https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Sedapatti_Assembly_constituency Sedapatti Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-21T22:45:44Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sedapatti_Assembly_constituency&diff=533891&oldid=prev ThomasPeterdavid: Starting first details more to come 2026-04-14T03:35:00Z <p>Starting first details more to come</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Sedapatti<br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = <br /> | established = 1951<br /> | district = [[Madurai district|Madurai]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency|Periyakulam]]<br /> | electors = 138,459<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | abolished = 2008<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Sedapatti&#039;&#039;&#039; was a state assembly constituency in [[Madurai district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |title= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map |website= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date= 23 January 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt; Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below. Elections were not held in the years 1957 and 1962.<br /> <br /> In 2008, under a Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituency Order, Sedapatti Assembly constituency was merged with [[Usilampatti Assembly constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies – 2008|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516071904/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/|archive-date=16 May 2019|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Winner<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot;| Party<br /> |-<br /> |style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot; colspan=&quot;4&quot;|&#039;&#039;&#039;Madras State&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> |-<br /> | [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br /> | Thinakaraswami Thevar<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1967<br /> | V. T. Thevar<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot; colspan=&quot;4&quot;|&#039;&#039;&#039;Tamil Nadu&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> |-<br /> | [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> | V. Thavamani Thevar<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Forward Bloc}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> |rowspan=3|[[Sedapatti R. Muthiah]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | A. Athiyaman<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> | Sedapatti R. Muthiah<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | [[G. Thalapathi]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> |rowspan=2|[[C. Durairaj]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<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|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|43.46}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|47.51}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|49.69}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.85}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|31.57}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|47.29}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|59.87}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|43.52}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}}|36.66}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Swatantra Party}}|63.84}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1952|1952]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|43.54}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ===2006===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&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 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[C. Durairaj]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,590 |percentage=43.46% |change=-4.04% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[G. Thalapathi]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,541 |percentage=41.37% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Samundeeswari |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=11,099 |percentage=11.33% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Santhakumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,119 |percentage=1.14% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Ramadurai |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes=745 |percentage=0.76% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Vasimalai |party=Independent politician |votes=504 |percentage=0.51% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Dhamotharan |party=Independent politician |votes=366 |percentage=0.37% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Suresh |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=365 |percentage=0.37% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Sundara Moorthy |party=Independent politician |votes=273 |percentage=0.28% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Mohammed Saleem |party=Independent politician |votes=264 |percentage=0.27% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. S. V. Nallathambi |party=TNJC |votes=124 |percentage=0.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,049 |percentage=2.09% |change=-17.20% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=97,990 |percentage=70.77% |change= 6.45% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 138,459 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.04% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |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=[[C. Durairaj]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=45,393 |percentage=47.51% |change=8.18% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. V. Bakthavatchalam |party=Puthiya Tamilagam |votes=26,958 |percentage=28.21% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Sedapatti Muthaih|M. Sakunthala]] |party=Independent politician |votes=11,301 |percentage=11.83% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Selvaragavan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=9,454 |percentage=9.89% |change=-0.05% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Thangamudi |party=Independent politician |votes=879 |percentage=0.92% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Rajuthevar |party=Janata Party |votes=693 |percentage=0.73% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Seenivasan |party=Independent politician |votes=445 |percentage=0.47% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Shanmugaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=425 |percentage=0.44% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,435 |percentage=19.29% |change=8.93% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=95,548 |percentage=64.32% |change= -2.15% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 148,582 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.19% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1996===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&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=[[G. Thalapathi]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=48,899 |percentage=49.69% |change=18.21% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Sedapatti Muthiah]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,698 |percentage=39.33% |change=-19.52% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pon. Muthu Ramalingam |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=9,785 |percentage=9.94% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. K. Karuthapandian |party=Independent politician |votes=293 |percentage=0.30% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Maharajan |party=Independent politician |votes=133 |percentage=0.14% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. K. Muthiah Naicker |party=Independent politician |votes=127 |percentage=0.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Sankarapandian |party=Independent politician |votes=116 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Alagarsam |party=Independent politician |votes=63 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Annamalai |party=Independent politician |votes=60 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Shanmugaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=58 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. P. K. Appan |party=Independent politician |votes=52 |percentage=0.05% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,201 |percentage=10.37% |change=-16.99% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=98,401 |percentage=66.47% |change= 4.30% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 152,268 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -9.15% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1991===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&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=[[Sedapatti Muthiah]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=52,627 |percentage=58.85% |change=34.28% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Athiyaman |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=28,158 |percentage=31.49% |change=-0.09% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Ravi |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=7,195 |percentage=8.05% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. Victor Samuel Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=423 |percentage=0.47% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Kalai Rajan |party=Independent politician |votes=253 |percentage=0.28% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Angappan |party=Independent politician |votes=152 |percentage=0.17% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Thavasi Lingam |party=Independent politician |votes=125 |percentage=0.14% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Murugesan |party=Independent politician |votes=108 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. K. Muthiah |party=Independent politician |votes=89 |percentage=0.10% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Athi Narayanan |party=Independent politician |votes=80 |percentage=0.09% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Assan |party=Independent politician |votes=74 |percentage=0.08% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=24,469 |percentage=27.36% |change=20.35% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=89,430 |percentage=62.16% |change= -8.36% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 147,453 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 27.27% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&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. Athiyaman |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=29,431 |percentage=31.57% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Sedapatti Muthiah]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=22,895 |percentage=24.56% |change=-22.73% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. T. Kandasami |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,749 |percentage=23.33% |change=-17.87% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. P. Ganapathi |party=Independent politician |votes=8,237 |percentage=8.84% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Selvarasu |party=Tamil Nadu Congress (K) |votes=5,111 |percentage=5.48% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Thavamani Thevar |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes=4,983 |percentage=5.35% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Pandi |party=Independent politician |votes=299 |percentage=0.32% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. P. K. Appan |party=Independent politician |votes=290 |percentage=0.31% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Rajaram |party=Independent politician |votes=111 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Muniyandi |party=Independent politician |votes=104 |percentage=0.11% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,536 |percentage=7.01% |change=0.92% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=93,210 |percentage=70.53% |change= -0.20% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 134,643 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -15.72% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1984===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&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 January 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Sedapatti Muthiah]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,808 |percentage=47.29% |change=-12.58% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. S. Selvaraj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=33,810 |percentage=41.20% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. S. Rajendran |party=Independent politician |votes=8,810 |percentage=10.74% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Thangavelu |party=Independent politician |votes=334 |percentage=0.41% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dorairaj |party=Independent politician |votes=300 |percentage=0.37% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,998 |percentage=6.09% |change=-13.65% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=82,062 |percentage=70.72% |change= 10.35% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 122,094 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -12.58% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1980===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&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 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Sedapatti Muthiah]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,012 |percentage=59.87% |change=16.35% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. S. Thangarasan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=28,157 |percentage=40.13% |change=21.99% }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,855 |percentage=19.75% |change=2.64% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=70,169 |percentage=60.37% |change= 1.62% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 118,078 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 16.35% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1977===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&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 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Sedapatti Muthiah]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=28,040 |percentage=43.52% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. R. P. Alagarsamy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,018 |percentage=26.41% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. S. Thangarajan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=11,687 |percentage=18.14% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sankaranayanan |party=Janata Party |votes=4,909 |percentage=7.62% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Periakaruppan Alias Appan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,775 |percentage=4.31% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,022 |percentage=17.11% |change=8.19% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=64,429 |percentage=58.75% |change= -7.41% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 111,328 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Forward Bloc |swing= 6.86% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1971===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&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 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=V. Thavamani Thevar |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes=20,334 |percentage=36.66% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. K. Ramakrishnan |party=Swatantra Party |votes=15,388 |percentage=27.75% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Naicker Seenivasan M. S |party=Independent politician |votes=14,443 |percentage=26.04% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. K. Subbaih |party=Independent politician |votes=5,294 |percentage=9.55% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,946 |percentage=8.92% |change=-21.50% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=55,459 |percentage=66.17% |change= -11.50% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,369 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Forward Bloc |loser=Swatantra Party |swing= -27.18% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1967===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&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=V. Thavamani Thevar |party=Swatantra Party |votes=41,167 |percentage=63.84% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. A. Nadar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,553 |percentage=33.42% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=I. Chinnapan |party=Independent politician |votes=915 |percentage=1.42% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. V. Reddiar |party=Independent politician |votes=471 |percentage=0.73% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Periyakaruppan |party=Independent politician |votes=377 |percentage=0.58% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,614 |percentage=30.42% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=64,483 |percentage=77.67% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,921 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Swatantra Party |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1952===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Sedapatti&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | 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=Thinakaraswami Thevar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,792 |percentage=43.54% |change=43.54% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kamana Thevar |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=7,796 |percentage=18.06% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Poya Thevar |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=6,410 |percentage=14.85% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. K. Subbiah |party=Independent politician |votes=6,011 |percentage=13.93% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. V. Rajiah |party=Independent politician |votes=3,113 |percentage=7.21% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Selvaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=1,039 |percentage=2.41% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,996 |percentage=25.48% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=43,161 |percentage=58.33% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,991 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<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 /> {{Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> {{coord|9.81|77.79|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Madurai district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Madurai]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]<br /> [[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]</div> ThomasPeterdavid