Ambasamudram Assembly constituency
Ambasamudram is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city of Ambasamudram within Tirunelveli district. It was part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency originally but moved to Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency now. In the 2011 election, the constituency had a total electorate of 193,552 comprising 96,157 males and 97,395 females. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Ambasamudram Assembly constituency
Ambasamudram is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city of Ambasamudram within Tirunelveli district. It was part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency originally but moved to Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency now. In the 2011 election, the constituency had a total electorate of 193,552 comprising 96,157 males and 97,395 females. 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>Assembly</th><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>First</td><td>1952</td><td>P. Chockalingam</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>Second</td><td>1957</td><td>G. Gomathisankara Dikshidar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>Third</td><td>1962</td></tr><tr><td>Fourth</td><td>1967</td></tr></tbody></table>
Tamil Nadu
<table><thead><tr><th>Assembly</th><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fifth</td><td>1971</td><td>S. Shanmugamuthu Thevar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress (Organisation)</td></tr><tr><td>Sixth</td><td>1977</td><td>Easwarmoorthy (Soranam)</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>Seventh</td><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>Eighth</td><td>1984</td><td>Balasubramanian</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Ninth</td><td>1989</td><td>K. Ravi Arunan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>Tenth</td><td>1991</td><td>R. Murugaiah Pandian</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Eleventh</td><td>1996</td><td>R. Avudaiyappan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Twelfth</td><td>2001</td><td>M. Sakthivel Murugan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Thirteenth</td><td>2006</td><td>R. Avudaiyappan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Fourteenth</td><td>2011</td><td>E. Subaya</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Fifteenth</td><td>2016</td><td>R. Murugaiah Pandian</td></tr><tr><td>Sixteenth</td><td>2021</td><td>E. Subaya</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>AIADMK</td><td>E. Subaya</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SPA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>V. Sivasankaran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>S. Rajagopal</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>2,25,714</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</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>E. Subaya</td><td>85,211</td><td>47.96%</td><td>2.16%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Avudaiappan R</td><td>68,296</td><td>38.44%</td><td>0.32%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Shenbaga Valli</td><td>13,735</td><td>7.73%</td><td>6.69%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>C. Rani Ranjitham</td><td>4,194</td><td>2.36%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Sengulam Ganesan C</td><td>2,807</td><td>1.58%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>Nota</td><td>1,673</td><td>0.94%</td><td>−0.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,915</td><td>9.52%</td><td>1.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>177,681</td><td>72.52%</td><td>−0.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>245,003</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.16%</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>AIADMK</td><td>R. Murugaiah Pandian</td><td>78,555</td><td>45.80%</td><td>−9.31%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Avudaiappan. R</td><td>65,389</td><td>38.12%</td><td>−0.07%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>P. Karpagavalli</td><td>13,690</td><td>7.98%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Sasikala</td><td>4,711</td><td>2.75%</td><td>0.90%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>2,041</td><td>1.19%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>S. Thennarasu</td><td>1,778</td><td>1.04%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>R. Anbalagan</td><td>1,310</td><td>0.76%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. P. Rajavelu</td><td>645</td><td>0.38%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Ravichandran</td><td>635</td><td>0.37%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Suresh Pandian. S</td><td>555</td><td>0.32%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>S. Eswari</td><td>416</td><td>0.24%</td><td>−0.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,166</td><td>7.68%</td><td>−9.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>171,528</td><td>72.97%</td><td>−2.11%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>235,065</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-9.31%</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>Dr. Esakki Subaya Ph.D</td><td>80,156</td><td>55.11%</td><td>24.00%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R Avudaiappan</td><td>55,547</td><td>38.19%</td><td>−7.48%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JMM</td><td>S Nambirajan</td><td>2,971</td><td>2.04%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N Balachandran</td><td>2,688</td><td>1.85%</td><td>0.53%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S Sureshkumar</td><td>1,466</td><td>1.01%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Charles Ambedkar R</td><td>753</td><td>0.52%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Mariammal @ Muthumari</td><td>497</td><td>0.34%</td><td>−0.55%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kumar M</td><td>342</td><td>0.24%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Arunkumar @ Arulkumar</td><td>330</td><td>0.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>Sudaroli Murugan Yadav. S.</td><td>214</td><td>0.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Avudaiyappan S</td><td>156</td><td>0.11%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,609</td><td>16.92%</td><td>2.36%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>193,734</td><td>75.08%</td><td>8.68%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>145,460</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.44%</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>R. Avudaiappan</td><td>49,345</td><td>45.66%</td><td>2.11%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Murugaiah Pandian. R.</td><td>33,614</td><td>31.11%</td><td>−16.93%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>Ernavoor A. Narayanan</td><td>16,370</td><td>15.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Ponraj. S</td><td>2,412</td><td>2.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>Venkatasalam. M</td><td>1,541</td><td>1.43%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Anburaj Subramanian S. V</td><td>1,425</td><td>1.32%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Ganesan. E</td><td>959</td><td>0.89%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Velmurugan</td><td>650</td><td>0.60%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Vaithiyalingam. R.</td><td>580</td><td>0.54%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ramesh. R</td><td>386</td><td>0.36%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ravindran. M. V.</td><td>278</td><td>0.26%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,731</td><td>14.56%</td><td>10.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>108,059</td><td>66.40%</td><td>8.56%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>162,742</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.37%</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>Sakthivel Murugan. M.</td><td>43,021</td><td>48.04%</td><td>20.02%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Avudaiappan. R</td><td>39,001</td><td>43.55%</td><td>−5.34%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>Franklin Selvaraj</td><td>3,894</td><td>4.35%</td><td>−9.40%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Thangaraja. K.</td><td>1,655</td><td>1.85%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><td>Murugadasan. G</td><td>754</td><td>0.84%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Singanatham Shanmuga Thevar. K. P</td><td>635</td><td>0.71%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Arumugam. S</td><td>318</td><td>0.36%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Arulmani. A.</td><td>151</td><td>0.17%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Arinarayanan. M</td><td>125</td><td>0.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,020</td><td>4.49%</td><td>−16.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>89,554</td><td>57.84%</td><td>−10.65%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>154,974</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.85%</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>R. Avudaiappan</td><td>46,116</td><td>48.89%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Murugaiah Pandian</td><td>26,427</td><td>28.02%</td><td>−37.32%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Meena Zacharias</td><td>12,969</td><td>13.75%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Mariyappan</td><td>1,863</td><td>1.98%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>M. Arumugaperumal</td><td>1,802</td><td>1.91%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Achutha Nadar</td><td>1,386</td><td>1.47%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Pannai Krishna Kanthan (Lion)</td><td>1,284</td><td>1.36%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><td>C. Gunasekaran</td><td>1,199</td><td>1.27%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Muthuraj</td><td>134</td><td>0.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Abubacker</td><td>130</td><td>0.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Gopal @ Gopi</td><td>127</td><td>0.13%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,689</td><td>20.87%</td><td>−12.36%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>94,324</td><td>68.49%</td><td>−0.30%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>144,992</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-16.44%</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>AIADMK</td><td>Murukgaiah Pandian R.</td><td>57,433</td><td>65.33%</td><td>35.64%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Chellappa S.</td><td>28,219</td><td>32.10%</td><td>6.64%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Poothathan S.</td><td>1,004</td><td>1.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Sivan P.</td><td>441</td><td>0.50%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ramasamy Mudaliar A.</td><td>253</td><td>0.29%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>THMM</td><td>Arunachalam P.</td><td>243</td><td>0.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ramasamy C.</td><td>151</td><td>0.17%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Gopalakrishnan E.</td><td>103</td><td>0.12%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Yovan M.</td><td>60</td><td>0.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>29,214</td><td>33.23%</td><td>28.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>87,907</td><td>68.79%</td><td>−5.35%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>132,041</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>31.17%</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>Ravi Arunan. K. M</td><td>31,337</td><td>34.17%</td><td>33.05%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Murugiah. Pandian. R. M</td><td>27,234</td><td>29.69%</td><td>−25.06%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Pandian. M. M</td><td>23,354</td><td>25.46%</td><td>−18.67%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Durai. R. S. K. M</td><td>5,762</td><td>6.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Paramasivan. N. M</td><td>1,237</td><td>1.35%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ganapathy. R. M</td><td>636</td><td>0.69%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ramasamy. A. M</td><td>315</td><td>0.34%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Shanmuga Thever. K. P. M</td><td>267</td><td>0.29%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Gopalkrishnan. E. M</td><td>256</td><td>0.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sankaran. S. M</td><td>234</td><td>0.26%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ramaswamy. A. M</td><td>232</td><td>0.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,103</td><td>4.47%</td><td>−6.14%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>91,721</td><td>74.14%</td><td>−1.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>125,960</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-20.58%</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>Balasubramanian</td><td>44,707</td><td>54.75%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Nallasivan A.</td><td>36,041</td><td>44.14%</td><td>−3.25%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Eramasamy. M.</td><td>910</td><td>1.11%</td><td>−39.78%</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,666</td><td>10.61%</td><td>4.11%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>81,658</td><td>75.76%</td><td>11.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>113,411</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.36%</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>CPI(M)</td><td>Easwarmoorthy Alias Soranam</td><td>31,262</td><td>47.39%</td><td>12.06%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Sangumuthu Thevarm S.</td><td>26,975</td><td>40.89%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Subramaniam. K. V.</td><td>6,999</td><td>10.61%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sethuramasamy. N.</td><td>730</td><td>1.11%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,287</td><td>6.50%</td><td>3.80%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>65,966</td><td>64.04%</td><td>−2.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>104,484</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.06%</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>CPI(M)</td><td>Eswaramoorthy Alias Soranam</td><td>23,356</td><td>35.33%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>R. Nallakannu</td><td>21,569</td><td>32.63%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>S.S. Rajalinga Raja</td><td>12,208</td><td>18.47%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Arumugam</td><td>8,114</td><td>12.27%</td><td>−29.05%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K.M. Arunasalam</td><td>863</td><td>1.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,787</td><td>2.70%</td><td>−2.49%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,110</td><td>67.00%</td><td>−7.92%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>99,927</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.19%</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>INC</td><td>Sangumuthu Thevar S.</td><td>31,192</td><td>46.52%</td><td>0.17%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Ananthakrishnan R. V.</td><td>27,707</td><td>41.32%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Nallasivan A.</td><td>8,148</td><td>12.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,485</td><td>5.20%</td><td>1.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,047</td><td>74.93%</td><td>−2.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>94,781</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.17%</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>INC</td><td>G. Gomathisankara Dikshidar</td><td>30,682</td><td>46.35%</td><td>8.19%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>A. Nallasivan</td><td>28,169</td><td>42.55%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>R. Nallakannu</td><td>7,345</td><td>11.10%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,513</td><td>3.80%</td><td>−4.56%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,196</td><td>77.29%</td><td>0.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>88,528</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.19%</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>G. Gomathisankara Dikshidar</td><td>25,883</td><td>38.16%</td><td>−12.36%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>A. Nallasivan</td><td>20,216</td><td>29.81%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Rathinavelpandian</td><td>17,107</td><td>25.22%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>R. K. Viswanathan</td><td>3,907</td><td>5.76%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. P. Annamalai</td><td>707</td><td>1.04%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,667</td><td>8.36%</td><td>−6.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,820</td><td>76.33%</td><td>23.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>91,722</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.36%</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>INC</td><td>G. Gomathisankara Dikshidar</td><td>25,552</td><td>50.52%</td><td>16.03%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>A. Nallasivan</td><td>18,191</td><td>35.97%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Kandasamy</td><td>5,516</td><td>10.91%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Annamali</td><td>1,316</td><td>2.60%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,361</td><td>14.55%</td><td>5.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>50,575</td><td>53.06%</td><td>−12.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>95,325</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.38%</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>Independent</td><td>P. Chockalingam</td><td>21,538</td><td>43.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Lakshmi Sankara Iyer</td><td>17,220</td><td>34.49%</td><td>34.49%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Handare Subramaniam</td><td>6,144</td><td>12.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Paul T. Diraviam</td><td>4,540</td><td>9.09%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ramalingam</td><td>485</td><td>0.97%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,318</td><td>8.65%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>49,927</td><td>65.32%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>76,436</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>