Rajapalayam (state assembly constituency)

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Rajapalayam
Constituency for the State Assembly
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Constituency details
State Tamil Nadu
Total electors239,461
Most successful partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (5 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAThangapandian S.
Party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year2021

Rajapalayam is an assembly constituency located in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. [1] It falls under Tenkasi Lok Sabha Constituency.

Madras State assembly

YearWinnerParty
1962 R. Krishnasamy Naidu Indian National Congress
1967 A. A. S. Raja Independent

Tamil Nadu assembly

YearWinnerParty
1971 K. Suppu Communist Party of India
1977 K. Dhanuskodi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 P. Mokkian Independent
1984 K. Raman Indian National Congress
1989 V. P. Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 T. Sathiah All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 V. P. Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 M. Rajasekar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 M. Chandra
2011 K. Gopalsamy
2016 S. Thangappandian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 S. Thangappandian

Rajapalayam (State Assembly Constituency) moved to Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency) after 2009.

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
41.50%
2016
43.82%
2011
53.80%
2006
39.37%
2001
47.63%
1996
38.62%
1991
63.45%
1989
40.75%
1984
54.49%
1980
44.07%
1977
37.55%
1971
50.45%
1967
53.29%
1962
51.73%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK S. Thangappandian 74,158 41.50%
AIADMK K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji 70,26039.32%
NTK Jeyaraj V.15,6018.73%
AMMK Kalimuthu K.7,6644.29%
MNM Vivekananthan S.4,0572.27%
PT Ayyar V. K.3,3841.89%
NOTA Nota1,8751.05%
Independent Manikumar M.5480.31%
Independent Jeyaprakash I.3360.19%
Independent Thangapandi S.2640.15%
Independent Vijayakumar E.1400.08%
Margin of victory3,8982.18%-0.63%
Turnout 178,70874.63%-1.43%
Registered electors 239,461
DMK hold Swing -2.32%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK S. Thangappandian 74,787 43.82%
AIADMK Shyam. A. A. S.69,98541.00%
CPI(M) Gurusamy. A.12,5057.33%
BJP Ramachandra Raja. A. N.3,4352.01%
NTK Jeyaraj. V.2,4141.41%
NOTA None Of The Above2,2901.34%
PMK Lakshmanan. P.1,0730.63%
Independent Jeyaprakash. I.9190.54%
Arasamani. K. #N/A5470.32%
Independent Jeyaraj. T.4510.26%
Independent Thangapandi. S.4020.24%
Margin of victory4,8022.81%-11.58%
Turnout 170,68876.06%-4.18%
Registered electors 224,407
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -9.99%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK K. Gopalsamy 80,125 53.80%
DMK S. Thangappandian 58,69339.41%
BJP N. S. Ramakrishnan5,4283.64%
Independent V. Murugan7360.49%
Independent A. Jakir Hussian7010.47%
Independent J. Joseph Chellappah6720.45%
BSP S. Manivasagam6250.42%
Independent R. Suria Maharaja5700.38%
Independent K. Dharmalingam3020.20%
Independent M. Manmadhan2780.19%
Independent P. Ayyanar2130.14%
Margin of victory21,43214.39%14.06%
Turnout 185,59680.24%6.47%
Registered electors 148,925
AIADMK hold Swing 14.43%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK M. Chandra 58,320 39.37%
DMK V. P. Rajan 57,82739.04%
BSP Kalimuthu. P13,2188.92%
DMDK Ayyanar. N.10,2516.92%
AIFB Vijayakumari. R.4,0822.76%
BJP Chellapandi. M.1,6401.11%
Independent Muniasamy. P1,2100.82%
Independent Madasamy. I4850.33%
Independent Manmathan. M.4030.27%
Independent Periyashamy. A.1810.12%
Independent Duraibalan. D.1790.12%
Margin of victory4930.33%-7.07%
Turnout 148,12273.77%9.88%
Registered electors 200,783
AIADMK hold Swing -8.25%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK M. Rajasekar 61,740 47.63%
DMK V. P. Rajan 52,14540.23%
MDMK Ramanathan P.12,6139.73%
Independent Vellaichamy. M1,2800.99%
Independent Ramachandran. T7360.57%
Independent Muthusamy. M4870.38%
Independent Manmathan . M.3330.26%
Independent Muniasamy P.2990.23%
Margin of victory9,5957.40%-7.23%
Turnout 129,63363.89%-6.63%
Registered electors 203,123
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 9.01%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK V. P. Rajan 49,984 38.62%
AIADMK P. Prabakar31,04523.99%
JP K. Dhanuskodi 26,70620.63%
MDMK T. Sadhan Thirumalikumar17,86213.80%
BJP M. Thangaraj1,8051.39%
Independent C. Ayyadurai4340.34%
Independent M. Manmathan4060.31%
AIIC(T) O. S. Veluchami3550.27%
Independent P. Kanthan2450.19%
Independent P. Nathan1870.14%
Independent G. Gurusamy1640.13%
Margin of victory18,93914.63%-14.47%
Turnout 129,42770.52%7.80%
Registered electors 192,670
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -24.83%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK T. Sathiah 68,657 63.45%
K. Dhanuskodi #N/A37,16934.35%
Independent M. Poomari6870.63%
Independent M. Sonai6400.59%
PMK T. Sakthivel3920.36%
Tharasu Makkal Mandram C. Manisekar2610.24%
Independent D. Chollathurai Manopal1840.17%
Independent M. Manmathan1570.15%
Independent M. P. Jeyapal650.06%
Margin of victory31,48829.10%25.77%
Turnout 108,21262.72%-13.88%
Registered electors 177,434
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 22.69%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK V. P. Rajan 49,137 40.75%
INC Arunachalam M45,12237.42%
AIADMK Dhanuskodi. K. M20,33916.87%
Independent Shanmugaveli. M. M4,8734.04%
Independent Amirtharaj. T. M3660.30%
Indian Farmers and Tailers Party Thamilselvan. D. M2670.22%
Independent Rajendran. M. M2350.19%
Independent Perumal. A. M1470.12%
Independent Nallathambi K. K890.07%
Margin of victory4,0153.33%-6.38%
Turnout 120,57576.59%2.96%
Registered electors 159,823
DMK gain from INC Swing -13.74%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC K. Raman 54,670 54.49%
CPI Paulraj-I44,92444.78%
Independent Pitchai Kannu-S4990.50%
Independent Ramasamy. A.2380.24%
Margin of victory9,7469.71%-0.15%
Turnout 100,33173.63%7.10%
Registered electors 141,300
INC gain from Independent Swing 10.42%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. Mokkian 38,339 44.07%
INC Pottu Pottan K.29,75834.20%
Independent Chinnaswamy A.17,11919.68%
Independent Maran S. S.1,2981.49%
Independent Paraman K.4890.56%
Margin of victory8,5819.86%4.71%
Turnout 87,00366.53%6.71%
Registered electors 131,952
Independent gain from AIADMK Swing 6.52%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK K. Dhanuskodi 28,028 37.55%
INC K. Pottupoattan24,18132.39%
JP J.S. Baliah11,70215.68%
DMK K. Andi Alias Gurusamy10,22013.69%
Independent M. Sundaram3820.51%
Independent A. Ramaswamy1360.18%
Margin of victory3,8475.15%4.24%
Turnout 74,64959.82%-17.21%
Registered electors 126,020
AIADMK gain from CPI Swing -12.91%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI K. Suppu 36,827 50.45%
INC Srirenga Raja K. R.36,16349.55%
Margin of victory6640.91%-17.24%
Turnout 72,99077.03%-6.81%
Registered electors 98,432
CPI gain from Independent Swing -2.83%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. A. S. Raja 38,936 53.29%
INC P. A. A. Raja25,67535.14%
CPI(M) T. Nadar8,22411.26%
Independent Ramalingam2310.32%
Margin of victory13,26118.15%-9.80%
Turnout 73,06683.83%3.99%
Registered electors 89,597
Independent gain from INC Swing 1.56%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Rajapalayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC R. Krishnasamy Naidu 41,692 51.73%
SWA V. Ramakrishna Raja19,16523.78%
CPI S. Alagirisamy18,06322.41%
Independent A. Chelliah1,6742.08%
Margin of victory22,52727.95%
Turnout 80,59479.84%
Registered electors 103,902
INC win (new seat)

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