Kovilpatti (state assembly constituency)

Kovilpatti State Assembly constituency (Tamil: கோவில்பட்டி சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி) is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is also one of the 6 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thoothukkudi (Lok Sabha constituency). It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Assembly	Member	Political Party		Tenure
1952	1st	Ramaswamy		Indian National Congress	1952-1957
1957	2nd	V. Suppaya		Independent	1957-1962
1962	3rd	N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami		Indian National Congress	1962-1967
1967	4th	S. Alagarsamy		Communist Party of India	1967-1971
1971	5th	S. Alagarsamy		Communist Party of India	1971-1977
1977	6th	S. Alagarsamy		Communist Party of India	1977-1980
1980	7th	S. Alagarsamy		Communist Party of India	1980-1984
1984	8th	R. Rangasamy		Indian National Congress	1984-1989
1989	9th	S. Alagarsamy		Communist Party of India	1989-1991
1991	10th	R. Shyamala		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1991-1996
1996	11th	L. Ayyalusamy		Communist Party of India	1996-2001
2001	12th	S. Rajendran		Communist Party of India	2001-2006
2006	13th	L. Radhakrishnan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2006-2011
2011	14th	Kadambur C. Raju		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2011-2016
2016	15th	Kadambur C. Raju		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2016-2021
2021	16th	Kadambur C. Raju		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2021-Incumbent

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021			37.89%
2016			38.96%
2011			55.85%
2006			46.62%
2001			40.27%
1996			35.19%
1991			61.81%
1989			35.34%
1984			55.75%
1980			51.37%
1977			32.75%
1971			62.16%
1967			55.02%
1962			36.22%
1957			31.78%
1952			64.67%

Assembly election 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Kadambur C. Raju	68,556	37.89	1.07
	AMMK	T. T. V. Dhinakaran (CM Candidate)	56,153	31.04	New
	CPI (M)	K. Srinivasan	37,380	20.66	New
	NTK	M. Gomathi	9,213	5.09	3.84
	MNM	K. Kathiravan	3,667	2.03	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,124	0.62	0.80
Majority			12,403	6.85	6.59
Turnout			180,928	67.86	1.16
	AIADMK hold		Swing	1.07

Assembly election 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Kadambur C. Raju	64,514	38.96	16.89
	DMK	A. Subramanian	64,086	38.70	New
	MDMK	Vinayaka Ramesh	28,512	17.22	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,350	1.42	New
Majority			428	0.26	20.00
Turnout			165,607	66.70	5.48
	AIADMK hold		Swing	16.89

Assembly election 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Kadambur C. Raju	73,007	55.85	9.23
	PMK	G. Ramachandran	46,527	35.59	New
	BJP	V. Rengarajan	2,186	1.67	1.06
	BSP	S. Arumairaj	1,107	0.85	1.50
Majority			26,480	20.26	9.48
Turnout			130,723	72.18	7.45
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.23

Assembly election 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	L. Radhakrishnan	53,354	46.62	New
	CPI	S. Rajendran	41,015	35.84	4.43
	DMDK	T. Srinivasaraghavan	11,633	9.66	New
	BSP	K. Kovilselvan	2,827	2.35	New
	AIFB	S. Chelladurai	2,560	2.13	New
	BJP	G. Somasundaram	733	0.61	New
Majority			12,339	10.78	2.83
Turnout			114,480	64.73	6.04
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	New

Assembly election 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Rajendran	45,796	40.27	5.08
	DMK	K. Rajaram	36,757	32.32	New
	MDMK	K. Vishvamithran	27,809	24.45	4.04
Majority			9,039	7.95	1.24
Turnout			113,785	58.69	7.16
	CPI hold		Swing	5.08

Assembly election 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	L. Ayyalusamy	39,315	35.19	3.21
	MDMK	K. S. Radhakrishnan	31,828	28.49	New
	AIADMK	L. Radhakrishnan	31,168	27.90	33.91
	JP	V. R. Veeraragavan	5,321	4.76	New
	BJP	V. Rengaraja	806	0.72	New
Majority			7,487	6.71	23.12
Turnout			115,378	65.85	5.87
	CPI gain from AIADMK		Swing	3.21

Assembly election 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Shyamala	58,535	61.81	New
	CPI	L. Ayyalusamy	30,284	31.98	3.36
	PMK	P. Krishnamoorthy	4,032	4.26	New
	JP	S. Ganesh	403	0.43	New
Majority			28,251	29.83	26.52
Turnout			97,157	59.98	10.36
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	New

Assembly election 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	35,008	35.34	0.73
	DMK	S. Radhakrishnan	31,724	32.02	New
Majority			3,284	3.31	17.82
Turnout			101,058	70.34	1.44
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	0.73

Assembly election 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Rangasamy	45,623	55.75	New
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	28,327	34.61	16.76
Majority			17,296	21.13	9.86
Turnout			86,609	71.78	3.24
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	New

Assembly election 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	39,442	51.37	18.62
	INC(I)	V. Jeyalakshmi	30,792	40.11	New
	JP	S. Kalidas	6,281	8.18	2.52
Majority			8,650	11.27	10.67
Turnout			77,599	68.54	32.48
	CPI hold		Swing	18.62

Assembly election 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	21,985	32.75	29.41
	AIADMK	P. Seeniraj	21,588	32.15	New
	DMK	A. K. C. Thangappandian	13,778	20.52	New
	JP	L. Sundararaj Naicker	7,187	10.70	New
Majority			397	0.60	23.72
Turnout			67,973	63.06	9.03
	CPI hold		Swing	29.41

Assembly election 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	38,844	62.16	7.14
style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress (Organisation)/meta/color; width: 5px;" |	[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|Template:Indian National Congress (Organisation)/meta/shortname]]	L. Subba Naicker	23,646	37.84	New
Majority			15,198	24.32	7.10
Turnout			66,702	72.09	2.89
	CPI hold		Swing	7.14

Assembly election 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	33,311	55.02	29.87
	INC	V. O. C. A. Pillai	22,885	37.80	1.58
Majority			10,426	17.22	10.52
Turnout			63,063	74.98	2.49
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	29.87

Assembly election 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami	22,158	36.22	6.38
	[[Swatantra Party|Template:Swatantra Party/meta/shortname]]	R. S. Appasamy	18,059	29.52	New
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	15,387	25.15	2.39
	DMK	M. Periasamy	5,030	8.22	New
Majority			4,099	6.70	4.76
Turnout			63,221	77.47	31.87
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	6.38

Assembly election 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	V. Suppaya	11,425	31.78	New
	INC	Selvaraj	10,726	29.84	34.83
	CPI	S. Alagarsamy	9,901	27.54	New
Majority			699	1.94	41.95
Turnout			35,950	45.60	7.15
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	New

Assembly election 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ramaswamy	25,282	64.67	New
	Independent	Shanmugham	8,124	20.78	New
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (India)/meta/color; width: 5px;" |	[[Socialist Party (India)|Template:Socialist Party (India)/meta/shortname]]	Subbiah	4,370	11.18	New
style="background-color: Template:Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" |	[[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|Template:Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party/meta/shortname]]	Perumal	1,319	3.37	New
Majority			17,158	43.89	New
Turnout			39,095	52.75	New
	INC win (new seat)

References

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