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Karaikudi is a state assembly constituency in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.[1] Most successful party: INC (5 times)
History
Karaikudi is a part of the 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 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 party.[3][4]
Karaikudi is a part of the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency. The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is Karti Chidambaram from the INC.[5]
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Chockalingam Chettiar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | M. A. Muthiah Chettiar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Saw Ganesan | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | S. Meiyappan | Swatantra Party | |
Tamil Nadu
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mangudi S | 75,954 | 35.79 | ||
| BJP | Raja H | 54,365 | 25.59 | ||
| AMMK | Dherpoki V Pandi | 44,864 | 21.12 | ||
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | N. Durai Manickam | 23,872 | 11.24 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,12,456 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "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.
"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.