Kattumannarkoil Assembly constituency
Kattumannarkoil is a legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, which includes the city of Kattumannarkoil. It is a part of Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Kattumannarkoil Assembly constituency
Kattumannarkoil is a legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, which includes the city of Kattumannarkoil. It is a part of Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency. 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>1962</td><td>M. R. Krishnamoorthi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>S. Sivasubramanian</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr></tbody></table>
Tamil Nadu
<table><thead><tr><th>Assembly</th><th>Duration</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fifth</td><td>1971–77</td><td>S. Perumal</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Sixth</td><td>1977–80</td><td>E. Ramalingam</td></tr><tr><td>Seventh</td><td>1980–84</td></tr><tr><td>Eighth</td><td>1984–89</td><td>S. Jayachandran</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>Ninth</td><td>1989–91</td><td>A. Thangaraju</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>Tenth</td><td>1991–96</td><td>N. R. Rajendiran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Eleventh</td><td>1996–01</td><td>E. Ramalingam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Twelfth</td><td>2001–06</td><td>P. Vallalperuman</td></tr><tr><td>Thirteenth</td><td>2006–2011</td><td>D. Ravikumar</td><td></td><td>Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi</td></tr><tr><td>Fourteenth</td><td>2011–2016</td><td>N. Murugumaran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Fifteenth</td><td>2016–2021</td></tr><tr><td>Sixteenth</td><td>2021-Incumbent</td><td>Sinthanai Selvan</td><td></td><td>Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi</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>VCK</td><td>Thol. Thirumavalavan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Dr. Anbu Cholan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Sivajothi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>S. Srinivasan</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>224,565</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>VCK</td><td>Sinthanai Selvan</td><td>86,056</td><td>49.20%</td><td>+19.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>N. Murugumaran</td><td>75,491</td><td>43.16%</td><td>+13.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>P. Nivedha</td><td>6,806</td><td>3.89%</td><td>+3.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>S. Narayanamoorthy</td><td>1,904</td><td>1.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Thanga Vikram</td><td>1,415</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Anandan</td><td>991</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,565</td><td>6.04%</td><td>5.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>174,913</td><td>76.40%</td><td>−1.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>96</td><td>0.05%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>228,956</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>VCK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>19.87%</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>N. Murugumaran</td><td>48,450</td><td>29.33%</td><td>−28.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>VCK</td><td>Thol. Thirumavalavan</td><td>48,363</td><td>29.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Dr. K. I. Manirathinem</td><td>37,346</td><td>22.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Dr. Anbu Cholan</td><td>25,890</td><td>15.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Anbalagan</td><td>1,360</td><td>0.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>E. Jayasri</td><td>1,055</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,025</td><td>0.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>87</td><td>0.05%</td><td>−21.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>165,186</td><td>77.90%</td><td>−1.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>212,053</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-28.46%</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>N. Murugumaran</td><td>83,665</td><td>57.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>VCK</td><td>D. Ravikumar</td><td>51,940</td><td>35.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>L. E. Nandhakumar</td><td>2,330</td><td>1.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><td>P. K. Bakkiyaraj</td><td>1,969</td><td>1.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Muruganandam</td><td>1,665</td><td>1.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. Bharathidasan</td><td>1,246</td><td>0.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Azhahiri</td><td>1,012</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>B. Mohanambal</td><td>946</td><td>0.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>31,725</td><td>21.91%</td><td>9.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>144,773</td><td>79.52%</td><td>6.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>182,058</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from VCK</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.33%</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>VCK</td><td>D. Ravikumar</td><td>57,244</td><td>51.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Vallalperuman</td><td>43,830</td><td>39.40%</td><td>+0.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>R. Umanath</td><td>6,556</td><td>5.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIVP</td><td>S. Sellakkannu</td><td>902</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Vetrikumar</td><td>843</td><td>0.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. Vasanthakumar</td><td>818</td><td>0.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,414</td><td>12.06%</td><td>−4.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>111,245</td><td>72.83%</td><td>10.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>152,743</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>VCK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-3.91%</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>DMK</td><td>P. Vallalperuman</td><td>55,444</td><td>55.37%</td><td>+9.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Sachithanandam</td><td>38,927</td><td>38.87%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Paranthaman</td><td>1,674</td><td>1.67%</td><td>−0.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Thaayaga Makkal Katchi</td><td>K. S. Manickam</td><td>1,168</td><td>1.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><td>S. Asokan</td><td>1,085</td><td>1.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>L. R. Visvanathan</td><td>1,080</td><td>1.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,517</td><td>16.49%</td><td>6.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>100,139</td><td>62.66%</td><td>−9.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>159,810</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.53%</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>E. Ramalingam</td><td>46,978</td><td>45.83%</td><td>+23.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>HRPI</td><td>L. Elayaperumal</td><td>37,159</td><td>36.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Kousalya</td><td>15,320</td><td>14.95%</td><td>−37.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>Kanagasabai Muthu</td><td>2,481</td><td>2.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,819</td><td>9.58%</td><td>−18.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>102,498</td><td>72.05%</td><td>2.29%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>148,333</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-6.28%</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>N. R. Rajendiran</td><td>48,103</td><td>52.11%</td><td>+46.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>G. Vetriveeran</td><td>21,785</td><td>23.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. Ramalingam</td><td>20,740</td><td>22.47%</td><td>−12.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>M. Renganathan</td><td>996</td><td>1.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>26,318</td><td>28.51%</td><td>23.61%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>92,311</td><td>69.76%</td><td>5.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>136,540</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.70%</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>Independent</td><td>A. Thangarasu</td><td>30,877</td><td>39.41%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. Ramalingam</td><td>27,036</td><td>34.50%</td><td>−14.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Jayachandran</td><td>10,156</td><td>12.96%</td><td>−37.71</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Samidurai</td><td>4,683</td><td>5.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Nagarajan</td><td>4,566</td><td>5.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,841</td><td>4.90%</td><td>3.57%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>78,356</td><td>64.64%</td><td>−15.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>123,447</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.26%</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>INC</td><td>S. Jayachandran</td><td>42,928</td><td>50.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. P. Thangaswamy</td><td>41,796</td><td>49.33%</td><td>−10.13</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,132</td><td>1.34%</td><td>−18.47%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>84,724</td><td>79.70%</td><td>8.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>109,718</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.79%</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>DMK</td><td>E. Ramalingam</td><td>44,012</td><td>59.46%</td><td>+21.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>P. S. Mahalingam</td><td>29,350</td><td>39.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. R. Rajan</td><td>660</td><td>0.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,662</td><td>19.81%</td><td>11.09%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>74,022</td><td>70.93%</td><td>3.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>105,613</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>21.92%</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>DMK</td><td>E. Ramalingam</td><td>26,038</td><td>37.54%</td><td>−14.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Rajan</td><td>19,991</td><td>28.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Sivasubramanian</td><td>18,158</td><td>26.18%</td><td>−20.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>P. Ayyankutti</td><td>3,736</td><td>5.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Thiagarajan</td><td>595</td><td>0.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. A. Samidurai</td><td>489</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Pichamuthu</td><td>355</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,047</td><td>8.72%</td><td>3.53%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>69,362</td><td>66.95%</td><td>−11.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>104,851</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-14.18%</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>S. Perumal</td><td>32,847</td><td>51.72%</td><td>+3.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. M. Kuppusami</td><td>29,551</td><td>46.53%</td><td>−1.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Jaganathan</td><td>1,110</td><td>1.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,296</td><td>5.19%</td><td>4.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,508</td><td>78.49%</td><td>−3.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>83,360</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.38%</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>S. Sivasubramanian</td><td>30,521</td><td>48.34%</td><td>+1.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. Govindarasu</td><td>30,387</td><td>48.13%</td><td>+0.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Samidurai</td><td>1,561</td><td>2.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Kaliamoorthy</td><td>349</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Chinnayya</td><td>320</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>134</td><td>0.21%</td><td>0.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,138</td><td>82.03%</td><td>4.30%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>79,560</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.20%</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>DMK</td><td>M. R. Krishnamurthi</td><td>27,706</td><td>47.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. Vageesam Pillai</td><td>27,599</td><td>46.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>V. A. Govindasami Padayachair</td><td>3,474</td><td>5.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>107</td><td>0.18%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>58,779</td><td>77.72%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>78,512</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>