Periyakulam | |
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Constituency No. 199 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Theni |
Established | 1951 |
Total electors | 2,85,471 |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Elected year | 2021 |
Periyakulam is a state assembly constituency in Theni district in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] Elections were not held in the years 1957 and 1962. It includes the two major towns Theni and Periyakulam. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Year | Winner | Party | |
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Madras State | |||
1952 | P. K. Mookiah Thevar | All India Forward Bloc | |
V. Muthu | Indian National Congress | ||
1967 | K. M. M. Metha | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu | |||
1971 | N. Anbuchezhian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1977 | K. Pannai Sethuram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1980 | K. Gopalakrishnan | ||
1984 | Dr. T. Mohammed Saleem | ||
1989 | L. Mookiah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1991 | M. Periyaveeran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1996 | L. Mookiah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2001 | O. Panneerselvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2006 | |||
2011 | A. Laser | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
2016 | K. Kathirkamu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2019^ | K. S. Saravana Kumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2021 | |||
^by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | K. S. Saravana Kumar | 92,251 | 46.28% | +6.77 | |
AIADMK | M. Murugan | 70,930 | 35.58% | −11.36 | |
AMMK | Dr. K. Kathirkamu | 16,424 | 8.24% | New | |
NTK | Vimala | 11,794 | 5.92% | +5.37 | |
MNM | S. Pandiyarajan | 5,680 | 2.85% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 2,451 | 1.23% | +0.05 | |
Margin of victory | 21,321 | 10.70% | 3.26% | ||
Turnout | 199,346 | 69.83% | −5.11% | ||
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.01% | |||
Registered electors | 285,471 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -0.66% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | K. S. Saravana Kumar | 88,393 | |||
AIADMK | M. Mayilvel | 68,073 | |||
AMMK | Dr. K. Kathirkamu | 26,338 | |||
NTK | Shobana | 5,825 | |||
MNM | Prabhu | 5,727 | |||
Majority | 20,320 | ||||
Turnout | 1,96,622 | 73.98 | |||
Registered electors | 2,68,739 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | Dr. K. Kathirkamu | 90,599 | 46.94% | New | |
DMK | Anbazhagan | 76,249 | 39.51% | −4.83 | |
CPI(M) | A. Laser | 13,525 | 7.01% | −40.85 | |
BJP | K. Chellam | 5,015 | 2.60% | +0.46 | |
NOTA | NOTA | 2,275 | 1.18% | New | |
NTK | M. Pushpalatha | 1,048 | 0.54% | New | |
PMK | R. Kannan | 1,025 | 0.53% | New | |
Margin of victory | 14,350 | 7.43% | 3.91% | ||
Turnout | 193,010 | 74.94% | −3.94% | ||
Registered electors | 257,555 | ||||
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -0.92% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | A. Laser | 76,687 | 47.86% | New | |
DMK | V. Anbazhagan | 71,046 | 44.34% | +5.36 | |
BJP | M. Ganapathy | 3,422 | 2.14% | +1.34 | |
Independent | M. Selvam | 2,347 | 1.46% | New | |
Independent | P. Rajaguru | 1,260 | 0.79% | New | |
TMMK | P. Nalluchamy | 1,129 | 0.70% | New | |
Independent | N. Krishnaveni | 872 | 0.54% | New | |
Independent | K. Palanichami | 830 | 0.52% | New | |
Margin of victory | 5,641 | 3.52% | −7.28% | ||
Turnout | 160,242 | 78.88% | 8.84% | ||
Registered electors | 203,137 | ||||
CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -1.93% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | O. Panneerselvam | 68,345 | 49.78% | −4.49 | |
DMK | L. Mookiah | 53,511 | 38.98% | +0.36 | |
DMDK | M. Abdul Kather | 11,105 | 8.09% | New | |
BJP | P. Rajapandiyan | 1,097 | 0.80% | New | |
BSP | G. Senthil Kumar | 907 | 0.66% | New | |
Margin of victory | 14,834 | 10.81% | −4.85% | ||
Turnout | 137,287 | 70.05% | 13.91% | ||
Registered electors | 195,988 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -4.49% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | O. Panneerselvam | 62,125 | 54.28% | +26.69 | |
DMK | M. Abuthahir | 44,205 | 38.62% | −8.13 | |
MDMK | A. Jeyaraman | 5,965 | 5.21% | −4.48 | |
Independent | K. Beerkabeef | 1,222 | 1.07% | New | |
Margin of victory | 17,920 | 15.66% | −3.51% | ||
Turnout | 114,463 | 56.14% | −10.42% | ||
Registered electors | 203,946 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 7.53% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | L. Mookiah | 53,427 | 46.75% | +19.38 | |
AIADMK | K. M. Kader Mohideen | 31,520 | 27.58% | −39.86 | |
MDMK | O. Rajangam | 11,076 | 9.69% | New | |
Independent | P. Muthumanickam | 9,988 | 8.74% | New | |
AIIC(T) | A. Sharuz Ameed | 3,645 | 3.19% | New | |
BJP | V. A. Sethumanickam | 2,379 | 2.08% | −1.19 | |
Margin of victory | 21,907 | 19.17% | −20.90% | ||
Turnout | 114,283 | 66.56% | 5.39% | ||
Registered electors | 177,436 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -20.70% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | M. Periyaveeran | 70,760 | 67.45% | +39.63 | |
DMK | L. Mookiah | 28,718 | 27.37% | −6.78 | |
BJP | P. Annavi | 3,431 | 3.27% | New | |
PMK | A. Kennedy | 930 | 0.89% | New | |
Margin of victory | 42,042 | 40.07% | 34.65% | ||
Turnout | 104,915 | 61.17% | −8.27% | ||
Registered electors | 175,072 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 33.29% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | L. Mookiah | 35,215 | 34.15% | −0.13 | |
INC | S. Sheik Abdul Khadar | 29,622 | 28.73% | New | |
AIADMK | S. S. Rajendran | 28,686 | 27.82% | −35.22 | |
Independent | V. Abdul Farook | 7,311 | 7.09% | New | |
Independent | M. Mehta | 561 | 0.54% | New | |
Margin of victory | 5,593 | 5.42% | −23.33% | ||
Turnout | 103,114 | 69.44% | −1.62% | ||
Registered electors | 151,319 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -28.88% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | T. Mohammed Saleem | 58,021 | 63.04% | +9.03 | |
DMK | P. N. Maya Thevar Alias Mayan | 31,554 | 34.28% | New | |
Independent | K. Ayyathurai | 1,304 | 1.42% | New | |
Margin of victory | 26,467 | 28.75% | 17.85% | ||
Turnout | 92,044 | 71.06% | 6.27% | ||
Registered electors | 133,765 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 9.03% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | K. Gopala Krishana | 43,774 | 54.01% | +8.5 | |
INC | K. Sheik Abdul Kader | 34,938 | 43.11% | +18.44 | |
JP | R. Kamatchi | 1,149 | 1.42% | New | |
Independent | K. Palanichamy | 640 | 0.79% | New | |
Margin of victory | 8,836 | 10.90% | −9.94% | ||
Turnout | 81,051 | 64.78% | 3.28% | ||
Registered electors | 126,755 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.50% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | K. Pannai Sethuram | 31,271 | 45.50% | New | |
INC | R. Ramaiah | 16,948 | 24.66% | −17.8 | |
DMK | M. Mehta | 13,069 | 19.02% | −37.83 | |
JP | M. V. V. Ramasamy | 7,432 | 10.81% | New | |
Margin of victory | 14,323 | 20.84% | 6.46% | ||
Turnout | 68,720 | 61.51% | −11.85% | ||
Registered electors | 113,238 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -11.34% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | N. Anbuchezhian | 37,926 | 56.85% | +1.99 | |
INC | Chettai Chinnasamy | 28,331 | 42.46% | −2.68 | |
Independent | Fakir Mohamad | 461 | 0.69% | New | |
Margin of victory | 9,595 | 14.38% | 4.67% | ||
Turnout | 66,718 | 73.36% | −3.17% | ||
Registered electors | 98,811 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 1.99% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | K. M. M. Metha | 36,023 | 54.85% | New | |
INC | R. S. Subramaniam | 29,648 | 45.15% | New | |
Margin of victory | 6,375 | 9.71% | |||
Turnout | 65,671 | 76.53% | |||
Registered electors | 88,498 | ||||
DMK win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | V. Muthu | 38,143 | 24.98% | New | |
AIFB | P. K. Mookiah Thevar | 36,515 | 23.91% | New | |
INC | N. R. Thygarajan | 31,188 | 20.43% | New | |
Socialist | Ponnuchami | 9,973 | 6.53% | New | |
Independent | Guruswami Naicker | 9,315 | 6.10% | New | |
KMPP | Paramasiva Thevar | 8,353 | 5.47% | New | |
Socialist | Ramalingam Chetty | 7,019 | 4.60% | New | |
KMPP | Sankaramurthi | 5,925 | 3.88% | New | |
Independent | John Devadasam | 3,222 | 2.11% | New | |
Independent | Mayandi Thevar | 3,035 | 1.99% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,628 | 1.07% | |||
Turnout | 152,688 | 100.57% | |||
Registered electors | 151,823 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |