Kovilpatti Assembly constituency

Kovilpatti is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is also one of the six state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, having existed since independence.

Source: Wikipedia

Article

Kovilpatti Assembly constituency

Kovilpatti is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is also one of the six state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, having existed since independence.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Kovilpatti Assembly constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th colspan="2">Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>Ramaswamy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>V. Suppaya Naicker</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td rowspan="4">S. Alagarsamy</td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="4">Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>R. Rangasamy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>S. Alagarsamy</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>R. Shyamala</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>L. Ayyalusamy</td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2">Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>S. Rajendran</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>L. Radhakrishnan</td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="4">All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td rowspan="3">Kadambur C. Raju</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>K. Karunanithi</td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="4">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>Karunanithi. K</th><td>61,643</td><td>31.74</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><th>Balasubramanian S</th><td>60,800</td><td>31.3</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>Kadambur Raju C</th><td>53,014</td><td>27.29</td><td>10.84</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>Athikumar Kudumbar B</th><td>2,992</td><td>1.54</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>NOTA</th><td>593</td><td>0.31</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>843</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>194,232</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Rejected ballots</th><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>240,017</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from AIADMK</td><th>Swing</th><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>Kadambur Raju</th><td>68,556</td><td>38.13%</td><td>−0.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><th>T. T. V. Dhinakaran</th><td>56,153</td><td>31.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><th>K. Srinivasan</th><td>37,380</td><td>20.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><th>K. Kathiravan</th><td>3,667</td><td>2.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>NOTA</th><td>1,124</td><td>0.63%</td><td>−0.79</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>12,403</td><td>6.90%</td><td>6.64%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>1,79,804</td><td>67.62%</td><td>0.92%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Rejected ballots</th><td>576</td><td>0.32%</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>2,65,915</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>-0.83%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>Kadambur Raju</th><td>64,514</td><td>38.96%</td><td>−16.89</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>A. Subramanian</th><td>64,086</td><td>38.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>Vinayaka Ramesh</th><td>28,512</td><td>17.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>NOTA</th><td>2,350</td><td>1.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><th>G. Ramachandiran</th><td>1,075</td><td>0.65%</td><td>−34.94</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>428</td><td>0.26%</td><td>−20.00%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>1,65,607</td><td>66.70%</td><td>−5.48%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>2,48,279</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>-16.89%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>Kadambur Raju</th><td>73,007</td><td>55.85%</td><td>+9.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><th>G. Ramachandran</th><td>46,527</td><td>35.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>P. Mariappan</th><td>2,685</td><td>2.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>V. Rengarajan</th><td>2,186</td><td>1.67%</td><td>+1.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>E. Visuvasam</th><td>1,232</td><td>0.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><th>S. Arumairaj</th><td>1,107</td><td>0.85%</td><td>−1.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>V. Kennady</th><td>1,068</td><td>0.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>P. Ramasamy</th><td>679</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>26,480</td><td>20.26%</td><td>9.48%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>1,30,723</td><td>72.18%</td><td>7.46%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,81,097</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>9.24%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>L. Radhakrishnan</th><td>53,354</td><td>46.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>S. Rajendran</th><td>41,015</td><td>35.83%</td><td>−4.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><th>T. Srinivasa Raghavan</th><td>11,633</td><td>10.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PT</td><th>K. Kovilselvan</th><td>2,827</td><td>2.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><th>S. Chelladurai</th><td>2,560</td><td>2.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>V. Viswanathan</th><td>1,201</td><td>1.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>G. Somasundaram</th><td>733</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>12,339</td><td>10.78%</td><td>2.83%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>1,14,478</td><td>64.73%</td><td>6.03%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,76,858</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK gain from CPI</td><th>Swing</th><td>6.34%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>S. Rajendran</th><td>45,796</td><td>40.27%</td><td>+5.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>K. Rajaram</th><td>36,757</td><td>32.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>K. Vishvamithran</th><td>27,809</td><td>24.45%</td><td>−4.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Mariappan</th><td>1,881</td><td>1.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>R. Ayyalusamy</th><td>757</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TLK</td><th>K. G. Muthurajan</th><td>726</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>9,039</td><td>7.95%</td><td>1.25%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>1,13,726</td><td>58.69%</td><td>−7.15%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,93,861</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">CPI hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>5.08%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>L. Ayyalusamy</th><td>39,315</td><td>35.19%</td><td>+3.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>K. S. Radhakrishnan</th><td>31,828</td><td>28.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>L. Radhakrishnan</th><td>31,168</td><td>27.90%</td><td>−33.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><th>V. R. Veeraragavan</th><td>5,321</td><td>4.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>V. Rengaraja</th><td>806</td><td>0.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>7,487</td><td>6.70%</td><td>−23.13%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>1,11,727</td><td>65.85%</td><td>5.87%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,75,222</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">CPI gain from AIADMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>-26.62%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>R. Shyamala</th><td>58,535</td><td>61.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>L. Ayyalusamy</th><td>30,284</td><td>31.98%</td><td>−3.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><th>P. Krishnamoorthy</th><td>4,032</td><td>4.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>28,251</td><td>29.83%</td><td>26.52%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>94,698</td><td>59.98%</td><td>−10.36%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,61,982</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK gain from CPI</td><th>Swing</th><td>26.48%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>S. Alagarsamy</th><td>35,008</td><td>35.34%</td><td>+0.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>S. Radhakrishnan</th><td>31,724</td><td>32.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>A. Palpandian</th><td>13,981</td><td>14.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>S. Dharmar</th><td>6,462</td><td>6.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. S. Iyyadurai</th><td>4,759</td><td>4.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>V. Anandasamy</th><td>3,263</td><td>3.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>India Farmers and Tailers Party</td><th>R. P. Ramasamy</th><td>2,742</td><td>2.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>3,284</td><td>3.31%</td><td>−17.82%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>99,069</td><td>70.34%</td><td>−1.44%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,43,671</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">CPI gain from INC</td><th>Swing</th><td>-20.41%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>R. Rangasamy</th><td>45,623</td><td>55.75%</td><td>+15.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>S. Alagarsamy</th><td>28,327</td><td>34.61%</td><td>−16.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>P. Seenirasu</th><td>4,655</td><td>5.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>V. Paulraj</th><td>977</td><td>1.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>R. Paramasivam</th><td>715</td><td>0.87%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>S. Perumalsamy</th><td>633</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>T. N. P. Raju</th><td>627</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>17,296</td><td>21.13%</td><td>9.87%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>81,840</td><td>71.78%</td><td>3.24%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,20,666</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">INC gain from CPI</td><th>Swing</th><td>4.37%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>S. Alagarsamy</th><td>39,442</td><td>51.37%</td><td>+18.63</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>V. Jeyalakshmi</th><td>30,792</td><td>40.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><th>S. Kalidas</th><td>6,281</td><td>8.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>8,650</td><td>11.27%</td><td>10.68%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>76,777</td><td>68.54%</td><td>5.48%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,13,218</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">CPI hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>18.63%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>S. Alagarsamy</th><td>21,985</td><td>32.75%</td><td>−29.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>P. Seeniraj</th><td>21,588</td><td>32.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>397</td><td>0.59%</td><td>−23.73%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>67,140</td><td>63.06%</td><td>−9.03%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,07,794</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">CPI hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>-29.42%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>S. Alagarsamy</th><td>38,844</td><td>62.16%</td><td>+7.14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>L. Subba Naicker</th><td>23,646</td><td>37.84%</td><td>+0.04</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>15,198</td><td>24.32%</td><td>7.10%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>62,490</td><td>72.09%</td><td>−2.89%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>92,524</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">CPI hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>7.14%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>S. Alagarsamy</th><td>33,311</td><td>55.02%</td><td>+29.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>V. O. C. A. Pillai</th><td>22,885</td><td>37.80%</td><td>+1.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>R. K. Thevar</th><td>3,709</td><td>6.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>R. Chairman</th><td>641</td><td>1.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>10,426</td><td>17.22%</td><td>10.52%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>60,546</td><td>74.98%</td><td>−2.49%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>84,101</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">CPI gain from INC</td><th>Swing</th><td>18.80%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami</th><td>22,158</td><td>36.22%</td><td>+6.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><th>R. S. Appasami</th><td>18,059</td><td>29.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>S. Alagarsamy</th><td>15,387</td><td>25.15%</td><td>−2.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>M. Periasami</th><td>5,030</td><td>8.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>K. Venkataram Naidu</th><td>543</td><td>0.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>4,099</td><td>6.70%</td><td>4.76%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>61,177</td><td>77.47%</td><td>31.88%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>81,603</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">INC gain from Independent</td><th>Swing</th><td>4.44%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>V. Subbaiah Naicker</th><td>11,425</td><td>31.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>Selvaraj</th><td>10,726</td><td>29.84%</td><td>−34.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>S. Alagarsamy</th><td>9,901</td><td>27.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>Ponnusamy</th><td>3,898</td><td>10.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>699</td><td>1.94%</td><td>−41.94%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>35,950</td><td>45.60%</td><td>−7.15%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>78,841</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">Independent gain from INC</td><th>Swing</th><td>-32.89%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>Ramasamy</th><td>25,282</td><td>64.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>Shanmugham</th><td>8,124</td><td>20.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><th>Subbiah</th><td>4,370</td><td>11.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><th>Perumal</th><td>1,319</td><td>3.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>17,158</td><td>43.89%</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>39,095</td><td>52.75%</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>74,113</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><th colspan="5">INC win (new seat)</th></tr></tbody></table>