| Cheranmadevi | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thiruchendur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,58,911 |
| Reservation | None |
Cheranmadevi was an assembly constituency located inTiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency inTamil Nadu. After the realignment of Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha segments in 2008, both this assembly segment and its parent parliament seat ceased to exist.
| 2006 | 43.72% | |||
| 2001 | 53.51% | |||
| 1996 | 39.41% | |||
| 1991 | 65.44% | |||
| 1989 | 27.06% | |||
| 1984 | 67.45% | |||
| 1980 | 57.62% | |||
| 1977 | 35.34% | |||
| 1971 | 50.14% | |||
| 1967 | 53.78% | |||
| 1952 | 45.94% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Veldurai | 48,527 | 43.72% | New | |
| AIADMK | P. H. Manoj Pandian | 42,495 | 38.29% | −15.23 | |
| DMDK | S. Rajendra Nathan | 8,122 | 7.32% | New | |
| AIFB | A. Paramasivan | 5,966 | 5.37% | New | |
| BSP | S. Udayakumar | 1,920 | 1.73% | New | |
| BJP | P. Arumuganainar | 1,626 | 1.46% | −40.27 | |
| RLD | R. Achuthan | 1,055 | 0.95% | New | |
| Independent | A. Paulrathinam | 805 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,032 | 5.43% | −6.34% | ||
| Turnout | 110,996 | 69.85% | 9.52% | ||
| Registered electors | 158,911 | ||||
| INCgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -9.79% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. H. Manoj Pandian | 49,873 | 53.51% | +35.32 | |
| BJP | N. Chockalingam | 38,898 | 41.74% | +39.73 | |
| Independent | R. Achuthan | 1,885 | 2.02% | New | |
| Independent | R. Charles | 1,147 | 1.23% | New | |
| Independent | B. Krishnan | 615 | 0.66% | New | |
| Independent | S. Ganesaraj | 483 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,975 | 11.78% | −0.46% | ||
| Turnout | 93,200 | 60.32% | −11.37% | ||
| Registered electors | 154,502 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromTMC(M) | Swing | 14.10% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | P. Veldurai | 39,004 | 39.41% | New | |
| Independent | P. H. Pandian | 26,897 | 27.18% | New | |
| AIADMK | M. R. Janarthanan | 18,002 | 18.19% | −47.25 | |
| CPI(M) | S. K. Palanichamy | 6,296 | 6.36% | New | |
| Independent | S. Mariyasundaram | 2,405 | 2.43% | New | |
| Independent | M. Susindran | 2,179 | 2.20% | New | |
| BJP | S. Muthappa | 1,985 | 2.01% | New | |
| Independent | M. Raj | 629 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,107 | 12.23% | −25.77% | ||
| Turnout | 98,977 | 71.69% | 4.63% | ||
| Registered electors | 145,196 | ||||
| TMC(M)gain fromAIADMK | Swing | -26.03% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Puthunainar Adithan | 59,358 | 65.44% | +38.38 | |
| Independent | P. H. Pandian | 24,890 | 27.44% | New | |
| Independent | N. S. Nadarajan | 4,912 | 5.42% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 34,468 | 38.00% | 37.27% | ||
| Turnout | 90,705 | 67.06% | −11.54% | ||
| Registered electors | 139,906 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 38.38% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. H. Pandian | 26,113 | 27.06% | −40.39 | |
| DMK | R. Avudaiappan | 25,413 | 26.34% | −5.31 | |
| INC | P. Veldurai | 23,270 | 24.12% | New | |
| AIADMK | T. P. S. H. Amarnath Prapahar Ram Sait | 20,409 | 21.15% | −46.3 | |
| Margin of victory | 700 | 0.73% | −35.08% | ||
| Turnout | 96,494 | 78.60% | 0.92% | ||
| Registered electors | 124,735 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -40.39% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. H. Pandian | 55,898 | 67.45% | +9.83 | |
| DMK | P. S. Pandian | 26,225 | 31.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 29,673 | 35.80% | 19.50% | ||
| Turnout | 82,874 | 77.68% | 6.43% | ||
| Registered electors | 112,131 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 9.83% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. H. Pandian | 42,793 | 57.62% | +22.27 | |
| INC | V. Ratnasabhapathy | 30,683 | 41.31% | +9.31 | |
| Independent | M. James | 407 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,110 | 16.30% | 12.97% | ||
| Turnout | 74,274 | 71.25% | 3.50% | ||
| Registered electors | 105,348 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 22.27% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. H. Pandian | 24,256 | 35.34% | New | |
| INC | V. Ratnasabapathi | 21,964 | 32.00% | New | |
| DMK | K. S. Subramaniam | 11,469 | 16.71% | −33.15 | |
| JP | K. Selvaraj | 10,946 | 15.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,292 | 3.34% | 3.06% | ||
| Turnout | 68,635 | 67.75% | −9.45% | ||
| Registered electors | 102,377 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromSWA | Swing | -14.80% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | 34,739 | 50.14% | New | |
| DMK | S. Ratnavelpandian | 34,546 | 49.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 193 | 0.28% | −9.19% | ||
| Turnout | 69,285 | 77.20% | −3.42% | ||
| Registered electors | 91,676 | ||||
| SWAhold | Swing | -3.64% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA | D. S. Adhimoolam | 36,206 | 53.78% | New | |
| INC | S. Chellapandian | 29,831 | 44.31% | New | |
| Independent | N. Hariharan | 840 | 1.25% | New | |
| Independent | P. Annamalai | 445 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,375 | 9.47% | |||
| Turnout | 67,322 | 80.62% | |||
| Registered electors | 85,484 | ||||
| SWAwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Chellapandi | 18,625 | 45.94% | New | |
| Socialist | S. Dasaratharam | 12,720 | 31.37% | New | |
| Independent | S. R. Subramaniam | 6,874 | 16.95% | New | |
| Independent | M. Madaswamy | 2,326 | 5.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,905 | 14.56% | |||
| Turnout | 40,545 | 56.89% | |||
| Registered electors | 71,265 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||