Kunnam Assembly constituency
Kunnam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India newly formed after constituency delimitations 2008.[1] It is included in the Chidambaram parliamentary constituency.
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | S. S. Sivasankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | R. T. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. T. Ramachandran | 78,218 | 38.15 | ||
| DMK | Durairaj T | 59,422 | 28.98 | ||
| PMK | Vaithilingam G | 37,271 | 18.18 | ||
| VCK | Mohamed Shanavas J | 19.853 | 9.68 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,024 | 1.47 | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,796 | 9.17 | |||
| Turnout | 2,05,052 | 80.15 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. S. Sivasankar | 81,723 | 46.89 | ||
| DMDK | Durai Kamaraj | 58,766 | 33.72 | ||
| IJK | Jayaseelan P | 13,735 | 7.889 | ||
| IND | Ponnivalavan P | 8,395 | 4.82 | ||
| BJP | Baskaran T | 2,509 | 1.44 | ||
| Margin of victory | 22,957 | 13.17 | |||
| Turnout | 1,74,429 | 81.97 | |||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
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