Kovilpatti (state assembly constituency)
Kovilpatti State Assembly constituency (Tamil: கோவில்பட்டி சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி) is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is also one of the 6 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thoothukkudi (Lok Sabha constituency). It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence.[2]
Kovilpatti | |
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state assembly constituency | |
View of Shenbagavalli Amman Temple | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Existence | 1952–present |
Reservation | None |
Current MLA | Kadambur C. Raju |
Party | AIADMK |
Elected Year | 2016 |
Total Electors | 2,54,990 [1] |
Most Successful Party | CPI (7 times) |
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election | Assembly | Member | Political Party | Tenure | |
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1952 | 1st | Ramaswamy | Indian National Congress | 1952-1957 | |
1957 | 2nd | V. Suppaya Naicker | Independent | 1957-1962 | |
1962 | 3rd | N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami | Indian National Congress | 1962-1967 | |
1967 | 4th | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India | 1967-1971 | |
1971 | 5th | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India | 1971-1977 | |
1977 | 6th | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India | 1977-1980 | |
1980 | 7th | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India | 1980-1984 | |
1984 | 8th | R. Rangasamy | Indian National Congress | 1984-1989 | |
1989 | 9th | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India | 1989-1991 | |
1991 | 10th | R. Shyamala | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1991-1996 | |
1996 | 11th | L. Ayyalusamy | Communist Party of India | 1996-2001 | |
2001 | 12th | S. Rajendran | Communist Party of India | 2001-2006 | |
2006 | 13th | L. Radhakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2006-2011 | |
2011 | 14th | C. Kadambur Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2011-2016 | |
2016 | 15th | C. Kadambur Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2016-Incumbent |
Election Results
Assembly election 2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | C. Kadambur Raju | 64,514 | 38.96 | -16.89 | |
DMK | A. Subramanian | 64,086 | 38.70 | New | |
MDMK | Vinayaka Ramesh | 28,512 | 17.22 | New | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 2,350 | 1.42 | New | |
NTK | T. Muthumari | 2,070 | 1.25 | New | |
PMK | G. Ramachandran | 1,075 | 0.65 | -34.94 | |
BSP | T. S. K. Muthuraj | 709 | 0.43 | -0.42 | |
AIFB | R. Murugesan | 255 | 2.15 | New | |
ABHM | V. G. Radhakrishnan | 211 | 0.13 | New | |
Majority | 428 | 0.26 | -20.00 | ||
Turnout | 1,65,607 | 66.70 | -5.48 | ||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -16.89 |
Assembly election 2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | C. Kadambur Raju | 73,007 | 55.85 | +9.23 | |
PMK | G. Ramachandran | 46,527 | 35.59 | New | |
BJP | V. Rengarajan | 2,186 | 1.67 | +1.06 | |
BSP | S. Arumairaj | 1,107 | 0.85 | -1.50 | |
Majority | 26,480 | 20.26 | +9.48 | ||
Turnout | 1,30,723 | 72.18 | +7.45 | ||
AIADMK hold | Swing | +9.23 |
Assembly election 2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | L. Radhakrishnan | 53,354 | 46.62 | New | |
CPI | S. Rajendran | 41,015 | 35.84 | -4.43 | |
DMDK | T. Srinivasaraghavan | 11,633 | 9.66 | New | |
BSP | K. Kovilselvan | 2,827 | 2.35 | New | |
AIFB | S. Chelladurai | 2,560 | 2.13 | New | |
BJP | G. Somasundaram | 733 | 0.61 | New | |
Majority | 12,339 | 10.78 | +2.83 | ||
Turnout | 1,14,480 | 64.73 | +6.04 | ||
AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | New | |||
Assembly election 2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | S. Rajendran | 45,796 | 40.27 | +5.08 | |
DMK | K. Rajaram | 36,757 | 32.32 | New | |
MDMK | K. Vishvamithran | 27,809 | 24.45 | -4.04 | |
Majority | 9,039 | 7.95 | +1.24 | ||
Turnout | 1,13,785 | 58.69 | -7.16 | ||
CPI hold | Swing | +5.08 |
Assembly election 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | L. Ayyalusamy | 39,315 | 35.19 | +3.21 | |
MDMK | K. S. Radhakrishnan | 31,828 | 28.49 | New | |
AIADMK | L. Radhakrishnan | 31,168 | 27.90 | -33.91 | |
JP | V. R. Veeraragavan | 5,321 | 4.76 | New | |
BJP | V. Rengaraja | 806 | 0.72 | New | |
Majority | 7,487 | 6.71 | -23.12 | ||
Turnout | 1,15,378 | 65.85 | +5.87 | ||
CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | +3.21 | |||
Assembly election 1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | R. Shyamala | 58,535 | 61.81 | New | |
CPI | L. Ayyalusamy | 30,284 | 31.98 | -3.36 | |
PMK | P. Krishnamoorthy | 4,032 | 4.26 | New | |
JP | S. Ganesh | 403 | 0.43 | New | |
Majority | 28,251 | 29.83 | +26.52 | ||
Turnout | 97,157 | 59.98 | -10.36 | ||
AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | New | |||
Assembly election 1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 35,008 | 35.34 | +0.73 | |
DMK | S. Radhakrishnan | 31,724 | 32.02 | New | |
Majority | 3,284 | 3.31 | -17.82 | ||
Turnout | 1,01,058 | 70.34 | -1.44 | ||
CPI gain from INC | Swing | +0.73 | |||
Assembly election 1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | R. Rangasamy | 45,623 | 55.75 | New | |
CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 28,327 | 34.61 | -16.76 | |
Majority | 17,296 | 21.13 | +9.86 | ||
Turnout | 86,609 | 71.78 | +3.24 | ||
INC gain from CPI | Swing | New | |||
Assembly election 1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 39,442 | 51.37 | +18.62 | |
INC(I) | V. Jeyalakshmi | 30,792 | 40.11 | New | |
JP | S. Kalidas | 6,281 | 8.18 | -2.52 | |
Majority | 8,650 | 11.27 | +10.67 | ||
Turnout | 77,599 | 68.54 | +32.48 | ||
CPI hold | Swing | +18.62 |
Assembly election 1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 21,985 | 32.75 | -29.41 | |
AIADMK | P. Seeniraj | 21,588 | 32.15 | New | |
DMK | A. K. C. Thangappandian | 13,778 | 20.52 | New | |
JP | L. Sundararaj Naicker | 7,187 | 10.70 | New | |
Majority | 397 | 0.60 | -23.72 | ||
Turnout | 67,973 | 63.06 | -9.03 | ||
CPI hold | Swing | -29.41 |
Assembly election 1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 38,844 | 62.16 | +7.14 | |
INC (O) | L. Subba Naicker | 23,646 | 37.84 | New | |
Majority | 15,198 | 24.32 | +7.10 | ||
Turnout | 66,702 | 72.09 | -2.89 | ||
CPI hold | Swing | +7.14 |
Assembly election 1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 33,311 | 55.02 | +29.87 | |
INC | V. O. C. A. Pillai | 22,885 | 37.80 | +1.58 | |
Majority | 10,426 | 17.22 | +10.52 | ||
Turnout | 63,063 | 74.98 | -2.49 | ||
CPI gain from INC | Swing | +29.87 | |||
Assembly election 1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami | 22,158 | 36.22 | +6.38 | |
SWA | R. S. Appasamy | 18,059 | 29.52 | New | |
CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 15,387 | 25.15 | -2.39 | |
DMK | M. Periasamy | 5,030 | 8.22 | New | |
Majority | 4,099 | 6.70 | +4.76 | ||
Turnout | 63,221 | 77.47 | +31.87 | ||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | +6.38 | |||
Assembly election 1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | V. Suppaya Naicker | 11,425 | 31.78 | New | |
INC | Selvaraj | 10,726 | 29.84 | -34.83 | |
CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 9,901 | 27.54 | New | |
Majority | 699 | 1.94 | -41.95 | ||
Turnout | 35,950 | 45.60 | -7.15 | ||
Independent gain from INC | Swing | New | |||
Assembly election 1952
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Ramaswamy | 25,282 | 64.67 | New | |
Independent | Shanmugham | 8,124 | 20.78 | New | |
Socialist | Subbiah | 4,370 | 11.18 | New | |
KMPP | Perumal | 1,319 | 3.37 | New | |
Majority | 17,158 | 43.89 | New | ||
Turnout | 39,095 | 52.75 | New | ||
INC win (new seat) |
References
- "Assembly wise final electoral count-29April2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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