https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Thiruvonam_Assembly_constituency Thiruvonam Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-11-15T14:12:16Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thiruvonam_Assembly_constituency&diff=541027&oldid=prev RowenaTardent: added first details w/ refs 2026-04-16T04:54:42Z <p>added first details w/ refs</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|State assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Thiruvonam<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | district = [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency|Thanjavur]]<br /> | established = 1977<br /> | abolished = 2008<br /> | electors = 200,113<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Thiruvonam&#039;&#039;&#039; was a state assembly constituency in [[Thanjavur 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= 22 January 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt; Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.<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 /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | [[Durai Govindarajan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> | [[N. Sivagnanam]]<br /> | {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br /> | [[Indian National Congress (I)]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br /> | [[V. Sivagnanam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | [[M. Ramachandran]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> | [[K. Thangamuthu]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | M. Ramachandran<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> | C. Rajendran<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> | [[T. Mahesh Krishnasamy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===1977=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam&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=[[Durai Govindarajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=23,779 |percentage=29.06% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pulavar T. Tholappan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=21,566 |percentage=26.36% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Vaiyapuri Vanniyar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,004 |percentage=20.78% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Thangaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=9,987 |percentage=12.21% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Kaliamoorthy |party=Janata Party |votes=9,490 |percentage=11.60% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,213 |percentage=2.70% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=81,826 |percentage=76.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 108,939 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1980=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam&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=N. Sivagnanam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=44,748 |percentage=49.36% |change=28.58% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Govindarajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=44,686 |percentage=49.29% |change=20.23% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Sambandam |party=Independent politician |votes=1,229 |percentage=1.36% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=62 |percentage=0.07% |change=-2.64% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=90,663 |percentage=77.10% |change= 0.86% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 118,707 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 20.30% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1984=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam&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=V. Sivagnanam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=46,777 |percentage=48.25% |change=-1.11% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Ramachandran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=35,707 |percentage=36.83% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Thangamuthu |party=Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) |votes=12,601 |percentage=13.00% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Prakasom |party=Independent politician |votes=1,065 |percentage=1.10% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Thenmani |party=Independent politician |votes=415 |percentage=0.43% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. K. Arumugam |party=Independent politician |votes=388 |percentage=0.40% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,070 |percentage=11.42% |change=11.35% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=96,953 |percentage=82.02% |change= 4.93% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 124,226 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -1.11% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam&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=[[M. Ramachandran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,479 |percentage=37.17% |change=0.34% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Thangamuthu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=29,730 |percentage=26.01% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nanchi K. Varadarajan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,124 |percentage=20.23% |change=-28.02% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Govindarajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=17,522 |percentage=15.33% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Kasinathan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,333 |percentage=1.17% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Vaiyapuri |party=Independent politician |votes=110 |percentage=0.10% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,749 |percentage=11.15% |change=-0.26% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=114,298 |percentage=81.38% |change= -0.64% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 142,748 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -11.08% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1991=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam&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=K. Thangamuthu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=75,141 |percentage=64.73% |change=38.72% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Ramachandran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,173 |percentage=34.61% |change=-2.56% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Gunaseelan |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=306 |percentage=0.26% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Mathiyazhagan |party=Independent politician |votes=264 |percentage=0.23% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Vaiyapurikadavarayar |party=Lokdal |votes=206 |percentage=0.18% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=34,968 |percentage=30.12% |change=18.97% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=116,090 |percentage=74.33% |change= -7.05% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 161,027 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 27.56% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1996=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam&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=[[M. Ramachandran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=72,403 |percentage=57.36% |change=22.76% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Thangamuthu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,853 |percentage=32.37% |change=-32.36% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Balakrishnan Durai |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=9,524 |percentage=7.55% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Kunjupillai Mutharaiyar |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=771 |percentage=0.61% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Nedunchezhian |party=Independent politician |votes=652 |percentage=0.52% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kaliaperumal |party=Independent politician |votes=446 |percentage=0.35% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Samiaiya |party=Independent politician |votes=380 |percentage=0.30% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Kaliaperumal Yadava |party=Independent politician |votes=237 |percentage=0.19% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Balaiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=230 |percentage=0.18% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Palaiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=192 |percentage=0.15% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Raju Udayar |party=Independent politician |votes=148 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=31,550 |percentage=25.00% |change=-5.12% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=126,215 |percentage=74.97% |change= 0.64% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 176,055 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -7.36% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam&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=C. Rajendran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=67,094 |percentage=52.21% |change=19.84% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Ramachandran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=55,871 |percentage=43.48% |change=-13.89% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramachandran Singh |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=5,544 |percentage=4.31% |change=-3.23% }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,223 |percentage=8.73% |change=-16.26% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=128,509 |percentage=65.60% |change= -9.38% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 195,917 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -5.16% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2006=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam&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=T. Mahesh Krishnasamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=69,235 |percentage=46.16% |change=2.68% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Thangamuthu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=67,430 |percentage=44.96% |change=-7.25% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Sivakumar |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=8,488 |percentage=5.66% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Govindaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=1,965 |percentage=1.31% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Mookkaiyan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,150 |percentage=0.77% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Arjunan Malai |party=Independent politician |votes=938 |percentage=0.63% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Sathiya Moorthy |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=411 |percentage=0.27% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Ravi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=374 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,805 |percentage=1.20% |change=-7.53% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=149,991 |percentage=74.95% |change= 9.35% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 200,113 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -6.05% }}<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|10.51|79.16|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Thanjavur district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]]<br /> [[Category:1977 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]<br /> [[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]</div> RowenaTardent