| Alangudi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 182 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Pudukottai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sivaganga |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,17,280[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Alangudi is astate legislative assembly constituency inPudukkottai district in theIndian state ofTamil Nadu.[2] It includes the city ofAlangudi and is a part ofSivaganga Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency has been in existence since the 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second | 1957 | Chinniah andArunachala Thevar | Indian National Congress | |
| Third | 1962 | P. Murugaiyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Fourth | 1967 | K. V. Subbiah | ||
| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth | 1971-1977 | K. V. Subbiah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Sixth | 1977-1980 | T. Pushparaju | Indian National Congress | |
| Seventh | 1980-1984 | P. Thirumaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eighth | 1984-1989 | A. Venkatachalam | ||
| Ninth | 1989-1991 | K. B. V. Sc. Chandrasekaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tenth | 1991-1996 | S. Shanmuganathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eleventh | 1996-2001 | A. Venkatachalam | Independent | |
| Twelfth | 2001-2006 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | S. Rajasekaran | Communist Party of India | |
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | Ku. Pa. Krishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Fifteenth | 2016-2021 | Meyyanathan Siva V | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Sixteenth | 2021-Incumbent | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Meyyanathan Siva V | 87,935 | 51.17% | +5 | |
| AIADMK | Dharma Thangavel | 62,088 | 36.13% | −3.75 | |
| NTK | C. Thiruchelvam | 15,477 | 9.01% | +8.06 | |
| AMMK | D. Vidangar | 2,924 | 1.70% | New | |
| MNM | N. Vairavan | 1,230 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 25,847 | 15.04% | 8.75% | ||
| Turnout | 171,842 | 79.09% | −0.36% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.02% | |||
| Registered electors | 217,280 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 5.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Meyyanathan Siva V | 72,992 | 46.17% | New | |
| AIADMK | Gnana Kalaiselvan | 63,051 | 39.88% | −1.54 | |
| MDMK | K. Chandrasekaran | 11,387 | 7.20% | New | |
| PMK | S. Arulmani | 5,514 | 3.49% | −34.23 | |
| NTK | Kala Durai | 1,495 | 0.95% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,068 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,941 | 6.29% | 2.58% | ||
| Turnout | 158,096 | 79.45% | −2.48% | ||
| Registered electors | 198,988 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 4.74% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Ku. Pa. Krishnan | 57,250 | 41.42% | +8.11 | |
| PMK | S. Arulmani | 52,123 | 37.71% | New | |
| Independent | A. V. Rajapandiyan | 21,717 | 15.71% | New | |
| IJK | A. Saravanan | 3,666 | 2.65% | New | |
| BJP | S. Jeganathan | 2,033 | 1.47% | −3.52 | |
| Independent | P. Nagamoorthy | 1,414 | 1.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,127 | 3.71% | −2.27% | ||
| Turnout | 138,203 | 81.93% | 4.56% | ||
| Registered electors | 168,687 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromCPI | Swing | 2.13% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | S. Rajasekaran | 60,122 | 39.30% | New | |
| AIADMK | A. Venkatachalam | 50,971 | 33.32% | −9.36 | |
| DMDK | K. Selvinraj | 16,739 | 10.94% | New | |
| Independent | Rajaparamasivam | 14,939 | 9.76% | New | |
| BJP | R. Jeevanandham | 7,634 | 4.99% | New | |
| BSP | K. Karuppaiah | 1,400 | 0.92% | New | |
| Independent | Durai. Sivakumar | 1,181 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,151 | 5.98% | −5.99% | ||
| Turnout | 152,986 | 77.37% | 8.77% | ||
| Registered electors | 197,744 | ||||
| CPIgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -3.38% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Venkatachalam | 59,631 | 42.67% | +23.41 | |
| DMK | S. A. Soosairaj | 42,900 | 30.70% | New | |
| Independent | T. Pushparaj | 18,052 | 12.92% | New | |
| MDMK | Dr. K. Chandrasekaran | 11,578 | 8.29% | −3.22 | |
| Independent | M. Yoganantham | 5,332 | 3.82% | New | |
| Independent | K. Ramaiahthondaiman | 2,242 | 1.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,731 | 11.97% | 11.50% | ||
| Turnout | 139,735 | 68.60% | −7.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 203,850 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromIndependent | Swing | 17.09% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Venkatachalam | 35,345 | 25.58% | New | |
| CPI | S. Erasasekaran | 34,693 | 25.11% | New | |
| AIADMK | V. P. Raman | 26,623 | 19.27% | −49.57 | |
| MDMK | K. Chandrasekaran | 15,904 | 11.51% | New | |
| AIIC(T) | V. C. Ganesan | 15,625 | 11.31% | New | |
| Independent | N. Gurumoorthi | 5,712 | 4.13% | New | |
| Independent | S. Vetriselvan | 999 | 0.72% | New | |
| BJP | K. Rajappu Trirumatri | 865 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 652 | 0.47% | −38.10% | ||
| Turnout | 138,176 | 75.69% | 1.28% | ||
| Registered electors | 194,721 | ||||
| Independentgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -43.25% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Shanmuganathan | 88,684 | 68.83% | +48.38 | |
| DMK | S. Chirtrarasu | 38,983 | 30.26% | +1.08 | |
| Independent | R. M. M. Singaravelu Chetty | 651 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 49,701 | 38.58% | 35.28% | ||
| Turnout | 128,837 | 74.41% | −7.45% | ||
| Registered electors | 177,995 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 39.66% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. B. V. Sc. Chandrasekaran | 37,361 | 29.18% | −3.82 | |
| INC | T. Purhparaju | 33,141 | 25.88% | New | |
| Independent | Vijaya Regunatha Pallavaraya Durai | 29,649 | 23.15% | New | |
| AIADMK | T. Valaramathy | 26,192 | 20.45% | −45.41 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,220 | 3.30% | −29.57% | ||
| Turnout | 128,050 | 81.86% | −2.24% | ||
| Registered electors | 158,817 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -36.68% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Venkatachalam | 74,202 | 65.86% | +10.53 | |
| DMK | A. Periyannan | 37,173 | 32.99% | New | |
| Independent | M. Mathinirai Selvan | 994 | 0.88% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 37,029 | 32.87% | 19.22% | ||
| Turnout | 112,667 | 84.10% | 2.61% | ||
| Registered electors | 139,144 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 10.53% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Thirumaran | 59,206 | 55.33% | +27.33 | |
| INC | T. Pushparaju | 44,605 | 41.68% | +2.74 | |
| Independent | A. Bala Krishnan | 2,296 | 2.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,601 | 13.64% | 2.70% | ||
| Turnout | 107,011 | 81.49% | 2.67% | ||
| Registered electors | 132,592 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromINC | Swing | 16.39% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. Pushparaju | 37,634 | 38.94% | −5.41 | |
| AIADMK | P. Thirumaran | 27,059 | 28.00% | New | |
| DMK | A. Periannan | 20,244 | 20.95% | −33.27 | |
| JP | M. Ramachandran | 10,788 | 11.16% | New | |
| Independent | A. Sathyanathan | 927 | 0.96% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,575 | 10.94% | 1.07% | ||
| Turnout | 96,652 | 78.82% | −8.10% | ||
| Registered electors | 123,846 | ||||
| INCgain fromDMK | Swing | -15.28% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. V. Subbiah | 43,279 | 54.22% | +3.57 | |
| INC | T. A. S. Thangavelu | 35,397 | 44.34% | −5.02 | |
| Independent | S. Soorianarayanan | 1,150 | 1.44% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,882 | 9.87% | 8.59% | ||
| Turnout | 79,826 | 86.92% | 2.34% | ||
| Registered electors | 95,080 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 3.57% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. V. Subbiah | 32,984 | 50.64% | −10.35 | |
| INC | T. A. S. Thangavelu | 32,148 | 49.36% | +13.52 | |
| Margin of victory | 836 | 1.28% | −23.87% | ||
| Turnout | 65,132 | 84.59% | 18.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 80,163 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -10.35% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Murugaiyan | 31,438 | 60.99% | New | |
| INC | V. R. Mangappan | 18,472 | 35.84% | +15.57 | |
| Independent | K. U. Velan | 1,636 | 3.17% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,966 | 25.15% | 20.77% | ||
| Turnout | 51,546 | 66.19% | −24.86% | ||
| Registered electors | 81,983 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | 40.72% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Arunachala Thevar | 28,599 | 20.27% | New | |
| INC | Chinniah | 22,405 | 15.88% | New | |
| Independent | Subbiah | 18,692 | 13.25% | New | |
| Independent | Balakrishan | 18,337 | 12.99% | New | |
| PSP | Karuppiah (Sc) | 14,538 | 10.30% | New | |
| Independent | A. Arumugam (Sc) | 10,983 | 7.78% | New | |
| Independent | Sengol Udayar | 9,482 | 6.72% | New | |
| CPI | M. Thangavelu (Sc) | 9,209 | 6.53% | New | |
| Independent | Sheik Dawwod | 3,037 | 2.15% | New | |
| Independent | Periathambi | 2,299 | 1.63% | New | |
| Independent | Miras Theethappan Kandiyar | 1,774 | 1.26% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,194 | 4.39% | |||
| Turnout | 141,120 | 91.05% | |||
| Registered electors | 154,984 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||