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Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)
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'''[[Pudukkottai]]''' was a [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]]. After [[boundary delimitation|delimitation]] in 2009, it is now a [[wikt:Defunct|defunct]] constituency.<br />
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==Assembly segments==<br />
Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br />
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies<br />
|accessdate = 2008-10-12<br />
|work = Tamil Nadu<br />
|publisher = Election Commission of India<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185928/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br />
|archivedate = 2006-05-04<br />
}}</ref><br />
#[[Pattukkottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Pattukkottai]] (moved to [[Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thanjavur]] constituency after 2009)<br />
#[[Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency)|Peravurani]] (moved to [[Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thanjavur]] constituency after 2009)<br />
#[[Kolathur (SC) (State Assembly Constituency)|Kolathur (SC)]] (dissolved and its territories were shared between the newly formed [[Gandarvakottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Gandarvakottai]] and [[Viralimalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Viralimalai]] constituencies after 2009)<br />
#[[Pudukkottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Pudukkottai]] (moved to [[Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchirappall]] constituency after 2009)<br />
#[[Alangudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Alangudi]] (moved to [[Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivaganga]] constituency after 2009)<br />
#[[Arantangi (State Assembly Constituency)|Arantangi]] (moved to [[Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ramanathapuram]] constituency after 2009)<br />
#[[Viralimalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Viralimalai]] (moved to [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]] after 2009)<br />
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==Members of Parliament==<br />
{| width="60%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #DEE8F1 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winning Candidate<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party<br />
|---- <br />
|1951<br />
|[[K.M. Valatharsu]]<br />
|[[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1957<br />
|[[R. Ramanathan Chettiar]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1962<br />
|[[R. Umanath]]<br />
|[[Communist Party of India]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1967<br />
|[[R. Umanath]]<br />
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1971<br />
|[[K. Veeriah]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1977<br />
|[[V.S. Elanchezhian]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1980<br />
|[[V.N. Swamynathan]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress (I)]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1984<br />
|[[N. Sundararaj]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1989<br />
|[[N. Sundararaj]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1991<br />
|[[N. Sundararaj]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1996<br />
|[[Tiruchi Siva]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1998<br />
|[[Raja Paramasivam]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1999<br />
|[[S. Thirunavukkarasu]]<br />
|[[MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|---- <br />
|2004<br />
|[[S. Regupathy]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections|General Election, 2004]]: Pudukkottai}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = [[S. Regupathy]]<br />
|votes = 466,133 <br />
|percentage = 56.82<br />
|change = n/a<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = Ravichandran. A<br />
|votes = 309,637 <br />
|percentage = 37.75<br />
|change = n/a<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Nagooran. A<br />
|votes = 10,024 <br />
|percentage = 1.22<br />
|change = n/a<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = M. S. Lion Rajendran<br />
|votes = 9,723 <br />
|percentage = 1.19<br />
|change = n/a<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 156,496 <br />
|percentage = 19.08<br />
|change = +10.84<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 820,300 <br />
|percentage = 66.42<br />
|change = +2.32<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|loser = M.G.R. Anna Dravida Kazhagam<br />
|swing = +56.82<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
Note: The incumbent party [[M.G.R. Anna Dravida Kazhagam|MADMK]] did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its coalition partner from the previous [[1999 Indian general election|1999 elections]] - [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]].<br />
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Election result 1999:<br />
<br />
Su.Thirunavukarasar (MADMK) 3,96,216<br />
<br />
S.Singaravadivel (INC) 3,31,914<br />
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Election result 1998:<br />
<br />
Paramasivam Raja (ADMK) 2,88,072<br />
<br />
P.N.Siva (DMK) 2,57,552<br />
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Election result 1996:<br />
<br />
P.N.Siva (DMK) 3,98,209<br />
<br />
V.N.Swaminathan (INC) 2,20,336<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Pudukottai]]<br />
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Pudukkottai district]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]</div>
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