Ramanathapuram Assembly constituency

Ramanathapuram is a state assembly constituency in Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

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Ramanathapuram Assembly constituency

Ramanathapuram is a state assembly constituency in Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

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>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>Shanmuga Rajeswara Sethupathy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>T. Thangappan</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>M. S. K. Sathyendran</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>T. Ramasamy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>M. S. K. Rajendran</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>M. Thennavan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>A. Rahman Khan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>A. Anwar Rhazza</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>K. Hussan Ali</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Prof. M. H. Jawahirullah</td><td></td><td>Manithaneya Makkal Katchi</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Dr. M. Manikandan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</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>DMK</td><td>Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R.Veerabagu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Muthu Kesavan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>E. K. Sahul Hameed</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>310,165</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>Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam</td><td>111,075</td><td>52.06</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>D. Kuppuramu</td><td>60,763</td><td>28.48</td><td>+20.69</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>K. Ilango</td><td>17,062</td><td>8.00</td><td>+5.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Malaichamy</td><td>10,845</td><td>5.08</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>G. Muniyasamy</td><td>6,776</td><td>3.18</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>K. P Saravanan</td><td>1,996</td><td>0.94</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>E. Vinoth</td><td>1,219</td><td>0.57</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>50,312</td><td>23.58</td><td>+6.37</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>213,345</td><td>69.20</td><td>+1.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>+5.76</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>M. Manikandan</td><td>89,365</td><td>46.30</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNMK</td><td>Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah</td><td>56,143</td><td>29.09</td><td>−11.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>M. A. Singai Jinnah</td><td>16,353</td><td>8.47</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>D. Kannan</td><td>15,029</td><td>7.79</td><td>−9.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>K. Sivakumar</td><td>4,001</td><td>2.07</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,528</td><td>0.79</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>33,222</td><td>17.21</td><td>7.41</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>193,002</td><td>67.86</td><td>−3.19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from MNMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>+5.34</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>MNMK</td><td>Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah</td><td>65,831</td><td>40.96</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Hussan Ali</td><td>50,074</td><td>31.16</td><td>−15.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>D. Kannan</td><td>28,060</td><td>17.46</td><td>+13.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INL</td><td>K. Raja Hussain</td><td>3,606</td><td>2.24</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,757</td><td>9.81</td><td>+0.53</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>160,703</td><td>71.05</td><td>+2.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.46</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>K. Hussan Ali</td><td>66,922</td><td>46.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. Palanichamy</td><td>53,555</td><td>37.15%</td><td>+34.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>S. Dharmaraj</td><td>12,070</td><td>8.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. Sathiah</td><td>5,624</td><td>3.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Rajendiran</td><td>1,012</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Viswanathan</td><td>974</td><td>0.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,367</td><td>9.27%</td><td>1.63%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>144,149</td><td>68.50%</td><td>1.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>210,426</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-3.78%</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>A. Anwar Rhazza</td><td>59,824</td><td>50.21%</td><td>+29.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Rahman Khan</td><td>50,712</td><td>42.56%</td><td>−8.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. Patrick</td><td>3,399</td><td>2.85%</td><td>−1.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rajaji N</td><td>2,285</td><td>1.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Jeyakumar</td><td>1,458</td><td>1.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,112</td><td>7.65%</td><td>−23.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>119,150</td><td>67.05%</td><td>0.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>177,797</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.01%</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>A. Rahman Khan</td><td>59,794</td><td>51.22%</td><td>+21.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. K. G. Sekar</td><td>23,903</td><td>20.47%</td><td>−38.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Ramasamy</td><td>17,009</td><td>14.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Kalanjiyam</td><td>7,647</td><td>6.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Singaraj</td><td>4,796</td><td>4.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Rajan</td><td>2,161</td><td>1.85%</td><td>−0.98</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>35,891</td><td>30.74%</td><td>1.85%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>116,745</td><td>66.98%</td><td>5.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>186,156</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.78%</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. Thennavan</td><td>62,004</td><td>59.00</td><td>+35.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. A. Kader</td><td>31,635</td><td>30.10</td><td>−6.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. Raja Hussain</td><td>7,063</td><td>6.72</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. A. Muniyasamy</td><td>2,971</td><td>2.83</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,369</td><td>28.90</td><td>+15.71</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>105,098</td><td>61.53</td><td>−8.11</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>176,322</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>+22.78</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>M. S. K. Rajendran</td><td>38,747</td><td>36.21%</td><td>−1.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Sekar</td><td>24,636</td><td>23.03%</td><td>−36.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. S. A. Shajahan</td><td>19,598</td><td>18.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>A. Anwar Raja</td><td>15,584</td><td>14.57%</td><td>−45.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. K. Ganesan</td><td>4,746</td><td>4.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Mohamed Moosa</td><td>1,766</td><td>1.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,111</td><td>13.19%</td><td>−8.85%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>106,993</td><td>69.64%</td><td>−5.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>156,764</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-23.69%</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. Ramasamy</td><td>56,342</td><td>59.91%</td><td>+2.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. S. Abdul Raheem</td><td>35,615</td><td>37.87%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Chellathurai</td><td>1,345</td><td>1.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,727</td><td>22.04%</td><td>4.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>94,047</td><td>75.14%</td><td>7.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>130,455</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.27%</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>T. Ramasamy</td><td>46,987</td><td>57.63%</td><td>+10.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Zeenath Sheriffdeen</td><td>32,755</td><td>40.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Y. Sahul Hameed</td><td>990</td><td>1.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,232</td><td>17.46%</td><td>−7.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>81,527</td><td>68.11%</td><td>2.78%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>121,008</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>10.77%</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>T. Ramasamy</td><td>33,048</td><td>46.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>S. K. Ganesan</td><td>15,520</td><td>22.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Marimuthu</td><td>11,448</td><td>16.23%</td><td>−48.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>M. Ramaswamy</td><td>9,984</td><td>14.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Mani</td><td>524</td><td>0.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,528</td><td>24.85%</td><td>−8.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,524</td><td>65.33%</td><td>−6.43%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>109,710</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-18.19%</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>M. S. K. Sathyendran</td><td>40,690</td><td>65.05%</td><td>+8.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Balagangadharan</td><td>19,649</td><td>31.41%</td><td>−11.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>E. M. Abduliah</td><td>1,632</td><td>2.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. A. Mani</td><td>578</td><td>0.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,041</td><td>33.64%</td><td>20.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,549</td><td>71.76%</td><td>−5.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>92,658</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.24%</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>T. Thangappan</td><td>35,880</td><td>56.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi</td><td>27,270</td><td>43.18%</td><td>−18.74</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,610</td><td>13.63%</td><td>−22.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,150</td><td>76.81%</td><td>7.30%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>84,526</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.11%</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>Shanmuga Rajeshwara Sethupathi</td><td>44,942</td><td>61.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>S. Abdul Rahim</td><td>18,363</td><td>25.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>N. Padmanaban</td><td>5,058</td><td>6.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Kodangi</td><td>2,238</td><td>3.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Sathiah</td><td>1,977</td><td>2.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>26,579</td><td>36.62%</td><td>−27.36%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>72,578</td><td>69.51%</td><td>18.08%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>107,593</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>-20.07%</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>Independent</td><td>R. Shanmuga Rajeshwara Sethupathi</td><td>40,577</td><td>81.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>G. Mangalasamy</td><td>8,912</td><td>18.01%</td><td>−4.53</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>31,665</td><td>63.98%</td><td>24.14%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>49,489</td><td>51.43%</td><td>−1.11%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>96,220</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>19.61%</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>INC</td><td>Shanmuga Rajeswara Sethupathy</td><td>26,131</td><td>62.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Rajamanickam</td><td>9,440</td><td>22.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>Meera Hussain</td><td>3,287</td><td>7.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,691</td><td>39.84%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>41,892</td><td>52.54%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>79,728</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>