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Arantangi (state assembly constituency)
Coordinates: 10°09′47″N 78°59′46″E / 10.1631°N 78.9962°E
Arantangi is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Aranthangi in Pudukkottai district.[1] It is part of the Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Madras State[edit]
| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952 | Mahamad Salihu Maraicair | Indian National Congress | |
| Second | 1957 | S. Ramasami Thevar | Indian National Congress | |
| Third | 1962 | A. Durai Arasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Fourth | 1967 | A. Durai Arasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu[edit]
| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth | 1971-77 | S. Ramanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam | |
| Eleventh | 1996-99 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eleventh | 1999-2000* | C. Anbarasan* | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | P. Arasan | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | Udayam Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | M. Rajanayagam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Fifteenth | 2016-2021 | E. Rathinasabhapathy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Sixteenth | 2021- | T.Ramachandran | Indian National Congress | |
- S. Thirunavukkarasu, gave his seat up to his mentor Anbarasan, who defeated Raja Paramasivam of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. S. Thirunavukkarasu resigned to be an MP for Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)[3]
- Anbarasan died in July 2000 leaving the seat vacant, next election was held in the next gendral election.
Election Results[edit]
2021[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramachandran T | 81,835 | 48.7 | ||
| AIADMK | Rajanayagam M | 50,942 | 30.31 | ||
| NTK | Humayun kabir M I | 18,460 | 10.98 | ||
| AMMK | Sivashanmugam | 4,699 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | 30,893 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,68,048 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Rathinasabhapathy E | 69,905 | 45.2 | ||
| INC | Ramachandran T | 67,614 | 43.7 | ||
| CPI | Loganathan P | 6,341 | 4.1 | ||
| SDPI | Kulam Mohamed M | 1,741 | 1.1 | ||
| Independent | Puviyarasan A | 1,238 | 0.8 | ||
| IJK | Gemini Ganesan M | 922 | 0.6 | ||
| NTK | Sakila Banu A | 835 | 0.5 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,291 | ||||
| Turnout | 154,597 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Thirunavukkarasu's mentor triumphs". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 February 2000. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
References[edit]
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.