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'''[[Tiruchendur]]''' was a [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]] until 2008 constituency realignment.<br />
<br />
==Assembly segments==<br />
Before constituencies realignment of 2008, Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency used to be composed of the following assembly segments: <br />
*[[Cheranmadevi (State Assembly Constituency)|Cheranmadevi]]<br />
* [[Nanguneri (State Assembly Constituency)|Nanguneri]]<br />
* [[Radhapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Radhapuram]]<br />
* [[Sathankulam (State Assembly Constituency)|Sathankulam]]<br />
* [[Tiruchendur (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchendur]]<br />
*[[Kanyakumari (State Assembly Constituency)|Kanyakumari]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br />
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies<br />
|accessdate = 2008-10-13<br />
|work = Tamil Nadu<br />
|publisher = Election Commission of India<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304010951/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br />
|archivedate = 2009-03-04<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
==List of elected members==<br />
{| width="80%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #DEE8F1 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Runner-up<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party<br />
|---- <br />
|1957<br />
|[[N. Duraipandi]]<br />
|[[Independent (politician)|IND]]<br />
|[[T. Ganapathy]] (returned uncontested)<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1962<br />
|[[T. T. Krishnamachari]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|Unopposed<ref>{{cite web | url=http://livechat.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/tn38.htm | title=Tamilnadu Tiruchendur | publisher=Rediff | accessdate=21 July 2020 }}</ref><br />
|N/A<br />
|---- <br />
|1967<br />
|[[Santhosam]]<br />
|[[Swatantra Party|SWA]]<br />
|[[K. T. Kosalram]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1971<br />
|[[M. S. Sivasamy]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|[[M. Mathias]]<br />
|[[Swatantra Party|SWA]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1977<br />
|[[K. T. Kosalram]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|[[Edwin Devadasan]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1980<br />
|[[K. T. Kosalram]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|[[N. Soundarapandian]]<br />
|[[Janata Party|JNP]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1984<br />
|[[K. T. Kosalram]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|Jawaharlal<br />
|[[Janata Party|JNP]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1985 (by-election)<br />
|[[R. Dhanuskodi Athithan]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|[[Pon. Vijayaraghavan]]<br />
|[[Janata Party|JP]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1989<br />
|[[R. Dhanushkodi Adithan]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|[[A. Karthikeyan]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1991<br />
|[[R. Dhanuskodi Athithan]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|[[G. Anton Gomez]]<br />
|[[Janata Dal|JD]]<br />
|----<br />
|1996<br />
|[[R. Dhanuskodi Athithan]]<br />
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress|TMC(M)]]<br />
|[[S. Justin]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|----<br />
|1998<br />
|[[Ramarajan]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]<br />
|[[R. Dhanushkodi Adithan]]<br />
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress|TMC(M)]]<br />
|----<br />
|1999<br />
|[[A. D. K. Jayaseelan]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|[[B. P. Rajan]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]<br />
|----<br />
|2004<br />
|[[V. Radhika Selvi]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|[[T. Dhamodharan]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
* After 2008 constituency realignment, this seat ceased to exist.<br />
<br />
== Electorate ==<br />
In 2004, it had 10,31,362 of electorate, 4,95,753 men and 5,35,609 women.<ref>{{cite news|title= Where the caste colour is pronounced|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/05/08/stories/2004050803580400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518052909/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/05/08/stories/2004050803580400.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 May 2007|work=The Hindu|date=8 May 2004}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
<br />
=== 2004 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections|General Election, 2004]]: Tiruchendur}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = [[V. Radhika Selvi]]<br />
|votes = 394,484 <br />
|percentage = 62.50<br />
|change = +18.89<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = T. Thamodaran<br />
|votes = 212,803<br />
|percentage = 33.72<br />
|change = +1.05<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 181,681<br />
|percentage = 28.79<br />
|change = +17.83<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 631,124<br />
|percentage = 61.18<br />
|change = +8.83<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|swing = +18.89<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
1999:<br />
<br />
ADK.Jayaseelan (DMK) 2,37,630<br />
<br />
Dr.B.P.Rajan (ADMK) 1,77,964<br />
<br />
1998:<br />
<br />
Ramaraajan (ADMK) 2,64,290<br />
<br />
R.Dhanushkodi Adhitan (TMC[M]) 2,17,435<br />
<br />
1996:<br />
<br />
R.Dhanushkodi Adhitan [TMC](M) 3,17,943<br />
<br />
S.Justin (INC) 1,14,232<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Thiruchendur]]<br />
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]<br />
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{{Thoothukudi district}}<br />
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]</div>
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