Sholavandan (state assembly constituency)

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Sholavandan is a state assembly constituency in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. [1] Sholavandan assembly constituency is part of Theni (Lok Sabha constituency). [2]

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Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.

Madras State

YearWinnerParty
1962 V. Ponnammal Indian National Congress
1967 P. S. Maniyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

YearWinnerParty
1971 P. S. Maniyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 A. Chandrasekaran Indian National Congress (I)
1984 A. Chandrasekaran Indian National Congress
1989 D. Radhakrishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 A. M. Paramasivan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 L. Santhanam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 V. R. Rajangam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 P. Moorthy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 M. V. Karuppiah All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 K.Manickam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 Venkatesan.A Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Venkatesan A84,24048.04
AIADMK K. Manickam 67,19538.32
NTK Sengannan G13,9367.95
DMDK Jayalakshmi M3,5822.04
Majority
Turnout 1,75,361
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK K. Manickam
DMK

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References

  1. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2008.