Sathankulam (state assembly constituency)

Sathankulam is an assembly constituency located in Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu. It falls under Tiruchendur Lok Sabha Constituency.

Madras State assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1952	K. T. Kosalram		Independent
1957	S. P. Adithanar		Independent
1962	K. T. Kosalram		Indian National Congress
1967	Martin		Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1971	K. P. Kandasamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	R. Jebamani		Janata Party
1980	S. N. Ramasamy		Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress
1984	S. N. Ramasamy		Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress
1989	Kumari Ananthan		Indian National Congress
1991	Kumari Ananthan		Indian National Congress
1996	S. S. Mani Nadar		Tamil Maanila Congress
2001	S. S. Mani Nadar		Tamil Maanila Congress
2003	Neelamega varnam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	Rani Venkatesan		Indian National Congress

Election Results

Bye-election, 2002

This section is an excerpt from 2002–03 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections § Sathankulam[edit]

Source: ECI
Election was necessitated due to death of S.S. Mani Nadar.

2002–03 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Sathankulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	L. Neelamegavarnam	56,945	57.0%
	INC	A. Mahendran	39,453	39.0%
Majority			17,492	18.0%	n/a
Turnout			100,446	64.8%	n/a
	AIADMK gain from Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC)		Swing

References

• "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.