Papanasam Assembly constituency

Papanasam 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.

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Papanasam Assembly constituency

Papanasam 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.

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>Swayamprakasam</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>G. Venkatachala Nattar and R. Subramaniam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>R. Subramanian</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>R. Soundararaja Moopanar</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. Ganapathy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>R. V. Soundararajan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>S. Rajaraman</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress (I)</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>G. Karuppiah Moopanar</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>S. Rajaraman</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>M. Ramkumar</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>R. Doraikkannu</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>M. H. Jawahirullah</td><td></td><td>Manithaneya Makkal Katchi</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>IUML</td><td>A. M. Shahjahan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>D. Shanmugaprabu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Anees Fathima Hamsath</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>U. Azarudeen</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>254,652</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>MNMK</td><td>Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah</td><td>86,567</td><td>44.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Gopinathan</td><td>70,294</td><td>35.90%</td><td>−9.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>M. Rengasamy</td><td>19,778</td><td>10.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>N. Krishnakumar</td><td>14,724</td><td>7.52%</td><td>+5.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>K. Shantha</td><td>2,032</td><td>1.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,204</td><td>0.61%</td><td>−0.43</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,273</td><td>8.31%</td><td>−5.04%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>195,778</td><td>75.14%</td><td>−0.80%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>115</td><td>0.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>260,538</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.04%</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>R. Doraikkannu</td><td>82,614</td><td>45.26%</td><td>−8.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. R. Loganathan</td><td>58,249</td><td>31.91%</td><td>−10.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>S. D. Jayakumar</td><td>18,599</td><td>10.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>G. Alayamani</td><td>4,963</td><td>2.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. I. Humayun Kabir</td><td>3,864</td><td>2.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>A. Mohammed Farook</td><td>3,043</td><td>1.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Chandrakasan</td><td>2,896</td><td>1.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Neithalur T. Gunasekaran</td><td>2,158</td><td>1.18%</td><td>+0.19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,911</td><td>1.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Jagadeesh Kumar</td><td>1,027</td><td>0.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,365</td><td>13.35%</td><td>2.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>182,548</td><td>75.95%</td><td>−4.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>240,357</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.21%</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>AIADMK</td><td>R. Doraikkannu</td><td>85,635</td><td>53.47%</td><td>+4.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Ramkumar</td><td>67,628</td><td>42.22%</td><td>−0.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>T. Mahendren</td><td>1,596</td><td>1.00%</td><td>−0.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. A. Mohamed Gani</td><td>1,231</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ABHM</td><td>K. Samba Vaidyanathan</td><td>1,174</td><td>0.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>R. Thirumeni</td><td>1,082</td><td>0.68%</td><td>−0.28</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>18,007</td><td>11.24%</td><td>5.56%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>160,162</td><td>80.81%</td><td>4.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>198,200</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.74%</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>AIADMK</td><td>R. Doraikkannu</td><td>60,027</td><td>48.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Ramkumar</td><td>53,026</td><td>43.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>N. Maruthaiyan</td><td>4,443</td><td>3.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Vasudevan</td><td>1,594</td><td>1.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>R. Sangeetha</td><td>1,174</td><td>0.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>A. M. Mohan</td><td>1,145</td><td>0.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Annadurai</td><td>897</td><td>0.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><td>A. Durai Burhanudeen</td><td>874</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,001</td><td>5.68%</td><td>−0.30%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>123,180</td><td>76.39%</td><td>9.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>161,259</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.64%</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>TMC(M)</td><td>M. Ramkumar</td><td>55,830</td><td>50.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Kalyana Sundaram</td><td>49,198</td><td>44.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>N. Sambath</td><td>2,480</td><td>2.24%</td><td>−2.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Abdullah</td><td>1,508</td><td>1.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Senthamarai</td><td>1,329</td><td>1.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,632</td><td>5.98%</td><td>−30.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>110,844</td><td>67.29%</td><td>−4.09%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>164,795</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-6.23%</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>N.Karuppana Udayar</td><td>58,757</td><td>56.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Thirunavukkarasu</td><td>20,415</td><td>19.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. M. Mohan</td><td>8,326</td><td>8.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Arumugham</td><td>5,367</td><td>5.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Varatharajan</td><td>4,595</td><td>4.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. M. Mani</td><td>4,150</td><td>4.00%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Palanichamy</td><td>806</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>38,342</td><td>36.93%</td><td>14.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>103,810</td><td>71.38%</td><td>1.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>155,985</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.46%</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>INC</td><td>S. Rajaraman</td><td>54,445</td><td>56.14%</td><td>+17.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Kalyana Sundaram</td><td>32,520</td><td>33.53%</td><td>−4.19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. Gondindaraju</td><td>6,279</td><td>6.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Kalimuthu</td><td>1,900</td><td>1.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Sundaramoorthy</td><td>1,497</td><td>1.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,925</td><td>22.61%</td><td>21.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>96,987</td><td>70.30%</td><td>−3.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>142,902</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>17.25%</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>INC</td><td>G. Karuppiah Moopanar</td><td>36,278</td><td>38.89%</td><td>−19.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Kalyanasundaram</td><td>35,186</td><td>37.72%</td><td>−1.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>A. Raj Mohammed</td><td>12,868</td><td>13.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Valampuri John</td><td>8,302</td><td>8.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,092</td><td>1.17%</td><td>−18.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>93,290</td><td>74.09%</td><td>−6.36%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>128,105</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-19.64%</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>S. Rajaraman</td><td>52,202</td><td>58.52%</td><td>+8.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Sachidhanandam</td><td>34,924</td><td>39.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(J)</td><td>V. S. Palanisami</td><td>1,341</td><td>1.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. R. Marimuthu</td><td>731</td><td>0.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,278</td><td>19.37%</td><td>15.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>89,198</td><td>80.45%</td><td>12.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>114,852</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.22%</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>S. Rajaraman</td><td>36,101</td><td>50.30%</td><td>+16.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Govi. Narayanaswamy</td><td>33,152</td><td>46.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. V. Soundararajan</td><td>831</td><td>1.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Nagaraja Moopanar</td><td>698</td><td>0.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>V. Sakkarai Alias Gnana Prakasam</td><td>560</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,949</td><td>4.11%</td><td>1.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>71,766</td><td>68.18%</td><td>−3.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>106,374</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>16.90%</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>INC</td><td>R. V. Soundararajan</td><td>24,904</td><td>33.40%</td><td>−10.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Sachidhanandam</td><td>23,268</td><td>31.21%</td><td>−25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. K. E. Abdullah</td><td>20,714</td><td>27.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>T. A. Jayaraman</td><td>4,769</td><td>6.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Sevu Panickar</td><td>898</td><td>1.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,636</td><td>2.19%</td><td>−10.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>74,553</td><td>71.90%</td><td>−8.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>105,384</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-22.81%</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. Ganapathy</td><td>43,497</td><td>56.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. Ramakrishnan</td><td>33,884</td><td>43.79%</td><td>−12.78</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,613</td><td>12.42%</td><td>−1.60%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>77,381</td><td>80.66%</td><td>−1.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>98,563</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.36%</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>R. S. Mooppanar</td><td>41,323</td><td>56.57%</td><td>+3.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. M. Sali</td><td>31,077</td><td>42.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. J. A. Samath</td><td>647</td><td>0.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,246</td><td>14.03%</td><td>7.19%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>73,047</td><td>82.08%</td><td>7.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>92,870</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.15%</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>R. Subramanian</td><td>33,144</td><td>53.42%</td><td>+23.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>N. Somasundram</td><td>28,904</td><td>46.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,240</td><td>6.83%</td><td>1.16%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,048</td><td>74.22%</td><td>−7.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>86,481</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>23.72%</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>Venkitachala Nattar</td><td>38,971</td><td>29.69%</td><td>−10.34%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Subramaniam (SC)</td><td>31,531</td><td>24.02%</td><td>−16.01%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Haritharanathan</td><td>17,195</td><td>13.10%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Tajudeen</td><td>11,084</td><td>8.44%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sami Ayya Pasumpadiyar</td><td>9,364</td><td>7.13%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Srinivasan Pillli</td><td>7,788</td><td>5.93%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Pattammal (SC)</td><td>6,075</td><td>4.63%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Chandrasekhara Udayar</td><td>5,330</td><td>4.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ayyaru (SC)</td><td>3,914</td><td>2.98%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,440</td><td>5.67%</td><td>0.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,31,252</td><td>81.66%</td><td>23.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,60,721</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.46%</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>Swayamprakasam</td><td>22,134</td><td>45.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Abdul Majeed Sahib</td><td>19,625</td><td>40.03%</td><td>40.03%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Bhuvaraha Iyengar</td><td>4,108</td><td>8.38%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Panchapakesa Sastri</td><td>3,158</td><td>6.44%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,509</td><td>5.12%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>49,025</td><td>58.64%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>83,604</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>