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Karaikudi is a state assembly constituency in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.[2] Most successful party: INC (five times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
Karaikudi is a part of Karaikudi Assembly constituency and it elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years.[3] From the 1977 elections, All India Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the assembly seat four times (in the 1977, 1984, 1991 and 2009 elections), two times by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK, 1980 and 1989), once by Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC, 1996) and three by the Indian National Congress (INC) won during the 2006, 2016 and 2019 elections. The current member of the legislative assembly is S. Mangudi from the INC.[4][5]
Karaikudi is a part of Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency. The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is Karti Chidambaram from the INC.[6]
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1952 | Chockalingam Chettiar | Indian National Congress | |
1957 | M. A. Muthiah Chettiar | ||
1962 | Saw Ganesan | Swatantra Party | |
1967 | S. Meiyappan |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | S. Mangudi | 75,954 | 35.75 | −10.64 | |
BJP | H. Raja | 54,365 | 25.59 | +23.12 | |
AMMK | Dherpoki V. Pandi | 44,864 | 21.12 | ||
NTK | N. Durai Manickam | 23,872 | 11.24 | 8.58 | |
MNM | S. Rajkumar | 8,351 | 3.93 | ||
NOTA | Nota | 1,349 | 0.63 | −0.70 | |
PT | B. Vanitha | 702 | 0.33 | ||
BSP | N. Baluswamy | 652 | 0.31 | −0.49 | |
Independent | N. Meenal | 548 | 0.26 | ||
Independent | K. Velu | 504 | 0.24 | ||
Independent | M. Naina Mohamed | 416 | 0.20 | ||
Margin of victory | 21,589 | 10.16 | +1.08 | ||
Turnout | 212,456 | 67.01 | −3.28 | ||
Rejected ballots | 304 | 0.14 | |||
Registered electors | 317,041 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | -10.64 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. R. Ramasamy | 93,419 | 46.40 | 6.58 | |
AIADMK | Karpagam Ilango | 75,136 | 37.32 | −13.70 | |
MDMK | S. Sevanthiappan | 14,279 | 7.09 | ||
NTK | S. Parimalam | 5,344 | 2.65 | ||
BJP | V. Muthulakshmi | 4,969 | 2.47 | −0.02 | |
NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,688 | 1.33 | ||
BSP | K. Saravanan | 1,601 | 0.80 | −0.55 | |
PMK | P. R. Duraipandi | 897 | 0.45 | ||
NMK | R. Rajkumar | 723 | 0.36 | ||
Independent | K. Rabiq Raja | 547 | 0.27 | ||
Independent | Tamilkarthick | 471 | 0.23 | ||
Margin of victory | 18,283 | 9.08 | −2.12 | ||
Turnout | 201,355 | 70.30 | −4.08 | ||
Registered electors | 286,435 | ||||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.62 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | C. T. Palanichamy | 86,104 | 51.01 | 14.67 | |
INC | K. R. Ramasamy | 67,204 | 39.81 | −8.89 | |
BJP | V. Chidambaram | 4,194 | 2.48 | −0.40 | |
IJK | S. Asaithambi | 3,895 | 2.31 | ||
BSP | N. Baluswamy | 2,272 | 1.35 | ||
Independent | R. Rajkumar | 1,728 | 1.02 | ||
JMM | S. Anandhakumar | 999 | 0.59 | ||
Independent | R. Karasingam | 885 | 0.52 | ||
Independent | K. Rabiq Raja | 772 | 0.46 | ||
Independent | U. Maheswaran | 744 | 0.44 | ||
Margin of victory | 18,900 | 11.20 | −1.16 | ||
Turnout | 226,934 | 74.38 | 11.37 | ||
Registered electors | 168,797 | ||||
AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 2.31 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | N. Sundaram | 64,013 | 48.70 | ||
AIADMK | O. L. Venkatachalam | 47,767 | 36.34 | ||
DMDK | D. Baskaran | 13,094 | 9.96 | ||
BJP | N. K. Raman | 3,787 | 2.88 | −45.52 | |
Independent | H. Mohamed Hanifa | 1,833 | 1.39 | ||
Independent | P. L. Alagappan | 938 | 0.71 | ||
Margin of victory | 16,246 | 12.36 | 10.88 | ||
Turnout | 131,432 | 63.01 | 3.88 | ||
Registered electors | 208,583 | ||||
INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.30 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | H. Raja | 54,093 | 48.40 | 47.74 | |
TMC(M) | S. P. Udayappan | 52,442 | 46.93 | ||
Independent | S. Venkatesan | 2,937 | 2.63 | ||
Independent | K. Rajendran | 1,280 | 1.15 | ||
Independent | Ar. Periasamy | 1,001 | 0.90 | ||
Margin of victory | 1,651 | 1.48 | −39.80 | ||
Turnout | 111,753 | 59.13 | −4.08 | ||
Registered electors | 189,003 | ||||
BJP gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -14.58 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TMC(M) | N. Sundaram | 76,888 | 62.98 | ||
AIADMK | M. Raju | 26,504 | 21.71 | −43.97 | |
MDMK | K. R. Asokan | 10,055 | 8.24 | ||
Independent | Karuppiah Pazha | 5,378 | 4.41 | ||
Independent | C. Muthiah | 1,904 | 1.56 | ||
BJP | R. M. Alagappan | 810 | 0.66 | −1.25 | |
Independent | M. Abdul Latif | 178 | 0.15 | ||
Independent | S. J. Simon Paul Jayasingh | 155 | 0.13 | ||
Independent | S. P. Perumal | 151 | 0.12 | ||
Independent | K. A. V. Samlappan | 53 | 0.04 | ||
Margin of victory | 50,384 | 41.27 | 6.28 | ||
Turnout | 122,076 | 63.21 | 3.02 | ||
Registered electors | 200,521 | ||||
TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.70 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Karpagam | 71,912 | 65.68 | 46.49 | |
DMK | C. T. Chidambaram | 33,601 | 30.69 | −10.55 | |
BJP | N. G. Karunakaran | 2,090 | 1.91 | 0.63 | |
Independent | S. Abdul Rahman | 651 | 0.59 | ||
Independent | O. M. Ganesan | 335 | 0.31 | ||
Independent | V. Arunachalam | 248 | 0.23 | ||
Independent | S. Rajendran | 216 | 0.20 | ||
Independent | K. Nagalingam | 200 | 0.18 | ||
Independent | M. Karpagam | 167 | 0.15 | ||
Independent | P. Vairamuthu | 63 | 0.06 | ||
Margin of victory | 38,311 | 34.99 | 12.94 | ||
Turnout | 109,483 | 60.19 | −7.71 | ||
Registered electors | 188,714 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 24.44 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. M. Narayanan | 45,790 | 41.24 | 2.17 | |
AIADMK | S. P. Durairasu | 21,305 | 19.19 | −29.79 | |
Independent | S. Shanmugam | 19,856 | 17.88 | ||
AIADMK | K. Geeva Ram Anandh | 18,573 | 16.73 | −32.25 | |
Independent | V. Arujothi | 1,672 | 1.51 | ||
TNC(K) | V. Gopal | 1,658 | 1.49 | ||
BJP | A. Rasa | 1,416 | 1.28 | ||
Independent | C. Sekar | 366 | 0.33 | ||
Independent | Rasendran | 205 | 0.18 | ||
Independent | Nachiappan Kr | 188 | 0.17 | ||
Margin of victory | 24,485 | 22.05 | 12.15 | ||
Turnout | 111,029 | 67.90 | −5.16 | ||
Registered electors | 166,611 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.74 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S. P. Durairasu | 47,760 | 48.98 | 1.54 | |
DMK | C. T. Chidambaram | 38,101 | 39.08 | −12.70 | |
Independent | K. R. Boominathan | 11,324 | 11.61 | ||
Independent | M. Gunasekaran | 319 | 0.33 | ||
Margin of victory | 9,659 | 9.91 | 5.58 | ||
Turnout | 97,504 | 73.05 | 5.10 | ||
Registered electors | 141,404 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.80 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | C. T. Chidambaram | 46,541 | 51.78 | 30.47 | |
AIADMK | P. Kaliappan | 42,648 | 47.45 | 15.42 | |
Independent | R. M. Alagappan | 697 | 0.78 | ||
Margin of victory | 3,893 | 4.33 | 4.05 | ||
Turnout | 89,886 | 67.96 | 1.39 | ||
Registered electors | 133,753 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 19.75 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P. Kaliyappan | 27,403 | 32.03 | ||
INC | P. Chidambaram | 27,163 | 31.75 | ||
DMK | C. T. Chidambaram | 18,228 | 21.31 | −38.51 | |
JP | P. L. Karuppia | 12,763 | 14.92 | ||
Margin of victory | 240 | 0.28 | −19.36 | ||
Turnout | 85,557 | 66.57 | −4.91 | ||
Registered electors | 130,184 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -27.79 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | C. T. Chidambaram | 39,986 | 59.82 | ||
SWA | S. P. R. Ramaswamy | 26,858 | 40.18 | ||
Margin of victory | 13,128 | 19.64 | −5.38 | ||
Turnout | 66,844 | 71.47 | −4.81 | ||
Registered electors | 98,287 | ||||
DMK gain from SWA | Swing | 1.09 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWA | S. Meiyappan | 38,310 | 58.73 | ||
INC | C. V. C. V. V. Chettiar | 21,992 | 33.71 | −7.45 | |
CPI | R. H. Nathan | 4,928 | 7.55 | ||
Margin of victory | 16,318 | 25.02 | 16.87 | ||
Turnout | 65,230 | 76.28 | 7.54 | ||
Registered electors | 89,938 | ||||
SWA hold | Swing | 9.42 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWA | Saw Ganesan | 27,890 | 49.31 | ||
INC | A. I. Subbiah Ambalam | 23,282 | 41.16 | −7.18 | |
CPI | Halyasanathan | 5,393 | 9.53 | ||
Margin of victory | 4,608 | 8.15 | 4.44 | ||
Turnout | 56,565 | 68.74 | 11.12 | ||
Registered electors | 84,983 | ||||
SWA gain from INC | Swing | 0.96 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | M. A. Muthiah Chettiar | 24,223 | 48.34 | −10.47 | |
Independent | Ganesan Saw | 22,365 | 44.63 | ||
Independent | R. M. Subbiah Chettiar | 2,348 | 4.69 | ||
Independent | U. P. L. Venkatachalam Chettiar | 1,171 | 2.34 | ||
Margin of victory | 1,858 | 3.71 | −25.70 | ||
Turnout | 50,107 | 57.61 | 2.22 | ||
Registered electors | 86,971 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | -10.47 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Chockalingam Chettiar | 23,868 | 58.81 | 58.81 | |
Independent | Mahalingam Chettiar | 11,932 | 29.40 | ||
Socialist | Lakshmanan | 4,782 | 11.78 | ||
Margin of victory | 11,936 | 29.41 | |||
Turnout | 40,582 | 55.39 | |||
Registered electors | 73,261 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |
"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.