Gandarvakottai (state assembly constituency)

Gandarvakottai was a state assembly constituency in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. It was in existence from 1957 to 1971 state elections. It came under Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency) for Parliament elections.

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1957	R. Krishnasami Gopalar	Indian National Congress
1962	R. Krishnasami Gopalar	Indian National Congress
1967	R. R. Durai	Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	Govindarasu Kalingarar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Post Delimitation

Gandarvakottai (SC) constituency is formed again after constituency delimitations 2008.[1] It is included in the Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency.

Year	Winner	Party
2011	N. Subramanian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	B. Arumugam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gandharvakottai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	B. Arumugam	64,043	38.21	-16.64
	DMK	K. Anbarasan	60,996	41.75	+2.99
	CPI (M)	M. Chinnadurai	13,918	9.43	+9.43
	BJP	Palaniyappan M	1,600	1.10	+1.10
	NOTA	None of the above	1,556	1.07	+1.07
Margin of victory			3,047	2.09	-14.00
Turnout			1,46,101	78.16	-2.05
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-16.64

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gandharvakottai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. Subramanian	67,128	54.85	+54.85
	DMK	Kavithai pittan S	47,429	38.76	+38.76
	IJK	R. Selvarani	2,974	2.43	+2.43
	IND	V. Rethinam	1,357	1.11	+1.11
	BSP	M. Murugesan	1,073	0.88	+0.88
Margin of victory			19,699	16.09	----
Turnout			1,22,484	80.21	New
	AIADMK win (new seat)

References

"New Constituencies, Post-Delimitaion 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

Elections in Tamil Nadu

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Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

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Local elections

Municipal	1996 2001 2006 2011 2021
Panchayat	1996 2001 2006 2011 2019

See also: Elections in India

Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu

Current
Constituencies
(2007 Delimitation)

A: Aarani; Alandur; Alangudi; Alangulam; Ambasamudram; Ambattur; Ambur; Anaikattu; Andipatti; Anna Nagar; Anthiyur; Arakkonam (SC); Aranthangi; Aravakurichi; Arcot; Ariyalur; Aruppukkottai; Athoor; Attur (SC); Avadi; Avinashi (SC)

B: Bargur; Bhavanisagar (SC); Bhavani; Bhuvanagiri; Bodinayakanur

C: Chengalpattu; Chengam (SC); Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni; Cheyyar; Cheyyur (SC); Chidambaram; Coimbatore North; Coimbatore South; Colachel; Coonoor; Cuddalore; Cumbum

D: Dharapuram (SC); Dharmapuri; Dindigul

E: Edappadi; Egmore (SC); Erode East; Erode West

G: Gandharvakottai (SC); Gangavalli (SC); Gingee; Gobichettipalayam; Gudalur (SC); Gudiyattam (SC); Gummidipundi

H: Harbour; Harur (SC); Hosur

J: Jayankondam; Jolarpet

K: Kadayanallur; Kalasapakkam; Kallakurichi (SC); Kancheepuram; Kangayam; Kanyakumari; Karaikudi; Karur; Katpadi; Kattumannarkoil (SC); Kaundampalayam; Killiyoor; Kilpennathur; Kilvelur (SC); Kinathukadavu; Kolathur; Kovilpatti; Krishnagiri; Krishnarayapuram (SC); Kulithalai; Kumarapalayam; Kumbakonam; Kunnam; Kurinjipadi; K. V. Kuppam (SC)

L: Lalgudi

M: Madathukulam; Madavaram; Madurai Central; Madurai East; Madurai North; Madurai South; Madurai West; Madurantakam (SC); Maduravoyal; Mailam; Manachanallur; Manamadurai (SC); Manapaarai; Mannargudi; Mayiladuthurai; Melur; Mettuppalayam; Mettur; Modakkurichi; Mudhukulathur; Musiri; Mylapore

N: Nagapattinam; Nagercoil; Namakkal; Nanguneri; Nannilam; Natham; Neyveli; Nilakkottai (SC)

O: Oddanchatram; Omalur; Orathanadu; Ottapidaram (SC)

P: Padmanabhapuram; Palacodu; Palani; Palayamkottai; Palladam; Pallavaram; Panruti; Papanasam; Pappireddipatti; Paramakudi (SC); Paramathi Velur; Pattukkottai; Pennagaram; Perambalur (SC); Perambur; Peravurani; Periyakulam (SC); Perundurai; Pollachi; Polur; Ponneri (SC); Poompuhar; Poonamallee (SC); Pudukkottai

R: Radhakrishnan Nagar; Radhapuram; Rajapalayam; Ramanathapuram; Ranipet; Rasipuram (SC); Rishivandiyam; Royapuram

S: Saidapet; Salem North; Salem South; Salem West; Sankarankovil (SC); Sankarapuram; Sankari; Sattur; Senthamangalam (ST); Sholavandan (SC); Sholinganallur; Sholingur; Singanallur; Sirkazhi (SC); Sivaganga; Sivakasi; Sriperumbudur (SC); Srirangam; Srivaikundam; Srivilliputhur (SC); Sulur

T: Tambaram; Tenkasi; Thalli; Thanjavur; T. Nagar; Thiruporur; Thiruparankundram; Thiruverumbur; Thiruvidaimarudur (SC); Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar (SC); Thiruvottiyur; Thondamuthur; Thoothukkudi; Thousand Lights; Thuraiyur (SC); Tindivanam (SC); Tiruchendur; Tiruchengodu; Tiruchirappalli East; Tiruchirappalli West; Tiruchuli; Tirukkoyilur; Tirumangalam; Thirumayam; Tirunelveli; Tiruppattur (Sivaganga district); Tirupattur (Vellore district); Tiruppur North; Tiruppur South; Thiruthuraipoondi (SC); Tiruttani; Tiruvadanai; Thiruvaiyaru; Thiruvallur; Tiruvannamalai; Thiruvarur; Tittakudi (SC)

U: Udhagamandalam; Udumalpet; Ulundurpettai; Usilampatti; Uthangarai (SC); Uthiramerur

V: Valparai (SC); Vandavasi (SC); Vaniyambadi; Vanur (SC); Vasudevanallur (SC); Vedaranyam; Vedasandur; Veerapandi; Velachery; Vellore; Veppanahalli; Vikravandi; Vilathikulam; Vilavancode; Villivakkam; Villupuram; Viralimalai; Virudhunagar; Virugambakkam; Vriddhachalam

Y: Yercaud (ST)

Related topics

List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Elections in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu

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