Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency

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Pudukkottai
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
Established1952
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

Pudukkottai was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. [1] After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.

Contents

Assembly segments

Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: [2]

  1. Pattukkottai (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
  2. Peravurani (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
  3. Kolathur (SC) (dissolved and its territories were shared between the newly formed Gandarvakottai and Viralimalai constituencies after 2009)
  4. Pudukkottai (moved to Tiruchirappall constituency after 2009)
  5. Alangudi (moved to Sivaganga constituency after 2009)
  6. Arantangi (moved to Ramanathapuram constituency after 2009)

Members of the Parliament

YearWinnerParty
1951K.M. Valatharsu Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
1957 R. Ramanathan Chettiar Indian National Congress
1962 R. Umanath Communist Party of India
1967 Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971K. Veeriah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977V.S. Elanchezhian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980V.N. Swamynathan Indian National Congress (I)
1984 N. Sundararaj Indian National Congress
1989
1991 [3]
1996 Tiruchi Siva Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998Raja Paramasivam [4] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 S. Thirunavukkarasu [5] MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2002 S. Thirunavukkarasu [6] Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 S. Regupathy [7] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2004
 
56.82%
1999
 
50.7%
1998
 
36.4%
1996
 
48.1%
1991
 
61.6%
1989
 
65.8%
1984
 
65.3%
1980
 
49.1%
1977
 
64.2%
1971
 
53.9%
1967
 
46.6%
1962
 
43.4%
1957
 
50.1%
1952
 
53.4%

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Pudukkottai
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK S. Regupathy 466,133 56.82 n/a
AIADMK Ravichandran. A309,63737.75n/a
BSP Nagooran. A10,0241.22n/a
Independent M. S. Lion Rajendran9,7231.19n/a
Majority156,49619.08+10.84
Turnout 820,30066.42+2.32
DMK gain from MADMK Swing +56.82

General Election 1999

PartyCandidateVotes%
MADMK S.Thirunavukkarasar 396,21650.7%
INC S.Singaaravadivel331,91442.5%
PT M.Palaniappan29,4533.8%
IND M.Ramaiah7,7101.0%
Majority64,3028.2%
Turnout 780,96464.1%
MADMK gain from AIADMK

General Election 1998

PartyCandidateVotes%
AIADMK Paramasivam Raja288,07236.4%
DMK P.N.Siva257,55232.5%
MADMK S.Thirunavukkarasar 226,41628.6%
IND M.R.Chokkalingam8950.1%
IND C.Velappan4480.1%
Majority30,5203.9%
Turnout 791,40566.8%
AIADMK gain from DMK

General Election 1996

PartyCandidateVotes%
DMK N.Siva398,20948.1%
INC V.N.Swaminathan220,33626.6%
AIIC(T) T.Pushparaj61,8307.5%
MDMK R.Karthikeyan60,4057.3%
BJP K.Shanmughanathan16,1471.9%
IND I.Jahuber8,3201.0%
IND C.Nagarajan2,9300.4%
Majority177,87321.5%
Turnout 828,41173.7%
DMK gain from INC

General Election 1991

PartyCandidateVotes%
INC N.Sundararajan460,79561.6%
DMK K.Chandrasekhar241,07432.2%
IND L.S.Kamal Baatsha9,0361.2%
IND R.Thirumaravan3,8850.5%
PMK V.Thiruvarangam3,6380.5%
Majority219,72129.4%
Turnout 748,16371.4%
INC Hold

General Election 1989

PartyCandidateVotes%
INC N.Sundararajan518,76265.8%
DMK A.Selvaraj247,62631.4%
IND M.R.Chokkalingam3,1910.4%
IND P.A.Palani2,5030.3%
Tharasu Makkal MandramA.Mohanraj1,7930.2%
PMK Sivaperumal1,0020.1%
Majority271,13634.4%
Turnout 787,85474.7%
INC Hold

General Election 1984

PartyCandidateVotes%
INC N.Sundararajan426,71765.3%
DMK K.Veeraih161,81324.7%
INC(J) Singaravel Chettiyar16,9022.6%
Majority264,90440.5%
Turnout 653,86581.1%
INC Hold

General Election 1980

PartyCandidateVotes%
INC V.N.Swaminathan294,49449.1%
AIADMK Kuzha Chezhiyan278,39546.4%
IND S.Sooriyanarayanan6,4861.1%
IND M.Dhandayudhapani6,3891.1%
JP(S) K.Ramanujan4,1500.7%
Majority16,0992.7%
Turnout 600,32780.7%
INC gain from AIADMK

General Election 1977

PartyCandidateVotes%
AIADMK V.S.Elanchezhiyan342,12064.2%
INC(O) V.Vairava Thevar118,50522.2%
IND Kuzha Chellaih49,1479.2%
IND Singaravel Chettiyar10,7902.0%
Majority223,61542.0%
Turnout 532,81176.1%
AIADMK gain from DMK

General Election 1971

PartyCandidateVotes%
DMK K.Veeraiah251,86153.9%
INC(O) R.Vijaya Reghunatha Thondaiman203,46643.5%
Majority48,39510.4%
Turnout 455,32775.3%
DMK gain from CPI(M)

General Election 1967

PartyCandidateVotes%
CPI(M) R.Umanath199,46946.6%
INC A.N.Chettiyar190,08744.4%
IND S.R.G.Iyer23,8285.6%
Majority9,3822.2%
Turnout 413,38476.9%
CPI(M) Hold

General Election 1962

PartyCandidateVotes%
CPI(M) R.Umanath134,16243.4%
INC L.Alagusundaram Chettiyar103,94433.6%
SWA A.R.Nagappa Chettiyar60,07319.4%
Majority30,2189.8%
Turnout 298,17966.8%
CPI(M) gain from INC

General Election 1957

PartyCandidateVotes%
INC F.Ramanathan Chettiyar111,69450.1%
PSP K.M.Vallatharas46,24220.8%
CPI V.Nagu servai45,38320.4%
IND S.Soundararajan19,4328.7%
Majority65,452
Turnout 222,75153.1%
INC gain from KMPP

General Election 1952

PartyCandidateVotes%
KMPP K.M.Vallatharasu102,40453.4%
INC V.Ramaiah Servai89,29346.6%
Majority13,111
Turnout 191,69751.2%
KMPP Win (New Seat)

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References

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