Srivilliputhur (state assembly constituency)

Srivilliputhur is an assembly constituency located in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.[1] It comes under Tenkasi Lok Sabha Constituency. P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja, former Chief Minister of Madras State was defeated in this constituency in 1952 election.

Madras State assembly

Year Winner Party Runner up Party
1952 1) D. K. Raja
3) A. Vaikuntam
IND
INC
2) P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja
4) K. Arumugha Perumal
INC
IND
1957 1) R. Krishnasamy Naidu
2) A. Chinnasami
INC
INC
3) S. Alagarsamy
4) G. A. Appan
CPI
IND
1962 M. Chelliah INC G. Gurusamy DMK
1967 K. A. A. Gurusamy DMK S. P. Dharmaraj INC

Tamil Nadu assembly

Year Winner Party
1971 K. Surusamy alias Andi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 R. Thamaraikani All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 R. Thamaraikani All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 R. Thamaraikani All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 A. Thangam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 R. Thamaraikani Independent
1996 R. Thamaraikani All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 R. T. Inbathamilan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 T. Ramasamy Communist Party of India
2011 V. Ponnupandi Communist Party of India
2016 M. Chandra Prabha All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Chandra Prabha 88,103 49.32 +49.32
PT Muthukumar C 51,430 28.79 +28.79
CPI P. Lingam 19,415 10.87 -36.92
BJP I. Ramasamy 5,497 3.08 +3.08
NTK Kalyana Sundaram A 3,833 2.15 +2.15
Margin of victory 36,673 20.53 +16.48
Turnout 1,78,688 76.63 -3.46
AIADMK gain from CPI Swing +1.53

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI V. Ponnupandi 73,485 47.79 +6.87
DMK R. V. K. Durai 67,257 43.74 +43.74
IND S. Chinnapparaj 5,720 3.72 +3.72
BSP I. Sundarraj 1,309 0.85 N/A
Margin of victory 6,228 4.05 -0.83
Turnout 1,53,862 80.09 +7.46
CPI hold Swing +6.87

References

  1. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

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