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Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 8°30′N 78°06′E / 8.5°N 78.1°E / 8.5; 78.1
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Tiruchendur
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Established1957
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

Tiruchendur was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu until 2008 constituency realignment.

Assembly segments

Before constituencies realignment of 2008, Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency used to be composed of the following assembly segments:

Members of the Parliament

Year Winner Party Runner-up Party
1957 N. Duraipandi IND T. Ganapathy (returned uncontested) INC
1962 T. T. Krishnamachari INC Unopposed[2] N/A
1967 Santhosam SWA K. T. Kosalram INC
1971 M. S. Sivasamy DMK M. Mathias SWA
1977 K. T. Kosalram INC Edwin Devadasan NCO
1980 K. T. Kosalram INC N. Soundarapandian JNP
1984 K. T. Kosalram INC Jawaharlal JNP
1985 (by-election) R. Dhanuskodi Athithan INC Pon. Vijayaraghavan JP
1989 R. Dhanushkodi Adithan INC A. Karthikeyan DMK
1991 R. Dhanuskodi Athithan INC G. Anton Gomez JD
1996 R. Dhanuskodi Athithan TMC(M) S. Justin INC
1998 Ramarajan AIADMK R. Dhanushkodi Adithan TMC(M)
1999 A. D. K. Jayaseelan DMK B. P. Rajan AIADMK
2004 V. Radhika Selvi DMK T. Dhamodharan AIADMK
  • After 2008 constituency realignment, this seat ceased to exist.

Electorate

In 2004, it had 10,31,362 of electorate, 4,95,753 men and 5,35,609 women.[3]

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2004
 
 62.50%
1999
 
 43.6%
1998
 
 48.3%
1996
 
 53.3%
1991
 
 71.4%
1989
 
 67.0%
1985
 
 62.0%
1984
 
 67.9%
1980
 
 51.0%
1977
 
 60.2%
1971
 
 47.6%
1967
 
 45.8%
1962
 
 N/A%
1957
 
 N/A%

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Tiruchendur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Radhika Selvi 394,484 62.50 +18.89
AIADMK T. Thamodaran 212,803 33.72 +1.05
Majority 181,681 28.79 +17.83
Turnout 631,124 61.18 +8.83
DMK hold Swing +18.89

General Election 1999

Party Candidate Votes %
DMK A.D.K.Jayaseelan 237,630 43.6%
AIADMK Dr.P.B.Rajan 177,964 32.7%
TMC(M) Dhanushkodi Aadhithan 109,035 20.0%
IND S.Selvin Nadar 8,323 1.5%
Majority 59,666 11.0%
Turnout 544,782 52.4%
DMKgain from AIADMK

General Election 1998

Party Candidate Votes %
AIADMK Ramaraajan 264,290 48.3%
TMC(M) Dhanushkodi Aadhithan 217,435 39.7%
INC Kumari Ananthan 38,291 7.0%
IND A.Backiyaraj 11,408 2.1%
Majority 46,855 8.6%
Turnout 547,234 54.0%
AIADMK gain from TMC

General Election 1996

Party Candidate Votes %
TMC Dhanushkodi Aadhithan 317,943 53.3%
INC S.Justin 114,232 19.2%
BJP N.S.Chandra Bose 79,051 13.3%
JD Anton Gomez 48,066 8.1%
IND R.Sundaram 3,274 0.5%
IND S.Arullappa Nadar 2,995 0.5%
Majority 203,711 34.2%
Turnout 596,500 60.9%
TMC(M) gain from INC

General Election 1991

Party Candidate Votes %
INC Dhanushkodi Aadhithan 381,521 71.4%
JD G.Anton Gomez 122,745 23.0%
Jharkhand Party B.Samson Daniel 5,181 1.0%
PMK R.Christ Doss 2,855 0.5%
Tharasu Makkal Mandram I.Ilavarasan 1,740 0.3%
Majority 258,776 48.4%
Turnout 534,586 56.6%
INC Hold

General Election 1989

Party Candidate Votes %
INC Dhanushkodi Aadhithan 385,656 67.0%
DMK A.Karthikeyan 173,585 30.2%
Tharasu Makkal Mandram I.Ilavarasan 1,602 0.3%
IND Leshmana Perumal 1,535 0.3%
PMK C.Papanasam 1,500 0.3%
Majority 212,071 36.8%
Turnout 575,556 60.5%
INC Hold

By-election 1985

Party Candidate Votes %
INC Dhanushkodi Aadhithan 169,710 62.0%
JP P.Vijayaraghavan 93,831 34.3%
Majority 75,819
Turnout 273,776
INC Hold

General Election 1984

Party Candidate Votes %
INC K.T.Kosalram 345,381 67.9%
JP Jawaharlal 121,954 24.0%
IND A.Dhanushkodi Ramalinga Pandian 11,573 2.3%
IND K.Kesavam 5,671 1.1%
Majority 223,427 43.9%
Turnout 508,487 67.9%
INC Hold

General Election 1980

Party Candidate Votes %
INC(I) K.T.Kosalram 227,395 51.0%
JP N.Soundara Pandian 113,576 25.5%
IND Ananthan 75,020 16.8%
JP(S) Pillai 14,106 3.2%
Majority 113,819 25.5%
Turnout 445,880 63.3%
INC(I) Hold

General Election 1977

Party Candidate Votes %
INC K.T.Kosalram 272,338 60.2%
INC(O) Devadasan Edwin 152,148 33.6%
IND Arumugam Pandian 11,336 2.5%
Majority 120,190 26.6%
Turnout 452,540 63.5%
INC gain from DMK

General Election 1971

Party Candidate Votes %
DMK M.S.Sivasamy 202,783 47.6%
SWA N.Parthasarathy 202,757 47.6%
IND A.Ponnaih 5,845 1.4%
Majority 26 0.0%
Turnout 411,385 69.8%
DMK gain from SWA

General Election 1967

Party Candidate Votes %
SWA Santhosham 183,053 45.8%
INC K.T.Kosalram 182,659 45.7%
Majority 394 0.1%
Turnout 390,339 71.1%
SWA gain from INC

General Election 1962

Party Candidate Votes
INC T.T.Krishnamachari Unopposed

General Election 1957

Party Candidate Votes %
INC T.Ganapathy RU N/A
IND N.Duraipandi 0 0.0%
INC Win (New Seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Tamilnadu Tiruchendur". Rediff. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Where the caste colour is pronounced". The Hindu. 8 May 2004. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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