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Tiruchendur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Tiruchendur was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu until 2008 constituency realignment.
Assembly segments[edit]
Before constituencies realignment of 2008, Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency used to be composed of the following assembly segments:
List of elected members[edit]
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | N. Duraipandi | IND | T. Ganapathy (returned uncontested) | INC |
| 1962 | T. T. Krishnamachari | INC | Unopposed[2] | N/A |
| 1967 | Santhosam | SWA | K. T. Kosalram | INC |
| 1971 | M. S. Sivasamy | DMK | M. Mathias | SWA |
| 1977 | K. T. Kosalram | INC | Edwin Devadasan | NCO |
| 1980 | K. T. Kosalram | INC | N. Soundarapandian | JNP |
| 1984 | K. T. Kosalram | INC | Jawaharlal | JNP |
| 1985 (by-election) | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | INC | Pon. Vijayaraghavan | JP |
| 1989 | R. Dhanushkodi Adithan | INC | A. Karthikeyan | DMK |
| 1991 | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | INC | G. Anton Gomez | JD |
| 1996 | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | TMC(M) | S. Justin | INC |
| 1998 | Ramarajan | AIADMK | R. Dhanushkodi Adithan | TMC(M) |
| 1999 | A. D. K. Jayaseelan | DMK | B. P. Rajan | AIADMK |
| 2004 | V. Radhika Selvi | DMK | T. Dhamodharan | AIADMK |
- After 2008 constituency realignment, this seat ceased to exist.
Electorate[edit]
In 2004, it had 10,31,362 of electorate, 4,95,753 men and 5,35,609 women.[3]
Election results[edit]
2004[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Radhika Selvi | 394,484 | 62.50 | +18.89 | |
| AIADMK | T. Thamodaran | 212,803 | 33.72 | +1.05 | |
| Majority | 181,681 | 28.79 | +17.83 | ||
| Turnout | 631,124 | 61.18 | +8.83 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | +18.89 | |||
1999:
ADK.Jayaseelan (DMK) 2,37,630
Dr.B.P.Rajan (ADMK) 1,77,964
1998:
Ramaraajan (ADMK) 2,64,290
R.Dhanushkodi Adhitan (TMC[M]) 2,17,435
1996:
R.Dhanushkodi Adhitan [TMC](M) 3,17,943
S.Justin (INC) 1,14,232
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ↑ "Tamilnadu Tiruchendur". Rediff. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "Where the caste colour is pronounced". The Hindu. 8 May 2004. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007.
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