| Chinnasalem | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kallakurichi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rasipuram |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,79,669 |
| Reservation | None |
Chinnasalem was a state assembly constituency inKallakurichi district inTamil Nadu.[1] The constituency was formed after the discontinuation of Kallakurichi constituency and was in existence from 1977 until the 2008 delimitation. This constituency was discontinued by Election Commission Of India by converting it intoKallakurichi Assembly constituency from the2011 election onwards.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 64,036 | 48.40% | 4.78% | |
| AIADMK | P. Mohan | 43,758 | 33.08% | −18.28% | |
| DMDK | R. Subbarayalu | 19,476 | 14.72% | ||
| Independent | M. P. Mannan | 1,892 | 1.43% | ||
| BSP | M. Kalaivendhan | 840 | 0.63% | ||
| BJP | Pon. Bala Subramanian | 806 | 0.61% | ||
| LJP | A. Mana Mohana Doss | 792 | 0.60% | ||
| Independent | K. Sekar | 380 | 0.29% | ||
| Independent | A. Arun Kennady | 318 | 0.24% | ||
| Margin of victory | 20,278 | 15.33% | 7.60% | ||
| Turnout | 132,298 | 73.63% | 9.43% | ||
| Registered electors | 179,669 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -2.95% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Mohan | 60,554 | 51.35% | 19.79% | |
| DMK | R. Mookappan | 51,442 | 43.63% | −16.20% | |
| MDMK | A. Vaithilingam | 2,285 | 1.94% | 0.43% | |
| Independent | A. Manamohandoss | 1,843 | 1.56% | ||
| Independent | K. Sekar | 1,220 | 1.03% | ||
| Independent | B. Arumugam | 572 | 0.49% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,112 | 7.73% | −20.54% | ||
| Turnout | 117,916 | 64.21% | −4.88% | ||
| Registered electors | 183,679 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -8.47% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Mookkappan | 66,981 | 59.83% | 32.98% | |
| AIADMK | P. Mohan | 35,336 | 31.56% | −32.86% | |
| AIIC(T) | K. Narkunam | 6,604 | 5.90% | ||
| MDMK | K. Venkatapathy | 1,684 | 1.50% | ||
| Independent | C. Pachayapillai | 373 | 0.33% | ||
| BJP | Bala Govindarajan | 363 | 0.32% | ||
| Independent | K. Lakshmi | 268 | 0.24% | ||
| Independent | T. Selvaraj | 206 | 0.18% | ||
| Independent | R. Mookappan | 141 | 0.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 31,645 | 28.27% | −9.31% | ||
| Turnout | 111,956 | 69.09% | 1.88% | ||
| Registered electors | 168,685 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -4.60% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. P. Paramasivam | 66,942 | 64.43% | 41.50% | |
| DMK | R. Mookappan | 27,900 | 26.85% | −9.43% | |
| PMK | M. Vayapuri | 5,603 | 5.39% | ||
| AMI | A. Subramaniyam | 2,618 | 2.52% | ||
| Independent | P. Preamanandan | 649 | 0.62% | ||
| Independent | H. Syed Hasheem | 194 | 0.19% | ||
| Margin of victory | 39,042 | 37.57% | 24.22% | ||
| Turnout | 103,906 | 67.21% | −7.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 159,970 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 28.14% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 36,776 | 36.28% | −0.07% | |
| AIADMK | K. R. Ramalingam | 23,238 | 22.93% | ||
| INC | S. Sivaraman | 21,526 | 21.24% | ||
| Independent | P. Mohan | 10,546 | 10.41% | ||
| Independent | N. Dhanabal | 6,676 | 6.59% | ||
| Independent | K. Jayaram | 1,911 | 1.89% | ||
| Independent | A. Gothadaraman | 312 | 0.31% | ||
| Independent | S. Periyasamy | 195 | 0.19% | ||
| Independent | E. N. U. K. V. Soundharrajan | 174 | 0.17% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,538 | 13.36% | −13.93% | ||
| Turnout | 101,354 | 75.10% | 0.07% | ||
| Registered electors | 138,166 | ||||
| DMKgain fromIndependent | Swing | -27.36% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. Sivaraman | 53,630 | 63.65% | ||
| DMK | D. Periyasamy | 30,633 | 36.35% | ||
| Margin of victory | 22,997 | 27.29% | 20.30% | ||
| Turnout | 84,263 | 75.03% | 8.95% | ||
| Registered electors | 117,749 | ||||
| Independentgain fromINC | Swing | 11.19% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Sivaraman | 39,370 | 52.45% | 38.70% | |
| AIADMK | A. Ambayiram | 34,123 | 45.46% | 9.89% | |
| Independent | V. Kuppan | 1,562 | 2.08% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,247 | 6.99% | 2.27% | ||
| Turnout | 75,055 | 66.08% | 3.60% | ||
| Registered electors | 115,587 | ||||
| INCgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 16.88% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Subramanian | 24,304 | 35.57% | ||
| DMK | S. P. Pachayappan | 21,081 | 30.86% | ||
| JP | V. Jayalakshmi | 12,638 | 18.50% | ||
| INC | L. P. Ponnuvel | 9,397 | 13.75% | ||
| Independent | P. R. Annamal | 529 | 0.77% | ||
| Independent | M. Subbarayan | 194 | 0.28% | ||
| Independent | P. Arumugam | 178 | 0.26% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,223 | 4.72% | |||
| Turnout | 68,321 | 62.48% | |||
| Registered electors | 111,367 | ||||
| AIADMKwin (new seat) | |||||
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