Srirangam Assembly constituency

Srirangam
Constituency No. 139 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruchirappalli
LS constituency	Tiruchirappalli
Established	1952
Total electors	3,11,716 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent M. Palaniyandi
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Srirangam is a state assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu. ^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 139. It comes under Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency for Parliament elections. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu existence since 1952 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. The Majority of people Mutharaiyar and other People next to it Brahmin and Devendrakula Velalar play a major role in Srirangam assembly constituency, as a majority of voters are from these communities. ^[3]

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Chitrambalam		Communist Party of India
1957	K. Vasudevan		Indian National Congress
1962	N. Subramanian Chettiar
1967	S. Ramalingam

Tamil Nadu – Srirangam

Year	Winner	Party
1971	Jothi Venkatachalam		Indian National Congress (O)
1977	R. Soundararajan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
1984
1989	Y. Venkatesa Dikshidar		Janata Party
1991	Ku. Pa. Krishnan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	T. P. Mayavan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	K. K. Balasubramanian		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	M. Paranjothi
2011	J. Jayalalithaa [4]
2015^	S. Valarmathi
2016
2021	M. Palaniyandi		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

^By Poll

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021			47.89%
2016			48.09%
2015 By-election			68.53%
2011			58.99%
2006			45.98%
2001			53.07%
1996			55.74%
1991			70.51%
1989			35.00%
1984			56.52%
1980			53.48%
1977			31.31%
1971			51.22%
1967			50.48%
1962			54.76%
1957			48.92%
1952			52.60%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Palaniyandi	113,904	47.89%	+6.19
	AIADMK	Ku. Pa. Krishnan	93,989	39.52%	−8.57
	NTK	K. Selvarathi	17,911	7.53%	+6.16
	Independent	Y. Jacob	4,082	1.72%	New
	AMMK	Sarubala R. Thondaiman	3,487	1.47%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,417	1.02%	−0.81
Margin of victory			19,915	8.37%	1.98%
Turnout			237,823	76.29%	−3.25%
Rejected ballots			183	0.08%
Registered electors			311,716
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-0.20%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Valarmathi	108,400	48.09%	−10.9
	DMK	M. Palaniyandi	93,991	41.70%	+6.15
	BJP	A. Rajeshkumar	5,988	2.66%	+1.53
	CPI	V. Pushpam	5,646	2.51%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	4,110	1.82%	New
	NTK	V. Rajamanickam	3,095	1.37%	New
	PMK	S. Umamaheshwari	1,548	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			14,409	6.39%	−17.05%
Turnout			225,389	79.54%	−1.19%
Registered electors			283,355
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-20.44%

2015 Bye-election

Due to the conviction and jailing of then Chief Minister and MLA J Jayalalithaa in the Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa in September 2014, the MLA position became vacant. Bye-elections were announced.

Bye-election, 2015: Srirangam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Valarmathi	1,51,561	68.53	+9.54
	DMK	N. Anand	55,045	24.89	−10.66
	BJP	M. Subramaniam	5,015	2.27	+1.14
	CPI(M)	K. Annadurai	1,552	0.70	+0.70
	IND.	K. R. Ramaswamy	1,167	0.53	+0.53
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,919	0.87	+0.87
Margin of victory			96,516	43.64	+20.20
Turnout			2,21,173	81.80	+0.58
Registered electors			2,70,377
	AIADMK hold		Swing	+9.54

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	J. Jayalalithaa	105,328	58.99%	+13.01
	DMK	N. Anand	63,480	35.55%	New
	BJP	K. A. S. Arivalagon	2,017	1.13%	−1.39
	IJK	V. Tamilarasi	1,221	0.68%	New
	BSP	S. Natarajan	928	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			41,848	23.44%	17.80%
Turnout			178,547	80.73%	6.13%
Registered electors			221,158
	AIADMK hold		Swing	13.01%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Paranjothi	89,135	45.98%	−7.09
	INC	G. Jerome Arokiaraj	78,213	40.35%	New
	DMDK	A. Ramesh	16,522	8.52%	New
	BJP	P. Parthiban	4,878	2.52%	−41.34
	Independent	K. Meiyanathan	1,503	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			10,922	5.63%	−3.58%
Turnout			193,841	74.60%	16.73%
Registered electors			259,848
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-7.09%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. K. Balasubramanian	72,993	53.07%	+20.02
	BJP	M. Soundarapandian	60,317	43.86%	+41.92
	Independent	S. Prasanna Venkatesan	1,694	1.23%	New
	Independent	J. Paul Felominraj Easu	1,042	0.76%	New
	Independent	M. Anbuselvan	941	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			12,676	9.22%	−13.47%
Turnout			137,531	57.87%	−11.06%
Registered electors			237,683
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-2.67%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. P. Mayavan	73,371	55.74%	New
	AIADMK	M. Paranjothi	43,512	33.06%	−37.45
	MDMK	Perur Dharmalingam	9,971	7.58%	New
	BJP	K. Mahalingam	2,550	1.94%	−0.03
Margin of victory			29,859	22.69%	−21.39%
Turnout			131,623	68.92%	3.94%
Registered electors			199,316
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-14.76%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Ku. Pa. Krishnan	82,462	70.51%	+42.08
	JD	R. Jayabalan	30,918	26.44%	New
	BJP	K. Seshagiri Rao	2,305	1.97%	New
	PMK	V. Jayabal	617	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			51,544	44.07%	37.50%
Turnout			116,957	64.98%	−9.14%
Registered electors			188,175
	AIADMK gain from JP		Swing	35.50%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Y. Venkatesa Dikshidar	42,629	35.00%	New
	AIADMK	Ku. Pa. Krishnan	34,621	28.43%	−28.09
	INC	M. Rajasekaran	26,169	21.49%	New
	AIADMK	G. Ramachandran	12,868	10.57%	−45.95
	Independent	V. T. R. Veerappa Gounder	973	0.80%	New
	Independent	V. Sadagopan	937	0.77%	New
	Independent	N. P. Ravishankar	683	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			8,008	6.58%	−13.07%
Turnout			121,783	74.12%	−4.13%
Registered electors			167,690
	JP gain from AIADMK		Swing	-21.51%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Soudararajan	58,861	56.52%	+3.04
	JP	C. Ramasamy Udayar	38,399	36.87%	New
	Independent	Murugan T. Alias Murugesan	4,226	4.06%	New
	Independent	P. S. Govindan	1,248	1.20%	New
	Independent	Hari Rao	751	0.72%	New
	Independent	K. Pitchaimani	660	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			20,462	19.65%	12.69%
Turnout			104,145	78.25%	6.49%
Registered electors			139,831
	AIADMK hold		Swing	3.04%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Soudararajan	49,160	53.48%	+22.17
	INC	V. Swaminathan	42,761	46.52%	+27.92
Margin of victory			6,399	6.96%	0.91%
Turnout			91,921	71.76%	3.77%
Registered electors			129,664
	AIADMK hold		Swing	22.17%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Soudararajan	26,200	31.31%	New
	DMK	M. Dharamalingam	21,135	25.26%	−21.81
	JP	C. Ramasamy	19,782	23.64%	New
	INC	V. K. Ranaganathan	15,562	18.60%	−32.63
	Independent	K. P. Krishnan	532	0.64%	New
	Independent	S. Thangayan	464	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			5,065	6.05%	1.90%
Turnout			83,675	68.00%	−7.34%
Registered electors			124,560
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	-19.91%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jothi Venkatachalam	36,172	51.22%	+0.74
	DMK	R. Kamatchiammal	33,239	47.07%	−1.77
	Independent	S. Thangaiyan	1,204	1.71%	New
Margin of victory			2,933	4.15%	2.52%
Turnout			70,615	75.33%	−2.25%
Registered electors			98,039
	INC hold		Swing	0.74%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Ramalingam	34,474	50.48%	−4.28
	DMK	M. Aruna	33,356	48.84%	+14.32
	Independent	A. Kalimuthu	463	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			1,118	1.64%	−18.60%
Turnout			68,293	77.59%	−0.01%
Registered electors			92,048
	INC hold		Swing	-4.28%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Subramanian Chettiar	39,101	54.76%	+5.84
	DMK	T. Oraisamy	24,651	34.52%	New
	SWA	K. Vasudevan	6,788	9.51%	New
	PSP	P. Angusamy	870	1.22%	New
Margin of victory			14,450	20.24%	−13.96%
Turnout			71,410	77.60%	23.88%
Registered electors			94,737
	INC hold		Swing	5.84%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Vasudevan	22,756	48.92%	+12.88
	Independent	Chitrambalam	6,847	14.72%	New
	Independent	M. Narayanasamy	6,221	13.37%	New
	Independent	P. Kathaperumal	5,842	12.56%	New
	Independent	P. R. Ramasami	4,854	10.43%	New
Margin of victory			15,909	34.20%	17.64%
Turnout			46,520	53.72%	−11.54%
Registered electors			86,594
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	-3.69%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srirangam ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Chitrambalam	25,343	52.60%	New
	INC	Srinivasan	17,364	36.04%	New
	Independent	Meneenakshi Sundaram	3,854	8.00%	New
	Akhil Bharat Hindu Maha Sabha	Mahalingam	882	1.83%	New
	Independent	Subramanian	442	0.92%	New
	Independent	Tirulokasitaram	293	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			7,979	16.56%
Turnout			48,178	65.26%
Registered electors			73,823
	CPI win (new seat)

Notes

1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
2. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
3. Madala, Jayakumar (3 March 2021). "Why both AIADMK and BJP want Srirangam". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 20 February 2024.
4. "Constituencywise results: Srirangam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
5. "Srirangam Election Result" . Retrieved 18 June 2022.
6. "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.
7. 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.
8. Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
9. Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
10. Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
11. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
12. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
13. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
14. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
15. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
16. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
17. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
18. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
19. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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References

• "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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