| Tiruvarur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 168 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvarur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nagapattinam |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 2,82,708[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Tiruvarur is a state assembly constituency inTiruvarur district inTamil Nadu.[2] It was reserved for theScheduled Castes before being changed to have no reservation from the 2011 general elections. It consists of Thiruvarur, Koradacherry and part of Kodavasal panchayat union. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | C. M. Ambikapathy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | P. S. Dhanushkodi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
^by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Poondi Kalaivanan | 108,906 | 52.29% | −9.44 | |
| AIADMK | A. N. R. Pannerselvam | 57,732 | 27.72% | +0.73 | |
| NTK | R. Vinothini | 26,300 | 12.63% | +11.9 | |
| SDPI | M. A. Naseema Banu [koothanallur] | 6,364 | 3.06% | New | |
| MNM | P. Kabilarasan | 4,068 | 1.95% | New | |
| Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | Thiyagasutharam | 1,008 | 0.48% | −0.31 | |
| Margin of victory | 51,174 | 24.57% | −10.17% | ||
| Turnout | 208,290 | 73.68% | −4.04% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 191 | 0.09% | |||
| Registered electors | 282,708 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -9.44% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Poondi Kalaivanan | 117,616 | 57.00 | ||
| AIADMK | R. Jeevanantham | 53,045 | 25.71 | ||
| AMMK | S. Kamaraj | 19,133 | 9.27 | ||
| NTK | R. Vinothini | 8,144 | 3.95 | ||
| MNM | K. Arun Chidambaram | 4,251 | 2.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,413 | 0.68 | ||
| Majority | 64,571 | 31.29 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 226 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,04,935 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,96,159 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 121,473 | 61.73% | −1.23 | |
| AIADMK | R. Pannerselvam | 53,107 | 26.99% | −6.95 | |
| CPI | P. S. Masilamani | 13,158 | 6.69% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,177 | 1.11% | New | |
| PMK | R. Sivakumar | 1,787 | 0.91% | New | |
| NTK | Thendral Chandrasekar | 1,427 | 0.73% | New | |
| BJP | N. Rengadass | 1,254 | 0.64% | −0.09 | |
| Margin of victory | 68,366 | 34.74% | 5.72% | ||
| Turnout | 196,795 | 77.71% | −4.93% | ||
| Registered electors | 253,227 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -1.23% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 109,014 | 62.96% | +6.19 | |
| AIADMK | M. Rajendran | 58,765 | 33.94% | −2.95 | |
| Independent | P. N. Sriramachandran | 1,741 | 1.01% | New | |
| BJP | R. Pingalan | 1,263 | 0.73% | +0.1 | |
| Margin of victory | 50,249 | 29.02% | 9.14% | ||
| Turnout | 173,159 | 82.64% | 5.91% | ||
| Registered electors | 209,530 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 6.19% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | U. Mathivanan | 76,901 | 56.77% | +9.13 | |
| AIADMK | A. Thangamani | 49,968 | 36.89% | New | |
| DMDK | N. Mohankumar | 5,198 | 3.84% | New | |
| BJP | Dr. A. Ganesan | 848 | 0.63% | New | |
| Independent | A. P. Veeramani | 780 | 0.58% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,933 | 19.88% | 18.81% | ||
| Turnout | 135,462 | 76.73% | 10.04% | ||
| Registered electors | 176,537 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 9.13% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Asokan | 58,425 | 47.63% | −12.4 | |
| CPI(M) | K. Rengasamy | 57,111 | 46.56% | +29.61 | |
| MDMK | A. Kamalavendhan | 2,846 | 2.32% | New | |
| Independent | S. Veerasamy | 2,375 | 1.94% | New | |
| Independent | U. Ulaganathan | 1,331 | 1.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,314 | 1.07% | −37.41% | ||
| Turnout | 122,652 | 66.70% | −5.64% | ||
| Registered electors | 183,974 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -12.40% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Asokan | 69,212 | 60.03% | New | |
| INC | P. Arumuga Pandian | 24,845 | 21.55% | −24.84 | |
| CPI(M) | S. Veerasamy | 19,551 | 16.96% | −34.26 | |
| BJP | M. Ganesan | 1,275 | 1.11% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 44,367 | 38.48% | 33.65% | ||
| Turnout | 115,293 | 72.34% | 1.58% | ||
| Registered electors | 169,664 | ||||
| DMKgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | 8.82% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. Thambusamy | 55,653 | 51.22% | +3.47 | |
| INC | M. Ramasamy | 50,406 | 46.39% | +26.72 | |
| PMK | Pon. Subramanian | 1,979 | 1.82% | New | |
| THMM | G. Pappaiyan | 627 | 0.58% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,247 | 4.83% | −18.83% | ||
| Turnout | 108,665 | 70.75% | −6.82% | ||
| Registered electors | 158,043 | ||||
| CPI(M)hold | Swing | 3.47% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. Thambusamy | 52,520 | 47.75% | −8.25 | |
| AIADMK | Nagooran Raja | 26,500 | 24.09% | New | |
| INC | Padma | 21,637 | 19.67% | −24.34 | |
| Independent | M. Kamaraj | 8,543 | 7.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,020 | 23.66% | 11.67% | ||
| Turnout | 109,995 | 77.58% | −2.77% | ||
| Registered electors | 144,125 | ||||
| CPI(M)hold | Swing | -8.25% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. Sellamuthu | 56,273 | 55.99% | +5.81 | |
| INC | P. Selvadurai | 44,227 | 44.01% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,046 | 11.99% | 10.23% | ||
| Turnout | 100,500 | 80.35% | 5.25% | ||
| Registered electors | 131,246 | ||||
| CPI(M)hold | Swing | 5.81% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. Sellamuthu | 45,557 | 50.18% | +22.29 | |
| DMK | Kovi. Kuppusamy | 43,959 | 48.42% | +4.15 | |
| JP | G. Pannerselvam (Manali Nethaji) | 1,270 | 1.40% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,598 | 1.76% | −14.62% | ||
| Turnout | 90,786 | 75.10% | 1.37% | ||
| Registered electors | 121,907 | ||||
| CPI(M)gain fromDMK | Swing | 5.91% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanithi Thazhai | 38,528 | 44.27% | −3.19 | |
| CPI(M) | P. S. Dhanushokody | 24,274 | 27.89% | +4.13 | |
| CPI | S. Thangaiyan | 20,221 | 23.23% | New | |
| JP | K. M. Chellaiya | 4,008 | 4.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,254 | 16.38% | −2.32% | ||
| Turnout | 87,031 | 73.73% | −7.31% | ||
| Registered electors | 119,219 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -3.19% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanithi Thazhai | 30,828 | 47.46% | New | |
| INC | V. Vedaiyan | 18,686 | 28.77% | −15.25 | |
| CPI(M) | V. Thambuchchamy | 15,436 | 23.77% | −24.28 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,142 | 18.69% | 14.67% | ||
| Turnout | 64,950 | 81.04% | −0.57% | ||
| Registered electors | 84,603 | ||||
| DMKgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | -0.58% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P.S. Dhanushokody | 30,510 | 48.04% | New | |
| INC | V. Vedaiyan | 27,956 | 44.02% | −0.87 | |
| CPI | S. Vadivel | 5,040 | 7.94% | −28.72 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,554 | 4.02% | −4.21% | ||
| Turnout | 63,506 | 81.62% | 6.50% | ||
| Registered electors | 80,116 | ||||
| CPI(M)gain fromINC | Swing | 3.15% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. M. Ambikapathy | 29,384 | 44.89% | New | |
| CPI | S. Vadivelu | 23,993 | 36.66% | New | |
| SWA | Veeran Ilanchingam | 10,658 | 16.28% | New | |
| Independent | N. Santhanam | 1,419 | 2.17% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,391 | 8.24% | |||
| Turnout | 65,454 | 75.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 90,165 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||
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