Gandarvakottai (state assembly constituency)

Gandarvakottai
Gandarvakottai
Constituency for the State Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukottai
LS constituency	Tiruchirappalli
Established	1957
Total electors	2,01,521
Reservation	Scheduled Caste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA	M. Chinnadurai
Party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Elected year	2021

Last updated April 02, 2022

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

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

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	Govindarasu Kalingarayar		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Post Delimitation

Gandarvakottai (SC) constituency is formed again after constituency delimitations 2008.^[2] It is included in the Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency.

Year	Winner
2011	N. Subramanian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	B. Arumugam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	M. Chinnadurai ^[3]	Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Election Results

2021

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

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)

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gandarvakottai^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Krishnasami Gopalar	18,928	46.03%
	Independent	Ramachandra Dorai	9,839	23.93%
	Independent	Thangamuthu Nadar	8,553	20.80%
	Independent	Marimuthu Odayar	1,638	3.98%
	Independent	Dharamaraja Merkondar	1,115	2.71%
	Independent	Rangasami Odayar	1,051	2.56%
Margin of victory			9,089	22.10%
Turnout			41,124	50.95%
Registered electors			80,716
	INC win (new seat)

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References

↑ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
↑ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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

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[1] "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[2] "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.

[3] "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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