Gingee (state assembly constituency)

Coordinates: 12°09′N 79°18′E / 12.15°N 79.30°E / 12.15; 79.30

Gingee is a state assembly constituency in Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It comprises a portion of Gingee taluk and is a part of the Arani constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2] Most successful party: DMK (9 times)

Madras StateEdit

Year Winner Party
1952 Aranganathan Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party
1957 M. Jangal Reddiar Independent
1962 Rajaram Indian National Congress
1967 V. Munusami Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil NaduEdit

Year Winner Party
1971 S. Sagadeva Gounder Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 Gingee N. Ramachandran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 Gingee N. Ramachandran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 T. N. Muruganandam Indian National Congress
1989 Gingee N. Ramachandran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 S. S. R. Eramasass Indian National Congress
1996 T. Natarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 V. Elumalai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 V. Kannan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 A. Ganeshkumar Pattali Makkal Katchi
2016 K. S. Masthan[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 K. S. Masthan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election ResultsEdit

2021Edit

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. S. Masthan 109,625 52.99
PMK M.P.S.Rajendran 73,822 35.68
Majority 35,803 17.31
Turnout
DMK gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 70. Retrieved 27 May 2016.