https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Virudhunagar_%28state_assembly_constituency%29 Virudhunagar (state assembly constituency) - Revision history 2026-08-18T13:09:36Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virudhunagar_(state_assembly_constituency)&diff=277295&oldid=prev ->IJohnKennady at 12:04, 20 December 2021 2021-12-20T12:04:50Z <p></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 /> {{coord|9|35|N|77|57|E|display=title}}<br /> {{Infobox state assembly constituency <br /> | image = Constitution-Virudhunagar.svg<br /> | caption = <br /> | Existence = <br /> | CurrentMLAParty = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br /> | CurrentMLA = [[A. R. R. Seenivasan]]<br /> | ElectedByYear = 2021<br /> | State = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | Electorate = 2,24,099<br /> | Reservation = <br /> | Successful Party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (5 times)<br /> }} <br /> <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Virudhunagar&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Legislature of Tamil Nadu|legislative assembly]] constituency in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Elections were not held in year 1957 and 1962. Former chief minister of [[Tamil Nadu]] [[K. Kamaraj]] lost to [[P. Seenivasan]] in 1967 from Virudhunagar.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |last=V. Krishna|first=Ananth|date=2011|title=India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8v7Vr2iQUHkC&amp;q=Gobichettipalayam&amp;pg=PA76 |publisher=Pearson |page=76 |isbn=9788131734650|access-date=28 June 2015 }}&lt;/ref&gt; It is part of the [[Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<br /> <br /> == Madras State assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;50%&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 /> | [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br /> | [[V. V. Ramasami]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | [[P. Seenivasan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Tamil Nadu assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;50%&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 /> | [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> | [[P. Seenivasan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | [[M. Sundararajan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> | [[M. Sundararajan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br /> | [[A. S. A. Arumugam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | [[R. Chokkar]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> | [[Sanjay Ramasamy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | [[A. R. R. Seenivasan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> | [[S. Dhamodharan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> | [[R. Varadarajan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> | [[K. Pandiarajan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> | [[A. R. R. Seenivasan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> | [[A. R. R. Seenivasan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<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|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|45.32}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|42.71}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}|52.36}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|38.85}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}|42.67}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|41.53}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha}}|56.07}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|32.00}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|Janata Party}}|45.36}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.86}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.52}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|49.88}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|49.90}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1952|1952]]|{{party color|Independent politician}}|46.67}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ===2021===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[A. R. R. Seenivasan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=73,297 |percentage=45.32% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pandurangan G |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=51,958 |percentage=32.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Selvakumar V. R |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=14,311 |percentage=8.85% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Thangaraj M |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=10,783 |percentage=6.67% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Manimaran N |party=All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi |votes=5,054 |percentage=3.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=1,570 |percentage=0.97% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gunasekaran G |party=Independent politician |votes=1,406 |percentage=0.87% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pungan K |party=Independent politician |votes=759 |percentage=0.47% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Suyambulingam L |party=Naam Indiar Party |votes=590 |percentage=0.36% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ramaraj C |party=Independent politician |votes=465 |percentage=0.29% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Veluchamy S |party=Independent politician |votes=328 |percentage=0.20% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,339 |percentage=13.20% |change=11.32% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=161,717 |percentage=72.16% |change= -1.45% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 224,099 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 2.61% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2016===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. R. R. Seenivasan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=65,499 |percentage=42.71% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kalanithi. K |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=62,629 |percentage=40.84% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Syed Kaja Shareef. M |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=10,127 |percentage=6.60% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamatchi. S |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=7,013 |percentage=4.57% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None Of The Above |party=None of the above |votes=2,835 |percentage=1.85% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Akilan. D |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=2,461 |percentage=1.60% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ganeshperumal. P |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=556 |percentage=0.36% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rasu. E |party=Independent politician |votes=433 |percentage=0.28% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chinna Marriyappan. E |party=Independent politician |votes=391 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Murugan. G. |party=Independent politician |votes=352 |percentage=0.23% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Eswaran. V |party=Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham |votes=256 |percentage=0.17% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,870 |percentage=1.87% |change=-14.06% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=153,347 |percentage=73.62% |change= -5.40% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 208,304 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |swing= -9.65% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2011===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Pandiarajan]] |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=70,441 |percentage=52.36% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Armstrongnaveen. T. |party=Indian National Congress |votes=49,003 |percentage=36.42% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karkuvelmariselvam. S |party=Independent politician |votes=5,652 |percentage=4.20% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamatchi. S |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,139 |percentage=2.33% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Murugesan. K. V. |party=Independent politician |votes=1,571 |percentage=1.17% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Veeraperumal. S. |party=Independent politician |votes=1,093 |percentage=0.81% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Perumalsamy. M |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=715 |percentage=0.53% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pandian. M. |party=Independent politician |votes=653 |percentage=0.49% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashokkumar. J |party=Independent politician |votes=543 |percentage=0.40% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Senthamaraipandian. S |party=Independent politician |votes=494 |percentage=0.37% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ananthamurugan. M |party=Independent politician |votes=332 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,438 |percentage=15.93% |change=12.78% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=170,268 |percentage=79.01% |change= 7.59% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 134,537 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |loser=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 13.51% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2006===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[R. Varadarajan]] |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=50,629 |percentage=38.85% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. Dhamodharan]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=46,522 |percentage=35.69% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Subburaj. A. |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=15,575 |percentage=11.95% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Selvakumaresan. A |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=6,241 |percentage=4.79% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Selvam. A |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes=5,475 |percentage=4.20% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Eswaran. M |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,255 |percentage=2.50% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramar. P |party=Independent politician |votes=1,294 |percentage=0.99% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sekar. G |party=Independent politician |votes=496 |percentage=0.38% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Durairaja P. T. C |party=Independent politician |votes=441 |percentage=0.34% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Murugan. R. |party=Independent politician |votes=405 |percentage=0.31% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,107 |percentage=3.15% |change=-0.32% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=130,333 |percentage=71.43% |change= 11.25% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 182,473 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Tamil Maanila Congress |swing= -3.82% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. Dhamodharan]] |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=49,413 |percentage=42.67% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. R. R. Seenivasan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=45,396 |percentage=39.20% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Varatharajan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=14,695 |percentage=12.69% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajailango. M |party=Independent politician |votes=2,595 |percentage=2.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. S. A. Arumugam]] |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes=1,090 |percentage=0.94% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. S. A. Umar Farook |party=Independent politician |votes=1,040 |percentage=0.90% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raja. M. G |party=Independent politician |votes=620 |percentage=0.54% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raamamoorthy. K |party=Independent politician |votes=271 |percentage=0.23% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Maran |party=Independent politician |votes=230 |percentage=0.20% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Babu |party=Independent politician |votes=176 |percentage=0.15% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Palanichamy. V |party=Independent politician |votes=146 |percentage=0.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,017 |percentage=3.47% |change=-17.18% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=115,815 |percentage=60.18% |change= -6.86% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 192,478 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamil Maanila Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 1.14% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1996===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. R. R. Seenivasan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,247 |percentage=41.53% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karikolraj. G. |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,760 |percentage=20.88% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Boopathirajaram. B. |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=19,600 |percentage=17.23% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Velayutham. S. |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=9,001 |percentage=7.91% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manoharan. S. |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,195 |percentage=4.57% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bose Perumal. S. |party=Independent politician |votes=2,548 |percentage=2.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baluchamy. S. |party=Independent politician |votes=1,989 |percentage=1.75% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thangavelu. P. |party=Independent politician |votes=402 |percentage=0.35% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balaji. C. |party=Independent politician |votes=318 |percentage=0.28% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chairmarajan. V. M. A. G. |party=Shiv Sena |votes=317 |percentage=0.28% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anandarajan. N. |party=Independent politician |votes=273 |percentage=0.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=23,487 |percentage=20.64% |change=0.20% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=113,773 |percentage=67.04% |change= 6.05% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 179,060 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha |swing= -14.54% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1991===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sanjay Ramasamy]] |party=Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha |votes=53,217 |percentage=56.07% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Veerasamy G. |party=Janata Dal |votes=33,816 |percentage=35.63% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mookiah S. |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=3,192 |percentage=3.36% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Murugah N. D. |party=Independent politician |votes=657 |percentage=0.69% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pandiarajan S. V. P. R. |party=Independent politician |votes=571 |percentage=0.60% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramar M. P. |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=431 |percentage=0.45% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kanakavel R. |party=Independent politician |votes=420 |percentage=0.44% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajakkani V. |party=Independent politician |votes=292 |percentage=0.31% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramasamy Reddiar N. |party=Independent politician |votes=241 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Perumal S. |party=Independent politician |votes=233 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jeyapal M. P. |party=Independent politician |votes=218 |percentage=0.23% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,401 |percentage=20.44% |change=15.23% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=94,911 |percentage=60.99% |change= -11.26% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 164,459 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 24.07% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[R. Chokkar]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=34,106 |percentage=32.00% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. S. A. Arumugam]] |party=Janata Party |votes=28,548 |percentage=26.78% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Srinivasan. N. M |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,488 |percentage=24.85% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ganesan. G. M |party=Independent politician |votes=10,599 |percentage=9.94% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karuppasmay. P. M |party=Independent politician |votes=1,317 |percentage=1.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pugazhendhi. V. M |party=Independent politician |votes=599 |percentage=0.56% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,558 |percentage=5.21% |change=-2.28% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=106,584 |percentage=72.25% |change= -2.88% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 150,275 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Janata Party |swing= -13.36% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1984===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. S. A. Arumugam]] |party=Janata Party |votes=42,852 |percentage=45.36% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. Sundararajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=35,776 |percentage=37.87% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Selvam. K. |party=Independent politician |votes=14,876 |percentage=15.75% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Panneerselvam. P. |party=Independent politician |votes=518 |percentage=0.55% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pethanna Reddy. P |party=Independent politician |votes=450 |percentage=0.48% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,076 |percentage=7.49% |change=-5.39% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=94,472 |percentage=75.13% |change= 7.06% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 131,781 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -3.50% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1980===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. Sundararajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,285 |percentage=48.86% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. Seenivasan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=29,665 |percentage=35.98% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balasubramanian. S. |party=Janata Party |votes=12,504 |percentage=15.16% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,620 |percentage=12.88% |change=-0.93% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=82,454 |percentage=68.07% |change= 7.64% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 122,637 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 4.34% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1977===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. Sundararajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,077 |percentage=44.52% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. S. A. Arumugam]] |party=Janata Party |votes=22,820 |percentage=30.71% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K.S. Kandaswamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=8,331 |percentage=11.21% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Narvaneetha Krishnan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,520 |percentage=10.12% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Chinniah |party=Independent politician |votes=1,747 |percentage=2.35% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Velu |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes=803 |percentage=1.08% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,257 |percentage=13.81% |change=11.30% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=74,298 |percentage=60.43% |change= -15.29% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 124,439 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -5.36% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1971===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. Seenivasan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,455 |percentage=49.88% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Seenivasaga Naidu |party=Swatantra Party |votes=29,878 |percentage=47.38% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. M. Arunachalam |party=Independent politician |votes=727 |percentage=1.15% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Seenivasan |party=Independent politician |votes=712 |percentage=1.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Thiagarajan |party=Independent politician |votes=180 |percentage=0.29% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Marimuthu |party=Independent politician |votes=108 |percentage=0.17% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,577 |percentage=2.50% |change=0.58% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=63,060 |percentage=75.73% |change= -8.52% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,783 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.02% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1967===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. Seenivasan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,421 |percentage=49.90% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Kamaraj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=32,136 |percentage=47.98% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Periakaruppan |party=Independent politician |votes=838 |percentage=1.25% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. P. Nadar |party=Independent politician |votes=579 |percentage=0.86% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,285 |percentage=1.92% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=66,974 |percentage=84.25% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 82,606 |change= }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Independent politician |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1952===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Virudhunagar}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[V. V. Ramasami]] |party=Independent politician |votes=22,811 |percentage=46.67% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sankarapandia Nadar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,307 |percentage=45.64% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Doraswami Nadar |party=Independent politician |votes=2,076 |percentage=4.25% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rangaswami Reddiar |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=1,684 |percentage=3.45% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=504 |percentage=1.03% |change=1.03% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=48,878 |percentage=75.97% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 64,339 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> * {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|access-date= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archive-date= 5 October 2010|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}<br /> <br /> {{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Virudhunagar district]]</div> ->IJohnKennady