Tindivanam (state assembly constituency)

Tindivanam is a state assembly constituency in Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises a portion of Tindivanam taluk and is a part of the Viluppuram constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2]

Madras State
Year Winner Party
1952 Venugopala Gounder and
M. Jagannathan		 Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party
1957 P. Veerappa Gounder and
M. Jagannathan		 Independent
1962 A. Thangavelu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 K. Ramamoorthy Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu
Year Winner Party
1971 G. Rajaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 T. R. Rajaram Reddy Indian National Congress
1980 K. M. Thangamani Gounder Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984 K. M. Thangamani All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 R. Masilamani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 S. Pannirselvam Indian National Congress
1996 R. Sedunathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 C. V. Shanmugam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 C. V. Shanmugam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 D. Haridoss All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 P. Seethapathy[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2016
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Seethapathy 61,879 35.33 +35.33
AIADMK S. P. Rajendran 61,778 35.27 -17.32
PMK A. Kalidoss 29,848 17.04 -25.41
DMDK Udhaya Kumar M 14,928 8.52 +8.52
NOTA None of the above 2,112 1.21 +1.21
Margin of victory 101 0.06 -10.08
Turnout 1,75,157 78.95 -2.36
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -17.38

2011
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK D. Haridoss 80,553 52.59 +5.55
PMK M. P. Shankar 65,016 42.45 -2.73
IND M. Munusamy 2,071 1.35 +1.35
IJK R. Radhika 1,125 0.73 +0.73
BJP Venugopal M 1,010 0.66 +0.66
Margin of victory 15,537 10.14 +8.28
Turnout 1,53,240 81.31 +3.95
AIADMK hold Swing +5.55

References
  1. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 72. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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