Mudukulathur Assembly constituency
Mudukulathur is a legislative assembly constituency in Ramanathapuram district the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Mudukulathur Assembly constituency
Mudukulathur is a legislative assembly constituency in Ramanathapuram district the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency. 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 colspan="2">Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>U. Muthuramalinga Thevar and Mottaya Kudumbar</td><td></td><td>Forward Bloc</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>A. Perumal and U. Muthuramalinga Thevar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>T. L. Sasivarna Thevar</td><td></td><td>Forward Bloc</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>R. R. Thevar</td><td></td><td>Swatantra Party</td></tr></tbody></table>
Tamil Nadu
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th colspan="2">Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>Kadher Batcha alias S. Vellaichamy</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>S. Balakrishnan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>K. Dhanukkodi Thevar</td><td></td><td>Forward Bloc</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>K. Muthuvel</td><td></td><td>Forward Bloc</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Kadher Batcha alias S. Vellaichamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>S. Balakrishnan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>S. Balakrishnan</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>K. Patinetampatian</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>K. Murugavel</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>M. Murugan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>S. Pandi</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td rowspan="2">R. S. Rajakannappan</td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2026</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>Raja Kannappan</th><td>68,003</td><td>29.39</td><td>16.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><th>B. Malarvizhi</th><td>51,405</td><td>22.22</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>S. Pandi</th><td>47,501</td><td>20.53</td><td>16.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIPTMMK</td><th>Dr R Ramkumar</th><td>40,422</td><td>17.47</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>NOTA</th><td>429</td><td>0.19</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>16,598</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>2,31,373</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>297,310</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK hold</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>DMK</td><th>R.S.Rajakannappan</th><td>101,901</td><td>46.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>Keerthika Muniyasamy</th><td>81,180</td><td>36.70</td><td>−3.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><th>M. Murugan</th><td>19,699</td><td>8.91</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><th>C. Navapanneerselvam</th><td>943</td><td>0.43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>K. Sathish</th><td>815</td><td>0.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>G. M. Senthilmurugan</th><td>722</td><td>0.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Naam Indiar Party</td><th>A. Saravanakumar</th><td>614</td><td>0.28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>S. Prabakaran</th><td>557</td><td>0.25</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><th>N. Sivanandam</th><td>535</td><td>0.24</td><td>−0.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>Nota</th><td>532</td><td>0.24</td><td>−0.28</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>20,721</td><td>9.37</td><td>2.80</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>221,196</td><td>71.13</td><td>2.78</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>310,954</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from INC</td><th>Swing</th><td>-0.64</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>INC</td><th>S. Pandi</th><td>94,946</td><td>46.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>M. Keerthika</th><td>81,598</td><td>40.14</td><td>−6.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>P. Rajkumar</th><td>8,800</td><td>4.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>B. T. Arasakumar</th><td>5,408</td><td>2.66</td><td>1.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><th>S. Mohamed Ishak</th><td>2,103</td><td>1.03</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><th>P. Balakrishnan</th><td>1,656</td><td>0.81</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><th>R. Irulandi</th><td>1,133</td><td>0.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>P. Pandiyan</th><td>1,128</td><td>0.55</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><th>S. Panchatcharam</th><td>1,100</td><td>0.54</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>None Of The Above</th><td>1,059</td><td>0.52</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>13,348</td><td>6.57</td><td>−4.75</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>203,276</td><td>68.35</td><td>−0.70</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>297,394</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">INC gain from AIADMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>-0.16</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>M. Murugan</th><td>83,225</td><td>46.87</td><td>+7.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>V. Sathyamoorthy</th><td>63,136</td><td>35.56</td><td>−14.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMMK</td><th>B. John Pandian</th><td>21,701</td><td>12.22</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>K. Shanmugaraj</th><td>2,784</td><td>1.57</td><td>−0.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JMM</td><th>T. Chandrasearan</th><td>2,308</td><td>1.30</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>R. Murugan</th><td>1,838</td><td>1.04</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>J. Sivasubramanian</th><td>1,628</td><td>0.92</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Kathiresan</th><td>935</td><td>0.53</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>20,089</td><td>11.31</td><td>1.17</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>257,118</td><td>69.06</td><td>9.20</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>177,555</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK gain from DMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>-2.84</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>DMK</td><th>K. Murugavel</th><td>51,555</td><td>49.71</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>S. P. Kalimuthu</th><td>41,034</td><td>39.57</td><td>−7.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><th>M. Sivakumar</th><td>3,535</td><td>3.41</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>K. Shanmugaraj</th><td>2,178</td><td>2.10</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><th>K. Thanikodi</th><td>1,698</td><td>1.64</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><th>P. Mohandass</th><td>1,399</td><td>1.35</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>R. Balan</th><td>1,037</td><td>1.00</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>10,521</td><td>10.15</td><td>7.61</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>103,706</td><td>59.85</td><td>0.45</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>173,271</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from AIADMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>2.72</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>AIADMK</td><th>K. Patinetampatian</th><td>49,554</td><td>46.99</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MTD</td><th>S. Pandian</th><td>46,885</td><td>44.46</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>S. Muniasamy</th><td>5,221</td><td>4.95</td><td>−2.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>P. Muniasamy</th><td>1,293</td><td>1.23</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><th>I. Raman</th><td>1,276</td><td>1.21</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><th>S. Albert Valan Babu</th><td>744</td><td>0.71</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>2,669</td><td>2.53</td><td>−21.54</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>105,458</td><td>59.41</td><td>2.06</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>177,522</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK gain from TMC(M)</td><th>Swing</th><td>2.28</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>TMC(M)</td><th>S. Balakrishnan</th><td>41,850</td><td>44.71</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>V. Bose</th><td>19,322</td><td>20.64</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>R. Nagalingam</th><td>13,057</td><td>13.95</td><td>−27.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Durai Raj</th><td>8,777</td><td>9.38</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>P. Villi Thevar</th><td>7,421</td><td>7.93</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Shanmugavelu</th><td>1,131</td><td>1.21</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><th>T. Velusamy</th><td>873</td><td>0.93</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>22,528</td><td>24.07</td><td>12.56</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>93,599</td><td>57.35</td><td>0.20</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>173,473</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">TMC(M) gain from INC</td><th>Swing</th><td>2.97</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>INC</td><th>S. Balakrishnan</th><td>40,065</td><td>41.74</td><td>+19.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><th>B. John Pandian</th><td>29,021</td><td>30.24</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam</td><th>K. Murugan</th><td>25,499</td><td>26.57</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Thevar Muthumani</th><td>786</td><td>0.82</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>11,044</td><td>11.51</td><td>0.31</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>95,981</td><td>57.15</td><td>−2.62</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>174,823</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">INC gain from DMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>8.61</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>DMK</td><th>Kadher Batcha</th><td>30,787</td><td>33.14</td><td>+5.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>P. K. Krishnan</th><td>20,383</td><td>21.94</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>K. Murugan</th><td>18,970</td><td>20.42</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><th>K. Thanikodi Thevar</th><td>9,388</td><td>10.10</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TNC(K)</td><th>T. Sathiah</th><td>4,542</td><td>4.89</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>R. Arunasalam</th><td>4,251</td><td>4.58</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>T. Veluchamy</th><td>3,006</td><td>3.24</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>10,404</td><td>11.20</td><td>1.24</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>92,908</td><td>59.77</td><td>−3.72</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>158,153</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from Independent</td><th>Swing</th><td>-4.20</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>Independent</td><th>K. Muthuvel</th><td>32,199</td><td>37.33</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>Kadher Batcha Alias S. Vellaichamy</th><td>23,611</td><td>27.38</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Alankaram</th><td>23,385</td><td>27.11</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>A. Maruthupandian</th><td>3,438</td><td>3.99</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(J)</td><th>A. Jeyaraj</th><td>1,446</td><td>1.68</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>N. Hasan Mohammed</th><td>826</td><td>0.96</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>C. M. M. Mohanmed Kasim</th><td>753</td><td>0.87</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>8,588</td><td>9.96</td><td>3.29</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>86,244</td><td>63.49</td><td>1.03</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>143,942</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">Independent hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>-14.10</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>Independent</td><th>K.THANIKKODI THEVAR</th><td>42,711</td><td>51.43</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>S. Balakrishnan</th><td>37,175</td><td>44.77</td><td>+20.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>E. Raman</th><td>1,790</td><td>2.16</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>T. K. S. Madana Meera</th><td>1,117</td><td>1.35</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>5,536</td><td>6.67</td><td>2.76</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>83,043</td><td>62.46</td><td>2.50</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>134,626</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">Independent gain from INC</td><th>Swing</th><td>27.30</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>INC</td><th>S. Balakrishnan</th><td>17,709</td><td>24.13</td><td>−7.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>V. Munisamy</th><td>14,844</td><td>20.23</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>S. M. Karumalaiyan</th><td>14,652</td><td>19.96</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><th>K. Thanukodi Thevar</th><td>12,035</td><td>16.40</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>T. Veluchamy</th><td>7,716</td><td>10.51</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><th>A. Habeeb Mohamed</th><td>5,524</td><td>7.53</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Kalimuthu</th><td>405</td><td>0.55</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>S. Alagarasamy</th><td>386</td><td>0.53</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>2,865</td><td>3.90</td><td>2.58</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>73,392</td><td>59.96</td><td>3.42</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>124,054</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">INC gain from Independent</td><th>Swing</th><td>-8.73</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>Independent</td><th>Kadher Batcha Alias Vellaichind</th><td>18,267</td><td>32.86</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>R. C. Subramoniam</th><td>17,532</td><td>31.54</td><td>−3.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><th>R. Rathina Thevar</th><td>17,244</td><td>31.02</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>C. Abdul Kader</th><td>2,227</td><td>4.01</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>S. Durairaj Thevar</th><td>321</td><td>0.58</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>735</td><td>1.32</td><td>−16.44</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>55,591</td><td>56.53</td><td>−12.86</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>104,560</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">Independent gain from SWA</td><th>Swing</th><td>-20.31</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>SWA</td><th>R. R. Thevar</th><td>33,790</td><td>53.17</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>S. A. Servai</th><td>22,500</td><td>35.40</td><td>−10.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>P. Devanesan</th><td>3,768</td><td>5.93</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>T. D. Thevar</th><td>3,495</td><td>5.50</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>11,290</td><td>17.76</td><td>13.85</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>63,553</td><td>69.40</td><td>6.39</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>96,817</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">SWA gain from AIFB</td><th>Swing</th><td>3.81</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>AIFB</td><th>T. L. Sasivarna Thevar</th><td>37,162</td><td>49.36</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>Kasinatha Dorai</th><td>34,217</td><td>45.45</td><td>+26.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>P. Karuppiah</th><td>3,908</td><td>5.19</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>2,945</td><td>3.91</td><td>2.87</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>75,287</td><td>63.01</td><td>−27.66</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>124,265</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIFB gain from Independent</td><th>Swing</th><td>16.56</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>U. Muthuramalinga Thevar</th><td>55,333</td><td>32.80</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>A. Perumal</th><td>53,571</td><td>31.76</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>Chinniah</th><td>32,767</td><td>19.43</td><td>+5.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>A. Krishnan (Sc)</th><td>27,013</td><td>16.01</td><td>+2.31</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>1,762</td><td>1.04</td><td>−0.03</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>168,684</td><td>90.67</td><td>2.62</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>186,050</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">Independent gain from AIFB</td><th>Swing</th><td>3.24</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>AIFB</td><th>U. Muthuramalinga Thevar</th><td>37,011</td><td>28.48</td><td>General seat</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><th>Mottaya Kudumban</th><td>38,412</td><td>29.56</td><td>Reserved seat</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>Sankaran</th><td>17,807</td><td>13.70</td><td>Reserved seat</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>Shanmuga Sundaram</th><td>13,546</td><td>10.42</td><td>General seat</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>Muniyandi</th><td>4,967</td><td>3.82</td><td>Reserved seat</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>Michael</th><td>4,832</td><td>3.72</td><td>Reserved seat</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><th>Sathiah</th><td>4,433</td><td>3.41</td><td>Reserved seat</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><th>Malaichami</th><td>3,588</td><td>2.76</td><td>Reserved seat</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><th>Ganapathi Servai</th><td>3,471</td><td>2.67</td><td>General seat</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>Chandra Paul</th><td>1,880</td><td>1.45</td><td>General seat</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>23,465 (General seat) and 20,605 (Reserved seat)</td><td>18.06 (General seat) and 15.86 (Reserved seat)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>129,947</td><td>88.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>147,582</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><th colspan="5">All India Forward Bloc - both (General and Reserved seat) win (new seat)</th></tr></tbody></table>