Kumbakonam Assembly constituency
Kumbakonam is a state assembly constituency in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
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Kumbakonam Assembly constituency
Kumbakonam is a state assembly constituency in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
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>Varadan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>T. Sampath</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Ramaswami</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>N. Kasiraman</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>N. Kasiraman</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>S. R. Radha</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>E. S. M. Pakeer Mohammad</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress (I)</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>K. Krishnamurthy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Ko. Si. Mani</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>Rama Ramanathan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Ko. Si. Mani</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>G. Anbalagan</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</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>DMK</td><td>G. Anbalagan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M.K.R. Ashok Kumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK(R)</td><td>Ma. Ka. Stalin</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Anand</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>R. Vinoth</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>251,868</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>DMK</td><td>G. Anbalagan</td><td>96,057</td><td>49.03%</td><td>3.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>G. M. Srithar Vandayar</td><td>74,674</td><td>38.12%</td><td>2.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Anandh</td><td>12,480</td><td>6.37%</td><td>4.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>S. Balamurugan</td><td>6,523</td><td>3.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>G. Gopalakrishnan</td><td>5,276</td><td>2.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>Nota</td><td>1,648</td><td>0.84%</td><td>0.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Gurumoorthi</td><td>234</td><td>0.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Ayyappan</td><td>209</td><td>0.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Vijayakumar</td><td>190</td><td>0.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Subramanian</td><td>153</td><td>0.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Prakash</td><td>120</td><td>0.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,383</td><td>10.91%</td><td>6.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>195,916</td><td>71.76%</td><td>−4.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>76</td><td>0.04%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>273,029</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.99%</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>G. Anbalagan</td><td>85,048</td><td>45.04%</td><td>3.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Rathna</td><td>76,591</td><td>40.56%</td><td>7.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>D. Paramasivam</td><td>8,098</td><td>4.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. Venkatraman</td><td>8,048</td><td>4.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Mani Senthil</td><td>2,937</td><td>1.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. L. Annamalai</td><td>2,934</td><td>1.55%</td><td>0.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None Of The Above</td><td>2,593</td><td>1.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Vijayakumar</td><td>569</td><td>0.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TAVK</td><td>V. Arokkiya Raj</td><td>456</td><td>0.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>T. Kalavathy</td><td>371</td><td>0.20%</td><td>0.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Fathima</td><td>367</td><td>0.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,457</td><td>4.48%</td><td>3.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>188,827</td><td>76.64%</td><td>−3.92%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>246,392</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-3.68%</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>DMK</td><td>G. Anbalagan</td><td>78,642</td><td>48.72%</td><td>3.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Rama Ramanathan</td><td>77,370</td><td>47.93%</td><td>7.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. L. Annamalai</td><td>1,606</td><td>0.99%</td><td>0.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>M. B. S. Dhasnamurthi</td><td>1,087</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>G. Rajkumar</td><td>727</td><td>0.45%</td><td>0.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Vijayalakshmi Kudanthi</td><td>649</td><td>0.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Panimayamaryraj</td><td>555</td><td>0.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Mohan</td><td>478</td><td>0.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Subramanian</td><td>294</td><td>0.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,272</td><td>0.79%</td><td>−10.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>200,372</td><td>80.55%</td><td>5.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>161,408</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-3.51%</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>Ko. Si. Mani</td><td>65,305</td><td>52.23%</td><td>1.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Rama Ramanathan</td><td>51,164</td><td>40.92%</td><td>4.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>G. Devadoss (Kuppal)</td><td>5,195</td><td>4.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Godhandaraman</td><td>1,629</td><td>1.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Venkatramani</td><td>824</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>T. Ramakrishnan</td><td>530</td><td>0.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><td>A. Sankara Narayanan</td><td>391</td><td>0.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,141</td><td>11.31%</td><td>5.82%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>125,038</td><td>75.24%</td><td>15.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>166,196</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.05%</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>Ko. Si. Mani</td><td>60,515</td><td>51.18%</td><td>10.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Rama Ramanathan</td><td>54,019</td><td>45.69%</td><td>15.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Stalin</td><td>1,480</td><td>1.25%</td><td>1.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Jayasankar</td><td>885</td><td>0.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Devados G Kuppal</td><td>651</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Rethinakumar</td><td>366</td><td>0.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Balakrishnan</td><td>173</td><td>0.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Ganeshkumar</td><td>153</td><td>0.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,496</td><td>5.49%</td><td>−25.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>118,242</td><td>60.23%</td><td>−8.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>196,625</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.51%</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>Ko. Si. Mani</td><td>69,849</td><td>61.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Rama Ramanathan</td><td>34,539</td><td>30.51%</td><td>34.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>V. Kaliaperumal</td><td>3,221</td><td>2.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. H. Nagaraj</td><td>1,582</td><td>1.40%</td><td>0.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Balasubramanian</td><td>1,537</td><td>1.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Santhanaraman</td><td>1,031</td><td>0.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Sankaran</td><td>441</td><td>0.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Balakrishnan</td><td>127</td><td>0.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Uppili Srinivasan</td><td>112</td><td>0.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Krishna Kumar</td><td>93</td><td>0.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Perumal</td><td>81</td><td>0.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>35,310</td><td>31.19%</td><td>−3.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>113,224</td><td>69.02%</td><td>2.61%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>169,247</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-3.46%</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>Rama Ramanathan</td><td>67,271</td><td>65.15%</td><td>39.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD</td><td>S. Kumarasamy</td><td>30,962</td><td>29.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>V. G. Ganesan</td><td>2,971</td><td>2.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. R. Sonraj</td><td>1,137</td><td>1.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Ganesan</td><td>377</td><td>0.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Asaimani</td><td>157</td><td>0.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Kodimari</td><td>121</td><td>0.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. A. Umakathab</td><td>104</td><td>0.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>THMM</td><td>A. Jeevanandam</td><td>86</td><td>0.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Shanmugam</td><td>70</td><td>0.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>36,309</td><td>35.16%</td><td>27.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>103,256</td><td>66.41%</td><td>−8.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>160,229</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>30.12%</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>DMK</td><td>Ko. Si. Mani</td><td>36,763</td><td>35.03%</td><td>12.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Krishnamurthy</td><td>29,071</td><td>27.70%</td><td>36.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. H. Krishnamurthy</td><td>26,906</td><td>25.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Kumarasamy</td><td>11,919</td><td>11.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Murugaiyan</td><td>127</td><td>0.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Gandhi</td><td>110</td><td>0.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Rajasekekaran</td><td>65</td><td>0.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,692</td><td>7.33%</td><td>−34.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>104,961</td><td>75.24%</td><td>−0.63%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>141,644</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-29.55%</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>K. Krishnamurthy</td><td>58,334</td><td>64.57%</td><td>8.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Kaliyanasudaram</td><td>20,666</td><td>22.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. Padmanthan</td><td>9,027</td><td>9.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(J)</td><td>T. R. V. Jayaraman</td><td>1,083</td><td>1.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Arumugam</td><td>539</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Sowrirajan</td><td>305</td><td>0.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Ayyappan</td><td>215</td><td>0.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. A. Alagarsamy</td><td>171</td><td>0.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>37,668</td><td>41.70%</td><td>29.73%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>90,340</td><td>75.88%</td><td>6.82%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>124,280</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.59%</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>INC</td><td>E. S. M. Pakeer Mohamed</td><td>45,038</td><td>55.98%</td><td>27.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. R. Eradha</td><td>35,415</td><td>44.02%</td><td>11.5</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,623</td><td>11.96%</td><td>8.29%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>80,453</td><td>69.06%</td><td>−0.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>118,130</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>23.46%</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>S. R. Eradha</td><td>26,432</td><td>32.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>O. Vadivelu Mazhavarayar</td><td>23,450</td><td>28.85%</td><td>22.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Durai</td><td>17,460</td><td>21.48%</td><td>26.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>C. R. Santhanam</td><td>12,814</td><td>15.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Ramani</td><td>1,116</td><td>1.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,982</td><td>3.67%</td><td>0.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>81,272</td><td>69.10%</td><td>−9.71%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>118,847</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-18.93%</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>N. Kasiraman</td><td>39,755</td><td>51.45%</td><td>0.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Padmananbhan</td><td>37,136</td><td>48.06%</td><td>0.94</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>O. M. Irusappa Baktar</td><td>374</td><td>0.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,619</td><td>3.39%</td><td>1.77%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>77,265</td><td>78.81%</td><td>−2.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>100,368</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.82%</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>N. Kasiraman</td><td>37,276</td><td>50.63%</td><td>0.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. S. Mani</td><td>36,083</td><td>49.01%</td><td>14.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. L. Ramamoorthy</td><td>268</td><td>0.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,193</td><td>1.62%</td><td>−13.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>73,627</td><td>81.70%</td><td>2.92%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>92,433</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.91%</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>Ramaswami</td><td>32,397</td><td>49.72%</td><td>1.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Krishnamoorthy</td><td>22,704</td><td>34.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>Palanisami Chettiar</td><td>6,074</td><td>9.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Kannaian</td><td>3,677</td><td>5.64%</td><td>0.85</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Irusappa Bakthar</td><td>307</td><td>0.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,693</td><td>14.88%</td><td>−12.74%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>65,159</td><td>78.78%</td><td>26.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>85,256</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.07%</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>T. Sampath</td><td>22,613</td><td>48.65%</td><td>8.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Neelamegham</td><td>9,777</td><td>21.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kasiraman</td><td>5,550</td><td>11.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sonu Rao</td><td>4,229</td><td>9.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Ramasamy</td><td>2,230</td><td>4.80%</td><td>34.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Irusappan</td><td>1,697</td><td>3.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ramanatha Vanniar</td><td>387</td><td>0.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,836</td><td>27.61%</td><td>26.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>46,483</td><td>52.45%</td><td>−14.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>88,621</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.92%</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>Varadan</td><td>21,175</td><td>39.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Somu Rao</td><td>20,690</td><td>38.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rathna Sabapathi Chettiyar</td><td>8,485</td><td>15.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Akhil Bharat Hindu Maha Sabha</td><td>Sabbu Pillai</td><td>1,558</td><td>2.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Thakku Rangaswami</td><td>1,386</td><td>2.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>485</td><td>0.91%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>53,294</td><td>66.62%</td><td>{{{change}}}</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>79,991</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>