https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Modakkurichi_Assembly_constituency Modakkurichi Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-08-01T09:44:24Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Modakkurichi_Assembly_constituency&diff=345662&oldid=prev ImportMaster: robot: Import articles to fix broken redirects 2022-08-02T07:02:19Z <p>robot: Import articles to fix broken redirects</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{for|other places with same/similar name|Modakurichi (disambiguation)}}<br /> {{more citations needed|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency <br /> | image = Constitution-Modakkurichi.svg<br /> | parl_name = State Assembly<br /> | Existence = <br /> | district = [[Erode district|Erode]]<br /> | constituency = [[Erode Lok Sabha constituency|Erode]]<br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> | mla = [[Dr. C. Saraswathi|C. Saraswathi]]<br /> | year = 2021<br /> | name = Modakurichi<br /> | electors = 2,38,899&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title= Form 21E (Return of Election) |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211223084647/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC100.pdf |url= https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC100.pdf|access-date= 1 Feb 2022 |archive-date=22 Dec 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | Reservation = <br /> | most_successful_party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] (7 times)<br /> }} <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Modakkurichi&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Legislature of Tamil Nadu|legislative assembly]] constituency in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<br /> <br /> It Covers Sivagiri, [[Modakkurichi]] &amp; some parts of Erode City. It is included in [[Erode Lok Sabha constituency|Erode Parliamentary Constituency]].<br /> <br /> During [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 Assembly elections]], a record 1033 candidates contested the Modakurachi Assembly seat. To check a repeat of this, the Election Commission increased the security deposit amount in the next elections.&lt;ref&gt;[https://archive.today/20150130191831/http://pib.nic.in/feature/fe0999/f2009991.html Elections in India: A fascinating story]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.<br /> <br /> == Madras State ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Winner<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br /> | [[R. Kuppuswami]] and [[N. Mahalingam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | [[K. R. Nallasivam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Tamil Nadu ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Winner<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> | [[M. Chinnasami]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | [[Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> | [[S. Balakrishnan (Modakurichi MLA)|S. Balakrishnan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br /> | [[S. Balakrishnan (Modakurichi MLA)|S. Balakrishnan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | [[A. Ganesamoorthy|Erode A.Ganeshamoorthy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> | [[Kavinilavu Dharmaraj]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | [[Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> | [[P. C. Ramasami]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> | [[R. M. Palanisami]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> | [[R. N. Kittusamy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> | [[V. P. Subramani]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> | [[C. Saraswathi]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> {{bar box<br /> |float=right<br /> |title= Vote share of Winning candidates<br /> |titlebar=#ddd<br /> |width=300px<br /> |barwidth=275px<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|43.13}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|43.62}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|57.29}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|44.11}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.24}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|54.97}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|61.98}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.27}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|56.56}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.67}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.75}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.18}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}|61.23}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1952|1952]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|37.93}}<br /> <br /> }}<br /> === 2021 ===<br /> &lt;!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --&gt; &lt;section begin=&quot;Assembly Election 2021&quot;/&gt; <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Modakurichi Election Result |url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/-s22a100|access-date= 25 May 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. Saraswathi]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=78,125 |percentage=43.13% |change=+40.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=77,844 |percentage=42.97% |change=+0.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Prakash |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=12,944 |percentage=7.15% |change=+6.18 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Rajeshkumar |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=4,574 |percentage=2.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=2,342 |percentage=1.29% |change=-0.24 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Thangaraj |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,547 |percentage=0.85% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Boopathi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,143 |percentage=0.63% |change=-0.06 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=281 |percentage=0.16% |change=-1.10% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=181,157 |percentage=75.83% |change= -3.75% }}<br /> {{Election box rejected|votes=589 |percentage=0.33% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 238,899 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.49% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> &lt;section end=&quot;Assembly Election 2021&quot;/&gt;<br /> === 2016 ===<br /> &lt;!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --&gt; &lt;section begin=&quot;Assembly Election 2016&quot;/&gt;<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf |access-date= 30 Apr 2022 |archive-date= 30 Apr 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf |title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[V. P. Sivasubramani]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=77,067 |percentage=43.62% |change=-13.67 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Sachidanandam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=74,845 |percentage=42.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Suriamoorthi |party=Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi |votes=5,607 |percentage=3.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Ramesh |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=4,853 |percentage=2.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Chinnamalai Krishnakumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,052 |percentage=2.29% |change=-3.18 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nachimuthu |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=2,809 |percentage=1.59% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=2,715 |percentage=1.54% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Prakash |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=1,713 |percentage=0.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Parthiban |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,219 |percentage=0.69% |change=-0.61 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,222 |percentage=1.26% |change=-24.98% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=176,676 |percentage=79.58% |change= -1.92% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 222,002 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -13.67% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> &lt;section end=&quot;Assembly Election 2016&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> === 2011 ===<br /> &lt;!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --&gt; &lt;section begin=&quot;Assembly Election 2011&quot;/&gt; &lt;section end=&quot;Assembly Election 2011&quot;/&gt; <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu |work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf | archive-date =15 February 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[R. N. Kittusamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=87,705 |percentage=57.29% |change=+15.81 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. M. Palanisami |party=Indian National Congress |votes=47,543 |percentage=31.06% |change=-13.06 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Kathirvel |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=8,376 |percentage=5.47% |change=+3.22 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Devendiran |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,992 |percentage=1.30% |change=+0.67 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. S. Govanam Thangavel |party=Independent politician |votes=1,555 |percentage=1.02% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Veeragopal |party=Independent politician |votes=1,314 |percentage=0.86% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Ganesan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,088 |percentage=0.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=40,162 |percentage=26.23% |change=23.60% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=187,832 |percentage=81.50% |change= 5.31% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 153,092 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 13.18% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2006===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 2006 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | access-date = 12 May 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. K. Palanisami |party=Indian National Congress |votes=64,625 |percentage=44.11% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. P. Namachivayam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=60,765 |percentage=41.48% |change=-13.77 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Victoria |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=10,711 |percentage=7.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Nallasamy |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,303 |percentage=2.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. S. Thangavel |party=Independent politician |votes=1,076 |percentage=0.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Selladurai |party=Independent politician |votes=1,033 |percentage=0.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Govindasamy |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=929 |percentage=0.63% |change=-0.08 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,860 |percentage=2.63% |change=-22.80% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=146,507 |percentage=76.20% |change= 15.19% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 192,274 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -11.13% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India |title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001 |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=P. C. Ramasami |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=74,296 |percentage=55.24% |change=+34 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,084 |percentage=29.81% |change=-25.17 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. M. Kulandaivelu |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,332 |percentage=4.71% |change=-12.7 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Vinayagamoorthy |party=Independent politician |votes=2,292 |percentage=1.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. S. Thangavel |party=Independent politician |votes=1,960 |percentage=1.46% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Subramanian |party=Independent politician |votes=1,910 |percentage=1.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. M. Balasubramaniam |party=Independent politician |votes=1,898 |percentage=1.41% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Thiyagarajan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,344 |percentage=1.00% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Suriamoorthy |party=Tamil Desiyak Katchi |votes=1,242 |percentage=0.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. K. Gunasekaran |party=United Communist Party of India |votes=1,086 |percentage=0.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. K. Chenniappan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=954 |percentage=0.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=34,212 |percentage=25.44% |change=-8.29% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=134,487 |percentage=61.01% |change= 0.22% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 220,433 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 0.27% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1996===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 1996 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=64,436 |percentage=54.97% |change=+21.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. N. Kittusamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=24,896 |percentage=21.24% |change=-40.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Elanchezhian |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=20,403 |percentage=17.41% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=39,540 |percentage=33.73% |change=4.99% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=117,215 |percentage=60.79% |change= -8.33% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 194,579 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -7.01% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1991===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kavinilavu Dharmaraj |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=78,653 |percentage=61.98% |change=+29.92 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Elanchezhian |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,178 |percentage=33.24% |change=-11.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Gandhi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,450 |percentage=2.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. David |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,304 |percentage=1.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=36,475 |percentage=28.74% |change=16.54% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=126,904 |percentage=69.12% |change= -8.30% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 188,095 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 17.71% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | archive-date = 6 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. Ganeshamurthi]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=58,058 |percentage=44.27% |change=+2.64 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Balakrishnan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,051 |percentage=32.06% |change=-24.5 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chinnusamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=16,811 |percentage=12.82% |change=-43.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Sainathan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,047 |percentage=7.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Palanisamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,225 |percentage=0.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Gandhi |party=Independent politician |votes=884 |percentage=0.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,007 |percentage=12.20% |change=-2.72% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=131,154 |percentage=77.42% |change= -0.33% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 172,990 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -12.29% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1984===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | archive-date = 17 Jan 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. Balakrishnan (Modakurichi Mla)|S. Balakrishnan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=65,641 |percentage=56.56% |change=-2.12 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. Ganeshamurthi]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=48,315 |percentage=41.63% |change=+1.43 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. S. Shanmugham |party=Independent politician |votes=1,069 |percentage=0.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Ayyaswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=737 |percentage=0.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=17,326 |percentage=14.93% |change=-3.55% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=116,060 |percentage=77.75% |change= 10.98% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 154,501 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.12% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1980===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. Balakrishnan (Modakurichi Mla)|S. Balakrishnan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=56,049 |percentage=58.67% |change=+13.93 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. Ganeshamurthi]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,402 |percentage=40.20% |change=+22.34 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. S. Bharati |party=Independent politician |votes=578 |percentage=0.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=17,647 |percentage=18.47% |change= -8.41% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=95,526 |percentage=66.77% |change= 2.39% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 145,802 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 13.93% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1977===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,072 |percentage=44.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Ganeshamurthy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=15,200 |percentage=17.86% |change=-40.31 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Arumugam |party=Janata Party |votes=12,955 |percentage=15.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Sainathan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,462 |percentage=13.47% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Shanmugasundaram |party=Independent politician |votes=3,538 |percentage=4.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Raman |party=Independent politician |votes=2,284 |percentage=2.68% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Rangasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=516 |percentage=0.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Murugesan |party=Independent politician |votes=473 |percentage=0.56% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=22,872 |percentage=26.88% |change= 9.24% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=85,083 |percentage=64.38% |change= -8.90% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 134,149 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -13.43% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1971===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Chinnasami |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=45,108 |percentage=58.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Chenniappan |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=31,431 |percentage=40.54% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rangasami |party=Independent politician |votes=676 |percentage=0.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,677 |percentage=17.64% |change= -9.20% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=77,533 |percentage=73.28% |change= -4.78% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 109,028 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Samyukta Socialist Party |swing= -3.05% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1967===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date= 19 April 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=K. R. Nallasivam |party=Samyukta Socialist Party |votes=45,303 |percentage=61.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Kulandiammal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,444 |percentage=34.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Gobu |party=Republican Party of India |votes=3,245 |percentage=4.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,859 |percentage=26.84% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=73,992 |percentage=78.06% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 100,057 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Samyukta Socialist Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1952===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Modakurichi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1951 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Kuppuswami |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,835 |percentage=37.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chinandorai |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=14,062 |percentage=28.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raman |party=Communist Party of India |votes=11,100 |percentage=22.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ayyasami Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=4,101 |percentage=8.26% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narasimha Ayyar |party=Independent politician |votes=945 |percentage=1.90% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramamoorthy |party=Independent politician |votes=613 |percentage=1.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,773 |percentage=9.61% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=49,656 |percentage=65.07% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,307 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> * {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title=Statistical reports of assembly elections|publisher=Election Commission of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archive-date=5 October 2010|access-date=8 July 2010}}<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> {{coord|11.24|77.78|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Erode district]]</div> ImportMaster