Mangalore, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency
Mangalore (SC) or Mangalur (SC) was the legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, which includes the city, Mangalore, Tamil Nadu. The seat was reserved for Scheduled Caste. It was part of Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation. Mangalore was dissolved and merged with Tittakudi Assembly constituency.
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Mangalore, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency
Mangalore (SC) or Mangalur (SC) was the legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, which includes the city, Mangalore, Tamil Nadu. The seat was reserved for Scheduled Caste. It was part of Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation. Mangalore was dissolved and merged with Tittakudi Assembly constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Mangalore, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Assembly</th><th>Duration</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fourth</td><td>1967–71</td><td>A. Krishnan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Fifth</td><td>1971–77</td><td>G. Jabamalai</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Sixth</td><td>1977–80</td><td>M. Periyasamy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Seventh</td><td>1980–84</td><td>P. Kaliamoorthy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Eighth</td><td>1984–89</td><td>S. Thangaraju</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Ninth</td><td>1989–91</td><td>C. V. Ganesan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Tenth</td><td>1991–96</td><td>S. Puratchimani</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>Eleventh</td><td>1996-01</td><td>S. Puratchimani</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>Twelfth</td><td>2001–04</td><td>E. R. A. Thirumavalavan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Twelfth</td><td>2004–06</td><td>C. V. Ganesan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Thirteenth</td><td>2006 - 11</td><td>K. Selvaperunthagai</td><td></td><td>Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
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>K. Selvam</td><td>62,217</td><td>43.71%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. V. Ganesan</td><td>55,303</td><td>38.85%</td><td>−9.02%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>D. Mahadevan</td><td>15,992</td><td>11.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Thiruvalluvan</td><td>2,462</td><td>1.73%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Narentheran</td><td>2,173</td><td>1.53%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Elavarasan</td><td>1,585</td><td>1.11%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,914</td><td>4.86%</td><td>3.48%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>142,349</td><td>73.42%</td><td>4.15%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>193,879</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>VCK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.16%</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>E. R. A. Thirumavalavan</td><td>64,627</td><td>47.87%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>S. Puratchimani</td><td>62,772</td><td>46.49%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>S. Thangaraj</td><td>3,683</td><td>2.73%</td><td>−0.55%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Palanivel</td><td>1,975</td><td>1.46%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LJP</td><td>V. Subramanian</td><td>1,959</td><td>1.45%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,855</td><td>1.37%</td><td>−14.81%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>135,016</td><td>69.27%</td><td>1.16%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>194,908</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.16%</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>TMC(M)</td><td>S. Puratchimani</td><td>50,908</td><td>42.71%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. M. S. Saravanakumar</td><td>31,620</td><td>26.53%</td><td>−29.11%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>HRPI</td><td>M. Alanvanthar</td><td>17,860</td><td>14.98%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>P. Nagappan</td><td>12,282</td><td>10.30%</td><td>9.80%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>G. Soundararajan</td><td>3,909</td><td>3.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Veeramuthu</td><td>707</td><td>0.59%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Samidurai</td><td>463</td><td>0.39%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Elangovan</td><td>374</td><td>0.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Chidambaram</td><td>353</td><td>0.30%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Karuppaiyan</td><td>254</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Adhavarohini</td><td>186</td><td>0.16%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,288</td><td>16.18%</td><td>−15.74%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>119,195</td><td>68.12%</td><td>−0.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>187,325</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.92%</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. Puratchimani</td><td>62,302</td><td>55.63%</td><td>37.21%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. V. Ganesan</td><td>26,549</td><td>23.71%</td><td>−18.98%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>S. Dhiravidamani</td><td>21,165</td><td>18.90%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>THMM</td><td>R. Kasinathan</td><td>629</td><td>0.56%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>V. Sivaprakasam</td><td>560</td><td>0.50%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Chidambaram</td><td>545</td><td>0.49%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Duraisamy</td><td>235</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>35,753</td><td>31.93%</td><td>9.68%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>111,985</td><td>68.15%</td><td>6.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>169,669</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.94%</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>C. V. Ganesan</td><td>39,831</td><td>42.69%</td><td>6.93%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Ramalingam</td><td>19,072</td><td>20.44%</td><td>−40.96%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Kamaraj</td><td>17,193</td><td>18.43%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Thangaraju</td><td>14,195</td><td>15.21%</td><td>−46.18%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>India Farmers and Tailers Party</td><td>Sivashanmugam</td><td>1,208</td><td>1.29%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Jayaraman</td><td>693</td><td>0.74%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Mookkan</td><td>454</td><td>0.49%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sellan</td><td>415</td><td>0.44%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. N. Duraisamy</td><td>122</td><td>0.13%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Durai Velavanar</td><td>121</td><td>0.13%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,759</td><td>22.25%</td><td>−3.39%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>93,304</td><td>61.73%</td><td>−8.90%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>154,870</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-18.71%</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>S. Thangaraju</td><td>55,408</td><td>61.40%</td><td>12.49%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>N. Muthuvel</td><td>32,273</td><td>35.76%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(J)</td><td>S. Mathiyalagan</td><td>922</td><td>1.02%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Thamodaran</td><td>851</td><td>0.94%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. . Thillalchidambaram</td><td>331</td><td>0.37%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Veerapandiyan</td><td>246</td><td>0.27%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Veeramanickam</td><td>212</td><td>0.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>23,135</td><td>25.64%</td><td>24.21%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>90,243</td><td>70.62%</td><td>5.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>136,839</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.49%</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>AIADMK</td><td>P. Kaliamoorthy</td><td>40,678</td><td>48.90%</td><td>8.59%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Kamaraj</td><td>39,495</td><td>47.48%</td><td>24.94%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Sarguru</td><td>1,212</td><td>1.46%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Elangovan</td><td>988</td><td>1.19%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kandhimathy</td><td>408</td><td>0.49%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Appavu</td><td>397</td><td>0.48%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,183</td><td>1.42%</td><td>−16.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>83,178</td><td>65.25%</td><td>3.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>130,395</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.59%</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>M. Periyasamy</td><td>30,616</td><td>40.32%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. Ponnuswamy</td><td>17,361</td><td>22.86%</td><td>−29.38%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Vedamanickam</td><td>17,117</td><td>22.54%</td><td>−11.28%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. Elangovan</td><td>6,610</td><td>8.70%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Sargurunatarajan</td><td>3,043</td><td>4.01%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Krishnan</td><td>1,194</td><td>1.57%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,255</td><td>17.45%</td><td>−0.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>75,941</td><td>61.63%</td><td>−6.71%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>125,283</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.92%</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>G. Jabamalai</td><td>32,612</td><td>52.24%</td><td>−4.44%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Perumal</td><td>21,114</td><td>33.82%</td><td>−1.74%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Krishnan</td><td>3,967</td><td>6.35%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Vedamanickam</td><td>3,730</td><td>5.97%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Duraisami</td><td>1,008</td><td>1.61%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,498</td><td>18.42%</td><td>−2.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,431</td><td>68.34%</td><td>−2.08%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>96,126</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.44%</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>A. Krishnan</td><td>34,538</td><td>56.67%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Vedamanickam</td><td>21,669</td><td>35.56%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Kattimuth</td><td>2,204</td><td>3.62%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Krishnan</td><td>845</td><td>1.39%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Rayar</td><td>654</td><td>1.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Duraisamy</td><td>562</td><td>0.92%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Muthukannu</td><td>471</td><td>0.77%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,869</td><td>21.12%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>60,943</td><td>70.42%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>90,557</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>