Papanasam Assembly constituency

Papanasam
Papanasam
Constituency No. 172 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Lok Sabha constituency	Mayiladuturai
Established	1951
Total electors	2,60,538
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Dr. Jawahirullah. M. H
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Last updated March 09, 2025

Papanasam is a state assembly constituency in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner
1952	Swayamprakasam	Independent
1957	G. Venkatachala Nattar and K. Subramaniam	Indian National Congress
1962	R. Subramanian
1967	R. Soundararaja Moopanar

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	N. Ganapathy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	R. V. Soundararajan	Indian National Congress
1980	S. Rajaraman	Indian National Congress (I)
1984	S. Rajaraman	Indian National Congress
1989	G. Karuppiah Moopanar
1991	S. Rajaraman
1996	M. Ramkumar	Tamil Maanila Congress
2001	M. Ramkumar	Tamil Maanila Congress
2006	R. Doraikkannu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
2016
2021	M. H. Jawahirullah	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			44.22%
2016			45.26%
2011			53.47%
2006			48.73%
2001			50.37%
1996			56.60%
1991			56.14%
1989			38.89%
1984			58.52%
1980			50.30%
1977			33.40%
1971			56.21%
1967			56.57%
1962			53.42%
1957			29.69%
1952			45.15%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah	86,567	44.22%	*New*
	AIADMK	K. Gopinathan	70,294	35.90%	−9.35
	AMMK	M. Rengasamy	19,778	10.10%	New
	NTK	N. Krishnakumar	14,724	7.52%	+5.4
	MNM	K. Shantha	2,032	1.04%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,204	0.61%	−0.43
Margin of victory			16,273	8.31%	−5.04%
Turnout			195,778	75.14%	−0.80%
Rejected ballots			115	0.06%
Registered electors			260,538
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-1.04%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Doraikkannu	82,614	45.26%	−8.21
	INC	T. R. Loganathan	58,249	31.91%	−10.32
	TMC(M)	S. D. Jayakumar	18,599	10.19%	New
	PMK	G. Alayamani	4,963	2.72%	New
	NTK	M. I. Humayun Kabir	3,864	2.12%	New
	SDPI	A. Mohammed Farook	3,043	1.67%	New
	Independent	S. Chandrakasan	2,896	1.59%	New
	BJP	Neithalur T. Gunasekaran	2,158	1.18%	+0.19
	NOTA	NOTA	1,911	1.05%	New
	Independent	S. Jagadeesh Kumar	1,027	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			24,365	13.35%	2.10%
Turnout			182,548	75.95%	−4.86%
Registered electors			240,357
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-8.21%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Doraikkannu	85,635	53.47%	+4.74
	INC	M. Ramkumar	67,628	42.22%	−0.82
	BJP	T. Mahendren	1,596	1.00%	−0.3
	Independent	P. A. Mohamed Gani	1,231	0.77%	New
	ABHM	K. Samba Vaidyanathan	1,174	0.73%	New
	BSP	R. Thirumeni	1,082	0.68%	−0.28
Margin of victory			18,007	11.24%	5.56%
Turnout			160,162	80.81%	4.42%
Registered electors			198,200
	AIADMK hold		Swing	4.74%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Doraikkannu	60,027	48.73%	*New*
	INC	M. Ramkumar	53,026	43.05%	New
	DMDK	N. Maruthaiyan	4,443	3.61%	New
	BJP	R. Vasudevan	1,594	1.29%	New
	BSP	R. Sangeetha	1,174	0.95%	New
	AIFB	A. M. Mohan	1,145	0.93%	New
	Independent	P. Annadurai	897	0.73%	New
	SP	A. Durai Burhanudeen	874	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			7,001	5.68%	−0.30%
Turnout			123,180	76.39%	9.10%
Registered electors			161,259
	AIADMK gain from TMC(M)		Swing	-1.64%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	M. Ramkumar	55,830	50.37%	*New*
	DMK	S. Kalyana Sundaram	49,198	44.38%	New
	MDMK	N. Sambath	2,480	2.24%	−2.93
	Independent	A. Abdullah	1,508	1.36%	New
	Independent	R. Senthamarai	1,329	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			6,632	5.98%	−30.95%
Turnout			110,844	67.29%	−4.09%
Registered electors			164,795
	TMC(M) hold		Swing	-6.23%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	N.Karuppana Udayar	58,757	56.60%	*New*
	Independent	R. Thirunavukkarasu	20,415	19.67%	New
	PMK	A. M. Mohan	8,326	8.02%	New
	MDMK	K. Arumugham	5,367	5.17%	New
	Independent	R. Varatharajan	4,595	4.43%	New
	Independent	T. M. Mani	4,150	4.00%	New
	Independent	N. Palanichamy	806	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			38,342	36.93%	14.33%
Turnout			103,810	71.38%	1.07%
Registered electors			155,985
	TMC(M) gain from INC		Swing	0.46%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Rajaraman	54,445	56.14%	+17.25
	DMK	S. Kalyana Sundaram	32,520	33.53%	−4.19
	PMK	K. Gondindaraju	6,279	6.47%	New
	Independent	N. Kalimuthu	1,900	1.96%	New
	BJP	R. Sundaramoorthy	1,497	1.54%	New
Margin of victory			21,925	22.61%	21.44%
Turnout			96,987	70.30%	−3.79%
Registered electors			142,902
	INC hold		Swing	17.25%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	G. Karuppiah Moopanar	36,278	38.89%	−19.64
	DMK	S. Kalyanasundaram	35,186	37.72%	−1.44
	AIADMK	A. Raj Mohammed	12,868	13.79%	New
	AIADMK	Valampuri John	8,302	8.90%	New
Margin of victory			1,092	1.17%	−18.20%
Turnout			93,290	74.09%	−6.36%
Registered electors			128,105
	INC hold		Swing	-19.64%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Rajaraman	52,202	58.52%	+8.22
	DMK	S. Sachidhanandam	34,924	39.15%	New
	INC(J)	V. S. Palanisami	1,341	1.50%	New
	Independent	A. R. Marimuthu	731	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			17,278	19.37%	15.26%
Turnout			89,198	80.45%	12.27%
Registered electors			114,852
	INC hold		Swing	8.22%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Rajaraman	36,101	50.30%	+16.9
	AIADMK	Govi. Narayanaswamy	33,152	46.19%	New
	Independent	R. V. Soundararajan	831	1.16%	New
	Independent	D. Nagaraja Moopanar	698	0.97%	New
	JP	V. Sakkarai Alias Gnana Prakasam	560	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			2,949	4.11%	1.91%
Turnout			71,766	68.18%	−3.72%
Registered electors			106,374
	INC hold		Swing	16.90%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. V. Soundararajan	24,904	33.40%	−10.38
	DMK	S. Sachidhanandam	23,268	31.21%	−25
	Independent	P. K. E. Abdullah	20,714	27.78%	New
	JP	T. A. Jayaraman	4,769	6.40%	New
	Independent	S. Sevu Panickar	898	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			1,636	2.19%	−10.23%
Turnout			74,553	71.90%	−8.76%
Registered electors			105,384
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-22.81%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	N. Ganapathy	43,497	56.21%	*New*
	INC	V. Ramakrishnan	33,884	43.79%	−12.78
Margin of victory			9,613	12.42%	−1.60%
Turnout			77,381	80.66%	−1.42%
Registered electors			98,563
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-0.36%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. S. Mooppanar	41,323	56.57%	+3.15
	Independent	A. M. Sali	31,077	42.54%	New
	Independent	K. J. A. Samath	647	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			10,246	14.03%	7.19%
Turnout			73,047	82.08%	7.86%
Registered electors			92,870
	INC hold		Swing	3.15%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Subramanian	33,144	53.42%	+23.72
	DMK	N. Somasundram	28,904	46.58%	New
Margin of victory			4,240	6.83%	1.16%
Turnout			62,048	74.22%	−7.44%
Registered electors			86,481
	INC hold		Swing	23.72%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Venkitachala Nattar	38,971	29.69%	−10.34%
	INC	R. Subramaniam (SC)	31,531	24.02%	−16.01%
	Independent	Haritharanathan	17,195	13.10%
	Independent	Tajudeen	11,084	8.44%
	Independent	Sami Ayya Pasumpadiyar	9,364	7.13%
	Independent	Srinivasan Pillli	7,788	5.93%
	Independent	Pattammal (SC)	6,075	4.63%
	Independent	Chandrasekhara Udayar	5,330	4.06%
	Independent	Ayyaru (SC)	3,914	2.98%
Margin of victory			7,440	5.67%	0.55%
Turnout			1,31,252	81.66%	23.02%
Registered electors			1,60,721
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-15.46%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Papanasam^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Swayamprakasam	22,134	45.15%
	INC	Abdul Majeed Sahib	19,625	40.03%	40.03%
	Independent	Bhuvaraha Iyengar	4,108	8.38%
	Independent	Panchapakesa Sastri	3,158	6.44%
Margin of victory			2,509	5.12%
Turnout			49,025	58.64%
Registered electors			83,604
	Independent win (new seat)

References

↑ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
↑ "papanasam Election Result" . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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[1] "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[2] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[3] "papanasam Election Result" . Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[4] "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[5] Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[6] Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.

[7] Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.

[8] Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[9] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[10] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[11] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[12] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[13] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[14] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[15] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[16] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[17] "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.

[18] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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