Alangulam Assembly constituency

Alangulam is a state legislative assembly constituency in Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It includes the city of Alangulam. It is a part of Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency. Most successful candidates: DMK & ADMK (5 times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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Alangulam Assembly constituency

Alangulam is a state legislative assembly constituency in Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It includes the city of Alangulam. It is a part of Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency. Most successful candidates: DMK & ADMK (5 times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>Chinnathambi Thevar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>Veluchamy Thevar</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>S. Chellapandian Thevar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>V. Karuppasamy Pandian</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>R. Navaneetha Krishna Thevar</td><td></td><td>Gandhi Kamaraj Congress Party</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>N. Shanmugaiah Thevar</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>S. S. Ramasubbu</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>P. G. Rajendran Nadar</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>P. G. Rajendran Nadar</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>P. H. Manoj Pandian</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A . Hari Nadar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Arumuga Pandian(Rocket Raja)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. H. Manoj Pandian</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>K. R. P. Prabakaran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Dr. Balraj</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>V. Vipin Chakravarthi</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. H. Manoj Pandian</td><td>74,153</td><td>36.44%</td><td>−7.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna</td><td>70,614</td><td>34.70%</td><td>−11.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Hari Nadar</td><td>37,727</td><td>18.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Sangeetha Esak</td><td>12,519</td><td>7.15%</td><td>+4.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Rajendranathan</td><td>2,816</td><td>1.38%</td><td>−2.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,786</td><td>0.88%</td><td>−0.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>S. Selvakumar</td><td>1,454</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PT</td><td>A. Udhayakumar</td><td>1,105</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,539</td><td>1.74%</td><td>−0.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>203,478</td><td>78.13%</td><td>−0.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>6</td><td>0.00%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>260,429</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-9.54%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna</td><td>88,891</td><td>45.98%</td><td>−1.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Hepzi Karthikeyan</td><td>84,137</td><td>43.52%</td><td>−3.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Rajendranath</td><td>7,784</td><td>4.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. V. Anburaj</td><td>4,660</td><td>2.41%</td><td>+0.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R . Vasanthi Ramalingam</td><td>2,495</td><td>1.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,089</td><td>1.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,754</td><td>2.46%</td><td>2.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>193,326</td><td>79.04%</td><td>−1.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>244,588</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.31%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. G. Rajendran</td><td>78,098</td><td>47.29%</td><td>+6.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna</td><td>77,799</td><td>47.11%</td><td>+1.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. Sudalaiyandi</td><td>2,664</td><td>1.61%</td><td>+0.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>E. Murugesan</td><td>1,234</td><td>0.75%</td><td>−4.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Rajendran</td><td>1,099</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Thanga Raja</td><td>1,058</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Ramalingam</td><td>924</td><td>0.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>299</td><td>0.18%</td><td>−4.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>165,134</td><td>81.02%</td><td>7.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>203,826</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.25%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna</td><td>62,299</td><td>46.05%</td><td>+0.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Pandiaraj</td><td>55,454</td><td>40.99%</td><td>−7.96</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Sivakumar</td><td>6,620</td><td>4.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>P. Samynathan</td><td>4,664</td><td>3.45%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Muthu Kumarasamy @ K. Durai</td><td>2,751</td><td>2.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Arulselvan</td><td>2,170</td><td>1.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Meeran</td><td>1,336</td><td>0.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,845</td><td>5.06%</td><td>1.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>135,294</td><td>73.79%</td><td>8.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>183,349</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.90%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. G. Rajendran</td><td>58,498</td><td>48.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Aladi Aruna</td><td>54,387</td><td>45.51%</td><td>−0.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>S. S. Krishnasamy</td><td>3,320</td><td>2.78%</td><td>−9.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Vaikuntam</td><td>1,561</td><td>1.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Ravi Kumar</td><td>821</td><td>0.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,111</td><td>3.44%</td><td>−17.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>119,509</td><td>65.37%</td><td>−7.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>182,877</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.85%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Aladi Aruna</td><td>53,374</td><td>46.10%</td><td>+12.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. S. Kamaraj</td><td>29,038</td><td>25.08%</td><td>−37.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. P. Murugiah</td><td>14,309</td><td>12.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><td>S. S. Ramasubbu</td><td>6,475</td><td>5.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. V. Anburaj</td><td>3,236</td><td>2.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>I. Poolpandian</td><td>2,186</td><td>1.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Murugiah @ Murugiah Pandian</td><td>1,500</td><td>1.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Shunmugaih Pandian</td><td>864</td><td>0.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,336</td><td>21.02%</td><td>−8.29%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>115,771</td><td>72.92%</td><td>3.47%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>167,697</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-16.59%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. S. Ramasubbu</td><td>66,637</td><td>62.69%</td><td>+34.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Gurunathan</td><td>35,487</td><td>33.39%</td><td>+5.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>C. Pavanasam</td><td>1,491</td><td>1.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>THMM</td><td>M. Sankar Palani</td><td>1,154</td><td>1.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>31,150</td><td>29.31%</td><td>28.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>106,288</td><td>69.45%</td><td>−9.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>157,887</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>34.12%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. S. Ramasubbu</td><td>31,314</td><td>28.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. P. Murugiah</td><td>30,832</td><td>28.13%</td><td>−2.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Karuppasamy Pandian</td><td>23,964</td><td>21.87%</td><td>−32.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Aladi Aruna</td><td>20,867</td><td>19.04%</td><td>−35.45</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>482</td><td>0.44%</td><td>−23.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>109,598</td><td>79.43%</td><td>3.67%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>140,927</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-25.92%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>N. Shanmugaiah Pandian</td><td>48,109</td><td>54.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Thambi Thura</td><td>27,076</td><td>30.67%</td><td>−14.48</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Sekar</td><td>5,922</td><td>6.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. P. Emarajan</td><td>3,866</td><td>4.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Thangaraj Pandian</td><td>2,448</td><td>2.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Rayappan</td><td>548</td><td>0.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,033</td><td>23.82%</td><td>15.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>88,294</td><td>75.76%</td><td>8.46%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>124,914</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from GKC</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.61%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>GKC</td><td>R. Navaneetha Krishna Pandian</td><td>41,271</td><td>53.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. Dorai Singh</td><td>34,587</td><td>45.15%</td><td>+28.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Rayappan Nadar</td><td>504</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,684</td><td>8.73%</td><td>6.13%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>76,604</td><td>67.29%</td><td>4.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>115,519</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>GKC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>25.44%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Karuppasamy Pandian</td><td>20,183</td><td>28.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. Navaneetha Krishna Pandian</td><td>18,342</td><td>25.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Ukkirama Pandian</td><td>17,997</td><td>25.35%</td><td>−23.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Thambi Durai</td><td>11,592</td><td>16.33%</td><td>−34.96</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Arulappan Nadar</td><td>1,024</td><td>1.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>T. Thirumaran</td><td>861</td><td>1.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Subbiah Thevar</td><td>663</td><td>0.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,841</td><td>2.59%</td><td>0.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,987</td><td>62.89%</td><td>−15.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>114,602</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-22.86%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Aladi Aruna</td><td>36,526</td><td>51.29%</td><td>+0.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. K. T. Ramachandran</td><td>34,688</td><td>48.71%</td><td>+1.39</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,838</td><td>2.58%</td><td>−1.35%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>71,214</td><td>78.29%</td><td>1.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>93,471</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.04%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Aladi Aruna</td><td>33,509</td><td>51.26%</td><td>+38.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. B. Balagan</td><td>30,938</td><td>47.32%</td><td>−4.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Royappan</td><td>930</td><td>1.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,571</td><td>3.93%</td><td>−12.16%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>65,377</td><td>77.03%</td><td>8.00%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>87,529</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.18%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Chellapandian Thevar</td><td>32,650</td><td>51.44%</td><td>+10.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>N. H. M. Pandian</td><td>22,438</td><td>35.35%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. Arunachalam Nadar</td><td>8,387</td><td>13.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,212</td><td>16.09%</td><td>5.22%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,475</td><td>69.02%</td><td>29.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>95,066</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.21%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Veluchamy Thevar</td><td>19,458</td><td>51.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Chellapandian Thevar</td><td>15,362</td><td>40.77%</td><td>+8.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ambalavana Pillai</td><td>2,858</td><td>7.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,096</td><td>10.87%</td><td>1.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>37,678</td><td>39.70%</td><td>−14.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>94,908</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>19.07%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Chinnathambi Thevar</td><td>13,433</td><td>32.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Thangarathnasami Nadar</td><td>9,765</td><td>23.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Peter Arulmani</td><td>7,440</td><td>18.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Velikandanatha Pillai</td><td>5,463</td><td>13.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Maria Louis Pandian</td><td>5,144</td><td>12.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,668</td><td>8.89%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>41,245</td><td>53.77%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>76,713</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>