| Vilathikulam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 213 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Area of Vilathikulam State Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thoothukudi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thoothukkudi |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 216,923 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Vilathikulam is one of the 234state legislative assembly constituencies inTamil Nadu, in southern India. 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]
| Election | Assembly | Member | Political Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | P. Selvaraj | Indian National Congress | 1952-1957 | |
| 1967 | 4th | M. Rathinasabapathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1967-1971 | |
| 1971 | 5th | M. Rathinasabapathy | 1971-1977 | ||
| 1977 | 6th | R. K. Perumal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1977-1980 | |
| 1980 | 7th | R. K. Perumal | 1980-1984 | ||
| 1984 | 8th | S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1984-1989 | |
| 1989 | 9th | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1989-1991 | |
| 1991 | 10th | N. C. Kanagavalli | 1991-1996 | ||
| 1996 | 11th | K. Ravisankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1996-2001 | |
| 2001 | 12th | N. K. Perumal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2001-2006 | |
| 2006 | 13th | P. Chinnappan | 2006-2011 | ||
| 2011 | 14th | GV. Markandayan | 2011-2016 | ||
| 2016 | 15th | K. Uma Maheswari | 2016-2019 | ||
| 2019 | 15th | P. Chinnappan | 2019-2021 | ||
| 2021 | 16th | GV. Markandayan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2021-Incumbent | |
| 2021 | 54.38% | |||
| 2019 by-election | 44.32% | |||
| 2016 | 46.79% | |||
| 2011 | 54.58% | |||
| 2006 | 46.73% | |||
| 2001 | 48.16% | |||
| 1996 | 32.10% | |||
| 1991 | 62.10% | |||
| 1989 | 36.59% | |||
| 1984 | 40.52% | |||
| 1980 | 53.75% | |||
| 1977 | 38.39% | |||
| 1971 | 57.33% | |||
| 1967 | 37.47% | |||
| 1952 | 50.44% | |||
| 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 | G. V. Markandayan | 90,348 | 54.38% | +19.84 | |
| AIADMK | P. Chinnappan | 51,799 | 31.18% | −15.61 | |
| NTK | R. Balaji | 11,828 | 7.12% | +5.96 | |
| AMMK | K. Seeni Selvi | 6,657 | 4.01% | New | |
| MNM | X. Wilson | 1,520 | 0.91% | New | |
| PT | C. Muthukumar | 1,055 | 0.64% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,036 | 0.62% | −0.41 | |
| Margin of victory | 38,549 | 23.20% | 10.95% | ||
| Turnout | 166,133 | 76.72% | 2.44% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 264 | 0.16% | |||
| Registered electors | 216,542 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 27.77% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Chinnappan | 70,139 | 44.32 | ||
| DMK | A. C. Jayakumar | 41,585 | 26.28 | ||
| Independent | G. V. Markandayan | 27,456 | 17.35 | New | |
| AMMK | K. Jothimony | 9,695 | 6.13 | New | |
| NTK | M. Kalidoss | 4,628 | 2.93 | ||
| MNM | T. Natarajan | 1,399 | 0.88 | New | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,386 | 0.88 | ||
| Majority | 28,554 | 18.04 | |||
| Turnout | 158,289 | 75.65 | |||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Uma Maheswari | 71,496 | 46.79% | −7.79 | |
| DMK | S. Beemaraj | 52,778 | 34.54% | New | |
| TMC(M) | P. Kathirvel | 15,030 | 9.84% | New | |
| BJP | P. Rama Moorthy | 6,441 | 4.22% | +3.09 | |
| NTK | G. N. Marudhanayagam | 1,766 | 1.16% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,581 | 1.03% | New | |
| BSP | I. Subbulakshmi | 850 | 0.56% | −0.51 | |
| Margin of victory | 18,718 | 12.25% | −4.70% | ||
| Turnout | 152,795 | 74.28% | −1.72% | ||
| Registered electors | 205,689 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -7.79% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. V. Markandayan | 72,753 | 54.58% | +7.85 | |
| INC | K. Perumalsamy | 50,156 | 37.63% | New | |
| Independent | M. Karuthu Maiyanan | 2,378 | 1.78% | New | |
| Independent | G. Manthiramuthu | 1,795 | 1.35% | New | |
| BJP | K. Sundaramoorthy | 1,499 | 1.12% | −0.11 | |
| BSP | S. Ayyadurai | 1,423 | 1.07% | −3.08 | |
| Independent | P. S. Ayyanar | 1,102 | 0.83% | New | |
| Independent | G. Nadaraj | 806 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,597 | 16.95% | 9.08% | ||
| Turnout | 133,292 | 76.01% | 10.27% | ||
| Registered electors | 175,367 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 7.85% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Chinnappan | 45,409 | 46.73% | −1.43 | |
| DMK | K. Rajaram | 37,755 | 38.85% | +7.22 | |
| DMDK | S. Balakrishnan | 5,779 | 5.95% | New | |
| PT | P.Lingaraj | 4,026 | 4.14% | New | |
| BJP | V. P. Jayaraj | 1,197 | 1.23% | New | |
| Independent | A. Nataraj | 1,077 | 1.11% | New | |
| AIFB | R. Murugapandian | 710 | 0.73% | New | |
| Independent | M. Gandhi | 541 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,654 | 7.88% | −8.65% | ||
| Turnout | 97,171 | 65.73% | 4.85% | ||
| Registered electors | 147,823 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -1.43% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. K. Perumal | 44,415 | 48.16% | +20.63 | |
| DMK | R. K. P. Rajasekaran | 29,172 | 31.63% | −0.47 | |
| MDMK | Kumara Gurubara Ramanathan | 16,237 | 17.61% | −13.82 | |
| Independent | K. Boominathan | 1,331 | 1.44% | New | |
| Independent | K. Selvaraj | 1,066 | 1.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,243 | 16.53% | 15.85% | ||
| Turnout | 92,221 | 60.88% | −4.40% | ||
| Registered electors | 151,571 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 16.06% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Ravisankar | 30,190 | 32.10% | −4.9 | |
| MDMK | Vai. Gopalsamy | 29,556 | 31.43% | New | |
| AIADMK | N. K. Perumal | 25,891 | 27.53% | −34.57 | |
| PMK | Krishna Kanthan Yadhav | 3,374 | 3.59% | New | |
| Independent | K. Shanmugavel | 1,749 | 1.86% | New | |
| Independent | A. Selvarajar | 1,369 | 1.46% | New | |
| BJP | P. Rajammal | 918 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 634 | 0.67% | −24.43% | ||
| Turnout | 94,040 | 65.29% | 5.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 149,924 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -30.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. C. Kanagavalli | 53,713 | 62.10% | +25.51 | |
| DMK | K. Muthuraj | 32,004 | 37.00% | +9.03 | |
| Margin of victory | 21,709 | 25.10% | 16.48% | ||
| Turnout | 86,489 | 60.13% | −10.16% | ||
| Registered electors | 147,419 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 25.51% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | 33,951 | 36.59% | +3.98 | |
| DMK | S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan | 25,955 | 27.97% | −12.55 | |
| AIADMK | M. Deivendran | 21,486 | 23.16% | −9.46 | |
| INC | K. S. K. Subba Reddiar | 6,247 | 6.73% | New | |
| Independent | P. Subburam | 3,624 | 3.91% | New | |
| Independent | M. John | 691 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,996 | 8.62% | 0.71% | ||
| Turnout | 92,781 | 70.29% | 1.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 134,566 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -3.93% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Kumara Kurubara Ramanathan | 32,481 | 40.52% | −4.47 | |
| AIADMK | R. K. Perumal | 26,143 | 32.62% | −21.14 | |
| Independent | M. Deivendran | 20,326 | 25.36% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,338 | 7.91% | −0.86% | ||
| Turnout | 80,153 | 69.14% | 3.24% | ||
| Registered electors | 121,435 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -13.23% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. K. Perumal | 40,728 | 53.75% | +15.37 | |
| DMK | S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan | 34,088 | 44.99% | +31.8 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,640 | 8.76% | 3.65% | ||
| Turnout | 75,766 | 65.90% | 7.45% | ||
| Registered electors | 116,745 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 15.37% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. K. Perumal | 25,384 | 38.39% | New | |
| INC | K. Subba Reddiar | 22,001 | 33.27% | −5.61 | |
| DMK | A. K. Kondu Reddiar | 8,720 | 13.19% | −44.14 | |
| JP | A. A. Arulanandam | 8,452 | 12.78% | New | |
| Independent | Ramaswamy Reddiar | 706 | 1.07% | New | |
| AIFB | K. P. Ganapathy | 579 | 0.88% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,383 | 5.12% | −13.33% | ||
| Turnout | 66,125 | 58.44% | −7.76% | ||
| Registered electors | 114,745 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -18.94% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Rathnasabapathy | 32,583 | 57.33% | +19.86 | |
| INC | K. Subba Reddiar | 22,097 | 38.88% | +8.25 | |
| Independent | S. Ramalingam | 2,154 | 3.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,486 | 18.45% | 12.88% | ||
| Turnout | 56,834 | 66.20% | −12.06% | ||
| Registered electors | 90,503 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 19.86% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Rathnasabapathy | 23,905 | 37.47% | New | |
| Independent | M. P. S. Reddiar | 20,350 | 31.90% | New | |
| INC | A. L. R. Naicker | 19,540 | 30.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,555 | 5.57% | |||
| Turnout | 63,795 | 78.25% | |||
| Registered electors | 84,925 | ||||
| DMKwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Selvaraj | 18,819 | 50.44% | New | |
| Independent | Sankaralingam | 18,494 | 49.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 325 | 0.87% | |||
| Turnout | 37,313 | 58.57% | |||
| Registered electors | 63,707 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||
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