Gandarvakottai (state assembly constituency)

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Gandarvakottai is a state assembly constituency in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. It was in existence from 1957 to 1971 state elections, and reappeared from 2011. It is a part of Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency.

Madras State[edit]

Year Winner Party
1957 R. Krishnasami Gopalar Indian National Congress
1962 R. Krishnasami Gopalar Indian National Congress
1967 R. R. Durai Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu[edit]

Year Winner Party
1971 Govindarasu Kalingarar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Post Delimitation[edit]

Gandarvakottai (SC) constituency is formed again after constituency delimitations 2008.[1] It is included in the Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency.

Year Winner Party
2011 N. Subramanian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 B. Arumugam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 M. Chinnadurai[2] Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Election Results[edit]

2021[edit]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gandarvakottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) M. Chinnadurai 69,710 44.23
AIADMK S. Jayabharati 56,989 36.16
Majority 12,721 8.07
Turnout
CPI (M) gain from AIADMK Swing
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gandharvakottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK B. Arumugam 64,043 38.21 -16.64
DMK K. Anbarasan 60,996 41.75 +2.99
CPI (M) M. Chinnadurai 13,918 9.43 +9.43
BJP Palaniyappan M 1,600 1.10 +1.10
NOTA None of the above 1,556 1.07 +1.07
Margin of victory 3,047 2.09 -14.00
Turnout 1,46,101 78.16 -2.05
AIADMK hold Swing -16.64

2011[edit]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gandharvakottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK N. Subramanian 67,128 54.85 +54.85
DMK Kavithai pittan S 47,429 38.76 +38.76
IJK R. Selvarani 2,974 2.43 +2.43
IND V. Rethinam 1,357 1.11 +1.11
BSP M. Murugesan 1,073 0.88 +0.88
Margin of victory 19,699 16.09 ----
Turnout 1,22,484 80.21 New
AIADMK win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitaion 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
  2. https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS22178.htm?ac=178