Periyakulam Assembly constituency
Periyakulam is a state assembly constituency in Theni district in Tamil Nadu, India. Elections were not held in the years 1957 and 1962. It includes the two major towns Theni and Periyakulam. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Periyakulam Assembly constituency
Periyakulam is a state assembly constituency in Theni district in Tamil Nadu, India. Elections were not held in the years 1957 and 1962. It includes the two major towns Theni and Periyakulam. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Periyakulam Assembly constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Madras State</td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td>P. K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td></td><td>All India Forward Bloc</td></tr><tr><td>V. Muthu</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>K. M. M. Metha</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Tamil Nadu</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>N. Anbuchezhian</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>K. Pannai Sethuram</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>K. Gopalakrishnan</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Dr. T. Mohammed Saleem</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>L. Mookiah</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>M. Periyaveeran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>L. Mookiah</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>O. Panneerselvam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>A. Laser</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>K. Kathirkamu</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2019^</td><td>K. S. Saravana Kumar</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</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>VCK</td><td>Aatral Arasu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>Dr. K. Kathirkamu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Vimala</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>G. Sabari</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>263,547</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>K. S. Saravana Kumar</td><td>92,251</td><td>46.28%</td><td>+6.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Murugan</td><td>70,930</td><td>35.58%</td><td>−11.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>Dr. K. Kathirkamu</td><td>16,424</td><td>8.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Vimala</td><td>11,794</td><td>5.92%</td><td>+5.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>S. Pandiyarajan</td><td>5,680</td><td>2.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,451</td><td>1.23%</td><td>+0.05</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,321</td><td>10.70%</td><td>3.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>199,346</td><td>69.83%</td><td>−5.11%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>10</td><td>0.01%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>285,471</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.66%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2019 by-election
<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>K. S. Saravana Kumar</td><td>88,393</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Mayilvel</td><td>68,073</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>Dr. K. Kathirkamu</td><td>26,338</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Shobana</td><td>5,825</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Prabhu</td><td>5,727</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>20,320</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,96,622</td><td>73.98</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,68,739</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td></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>Dr. K. Kathirkamu</td><td>90,599</td><td>46.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Anbazhagan</td><td>76,249</td><td>39.51%</td><td>−4.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>A. Laser</td><td>13,525</td><td>7.01%</td><td>−40.85</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Chellam</td><td>5,015</td><td>2.60%</td><td>+0.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,275</td><td>1.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Pushpalatha</td><td>1,048</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>R. Kannan</td><td>1,025</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,350</td><td>7.43%</td><td>3.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>193,010</td><td>74.94%</td><td>−3.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>257,555</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.92%</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>CPI(M)</td><td>A. Laser</td><td>76,687</td><td>47.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. Anbazhagan</td><td>71,046</td><td>44.34%</td><td>+5.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Ganapathy</td><td>3,422</td><td>2.14%</td><td>+1.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Selvam</td><td>2,347</td><td>1.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Rajaguru</td><td>1,260</td><td>0.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMMK</td><td>P. Nalluchamy</td><td>1,129</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Krishnaveni</td><td>872</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Palanichami</td><td>830</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,641</td><td>3.52%</td><td>−7.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>160,242</td><td>78.88%</td><td>8.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>203,137</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.93%</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>O. Panneerselvam</td><td>68,345</td><td>49.78%</td><td>−4.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>L. Mookiah</td><td>53,511</td><td>38.98%</td><td>+0.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>M. Abdul Kather</td><td>11,105</td><td>8.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Rajapandiyan</td><td>1,097</td><td>0.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>G. Senthil Kumar</td><td>907</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,834</td><td>10.81%</td><td>−4.85%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>137,287</td><td>70.05%</td><td>13.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>195,988</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.49%</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>AIADMK</td><td>O. Panneerselvam</td><td>62,125</td><td>54.28%</td><td>+26.69</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Abuthahir</td><td>44,205</td><td>38.62%</td><td>−8.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>A. Jeyaraman</td><td>5,965</td><td>5.21%</td><td>−4.48</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Beerkabeef</td><td>1,222</td><td>1.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,920</td><td>15.66%</td><td>−3.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>114,463</td><td>56.14%</td><td>−10.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>203,946</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.53%</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>L. Mookiah</td><td>53,427</td><td>46.75%</td><td>+19.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. M. Kader Mohideen</td><td>31,520</td><td>27.58%</td><td>−39.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>O. Rajangam</td><td>11,076</td><td>9.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Muthumanickam</td><td>9,988</td><td>8.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><td>A. Sharuz Ameed</td><td>3,645</td><td>3.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. A. Sethumanickam</td><td>2,379</td><td>2.08%</td><td>−1.19</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,907</td><td>19.17%</td><td>−20.90%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>114,283</td><td>66.56%</td><td>5.39%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>177,436</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-20.70%</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>M. Periyaveeran</td><td>70,760</td><td>67.45%</td><td>+39.63</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>L. Mookiah</td><td>28,718</td><td>27.37%</td><td>−6.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Annavi</td><td>3,431</td><td>3.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Kennedy</td><td>930</td><td>0.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>42,042</td><td>40.07%</td><td>34.65%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>104,915</td><td>61.17%</td><td>−8.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>175,072</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>33.29%</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>L. Mookiah</td><td>35,215</td><td>34.15%</td><td>−0.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Sheik Abdul Khadar</td><td>29,622</td><td>28.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. S. Rajendran</td><td>28,686</td><td>27.82%</td><td>−35.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Abdul Farook</td><td>7,311</td><td>7.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Mehta</td><td>561</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,593</td><td>5.42%</td><td>−23.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>103,114</td><td>69.44%</td><td>−1.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>151,319</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-28.88%</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>T. Mohammed Saleem</td><td>58,021</td><td>63.04%</td><td>+9.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. N. Maya Thevar Alias Mayan</td><td>31,554</td><td>34.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Ayyathurai</td><td>1,304</td><td>1.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>26,467</td><td>28.75%</td><td>17.85%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>92,044</td><td>71.06%</td><td>6.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>133,765</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.03%</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>K. Gopala Krishana</td><td>43,774</td><td>54.01%</td><td>+8.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Sheik Abdul Kader</td><td>34,938</td><td>43.11%</td><td>+18.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. Kamatchi</td><td>1,149</td><td>1.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Palanichamy</td><td>640</td><td>0.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,836</td><td>10.90%</td><td>−9.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>81,051</td><td>64.78%</td><td>3.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>126,755</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.50%</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>K. Pannai Sethuram</td><td>31,271</td><td>45.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Ramaiah</td><td>16,948</td><td>24.66%</td><td>−17.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Mehta</td><td>13,069</td><td>19.02%</td><td>−37.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>M. V. V. Ramasamy</td><td>7,432</td><td>10.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,323</td><td>20.84%</td><td>6.46%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>68,720</td><td>61.51%</td><td>−11.85%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>113,238</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.34%</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. Anbuchezhian</td><td>37,926</td><td>56.85%</td><td>+1.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Chettai Chinnasamy</td><td>28,331</td><td>42.46%</td><td>−2.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Fakir Mohamad</td><td>461</td><td>0.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,595</td><td>14.38%</td><td>4.67%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,718</td><td>73.36%</td><td>−3.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>98,811</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.99%</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>K. M. M. Metha</td><td>36,023</td><td>54.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. S. Subramaniam</td><td>29,648</td><td>45.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,375</td><td>9.71%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>65,671</td><td>76.53%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>88,498</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK win (new seat)</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>V. Muthu</td><td>38,143</td><td>24.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>P. K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td>36,515</td><td>23.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. R. Thygarajan</td><td>31,188</td><td>20.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Ponnuchami</td><td>9,973</td><td>6.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Guruswami Naicker</td><td>9,315</td><td>6.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>Paramasiva Thevar</td><td>8,353</td><td>5.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Ramalingam Chetty</td><td>7,019</td><td>4.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>Sankaramurthi</td><td>5,925</td><td>3.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>John Devadasam</td><td>3,222</td><td>2.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Mayandi Thevar</td><td>3,035</td><td>1.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,628</td><td>1.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>152,688</td><td>100.57%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>151,823</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>