https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Purasawalkam_%28state_assembly_constituency%29 Purasawalkam (state assembly constituency) - Revision history 2026-08-19T15:55:55Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Purasawalkam_(state_assembly_constituency)&diff=472877&oldid=prev Shirttheory: brief improve content based on references also and cleaned formatting for consistency 2022-04-17T11:01:32Z <p>brief improve content based on references also and cleaned formatting for consistency</p> <a href="//en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Purasawalkam_(state_assembly_constituency)&amp;diff=472877&amp;oldid=250307">Show changes</a> Shirttheory https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Purasawalkam_(state_assembly_constituency)&diff=250307&oldid=prev 117.246.164.136: /* 2006 */ 2021-12-11T14:23:38Z <p><span class="autocomment">2006</span></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{more citations needed|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Purusawalkam&#039;&#039;&#039; is a defunct legislative assembly constituency, that includes the locality, [[Purasawalkam]] of Chennai City and its surroundings. Purasawalkam assembly constituency was part of [[Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. It was later divided between [[Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)|Egmore]] and newly created [[Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar]] assembly constituencies.<br /> <br /> == Madras State ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;70%&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Year<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Winner<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | 1962<br /> | [[Bashyam Reddy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1967<br /> | [[V. S. Govindarajan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Tamil Nadu ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;70%&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Assembly<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Duration<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Winner<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]<br /> | 1971-77<br /> | [[K. Anbazhagan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]<br /> | 1977-80<br /> | [[K. Anbazhagan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]<br /> | 1980-84<br /> | [[K. Anbazhagan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]<br /> | 1984-89<br /> | [[K. Nanjil Manoharan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]<br /> | 1989-91<br /> | [[Arcot N. Veeraswami]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]<br /> | 1991-96<br /> | [[B. Ranganathan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]<br /> | 1996-01<br /> | [[B. Ranganathan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]<br /> | 2001-06<br /> | [[B. Ranganathan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]<br /> | 2006-2011<br /> | [[V.S. Babu]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election Results ==<br /> ===2006===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate = Babu. V.S. |votes=90,140 |percentage=53.74% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate = Venkateshbabu |votes=82,777 |percentage=49.35% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |candidate = Jacquelene Gomez |votes=12,690 |percentage=7.57% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Elumalai. V. |votes=2,019 |percentage=1.20% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Swatantra Party |candidate = Kamalaakannan. J. |votes=769 |percentage=0.46% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Raja. K. |votes=603 |percentage=0.36% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=7,363 |percentage=4.39% |change=1.74%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=167,730 |percentage=87.51% |change=-45.83%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box hold with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= 5.21%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[B. Ranganathan]] |votes=69,681 |percentage=48.53% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Tamil Maanila Congress |candidate = Vetriivel P |votes=65,879 |percentage=45.89% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate = Gurunathan S |votes=4,902 |percentage=3.41% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Janata Dal (Secular) |candidate = Antony Xavier R |votes=1,033 |percentage=0.72% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Venkataramani J |votes=598 |percentage=0.42% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Peter Solomon |votes=389 |percentage=0.27% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=3,802 |percentage=2.65% |change=-49.58%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=143,574 |percentage=46.71% |change=-11.55%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = Tamil Maanila Congress<br /> |swing= -22.07%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1996===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Tamil Maanila Congress |candidate =[[B. Ranganathan]] |votes=98,157 |percentage=70.61% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate = Gnanam. J. Kathipara |votes=25,543 |percentage=18.37% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Ethirajan. G. |votes=9,128 |percentage=6.57% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate = Dhakshina Murthy. K. |votes=2,623 |percentage=1.89% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Pattali Makkal Katchi |candidate = Nadesan. M. |votes=1,604 |percentage=1.15% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Gnana Sekar. A. |votes=657 |percentage=0.47% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=72,614 |percentage=52.23% |change=34.39%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=139,022 |percentage=58.26% |change=2.18%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=Tamil Maanila Congress<br /> |loser = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing= 14.83%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1991===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate =[[B. Ranganathan]] |votes=71,391 |percentage=396.79% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[Arcot N. Veeraswami]] |votes=48,559 |percentage=269.89% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Pattali Makkal Katchi |candidate = Manivannan R. |votes=3,656 |percentage=20.32% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Selvaraj B. |votes=3,120 |percentage=17.34% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Janata Party |candidate = Sagunthala B. |votes=243 |percentage=1.35% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Elango S. |votes=206 |percentage=1.14% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=22,832 |percentage=17.84% |change=-9.97%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=127,992 |percentage=56.08% |change=-12.16%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |swing= 5.90%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[Arcot N. Veeraswami]] |votes=68,640 |percentage=49.88% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate ||party= ADK(JL) |candidate = Ranganathan. B. |votes=30,376 |percentage=22.07% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Anbarasu. C. |votes=29,962 |percentage=21.77% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Purasai Kumaran |votes=5,169 |percentage=3.76% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Meiyappan. R. |votes=1,130 |percentage=0.82% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Mahendran. K. |votes=319 |percentage=0.23% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=38,264 |percentage=27.81% |change=24.04%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=137,613 |percentage=68.24% |change=1.73%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box hold with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= -1.26%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1984===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[Nanjil K. Manoharan]] |votes=61,246 |percentage=51.14% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate = Suppu. K. |votes=56,736 |percentage=47.37% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Dhanapal R. H. |votes=482 |percentage=0.40% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Manivannan. D. |votes=206 |percentage=0.17% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Selyamary. S. |votes=200 |percentage=0.17% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Munirathinam. E. |votes=196 |percentage=0.16% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=4,510 |percentage=3.77% |change=-1.90%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=119,763 |percentage=66.51% |change=6.74%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box hold with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= -1.21%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1980===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[K. Anbazhagan]] |votes=52,729 |percentage=52.35% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate = Valampuri John |votes=47,021 |percentage=46.68% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Janata Party |candidate = Manivannan.D |votes=535 |percentage=0.53% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Mani.D |votes=439 |percentage=0.44% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=5,708 |percentage=5.67% |change=-15.27%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=100,724 |percentage=59.77% |change=14.50%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box hold with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= 7.26%<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1977===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[K. Anbazhagan]] |votes=41,073 |percentage=45.09% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janata Party |candidate = T. S. Govindaswamy |votes=22,004 |percentage=24.16% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate||party= ADK |candidate = P.A. Venkateshwaralu |votes=19,745 |percentage=21.68% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Communist Party of India |candidate = R. Dakshinamoorthy |votes=7,206 |percentage=7.91% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = H. Stanley |votes=265 |percentage=0.29% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = Rajesekharan |votes=248 |percentage=0.27% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=19,069 |percentage=20.94% |change=6.46%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=91,085 |percentage=45.27% |change=-18.47%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box hold with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= -11.03%<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1971===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[K. Anbazhagan]] |votes=47,182 |percentage=56.13% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate = Bashyam Reddy |votes=35,016 |percentage=41.65% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate = M Deenan |votes=1,865 |percentage=2.22% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=12,166 |percentage=14.47% |change=7.18%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=84,063 |percentage=63.74% |change=-10.63%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box hold with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= -1.91%<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1967===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate = V. S. Govindarajan |votes=41,272 |percentage=58.04% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate = Damodaran |votes=29,046 |percentage=40.85% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bharatiya Jana Sangh |candidate = Krishniah |votes=792 |percentage=1.11% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=12,226 |percentage=7.29% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=71,110 |percentage=74.37% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= <br /> }}<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|accessdate= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archivedate= 5 October 2010}}<br /> <br /> {{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|13.08593|N|80.25047|E|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Chennai district]]</div> 117.246.164.136