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2001-2006 | |
2006 | 13th | P. Chinnappan | 2006-2011 | ||
2011 | 14th | V. Markandayan | 2011-2016 | ||
2016 | 15th | K. Uma Maheswari | 2016-2019 | ||
2019 | 15th | P. Chinnappan | 2019-2021 | ||
2021 | 16th | V. Markandayan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2021-Incumbent |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | G. V. Markandayan | 90,348 | 54.38% | +19.84 | |
AIADMK | P. Chinnappan | 51,799 | 31.18% | −15.61 | |
NTK | R. Balaji | 11,828 | 7.12% | +5.96 | |
AMMK | K. Seeni Selvi | 6,657 | 4.01% | New | |
MNM | X. Wilson | 1,520 | 0.91% | New | |
PT | C. Muthukumar | 1,055 | 0.64% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 1,036 | 0.62% | −0.41 | |
Margin of victory | 38,549 | 23.20% | 10.95% | ||
Turnout | 166,133 | 76.72% | 2.44% | ||
Rejected ballots | 264 | 0.16% | |||
Registered electors | 216,542 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 27.77% |
2019 By-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | P. Chinnappan | 70,139 | 44.32 | ![]() | |
DMK | A. C. Jayakumar | 41,585 | 26.28 | ![]() | |
Independent | G. V. Markandayan | 27,456 | 17.35 | New | |
AMMK | K. Jothimony | 9,695 | 6.13 | New | |
NTK | M. Kalidoss | 4,628 | 2.93 | ![]() | |
MNM | T. Natarajan | 1,399 | 0.88 | New | |
None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,386 | 0.88 | ![]() | |
Majority | 28,554 | 18.04 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 158,289 | 75.65 | ![]() | ||
AIADMK hold | Swing | ![]() |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | K. Uma Maheswari | 71,496 | 46.79% | −7.79 | |
DMK | S. Beemaraj | 52,778 | 34.54% | New | |
TMC(M) | P. Kathirvel | 15,030 | 9.84% | New | |
BJP | P. Rama Moorthy | 6,441 | 4.22% | +3.09 | |
NTK | G. N. Marudhanayagam | 1,766 | 1.16% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 1,581 | 1.03% | New | |
BSP | I. Subbulakshmi | 850 | 0.56% | −0.51 | |
Margin of victory | 18,718 | 12.25% | −4.70% | ||
Turnout | 152,795 | 74.28% | −1.72% | ||
Registered electors | 205,689 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -7.79% |
2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | G. V. Markandayan | 72,753 | 54.58% | +7.85 | |
INC | K. Perumalsamy | 50,156 | 37.63% | New | |
Independent | M. Karuthu Maiyanan | 2,378 | 1.78% | New | |
Independent | G. Manthiramuthu | 1,795 | 1.35% | New | |
BJP | K. Sundaramoorthy | 1,499 | 1.12% | −0.11 | |
BSP | S. Ayyadurai | 1,423 | 1.07% | −3.08 | |
Independent | P. S. Ayyanar | 1,102 | 0.83% | New | |
Independent | G. Nadaraj | 806 | 0.60% | New | |
Margin of victory | 22,597 | 16.95% | 9.08% | ||
Turnout | 133,292 | 76.01% | 10.27% | ||
Registered electors | 175,367 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 7.85% |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | P. Chinnappan | 45,409 | 46.73% | −1.43 | |
DMK | K. Rajaram | 37,755 | 38.85% | +7.22 | |
DMDK | S. Balakrishnan | 5,779 | 5.95% | New | |
PT | Lingaraj | 4,026 | 4.14% | New | |
BJP | V. P. Jayaraj | 1,197 | 1.23% | New | |
Independent | A. Nataraj | 1,077 | 1.11% | New | |
AIFB | R. Murugapandian | 710 | 0.73% | New | |
Independent | M. Gandhi | 541 | 0.56% | New | |
Margin of victory | 7,654 | 7.88% | −8.65% | ||
Turnout | 97,171 | 65.73% | 4.85% | ||
Registered electors | 147,823 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -1.43% |
2001
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | N. K. Perumal | 44,415 | 48.16% | +20.63 | |
DMK | R. K. P. Rajasekaran | 29,172 | 31.63% | −0.47 | |
MDMK | Kumara Gurubara Ramanathan | 16,237 | 17.61% | −13.82 | |
Independent | K. Boominathan | 1,331 | 1.44% | New | |
Independent | K. Selvaraj | 1,066 | 1.16% | New | |
Margin of victory | 15,243 | 16.53% | 15.85% | ||
Turnout | 92,221 | 60.88% | −4.40% | ||
Registered electors | 151,571 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 16.06% |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | K. Ravisankar | 30,190 | 32.10% | −4.9 | |
MDMK | Vai. Gopalsamy | 29,556 | 31.43% | New | |
AIADMK | N. K. Perumal | 25,891 | 27.53% | −34.57 | |
PMK | Krishna Kanthan Yadhav | 3,374 | 3.59% | New | |
Independent | K. Shanmugavel | 1,749 | 1.86% | New | |
Independent | A. Selvarajar | 1,369 | 1.46% | New | |
BJP | P. Rajammal | 918 | 0.98% | New | |
Margin of victory | 634 | 0.67% | −24.43% | ||
Turnout | 94,040 | 65.29% | 5.15% | ||
Registered electors | 149,924 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -30.00% |
1991
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | N. C. Kanagavalli | 53,713 | 62.10% | +25.51 | |
DMK | K. Muthuraj | 32,004 | 37.00% | +9.03 | |
Margin of victory | 21,709 | 25.10% | 16.48% | ||
Turnout | 86,489 | 60.13% | −10.16% | ||
Registered electors | 147,419 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 25.51% |
1989
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | 33,951 | 36.59% | +3.98 | |
DMK | S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan | 25,955 | 27.97% | −12.55 | |
AIADMK | M. Deivendran | 21,486 | 23.16% | −9.46 | |
INC | K. S. K. Subba Reddiar | 6,247 | 6.73% | New | |
Independent | P. Subburam | 3,624 | 3.91% | New | |
Independent | M. John | 691 | 0.74% | New | |
Margin of victory | 7,996 | 8.62% | 0.71% | ||
Turnout | 92,781 | 70.29% | 1.15% | ||
Registered electors | 134,566 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -3.93% |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | S. Kumara Kurubara Ramanathan | 32,481 | 40.52% | −4.47 | |
AIADMK | R. K. Perumal | 26,143 | 32.62% | −21.14 | |
Independent | M. Deivendran | 20,326 | 25.36% | New | |
Margin of victory | 6,338 | 7.91% | −0.86% | ||
Turnout | 80,153 | 69.14% | 3.24% | ||
Registered electors | 121,435 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -13.23% |
1980
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | R. K. Perumal | 40,728 | 53.75% | +15.37 | |
DMK | S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan | 34,088 | 44.99% | +31.8 | |
Margin of victory | 6,640 | 8.76% | 3.65% | ||
Turnout | 75,766 | 65.90% | 7.45% | ||
Registered electors | 116,745 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 15.37% |
1977
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | R. K. Perumal | 25,384 | 38.39% | New | |
INC | K. Subba Reddiar | 22,001 | 33.27% | −5.61 | |
DMK | A. K. Kondu Reddiar | 8,720 | 13.19% | −44.14 | |
JP | A. A. Arulanandam | 8,452 | 12.78% | New | |
Independent | Ramaswamy Reddiar | 706 | 1.07% | New | |
AIFB | K. P. Ganapathy | 579 | 0.88% | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,383 | 5.12% | −13.33% | ||
Turnout | 66,125 | 58.44% | −7.76% | ||
Registered electors | 114,745 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -18.94% |
1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | M. Rathnasabapathy | 32,583 | 57.33% | +19.86 | |
INC | K. Subba Reddiar | 22,097 | 38.88% | +8.25 | |
Independent | S. Ramalingam | 2,154 | 3.79% | New | |
Margin of victory | 10,486 | 18.45% | 12.88% | ||
Turnout | 56,834 | 66.20% | −12.06% | ||
Registered electors | 90,503 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 19.86% |
1967
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | M. Rathnasabapathy | 23,905 | 37.47% | New | |
Independent | M. P. S. Reddiar | 20,350 | 31.90% | New | |
INC | A. L. R. Naicker | 19,540 | 30.63% | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,555 | 5.57% | |||
Turnout | 63,795 | 78.25% | |||
Registered electors | 84,925 | ||||
DMK win (new seat) |
1952
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. Selvaraj | 18,819 | 50.44% | New | |
Independent | Sankaralingam | 18,494 | 49.56% | New | |
Margin of victory | 325 | 0.87% | |||
Turnout | 37,313 | 58.57% | |||
Registered electors | 63,707 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |
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