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{{Short description|Former constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name          = Theni
| state        = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| type          = SLA
| map_image    =
| established  = 1957
| district      = [[Theni district|Theni]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| electors      =
| reservation  = None
| abolished    = 2008
}}
'''Theni''' was a state assembly constituency in [[Theni district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> The constituency was in existence from the 1957 election until 2008.


'''Theni''' was a state assembly constituency in [[Theni district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> The constituency was in existence since 1957 election till 2011.
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
== Madras State ==
! Year
 
! Winner
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! colspan="2"| Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
|-
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
|style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"|'''Madras State'''
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
|-
|-
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
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| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|-
|}
|style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"|'''Tamil Nadu'''
 
== Tamil Nadu ==
 
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
|-
|-
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| [[P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan]]
| P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|-
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|-
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| [[V. R. Jeyaraman]]
| V. R. Jeyaraman
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|-
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
| [[V. R. Jeyaraman]]
| V. R. Jeyaraman
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|-
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|-
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| [[D. Ganesan]]
| D. Ganesan
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}
|}
==Election results==
 
===1957===
==Election results==
{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Theni<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}</ref>}}
 
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[N. R. Thiagarajan]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=38,185 |percentage=26.62% |change= }}
===1957===
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. S. Rajendran]] |party=Independent politician |votes=31,404 |percentage=21.90% |change= }}
{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Theni<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=N. M. Velappan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=26,673 |percentage=18.60% |change= }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[N. R. Thiagarajan]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=38,185 |percentage=26.62% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Arunachalam |party=Independent politician |votes=15,308 |percentage=10.67% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. S. Rajendran]] |party=Independent politician |votes=31,404 |percentage=21.90% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Ayyanar (SC) |party=Independent politician |votes=13,163 |percentage=9.18% |change= }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=N. M. Velappan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=26,673 |percentage=18.60% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Suruliammal (SC) |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=10,731 |percentage=7.48% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Arunachalam |party=Independent politician |votes=15,308 |percentage=10.67% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Selvaraj (SC) |party=Independent politician |votes=7,960 |percentage=5.55% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Ayyanar (SC) |party=Independent politician |votes=13,163 |percentage=9.18% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Suruliammal (SC) |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=10,731 |percentage=7.48% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Selvaraj (SC) |party=Independent politician |votes=7,960 |percentage=5.55% |change= }}
 
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,781 |percentage=4.73% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,781 |percentage=4.73% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,43,424 |percentage=90.76% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,43,424 |percentage=90.76% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,58,034 |change = }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,58,034 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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==External Links==
 
==External links==
* {{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}}
* {{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}}


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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Theni district]]
[[Category:Theni district]]
[[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Madras State]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 15 December 2024


Theni
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTheni
Lok Sabha constituencyPeriyakulam
Established1957
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

Theni was a state assembly constituency in Theni district in Tamil Nadu.[1] The constituency was in existence from the 1957 election until 2008.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Party
Madras State
1957 N. M. Velappan and N. R. Thiagarajan Indian National Congress
1962 S. S. Rajendran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tamil Nadu
1971 P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 V. R. Jayaraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 V. R. Jeyaraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 V. R. Jeyaraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 G. Ponnu Pillai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 V. R. Nedunchezhiyan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 N. R. Alagaraja Tamil Maanila Congress
2001 D. Ganesan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 D. Ganesan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results[edit | edit source]

1957[edit | edit source]

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Theni[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. R. Thiagarajan 38,185 26.62%
Independent S. S. Rajendran 31,404 21.90%
INC N. M. Velappan 26,673 18.60%
Independent S. Arunachalam 15,308 10.67%
Independent A. Ayyanar (SC) 13,163 9.18%
PSP R. Suruliammal (SC) 10,731 7.48%
Independent P. Selvaraj (SC) 7,960 5.55%
Margin of victory 6,781 4.73%
Turnout 1,43,424 90.76%
Registered electors 1,58,034
INC win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

External links[edit | edit source]

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