Gandarvakottai Assembly constituency

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Gandarvakottai
Constituency No. 178 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictPudukottai
LS constituencyTiruchirappalli
Established1957
Total electors2,01,521[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  CPI(M)
Elected year2021

Gandarvakottai is a state assembly constituency in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. It was in existence from 1957 to 1971 state elections, and reappeared from 2011. It is a part of Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1957 R. Krishnasami Gopalar Indian National Congress
1962
1967 R. R. Durai

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 Durai Govindarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Post delimitation

Gandarvakottai (SC) constituency is formed again after constituency delimitations 2008.[2] It is included in the Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency.

Year Winner Party
2011 N. Subramanian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 B. Arumugam
2021 M. Chinnadurai[3] Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 44.65%
2016
 
 43.84%
2011
 
 54.85%
1971
 
 57.59%
1967
 
 52.68%
1962
 
 41.99%
1957
 
 46.03%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gandarvakottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. Chinnadurai 69,710 44.65% 35.12%
AIADMK S. Jayabharathi 56,989 36.50% -7.33%
AMMK P. Lenin 12,840 8.22%
NTK M. Ramila 12,661 8.11% 7.13%
NOTA Nota 1,390 0.89% -0.17%
CPI(ML)L P. Asaithambi 1,271 0.81% 0.50%
MNM Krm. Adhidravidar 848 0.54%
Margin of victory 12,721 8.15% 6.06%
Turnout 1,56,119 77.47% -0.69%
Rejected ballots 11 0.01%
Registered electors 2,01,521
CPI(M) gain from AIADMK Swing 0.81%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gandarvakottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK B. Arumugam 64,043 43.84% -11.01%
DMK K. Anbarasan 60,996 41.75% 3.00%
CPI(M) M. Chinnadurai 13,918 9.53%
BJP Puratchikavidhasan @ Palaniyappan. M 1,600 1.10%
NOTA None Of The Above 1,556 1.07%
NTK C. Mohanraj 1,432 0.98%
Independent Chandrasekaran. C 558 0.38%
PMK Palanimanickam. M 530 0.36%
Independent Veeramuthu. B 514 0.35%
CPI(ML)L Vanitha. R 465 0.32% -0.36%
BSP Thavamoorthy. T 284 0.19% -0.68%
Margin of victory 3,047 2.09% -14.01%
Turnout 1,46,090 78.16% -1.98%
Registered electors 1,86,922
AIADMK hold Swing -11.01%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gandarvakottai[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Subramanian. N 67,128 54.85%
DMK Kavithaipithan. S 47,429 38.76%
IJK Selvarani. R 2,974 2.43%
Independent Rethinam. V 1,357 1.11%
BSP Murugesan. M 1,073 0.88%
Independent Bharathy. K 842 0.69%
CPI(ML)L Asaithambi. P 824 0.67%
Independent Chitra. R 754 0.62%
Margin of victory 19,699 16.10%
Turnout 1,52,708 80.14%
Registered electors 1,22,381
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gandarvakottai[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Govindarajan 42,025 57.59% 11.34%
INC R. Ramachandra Durai 28,239 38.70% -13.98%
Independent A. Kaliaperumal 2,705 3.71%
Margin of victory 13,786 18.89% 12.46%
Turnout 72,969 80.73% -1.76%
Registered electors 93,352
DMK gain from INC Swing 4.91%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gandarvakottai[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. R. Durai 34,665 52.68% 10.69%
DMK D. G. Kalingarar 30,434 46.25% 9.01%
Independent N. R. Konar 706 1.07%
Margin of victory 4,231 6.43% 1.67%
Turnout 65,805 82.49% 12.69%
Registered electors 82,264
INC hold Swing 10.69%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gandarvakottai[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. Krishnaswamy Gopalar 24,878 41.99% -4.04%
DMK Govindarasu Kalingarar 22,061 37.24%
Independent Ramachandra Dorai 12,308 20.77%
Margin of victory 2,817 4.75% -17.35%
Turnout 59,247 69.80% 18.86%
Registered electors 89,012
INC hold Swing -4.04%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gandarvakottai[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Krishnasami Gopalar 18,928 46.03%
Independent Ramachandra Dorai 9,839 23.93%
Independent P.S.Thangamuthu Nattar 8,553 20.80%
Independent Marimuthu Odayar 1,638 3.98%
Independent Dharamaraja Merkondar 1,115 2.71%
Independent Rangasami Odayar 1,051 2.56%
Margin of victory 9,089 22.10%
Turnout 41,124 50.95%
Registered electors 80,716
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ Detailes Result (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  6. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  7. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  8. ^ 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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