Mayiladuthurai Assembly constituency
Mayiladuthurai is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below. Most successful parties: DMK and INC (five times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Mayiladuthurai Assembly constituency
Mayiladuthurai is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below. Most successful parties: DMK and INC (five times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
History
Mayiladuthurai Assembly constituency
N. Kittappa of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam served as member for Mayiladuthurai Assembly constituency for four consecutive terms from 1967 to 1984. The Indian National Congress has won the seat five times (1957, 1962, 1991, 2006, 2021), the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, five times (1967, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1989); the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam twice, Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar), Bharatiya Janata Party,and the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, once each.
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>A.Veloo K.R.Sambandam</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>G. Narayanasamy Naidu</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>N. Kittappa</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</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. Kittappa</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1984 by-election</td><td>K. Sathiyaseelan</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>M. Thangamani</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>A. Senguttuvan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>M. M. S. Abul Hassan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Jega Veerapandian</td><td></td><td>Bharatiya Janata Party</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>S. Rajakumar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>R. Arulselvan</td><td></td><td>Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>V. Rathakrishnan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>S. Rajakumar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</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>INC</td><td>Y. N. Jamal Mohamed Younoos</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Sithamalli A. Palanisamy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK(R)</td><td>Sakthivel</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Kasiraman</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Manithaneya Jananayaka Katchi - Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam</td><td>S. S. Haroon Rasheeth</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>2,32,618</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>INC</td><td>S. Rajakumar</td><td>73,642</td><td>42.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Palanisamy</td><td>70,900</td><td>40.60%</td><td>+32.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>K. Kasiraman</td><td>13,186</td><td>7.55%</td><td>+6.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>R. K. Anbarasan Komal</td><td>7,282</td><td>4.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>N. Ravichandran</td><td>5,933</td><td>3.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,067</td><td>0.61%</td><td>−0.39</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,742</td><td>1.57%</td><td>−1.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>174,640</td><td>71.00%</td><td>−1.41%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>129</td><td>0.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>245,987</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.15%</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>V. Rathakrishnan</td><td>70,949</td><td>42.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Anbazhagan</td><td>66,171</td><td>39.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Ayyappan</td><td>13,115</td><td>7.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>R. Arulselvan</td><td>12,294</td><td>7.28%</td><td>−37.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>C. Muthukumarasamy</td><td>1,926</td><td>1.14%</td><td>−1.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,688</td><td>1.00%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>J. Shahul Hameed</td><td>1,672</td><td>0.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,778</td><td>2.83%</td><td>0.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>168,856</td><td>72.40%</td><td>−4.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>233,224</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMDK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.63%</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>DMDK</td><td>R. Arulselvan</td><td>63,326</td><td>44.64%</td><td>+42.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Rajakumar</td><td>60,309</td><td>42.52%</td><td>−3.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Manimaran</td><td>6,023</td><td>4.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G. Sethuraman</td><td>4,202</td><td>2.96%</td><td>+1.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Mathiyazhagan</td><td>1,678</td><td>1.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>S. K. Jayaraman</td><td>1,002</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Murugan</td><td>963</td><td>0.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Maithili</td><td>790</td><td>0.56%</td><td>+0.02</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,017</td><td>2.13%</td><td>0.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>184,990</td><td>76.68%</td><td>4.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>141,847</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.62%</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>INC</td><td>S. Rajakumar</td><td>53,490</td><td>46.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. Mahalingam</td><td>51,912</td><td>44.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Rajendar</td><td>4,346</td><td>3.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>P. Thavamani</td><td>2,277</td><td>1.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Vasudevan</td><td>1,327</td><td>1.15%</td><td>−48.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>P. Muthusamy</td><td>624</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,578</td><td>1.36%</td><td>−1.00%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>115,612</td><td>72.67%</td><td>12.14%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>159,101</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from BJP</td><td>Swing</td><td>-3.24%</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>BJP</td><td>Jega Veerapandian</td><td>51,303</td><td>49.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Selvaraj</td><td>48,851</td><td>47.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Mathanmohan</td><td>1,434</td><td>1.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Pon. Prabaakaran</td><td>587</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,452</td><td>2.37%</td><td>−31.08%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>103,626</td><td>60.53%</td><td>−10.47%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>171,477</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.99%</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>M. M. S. Abul Hassan</td><td>60,522</td><td>58.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Rama Chidambaram</td><td>25,918</td><td>25.05%</td><td>−30.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. Ramakrishnan</td><td>8,768</td><td>8.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. Mahalingam</td><td>4,614</td><td>4.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Marimuthu</td><td>1,103</td><td>1.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Kubendhran</td><td>697</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>34,604</td><td>33.45%</td><td>9.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>103,459</td><td>71.00%</td><td>1.78%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>151,914</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.16%</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>M. M. S. Abul Hassan</td><td>54,516</td><td>55.34%</td><td>+27.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Senguttivan</td><td>31,208</td><td>31.68%</td><td>−11.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. Periyasamy</td><td>11,779</td><td>11.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>{{{party}}}</td><td>{{{candidate}}}</td><td>{{{votes}}}</td><td>{{{percentage}}}</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>23,308</td><td>23.66%</td><td>8.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>98,510</td><td>69.22%</td><td>2.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>146,043</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.61%</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>A. Senguttivan</td><td>36,793</td><td>42.73%</td><td>−4.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. M. S. Abul Hassan</td><td>24,034</td><td>27.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. R. G. Rajaraman</td><td>14,040</td><td>16.30%</td><td>−35.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Muthusamy</td><td>5,325</td><td>6.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Thangamani</td><td>3,791</td><td>4.40%</td><td>−47.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Subbarayan</td><td>1,777</td><td>2.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,759</td><td>14.82%</td><td>10.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>86,110</td><td>66.28%</td><td>−13.43%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>131,627</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-9.14%</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>M. Thangamani</td><td>47,119</td><td>51.87%</td><td>+3.84</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Satiyaseelan</td><td>42,948</td><td>47.28%</td><td>−1.62</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,171</td><td>4.59%</td><td>3.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>90,846</td><td>79.71%</td><td>8.71%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>116,888</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.97%</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>N. Kittappa</td><td>37,671</td><td>48.89%</td><td>+9.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Bala Velayutham</td><td>37,001</td><td>48.03%</td><td>+24.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. P. Anbalagan</td><td>1,724</td><td>2.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Santhanam</td><td>649</td><td>0.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>670</td><td>0.87%</td><td>−10.46%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>77,045</td><td>70.99%</td><td>−0.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>109,869</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.56%</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>N. Kittappa</td><td>29,829</td><td>39.34%</td><td>−11.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. M. S. Abul Hassan</td><td>21,237</td><td>28.01%</td><td>−21.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Balavelayatham</td><td>17,687</td><td>23.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>S. Somasundaram</td><td>7,071</td><td>9.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,592</td><td>11.33%</td><td>9.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>75,824</td><td>71.96%</td><td>−6.64%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>106,786</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.35%</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>N. Kittappa</td><td>37,311</td><td>50.69%</td><td>−0.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. R. Krishnappa</td><td>36,292</td><td>49.31%</td><td>+3.17</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,019</td><td>1.38%</td><td>−3.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>73,603</td><td>78.60%</td><td>−2.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>95,836</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.52%</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>N. Kittappa</td><td>33,721</td><td>51.21%</td><td>+16.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. N. Naidu</td><td>30,379</td><td>46.14%</td><td>−4.96</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Lakshmanan</td><td>938</td><td>1.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Balakrishnan</td><td>807</td><td>1.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,342</td><td>5.08%</td><td>−11.53%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>65,845</td><td>80.97%</td><td>−2.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>84,176</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.11%</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. Narayanasamy Naidu</td><td>37,362</td><td>51.10%</td><td>+20.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Palanisamy Nadar</td><td>25,220</td><td>34.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Gnanasambandan</td><td>8,163</td><td>11.16%</td><td>−1.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>Angappan</td><td>2,373</td><td>3.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,142</td><td>16.61%</td><td>2.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>73,118</td><td>83.09%</td><td>−4.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>91,209</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>20.29%</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. Narayanasamy Naidu</td><td>49,188</td><td>30.81%</td><td>17.31%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>M. Kathamuthu</td><td>20,498</td><td>12.84%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Kriahnamoorthi</td><td>12,061</td><td>7.55%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Venkatakriahnan</td><td>9,564</td><td>5.99%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Paramananthan</td><td>8,222</td><td>5.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Veloo (SC)</td><td>4,137</td><td>2.59%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Ramu (SC)</td><td>2,232</td><td>1.40%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>28,290</td><td>17.97%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,59,660</td><td>87.19%</td><td>−23.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,83,122</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.58%</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>K. R. Sambandan</td><td>47,323</td><td>28.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Pitchai</td><td>22,623</td><td>13.50%</td><td>13.50%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. S. Ponnuswami Iyer</td><td>17,105</td><td>10.20%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>N. Kataramuthu</td><td>12,251</td><td>7.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><td>I. B. S. Mani</td><td>9,180</td><td>5.48%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sidha Sankarananda</td><td>3,649</td><td>2.18%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,700</td><td>14.27%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,67,623</td><td>111.02%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,50,988</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>