| Tiruchendur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 215 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Area of Tiruchendur State Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thoothukudi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thoothukkudi |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 245,144 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Tiruchendur is one of the 234state legislative assembly constituencies inTamil Nadu in southernIndia. It is also one of the six state legislative assembly constituencies included inThoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, being in existence since independence.[1]
| Year | Assembly | Winner | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | S. T. Adityan | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 1952-1957 | |
| 1957 | 2nd | M. S. Selvarajan | Indian National Congress | 1957-1962 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | M. S. Selvarajan | Indian National Congress | 1962-1967 | |
| 1967 | 4th | G. R. Edmund | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1967-1971 | |
| Year | Assembly | Winner | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5th | G. R. Edmund | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1971-1977 | |
| 1977 | 6th | R. Amirtharaj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1977-1980 | |
| 1980 | 7th | S. Kesava Athithan | 1980-1982 | ||
| 1983 | 7th | R. Amirtharaj | 1983-1984 | ||
| 1984 | 8th | S. R. Subramania Athithan | 1984-1989 | ||
| 1989 | 9th | K. P. Kandasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1989-1991 | |
| 1991 | 10th | A. Chelladurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1991-1996 | |
| 1996 | 11th | S. Jennifer Chandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1996-2001 | |
| 2001 | 12th | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2001-2006 | |
| 2006 | 13th | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2006-2009 | ||
| 2009 | 13th | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2009-2011 | ||
| 2011 | 14th | 2011-2016 | |||
| 2016 | 15th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 16th | 2021-Incumbent | |||
| 2021 | 50.58% | |||
| 2016 | 52.97% | |||
| 2011 | 47.07% | |||
| 2009 | 67.81% | |||
| 2006 | 52.52% | |||
| 2001 | 53.01% | |||
| 1996 | 59.22% | |||
| 1991 | 58.63% | |||
| 1989 | 42.48% | |||
| 1984 | 50.70% | |||
| 1980 | 49.49% | |||
| 1977 | 29.13% | |||
| 1971 | 53.54% | |||
| 1967 | 56.06% | |||
| 1962 | 58.00% | |||
| 1957 | 63.60% | |||
| 1952 | 23.51% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 88,274 | 50.58 | ||
| AIADMK | M. Radhakrishnan | 63,011 | 36.10 | ||
| NTK | S. Gloriyan | 15,063 | 8.63 | ||
| AMMK | S. Vadamalaipandian | 3,766 | 2.16 | New | |
| MNM | M. Jayanthi | 1,965 | 1.13 | New | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,054 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 25,263 | 14.48 | |||
| Turnout | 174,536 | 71.20 | |||
| DMKhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 88,357 | 52.97% | +5.93 | |
| AIADMK | R. Sarathkumar | 62,356 | 37.38% | −9.22 | |
| DMDK | S. A. Senthilkumar | 6,330 | 3.79% | New | |
| BJP | V. Jeyaraman | 4,289 | 2.57% | +0.91 | |
| NTK | S. Gloriyan | 2,041 | 1.22% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,814 | 1.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,001 | 15.59% | 15.15% | ||
| Turnout | 1,66,808 | 73.46% | −3.46% | ||
| Registered electors | 2,27,058 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 5.95% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 68,741 | 47.07 | ||
| AIADMK | P. R. Manoharan | 68,101 | 46.60 | ||
| JMM | N. Nattar | 3,240 | 2.22 | New | |
| BJP | N. Rameswaran | 2,429 | 1.66 | New | |
| BSP | B. Deva Gnana Sigamani | 626 | 0.43 | New | |
| IJK | K. Sudalaikannu | 534 | 0.37 | New | |
| Majority | 640 | 0.44 | |||
| Turnout | 146,141 | 76.92 | |||
| DMKhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 75,223 | 67.81 | ||
| AIADMK | Amman T. Narayanan | 28,362 | 25.57 | ||
| DMDK | Gomathy R. Ganesan | 4,186 | 3.77 | ||
| Majority | 46,861 | 42.21 | |||
| Turnout | 110,931 | 78.00 | |||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 58,600 | 52.52 | ||
| DMK | A. D. K. Jeyaseelan | 44,684 | 40.05 | ||
| DMDK | A. Ganesan | 3,756 | 3.37 | New | |
| BJP | Dr. C. Kannan | 1,398 | 1.26 | New | |
| AIFB | S. P. Parisamuthu | 430 | 0.39 | New | |
| BSP | V. Kumar | 218 | 0.20 | New | |
| Majority | 13,916 | 12.47 | |||
| Turnout | 111,580 | 66.90 | |||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 52,990 | 53.01 | ||
| DMK | S. Jennifer Chandran | 41,797 | 41.81 | ||
| MDMK | V. P. R. Ramesh | 2,662 | 2.66 | ||
| Majority | 11,193 | 11.20 | |||
| Turnout | 99,999 | 52.26 | |||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Jennifer Chandran | 59,206 | 59.22 | ||
| AIADMK | T. Thamotharan | 28,175 | 28.18 | ||
| BJP | A. N. Rajakkannan | 6,967 | 6.97 | ||
| MDMK | D. Ramachandran | 3,961 | 3.96 | New | |
| PMK | M. Arikrishna Devendrar | 348 | 0.35 | New | |
| Majority | 31,031 | 31.04 | |||
| Turnout | 102,925 | 57.01 | |||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Chelladurai | 54,442 | 58.63 | ||
| DMK | A. S. Pandian | 27,794 | 29.93 | ||
| BJP | K. Poovanam | 4,615 | 4.97 | ||
| Majority | 26,648 | 28.70 | |||
| Turnout | 94,977 | 54.80 | |||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. P. Kandasamy | 42,084 | 42.48 | ||
| INC | K. Shunmugasundaram Kasimari | 24,903 | 25.14 | New | |
| AIADMK | A. Chelladurai | 21,095 | 21.29 | ||
| AIADMK | Kayal Moulana | 7,808 | 7.88 | New | |
| BJP | V. P. Jeyakumar | 1,815 | 1.83 | New | |
| Majority | 17,181 | 17.34 | |||
| Turnout | 100,228 | 65.23 | |||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. R. Subramania Adityan | 45,953 | 50.70 | ||
| DMK | K. P. Kandasamy | 43,565 | 48.07 | ||
| Majority | 2,388 | 2.63 | |||
| Turnout | 94,617 | 66.34 | |||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Kesava Adithan | 35,499 | 49.49 | ||
| DMK | Samsudin @ Kathiravan | 34,294 | 47.81 | ||
| Independent | K. Kesavan | 948 | 1.32 | New | |
| JP | G. A. T. John Britto | 707 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 1,205 | 1.68 | |||
| Turnout | 72,248 | 54.42 | |||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Amirtharaj | 20,871 | 29.13 | New | |
| JP | Subramaniya Adityan | 19,736 | 27.55 | New | |
| DMK | S. Syed Ahmed | 17,441 | 24.34 | ||
| INC | Raj Victoria | 12,477 | 17.42 | New | |
| Majority | 1,135 | 1.58 | |||
| Turnout | 72,302 | 51.85 | |||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | New | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Edmund | 39,974 | 53.54 | ||
| INC(O) | Ganesasundaram | 34,045 | 45.60 | New | |
| Majority | 5,929 | 7.94 | |||
| Turnout | 78,350 | 69.15 | |||
| DMKhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | E. Fernando | 39,619 | 56.06 | New | |
| INC | S. Nadar | 28,971 | 40.99 | ||
| Majority | 10,648 | 15.07 | |||
| Turnout | 73,021 | 69.51 | |||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | New | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. S. Selvaraj | 39,944 | 58.00 | ||
| Independent | S. P. Adithanar | 27,994 | 40.65 | New | |
| Majority | 11,950 | 17.35 | |||
| Turnout | 69,967 | 69.08 | |||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. S. Selvaraj | 30,106 | 63.60 | ||
| Independent | M. R. Meganathan | 15,529 | 32.80 | New | |
| Majority | 14,577 | 30.80 | |||
| Turnout | 47,340 | 47.61 | |||
| INCgain fromKMPP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | S. T. Adityan | 25,030 | 23.51% | ||
| INC | V. Arumugam (Indian politician) | 22,341 | 20.98% | 20.98% | |
| INC | Subramania Adityan | 21,224 | 19.93% | 19.93% | |
| Socialist | Pitchu | 9,177 | 8.62% | ||
| Independent | Shanmugham | 4,850 | 4.56% | ||
| Independent | G. E. Muthu | 4,791 | 4.50% | ||
| Independent | Muthiah | 4,691 | 4.41% | ||
| Independent | Annal Jabaaith | 3,886 | 3.65% | ||
| Independent | V. Alagappan | 3,127 | 2.94% | ||
| Independent | Seeni Kudumben | 2,696 | 2.53% | ||
| Independent | N. Velunarayanan | 1,834 | 1.72% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,689 | 2.53% | |||
| Turnout | 1,06,475 | 68.81% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,54,748 | ||||
| KMPPwin (new seat) | |||||