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Pudukkottai was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu . After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.
Assembly segments [ edit ]
Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Pattukkottai (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
Peravurani (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
Kolathur (SC) (dissolved and its territories were shared between the newly formed Gandarvakottai and Viralimalai constituencies after 2009)
Pudukkottai (moved to Tiruchirappall constituency after 2009)
Alangudi (moved to Sivaganga constituency after 2009)
Arantangi (moved to Ramanathapuram constituency after 2009)
Members of the Parliament [ edit ]
Election results [ edit ]
General Election 1999 [ edit ]
General Election 1998 [ edit ]
General Election 1996 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
DMK
N.Siva
398,209
48.1%
INC
V.N.Swaminathan
220,336
26.6%
AIIC(T)
T.Pushparaj
61,830
7.5%
MDMK
R.Karthikeyan
60,405
7.3%
BJP
K.Shanmughanathan
16,147
1.9%
IND
I.Jahuber
8,320
1.0%
IND
C.Nagarajan
2,930
0.4%
Majority
177,873
21.5%
Turnout
828,411
73.7%
DMK gain from INC
General Election 1991 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
INC
N.Sundararajan
460,795
61.6%
DMK
K.Chandrasekhar
241,074
32.2%
IND
L.S.Kamal Baatsha
9,036
1.2%
IND
R.Thirumaravan
3,885
0.5%
PMK
V.Thiruvarangam
3,638
0.5%
Majority
219,721
29.4%
Turnout
748,163
71.4%
INC Hold
General Election 1989 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
INC
N.Sundararajan
518,762
65.8%
DMK
A.Selvaraj
247,626
31.4%
IND
M.R.Chokkalingam
3,191
0.4%
IND
P.A.Palani
2,503
0.3%
Tharasu Makkal Mandram
A.Mohanraj
1,793
0.2%
PMK
Sivaperumal
1,002
0.1%
Majority
271,136
34.4%
Turnout
787,854
74.7%
INC Hold
General Election 1984 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
INC
N.Sundararajan
426,717
65.3%
DMK
K.Veeraih
161,813
24.7%
INC(J)
Singaravel Chettiyar
16,902
2.6%
Majority
264,904
40.5%
Turnout
653,865
81.1%
INC Hold
General Election 1980 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
INC
V.N.Swaminathan
294,494
49.1%
AIADMK
Kuzha Chezhiyan
278,395
46.4%
IND
S.Sooriyanarayanan
6,486
1.1%
IND
M.Dhandayudhapani
6,389
1.1%
JP(S)
K.Ramanujan
4,150
0.7%
Majority
16,099
2.7%
Turnout
600,327
80.7%
INC gain from AIADMK
General Election 1977 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
AIADMK
V.S.Elanchezhiyan
342,120
64.2%
INC(O)
V.Vairava Thevar
118,505
22.2%
IND
Kuzha Chellaih
49,147
9.2%
IND
Singaravel Chettiyar
10,790
2.0%
Majority
223,615
42.0%
Turnout
532,811
76.1%
AIADMK gain from DMK
General Election 1971 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
DMK
K.Veeraiah
251,861
53.9%
INC(O)
R.Vijaya Reghunatha Thondaiman
203,466
43.5%
Majority
48,395
10.4%
Turnout
455,327
75.3%
DMK gain from CPI(M)
General Election 1967 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
CPI(M)
R.Umanath
199,469
46.6%
INC
A.N.Chettiyar
190,087
44.4%
IND
S.R.G.Iyer
23,828
5.6%
Majority
9,382
2.2%
Turnout
413,384
76.9%
CPI(M) Hold
General Election 1962 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
CPI(M)
R.Umanath
134,162
43.4%
INC
L.Alagusundaram Chettiyar
103,944
33.6%
SWA
A.R.Nagappa Chettiyar
60,073
19.4%
Majority
30,218
9.8%
Turnout
298,179
66.8%
CPI(M) gain from INC
General Election 1957 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
INC
F.Ramanathan Chettiyar
111,694
50.1%
PSP
K.M.Vallatharas
46,242
20.8%
CPI
V.Nagu servai
45,383
20.4%
IND
S.Soundararajan
19,432
8.7%
Majority
65,452
Turnout
222,751
53.1%
INC gain from KMPP
General Election 1952 [ edit ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
KMPP
K.M.Vallatharasu
102,404
53.4%
INC
V.Ramaiah Servai
89,293
46.6%
Majority
13,111
Turnout
191,697
51.2%
KMPP Win (New Seat)
References [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
2009-present 1977-2004 1952-77
Coordinates : 10°23′N 78°49′E / 10.38°N 78.82°E / 10.38; 78.82