| Periyakulam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 199 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Theni |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,85,471 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Periyakulam is a state assembly constituency inTheni district inTamil Nadu, India.[1] Elections were not held in the years 1957 and 1962. It includes the two major townsTheni andPeriyakulam. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
^by-election
| 2021 | 45.71% | |||
| 2019 by-election | 42.20% | |||
| 2016 | 46.94% | |||
| 2011 | 47.86% | |||
| 2006 | 49.78% | |||
| 2001 | 54.28% | |||
| 1996 | 46.75% | |||
| 1991 | 67.45% | |||
| 1989 | 34.15% | |||
| 1984 | 63.04% | |||
| 1980 | 54.01% | |||
| 1977 | 45.50% | |||
| 1971 | 56.85% | |||
| 1967 | 54.85% | |||
| 1952 | 24.98% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||
| AIADMK+ | |||||
| NTK | |||||
| TVK | New | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. S. Saravana Kumar | 92,251 | 46.28% | +6.77 | |
| AIADMK | M. Murugan | 70,930 | 35.58% | −11.36 | |
| AMMK | Dr. K. Kathirkamu | 16,424 | 8.24% | New | |
| NTK | Vimala | 11,794 | 5.92% | +5.37 | |
| MNM | S. Pandiyarajan | 5,680 | 2.85% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,451 | 1.23% | +0.05 | |
| Margin of victory | 21,321 | 10.70% | 3.26% | ||
| Turnout | 199,346 | 69.83% | −5.11% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 285,471 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -0.66% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. S. Saravana Kumar | 88,393 | |||
| AIADMK | M. Mayilvel | 68,073 | |||
| AMMK | Dr. K. Kathirkamu | 26,338 | |||
| NTK | Shobana | 5,825 | |||
| MNM | Prabhu | 5,727 | |||
| Majority | 20,320 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,96,622 | 73.98 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,68,739 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Dr. K. Kathirkamu | 90,599 | 46.94% | New | |
| DMK | Anbazhagan | 76,249 | 39.51% | −4.83 | |
| CPI(M) | A. Laser | 13,525 | 7.01% | −40.85 | |
| BJP | K. Chellam | 5,015 | 2.60% | +0.46 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,275 | 1.18% | New | |
| NTK | M. Pushpalatha | 1,048 | 0.54% | New | |
| PMK | R. Kannan | 1,025 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,350 | 7.43% | 3.91% | ||
| Turnout | 193,010 | 74.94% | −3.94% | ||
| Registered electors | 257,555 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | -0.92% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. Laser | 76,687 | 47.86% | New | |
| DMK | V. Anbazhagan | 71,046 | 44.34% | +5.36 | |
| BJP | M. Ganapathy | 3,422 | 2.14% | +1.34 | |
| Independent | M. Selvam | 2,347 | 1.46% | New | |
| Independent | P. Rajaguru | 1,260 | 0.79% | New | |
| TMMK | P. Nalluchamy | 1,129 | 0.70% | New | |
| Independent | N. Krishnaveni | 872 | 0.54% | New | |
| Independent | K. Palanichami | 830 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,641 | 3.52% | −7.28% | ||
| Turnout | 160,242 | 78.88% | 8.84% | ||
| Registered electors | 203,137 | ||||
| CPI(M)gain fromAIADMK | Swing | -1.93% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | O. Panneerselvam | 68,345 | 49.78% | −4.49 | |
| DMK | L. Mookiah | 53,511 | 38.98% | +0.36 | |
| DMDK | M. Abdul Kather | 11,105 | 8.09% | New | |
| BJP | P. Rajapandiyan | 1,097 | 0.80% | New | |
| BSP | G. Senthil Kumar | 907 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,834 | 10.81% | −4.85% | ||
| Turnout | 137,287 | 70.05% | 13.91% | ||
| Registered electors | 195,988 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -4.49% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | O. Panneerselvam | 62,125 | 54.28% | +26.69 | |
| DMK | M. Abuthahir | 44,205 | 38.62% | −8.13 | |
| MDMK | A. Jeyaraman | 5,965 | 5.21% | −4.48 | |
| Independent | K. Beerkabeef | 1,222 | 1.07% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,920 | 15.66% | −3.51% | ||
| Turnout | 114,463 | 56.14% | −10.42% | ||
| Registered electors | 203,946 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 7.53% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | L. Mookiah | 53,427 | 46.75% | +19.38 | |
| AIADMK | K. M. Kader Mohideen | 31,520 | 27.58% | −39.86 | |
| MDMK | O. Rajangam | 11,076 | 9.69% | New | |
| Independent | P. Muthumanickam | 9,988 | 8.74% | New | |
| AIIC(T) | A. Sharuz Ameed | 3,645 | 3.19% | New | |
| BJP | V. A. Sethumanickam | 2,379 | 2.08% | −1.19 | |
| Margin of victory | 21,907 | 19.17% | −20.90% | ||
| Turnout | 114,283 | 66.56% | 5.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 177,436 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -20.70% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Periyaveeran | 70,760 | 67.45% | +39.63 | |
| DMK | L. Mookiah | 28,718 | 27.37% | −6.78 | |
| BJP | P. Annavi | 3,431 | 3.27% | New | |
| PMK | A. Kennedy | 930 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 42,042 | 40.07% | 34.65% | ||
| Turnout | 104,915 | 61.17% | −8.27% | ||
| Registered electors | 175,072 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 33.29% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | L. Mookiah | 35,215 | 34.15% | −0.13 | |
| INC | S. Sheik Abdul Khadar | 29,622 | 28.73% | New | |
| AIADMK | S. S. Rajendran | 28,686 | 27.82% | −35.22 | |
| Independent | V. Abdul Farook | 7,311 | 7.09% | New | |
| Independent | M. Mehta | 561 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,593 | 5.42% | −23.33% | ||
| Turnout | 103,114 | 69.44% | −1.62% | ||
| Registered electors | 151,319 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -28.88% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | T. Mohammed Saleem | 58,021 | 63.04% | +9.03 | |
| DMK | P. N. Maya Thevar Alias Mayan | 31,554 | 34.28% | New | |
| Independent | K. Ayyathurai | 1,304 | 1.42% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,467 | 28.75% | 17.85% | ||
| Turnout | 92,044 | 71.06% | 6.27% | ||
| Registered electors | 133,765 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 9.03% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Gopala Krishana | 43,774 | 54.01% | +8.5 | |
| INC | K. Sheik Abdul Kader | 34,938 | 43.11% | +18.44 | |
| JP | R. Kamatchi | 1,149 | 1.42% | New | |
| Independent | K. Palanichamy | 640 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,836 | 10.90% | −9.94% | ||
| Turnout | 81,051 | 64.78% | 3.28% | ||
| Registered electors | 126,755 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 8.50% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Pannai Sethuram | 31,271 | 45.50% | New | |
| INC | R. Ramaiah | 16,948 | 24.66% | −17.8 | |
| DMK | M. Mehta | 13,069 | 19.02% | −37.83 | |
| JP | M. V. V. Ramasamy | 7,432 | 10.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,323 | 20.84% | 6.46% | ||
| Turnout | 68,720 | 61.51% | −11.85% | ||
| Registered electors | 113,238 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -11.34% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Anbuchezhian | 37,926 | 56.85% | +1.99 | |
| INC | Chettai Chinnasamy | 28,331 | 42.46% | −2.68 | |
| Independent | Fakir Mohamad | 461 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,595 | 14.38% | 4.67% | ||
| Turnout | 66,718 | 73.36% | −3.17% | ||
| Registered electors | 98,811 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 1.99% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. M. M. Metha | 36,023 | 54.85% | New | |
| INC | R. S. Subramaniam | 29,648 | 45.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,375 | 9.71% | |||
| Turnout | 65,671 | 76.53% | |||
| Registered electors | 88,498 | ||||
| DMKwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. Muthu | 38,143 | 24.98% | New | |
| AIFB | P. K. Mookiah Thevar | 36,515 | 23.91% | New | |
| INC | N. R. Thygarajan | 31,188 | 20.43% | New | |
| Socialist | Ponnuchami | 9,973 | 6.53% | New | |
| Independent | Guruswami Naicker | 9,315 | 6.10% | New | |
| KMPP | Paramasiva Thevar | 8,353 | 5.47% | New | |
| Socialist | Ramalingam Chetty | 7,019 | 4.60% | New | |
| KMPP | Sankaramurthi | 5,925 | 3.88% | New | |
| Independent | John Devadasam | 3,222 | 2.11% | New | |
| Independent | Mayandi Thevar | 3,035 | 1.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,628 | 1.07% | |||
| Turnout | 152,688 | 100.57% | |||
| Registered electors | 151,823 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||