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{{Short description|One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}} | {{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}} | ||
{{coord|10.07|N|78.78|E|display=title}} | {{coord|10.07|N|78.78|E|display=title}} | ||
{{Infobox Indian | {{Infobox Indian constituency | ||
| | | type = SLA | ||
| constituency_no = 184 | |||
| established | | map_image = Constitution-Karaikudi.svg | ||
| district | | established = 1951 | ||
| | | district = [[Sivaganga district|Sivaganga]] | ||
| state | | loksabha_cons = [[Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency|Sivaganga]] | ||
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]] | |||
| party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} | | party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} | ||
| mla | | mla = [[S. Mangudi]] | ||
| | | latest_election_year = [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]] | ||
| name | | name = Karaikudi | ||
| electors | | electors = 303,371 | ||
| reservation | | reservation = None | ||
}} | |||
}} | |||
'''Karaikudi''' is a state assembly constituency in [[Sivaganga 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=25 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm |archive-date=14 June 2012 }}</ref> | '''Karaikudi''' is a state assembly constituency in [[Sivaganga 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=25 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm |archive-date=14 June 2012 }}</ref> | ||
Most successful party: INC ( | Most successful party: INC (five times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Karaikudi is a part of | [[Karaikudi]] is a part of Karaikudi Assembly constituency and it elects a member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once every five years.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm | ||
| title = List of Assembly Constituencies| year=2010| access-date =2012-12-28| work = Tamil Nadu | | title = List of Assembly Constituencies| year=2010| access-date =2012-12-28| work = Tamil Nadu | ||
| publisher = Tamil Nadu state government}}</ref> From the 1977 elections, [[ADMK|All India Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) won the assembly seat four times (in 1977, 1984, 1991 and 2009 elections), two times by [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK, 1980 and 1989), once by Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC, 1996) and three by [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) won during 2006, 2016 and 2019 elections. The current member of the legislative assembly is S. Mangudi from INC | | publisher = Tamil Nadu state government}}</ref> From the 1977 elections, [[ADMK|All India Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) won the assembly seat four times (in the 1977, 1984, 1991 and 2009 elections), two times by [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK, 1980 and 1989), once by Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC, 1996) and three by the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) won during the 2006, 2016 and 2019 elections. The current member of the legislative assembly is S. Mangudi from the INC.<ref name="MLA of Karaikudi">{{cite web |title= MLA of Karaikudi |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/constnamewise.htm |publisher= Government of Tamil Nadu |year= 2016 |access-date= 2016-06-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S22/partycomp207.htm|title=Partywise Comparison Since 1977|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|year=2011}}</ref> | ||
Karaikudi is a part of | Karaikudi is a part of [[Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency]]. The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is [[Karti Chidambaram]] from the INC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=94}}</ref> | ||
== Madras State == | == Members of Legislative Assembly == | ||
=== Madras State === | |||
{| class="wikitable" width="70%" | {| class="wikitable" width="70%" | ||
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| [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]] | | [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]] | ||
| [[Chockalingam Chettiar]] | | [[Chockalingam Chettiar]] | ||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]] | | [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]] | ||
| [[M. A. Muthiah Chettiar]] | | [[M. A. Muthiah Chettiar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]] | | [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]] | ||
| [[Saw Ganesan]] | | [[Saw Ganesan]] | ||
| {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}} | | {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party|rowspan=2}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | | [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | ||
| [[S. Meiyappan]] | | [[S. Meiyappan]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Tamil Nadu == | === Tamil Nadu === | ||
{| class="wikitable" width="70%" | {| class="wikitable" width="70%" | ||
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year | ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year | ||
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| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | | [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | ||
| | | C. T. Chidambaram | ||
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} | | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]] | | [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]] | ||
| | | N. Sundaram | ||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
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| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]] | | [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]] | ||
| [[K. R. Ramasamy (politician)|K. R. Ramasamy]] | | [[K. R. Ramasamy (politician)|K. R. Ramasamy]] | ||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]] | | [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]] | ||
| S. Mangudi | | [[S. Mangudi]] | ||
| | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Election | ==Election results== | ||
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{{bar percent|[[#1952|1952]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|58.81}} | {{bar percent|[[#1952|1952]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|58.81}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
=== 2026 === | |||
{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= |party=Indian National Congress|votes= |percentage= |change= }} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dherpoki V. Pandi|party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam|votes= |percentage= |change= }} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= [[Seeman]]|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes= |percentage= |change= }} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= T. K. Prabhu|party=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |votes= |percentage= |change= ''New'' }} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes= |percentage= |change= }} | |||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes= |percentage= |change=}} | |||
{{Election box turnout |votes= |percentage= |change=}} | |||
{{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage= }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 303371|change = }} | |||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=|loser= |swing= }} | |||
{{Election box end}} | |||
=== 2021 === | === 2021 === | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi}} | {{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. Mangudndian|party= Indian National Congress |votes=75,954 |percentage=35.75 |change=-10.64 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[H. Raja]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=54,365 |percentage=25.59 |change=+23.12 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dherpoki V. Pandi |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=44,864 |percentage=21.12 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Durai Manickam |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=23,872 |percentage=11.24 |change=8.58 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Rajkumar |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=8,351 |percentage=3.93 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=1,349 |percentage=0.63 |change=-0.70 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Vanitha |party=Puthiya Tamilagam |votes=702 |percentage=0.33 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Baluswamy |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=652 |percentage=0.31 |change=-0.49 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Meenal |party=Independent politician |votes=548 |percentage=0.26 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Velu |party=Independent politician |votes=504 |percentage=0.24 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Naina Mohamed |party=Independent politician |votes=416 |percentage=0.20 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,589 |percentage=10.16 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,589 |percentage=10.16 |change=+1.08 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=212,456 |percentage=67.01 | {{Election box turnout |votes=212,456 |percentage=67.01 |change= -3.28 }} | ||
{{Election box rejected|votes=304 |percentage=0.14 | {{Election box rejected|votes=304 |percentage=0.14 }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 317,041 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -10.64 | {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -10.64 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
=== 2016 === | === 2016 === | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi}} | {{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. R. Ramasamy (Politician)|K. R. Ramasamy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=93,419 |percentage=46.40 |change=6.58 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Karpagam Ilango |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=75,136 |percentage=37.32 |change=-13.70 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Sevanthiappan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=14,279 |percentage=7.09 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Parimalam |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=5,344 |percentage=2.65 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Muthulakshmi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,969 |percentage=2.47 |change=-0.02 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None Of The Above |party=None of the above |votes=2,688 |percentage=1.33 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Saravanan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,601 |percentage=0.80 |change=-0.55 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. R. Duraipandi |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=897 |percentage=0.45 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate | {{Election box candidate|candidate=R. Rajkumar |party=[[Namadhu Makkal Katchi|NMK]] |votes=723 |percentage=0.36 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Rabiq Raja |party=Independent politician |votes=547 |percentage=0.27 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Tamilkarthick |party=Independent politician |votes=471 |percentage=0.23 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,283 |percentage=9.08 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,283 |percentage=9.08 |change=-2.12 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=201,355 |percentage=70.30 | {{Election box turnout |votes=201,355 |percentage=70.30 |change= -4.08 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 286,435 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 286,435 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.62 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.62 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
=== 2011 === | === 2011 === | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu |work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf | archive-date =15 February 2017}}</ref>}} | {{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu |work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf | archive-date =15 February 2017}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[C. T. Palanichamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=86,104 |percentage=51.01 |change=14.67 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. R. Ramasamy (Politician)|K. R. Ramasamy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=67,204 |percentage=39.81 |change=-8.89 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Chidambaram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,194 |percentage=2.48 |change=-0.40 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Asaithambi |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=3,895 |percentage=2.31 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Baluswamy |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,272 |percentage=1.35 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Rajkumar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,728 |percentage=1.02 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Anandhakumar |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=999 |percentage=0.59 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Karasingam |party=Independent politician |votes=885 |percentage=0.52 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Rabiq Raja |party=Independent politician |votes=772 |percentage=0.46 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=U. Maheswaran |party=Independent politician |votes=744 |percentage=0.44 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,900 |percentage=11.20 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,900 |percentage=11.20 |change=-1.16 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=226,934 |percentage=74.38 | {{Election box turnout |votes=226,934 |percentage=74.38 |change= 11.37 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 168,797 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 168,797 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 2.31 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 2.31 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===2006=== | ===2006=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} | {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[N. Sundaram]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=64,013 |percentage=48.70 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=O. L. Venkatachalam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,767 |percentage=36.34 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Baskaran |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=13,094 |percentage=9.96 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. K. Raman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,787 |percentage=2.88 |change=-45.52 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=H. Mohamed Hanifa |party=Independent politician |votes=1,833 |percentage=1.39 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. L. Alagappan |party=Independent politician |votes=938 |percentage=0.71 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,246 |percentage=12.36 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,246 |percentage=12.36 |change=10.88 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=131,432 |percentage=63.01 | {{Election box turnout |votes=131,432 |percentage=63.01 |change= 3.88 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 208,583 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 208,583 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= 0.30 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= 0.30 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===2001=== | ===2001=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{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 | {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[H. Raja]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=54,093 |percentage=48.40 |change=47.74 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. P. Udayappan |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=52,442 |percentage=46.93 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Venkatesan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,937 |percentage=2.63 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Rajendran |party=Independent politician |votes=1,280 |percentage=1.15 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ar. Periasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,001 |percentage=0.90 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,651 |percentage=1.48 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,651 |percentage=1.48 |change=-39.80 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=111,753 |percentage=59.13 | {{Election box turnout |votes=111,753 |percentage=59.13 |change= -4.08 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 189,003 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 189,003 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Tamil Maanila Congress |swing= -14.58 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Tamil Maanila Congress |swing= -14.58 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===1996=== | ===1996=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} | {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[N. Sundaram]] |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=76,888 |percentage=62.98 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Raju |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,504 |percentage=21.71 |change=-43.97 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. R. Asokan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=10,055 |percentage=8.24 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Karuppiah Pazha |party=Independent politician |votes=5,378 |percentage=4.41 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Muthiah |party=Independent politician |votes=1,904 |percentage=1.56 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. M. Alagappan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=810 |percentage=0.66 |change=-1.25 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Abdul Latif |party=Independent politician |votes=178 |percentage=0.15 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. J. Simon Paul Jayasingh |party=Independent politician |votes=155 |percentage=0.13 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. P. Perumal |party=Independent politician |votes=151 |percentage=0.12 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. A. V. Samlappan |party=Independent politician |votes=53 |percentage=0.04 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=50,384 |percentage=41.27 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=50,384 |percentage=41.27 |change=6.28 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=122,076 |percentage=63.21 | {{Election box turnout |votes=122,076 |percentage=63.21 |change= 3.02 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 200,521 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 200,521 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamil Maanila Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.70 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamil Maanila Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.70 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===1991=== | ===1991=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{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- | {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{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-Tamil20Nadu91.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil20Nadu91.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Karpagam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=71,912 |percentage=65.68 |change=46.49 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[C. T. Chidambaram]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,601 |percentage=30.69 |change=-10.55 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. G. Karunakaran |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,090 |percentage=1.91 |change=0.63 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Abdul Rahman |party=Independent politician |votes=651 |percentage=0.59 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=O. M. Ganesan |party=Independent politician |votes=335 |percentage=0.31 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Arunachalam |party=Independent politician |votes=248 |percentage=0.23 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Rajendran |party=Independent politician |votes=216 |percentage=0.20 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Nagalingam |party=Independent politician |votes=200 |percentage=0.18 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Karpagam |party=Independent politician |votes=167 |percentage=0.15 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Vairamuthu |party=Independent politician |votes=63 |percentage=0.06 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=38,311 |percentage=34.99 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=38,311 |percentage=34.99 |change=12.94 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=109,483 |percentage=60.19 | {{Election box turnout |votes=109,483 |percentage=60.19 |change= -7.71 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 188,714 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 188,714 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 24.44 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 24.44 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===1989=== | ===1989=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} | {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=R. M. Narayanan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=45,790 |percentage=41.24 |change=2.17 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. P. Durairasu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=21,305 |percentage=19.19 |change=-29.79 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Shanmugam |party=Independent politician |votes=19,856 |percentage=17.88 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Geeva Ram Anandh |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=18,573 |percentage=16.73 |change=-32.25 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Arujothi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,672 |percentage=1.51 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Gopal |party=Tamil Nadu Congress (K) |votes=1,658 |percentage=1.49 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Rasa |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,416 |percentage=1.28 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Sekar |party=Independent politician |votes=366 |percentage=0.33 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rasendran |party=Independent politician |votes=205 |percentage=0.18 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nachiappan Kr |party=Independent politician |votes=188 |percentage=0.17 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=24,485 |percentage=22.05 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=24,485 |percentage=22.05 |change=12.15 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=111,029 |percentage=67.90 | {{Election box turnout |votes=111,029 |percentage=67.90 |change= -5.16 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 166,611 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 166,611 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -7.74 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -7.74 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===1984=== | ===1984=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} | {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. P. Durairasu]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,760 |percentage=48.98 |change=1.54 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[C. T. Chidambaram]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,101 |percentage=39.08 |change=-12.70 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. R. Boominathan |party=Independent politician |votes=11,324 |percentage=11.61 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Gunasekaran |party=Independent politician |votes=319 |percentage=0.33 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,659 |percentage=9.91 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,659 |percentage=9.91 |change=5.58 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=97,504 |percentage=73.05 | {{Election box turnout |votes=97,504 |percentage=73.05 |change= 5.10 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 141,404 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 141,404 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.80 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.80 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===1980=== | ===1980=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/ | {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil20Nadu201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil20Nadu201980.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[C. T. Chidambaram]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=46,541 |percentage=51.78 |change=30.47 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Kaliappan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,648 |percentage=47.45 |change=15.42 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. M. Alagappan |party=Independent politician |votes=697 |percentage=0.78 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,893 |percentage=4.33 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,893 |percentage=4.33 |change=4.05 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=89,886 |percentage=67.96 | {{Election box turnout |votes=89,886 |percentage=67.96 |change= 1.39 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 133,753 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 133,753 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 19.75 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 19.75 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===1977=== | ===1977=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/ | {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil20Nadu77.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. Kaliyappan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,403 |percentage=32.03 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Chidambaram]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,163 |percentage=31.75 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[C. T. Chidambaram]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=18,228 |percentage=21.31 |change=-38.51 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Pala. Karuppiah|P. L. Karuppia]] |party=Janata Party |votes=12,763 |percentage=14.92 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=240 |percentage=0.28 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=240 |percentage=0.28 |change=-19.36 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=85,557 |percentage=66.57 | {{Election box turnout |votes=85,557 |percentage=66.57 |change= -4.91 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 130,184 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 130,184 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -27.79 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -27.79 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===1971=== | ===1971=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{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 | {{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{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 Oct 2010}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[C. T. Chidambaram]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=39,986 |percentage=59.82 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. P. R. Ramaswamy |party=Swatantra Party |votes=26,858 |percentage=40.18 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,128 |percentage=19.64 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,128 |percentage=19.64 |change=-5.38 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=66,844 |percentage=71.47 | {{Election box turnout |votes=66,844 |percentage=71.47 |change= -4.81 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 98,287 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 98,287 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Swatantra Party |swing= 1.09 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Swatantra Party |swing= 1.09 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===1967=== | ===1967=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/ | {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical20Report20Madras201967.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/Statistical20Report20Madras201967.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date= 19 April 2009}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. Meiyappan |party=Swatantra Party |votes=38,310 |percentage=58.73 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. V. C. V. V. Chettiar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,992 |percentage=33.71 |change=-7.45 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. H. Nathan |party=Communist Party of India |votes=4,928 |percentage=7.55 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,318 |percentage=25.02 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,318 |percentage=25.02 |change=16.87 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=65,230 |percentage=76.28 | {{Election box turnout |votes=65,230 |percentage=76.28 |change= 7.54 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 89,938 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 89,938 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Swatantra Party |loser=Swatantra Party |swing= 9.42 | {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Swatantra Party |loser=Swatantra Party |swing= 9.42 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===1962=== | ===1962=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |access-date= 19 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}</ref>}} | {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |access-date= 19 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Saw Ganesan]] |party=Swatantra Party |votes=27,890 |percentage=49.31 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. I. Subbiah Ambalam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,282 |percentage=41.16 |change=-7.18 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Halyasanathan |party=Communist Party of India |votes=5,393 |percentage=9.53 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,608 |percentage=8.15 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,608 |percentage=8.15 |change=4.44 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=56,565 |percentage=68.74 | {{Election box turnout |votes=56,565 |percentage=68.74 |change= 11.12 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 84,983 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 84,983 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Swatantra Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 0.96 | {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Swatantra Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 0.96 }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===1957=== | ===1957=== | ||
{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Karaikudi<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 begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Karaikudi<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 | {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. A. Muthiah Chettiar]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,223 |percentage=48.34 |change=-10.47 }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ganesan Saw |party=Independent politician |votes=22,365 |percentage=44.63 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. M. Subbiah Chettiar |party=Independent politician |votes=2,348 |percentage=4.69 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=U. P. L. Venkatachalam Chettiar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,171 |percentage=2.34 |change= }} | ||
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,858 |percentage=3.71 | {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,858 |percentage=3.71 |change=-25.70 }} | ||
{{Election box turnout |votes=50,107 |percentage=57.61 | {{Election box turnout |votes=50,107 |percentage=57.61 |change= 2.22 }} | ||
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,971 |change = }} | {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,971 |change = }} | ||
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -10.47 | {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -10.47 }} | ||
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===1952=== | ===1952=== | ||
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| Karaikudi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 184 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Sivaganga |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sivaganga |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 303,371 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Karaikudi is a state assembly constituency in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.[1] Most successful party: INC (five times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
History[edit | edit source]
Karaikudi is a part of Karaikudi Assembly constituency and it elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years.[2] From the 1977 elections, All India Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the assembly seat four times (in the 1977, 1984, 1991 and 2009 elections), two times by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK, 1980 and 1989), once by Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC, 1996) and three by the Indian National Congress (INC) won during the 2006, 2016 and 2019 elections. The current member of the legislative assembly is S. Mangudi from the INC.[3][4]
Karaikudi is a part of Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency. The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is Karti Chidambaram from the INC.[5]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
Madras State[edit | edit source]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Chockalingam Chettiar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | M. A. Muthiah Chettiar | ||
| 1962 | Saw Ganesan | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | S. Meiyappan | ||
Tamil Nadu[edit | edit source]
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | |||||
| AMMK | Dherpoki V. Pandi | ||||
| NTK | Seeman | ||||
| TVK | T. K. Prabhu | New | |||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 303371 | ||||
| [[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Mangudndian | 75,954 | 35.75 | −10.64 | |
| BJP | H. Raja | 54,365 | 25.59 | +23.12 | |
| AMMK | Dherpoki V. Pandi | 44,864 | 21.12 | ||
| NTK | N. Durai Manickam | 23,872 | 11.24 | 8.58 | |
| MNM | S. Rajkumar | 8,351 | 3.93 | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 1,349 | 0.63 | −0.70 | |
| PT | B. Vanitha | 702 | 0.33 | ||
| BSP | N. Baluswamy | 652 | 0.31 | −0.49 | |
| Independent | N. Meenal | 548 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | K. Velu | 504 | 0.24 | ||
| Independent | M. Naina Mohamed | 416 | 0.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 21,589 | 10.16 | +1.08 | ||
| Turnout | 212,456 | 67.01 | −3.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 317,041 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -10.64 | |||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. R. Ramasamy | 93,419 | 46.40 | 6.58 | |
| AIADMK | Karpagam Ilango | 75,136 | 37.32 | −13.70 | |
| MDMK | S. Sevanthiappan | 14,279 | 7.09 | ||
| NTK | S. Parimalam | 5,344 | 2.65 | ||
| BJP | V. Muthulakshmi | 4,969 | 2.47 | −0.02 | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,688 | 1.33 | ||
| BSP | K. Saravanan | 1,601 | 0.80 | −0.55 | |
| PMK | P. R. Duraipandi | 897 | 0.45 | ||
| NMK | R. Rajkumar | 723 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | K. Rabiq Raja | 547 | 0.27 | ||
| Independent | Tamilkarthick | 471 | 0.23 | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,283 | 9.08 | -2.12 | ||
| Turnout | 201,355 | 70.30 | −4.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 286,435 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.62 | |||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. T. Palanichamy | 86,104 | 51.01 | 14.67 | |
| INC | K. R. Ramasamy | 67,204 | 39.81 | −8.89 | |
| BJP | V. Chidambaram | 4,194 | 2.48 | −0.40 | |
| IJK | S. Asaithambi | 3,895 | 2.31 | ||
| BSP | N. Baluswamy | 2,272 | 1.35 | ||
| Independent | R. Rajkumar | 1,728 | 1.02 | ||
| JMM | S. Anandhakumar | 999 | 0.59 | ||
| Independent | R. Karasingam | 885 | 0.52 | ||
| Independent | K. Rabiq Raja | 772 | 0.46 | ||
| Independent | U. Maheswaran | 744 | 0.44 | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,900 | 11.20 | -1.16 | ||
| Turnout | 226,934 | 74.38 | 11.37 | ||
| Registered electors | 168,797 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 2.31 | |||
2006[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Sundaram | 64,013 | 48.70 | ||
| AIADMK | O. L. Venkatachalam | 47,767 | 36.34 | ||
| DMDK | D. Baskaran | 13,094 | 9.96 | ||
| BJP | N. K. Raman | 3,787 | 2.88 | −45.52 | |
| Independent | H. Mohamed Hanifa | 1,833 | 1.39 | ||
| Independent | P. L. Alagappan | 938 | 0.71 | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,246 | 12.36 | 10.88 | ||
| Turnout | 131,432 | 63.01 | 3.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 208,583 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.30 | |||
2001[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | H. Raja | 54,093 | 48.40 | 47.74 | |
| TMC(M) | S. P. Udayappan | 52,442 | 46.93 | ||
| Independent | S. Venkatesan | 2,937 | 2.63 | ||
| Independent | K. Rajendran | 1,280 | 1.15 | ||
| Independent | Ar. Periasamy | 1,001 | 0.90 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,651 | 1.48 | -39.80 | ||
| Turnout | 111,753 | 59.13 | −4.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 189,003 | ||||
| BJP gain from TMC | Swing | -14.58 | |||
1996[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | N. Sundaram | 76,888 | 62.98 | ||
| AIADMK | M. Raju | 26,504 | 21.71 | −43.97 | |
| MDMK | K. R. Asokan | 10,055 | 8.24 | ||
| Independent | Karuppiah Pazha | 5,378 | 4.41 | ||
| Independent | C. Muthiah | 1,904 | 1.56 | ||
| BJP | R. M. Alagappan | 810 | 0.66 | −1.25 | |
| Independent | M. Abdul Latif | 178 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | S. J. Simon Paul Jayasingh | 155 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | S. P. Perumal | 151 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | K. A. V. Samlappan | 53 | 0.04 | ||
| Margin of victory | 50,384 | 41.27 | 6.28 | ||
| Turnout | 122,076 | 63.21 | 3.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 200,521 | ||||
| TMC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.70 | |||
1991[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Karpagam | 71,912 | 65.68 | 46.49 | |
| DMK | C. T. Chidambaram | 33,601 | 30.69 | −10.55 | |
| BJP | N. G. Karunakaran | 2,090 | 1.91 | 0.63 | |
| Independent | S. Abdul Rahman | 651 | 0.59 | ||
| Independent | O. M. Ganesan | 335 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | V. Arunachalam | 248 | 0.23 | ||
| Independent | S. Rajendran | 216 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | K. Nagalingam | 200 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | M. Karpagam | 167 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | P. Vairamuthu | 63 | 0.06 | ||
| Margin of victory | 38,311 | 34.99 | 12.94 | ||
| Turnout | 109,483 | 60.19 | −7.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 188,714 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 24.44 | |||
1989[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. M. Narayanan | 45,790 | 41.24 | 2.17 | |
| AIADMK | S. P. Durairasu | 21,305 | 19.19 | −29.79 | |
| Independent | S. Shanmugam | 19,856 | 17.88 | ||
| AIADMK | K. Geeva Ram Anandh | 18,573 | 16.73 | −32.25 | |
| Independent | V. Arujothi | 1,672 | 1.51 | ||
| TNC(K) | V. Gopal | 1,658 | 1.49 | ||
| BJP | A. Rasa | 1,416 | 1.28 | ||
| Independent | C. Sekar | 366 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Rasendran | 205 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Nachiappan Kr | 188 | 0.17 | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,485 | 22.05 | 12.15 | ||
| Turnout | 111,029 | 67.90 | −5.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 166,611 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.74 | |||
1984[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. P. Durairasu | 47,760 | 48.98 | 1.54 | |
| DMK | C. T. Chidambaram | 38,101 | 39.08 | −12.70 | |
| Independent | K. R. Boominathan | 11,324 | 11.61 | ||
| Independent | M. Gunasekaran | 319 | 0.33 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,659 | 9.91 | 5.58 | ||
| Turnout | 97,504 | 73.05 | 5.10 | ||
| Registered electors | 141,404 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.80 | |||
1980[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | C. T. Chidambaram | 46,541 | 51.78 | 30.47 | |
| AIADMK | P. Kaliappan | 42,648 | 47.45 | 15.42 | |
| Independent | R. M. Alagappan | 697 | 0.78 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,893 | 4.33 | 4.05 | ||
| Turnout | 89,886 | 67.96 | 1.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 133,753 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 19.75 | |||
1977[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Kaliyappan | 27,403 | 32.03 | ||
| INC | P. Chidambaram | 27,163 | 31.75 | ||
| DMK | C. T. Chidambaram | 18,228 | 21.31 | −38.51 | |
| JP | P. L. Karuppia | 12,763 | 14.92 | ||
| Margin of victory | 240 | 0.28 | -19.36 | ||
| Turnout | 85,557 | 66.57 | −4.91 | ||
| Registered electors | 130,184 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -27.79 | |||
1971[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | C. T. Chidambaram | 39,986 | 59.82 | ||
| SWA | S. P. R. Ramaswamy | 26,858 | 40.18 | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,128 | 19.64 | -5.38 | ||
| Turnout | 66,844 | 71.47 | −4.81 | ||
| Registered electors | 98,287 | ||||
| DMK gain from Swatantra Party | Swing | 1.09 | |||
1967[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA | S. Meiyappan | 38,310 | 58.73 | ||
| INC | C. V. C. V. V. Chettiar | 21,992 | 33.71 | −7.45 | |
| CPI | R. H. Nathan | 4,928 | 7.55 | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,318 | 25.02 | 16.87 | ||
| Turnout | 65,230 | 76.28 | 7.54 | ||
| Registered electors | 89,938 | ||||
| SWA hold | Swing | 9.42 | |||
1962[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA | Saw Ganesan | 27,890 | 49.31 | ||
| INC | A. I. Subbiah Ambalam | 23,282 | 41.16 | −7.18 | |
| CPI | Halyasanathan | 5,393 | 9.53 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,608 | 8.15 | 4.44 | ||
| Turnout | 56,565 | 68.74 | 11.12 | ||
| Registered electors | 84,983 | ||||
| Swatantra Party gain from INC | Swing | 0.96 | |||
1957[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. A. Muthiah Chettiar | 24,223 | 48.34 | −10.47 | |
| Independent | Ganesan Saw | 22,365 | 44.63 | ||
| Independent | R. M. Subbiah Chettiar | 2,348 | 4.69 | ||
| Independent | U. P. L. Venkatachalam Chettiar | 1,171 | 2.34 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,858 | 3.71 | -25.70 | ||
| Turnout | 50,107 | 57.61 | 2.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 86,971 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -10.47 | |||
1952[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chockalingam Chettiar | 23,868 | 58.81 | 58.81 | |
| Independent | Mahalingam Chettiar | 11,932 | 29.40 | ||
| Socialist | Lakshmanan | 4,782 | 11.78 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,936 | 29.41 | |||
| Turnout | 40,582 | 55.39 | |||
| Registered electors | 73,261 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ "List of Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu state government. 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ "MLA of Karaikudi". Government of Tamil Nadu. 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "Partywise Comparison Since 1977". Election Commission of India. 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 94. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ↑ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.