Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency

Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: இராமநாதபுரம் மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. The constituency is roughly coterminous with the eponymous district.

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Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency

Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: இராமநாதபுரம் மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. The constituency is roughly coterminous with the eponymous district.

Assembly segments

After 2008

Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:

<table><thead><tr><th>Constituency number</th><th>Name</th><th>Reserved for (SC/ST/None)</th><th>District</th><th>Party</th><th>2024 Lead</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>183.</td><td>Aranthangi</td><td>None</td><td>Pudukottai</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td></td><td>IUML</td></tr><tr><td>208.</td><td>Tiruchuli</td><td>None</td><td>Virudhunagar</td><td></td><td>DMK</td></tr><tr><td>209.</td><td>Paramakudi</td><td>SC</td><td>Ramanathapuram</td></tr><tr><td>210.</td><td>Tiruvadanai</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>INC</td></tr><tr><td>211.</td><td>Ramanathapuram</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>DMK</td></tr><tr><td>212.</td><td>Mudukulathur</td><td>None</td></tr></tbody></table>

Before 2008

Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:

• Manamadurai (SC) (moved to Sivaganga) • Paramakudi (SC) • Ramanathapuram • Kadaladi (defunct) • Mudukulathur • Aruppukottai (moved to Virudhunagar)

Members of Parliament

Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1951</td><td>V. Vr. N. Ar. Nagappa Chettiar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>P. Subbiah Ambalam</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>N. Arunachalam</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>S. M. Muhammed Sheriff</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>P.K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td></td><td>All India Forward Bloc</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>P. Anbalagan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>M. S. K. Sathiyendran</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>V. Rajeshwaran</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>S. P. Udayappan</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>V. Sathiamoorthy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>K. Malaisamy</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>M. S. K. Bhavani Rajenthiran</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>J. K. Rithesh</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>A. Anwhar Raajhaa</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Kani K. Navas</td><td></td><td>Indian Union Muslim League</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

General Elections 2024

<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>Kani K. Navas</td><td>509,664</td><td>45.92</td><td>1.63</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>O. Paneerselvam</td><td>342,882</td><td>30.89</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. Jeyperumal</td><td>99,780</td><td>8.99</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Jeyapal Chandraprabha</td><td>97,672</td><td>8.80</td><td>4.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>6,295</td><td>0.57</td><td>0.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>N. Sivanandam</td><td>2,018</td><td>0.18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>166,785</td><td>15.03</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,109,853</td><td>68.19</td><td>0.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2019

<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>Kani K. Navas</td><td>469,943</td><td>44.29</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Nainar Nagendran</td><td>342,821</td><td>32.31</td><td>+15.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. D. N. Anandh</td><td>141,806</td><td>13.36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>T. Bhuvaneswari</td><td>46,385</td><td>4.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Vijaya Baskar</td><td>14,925</td><td>1.41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>7,595</td><td>0.72</td><td>0.08</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>127,122</td><td>11.98</td><td>−0.02</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,061,124</td><td>68.40</td><td>−0.29</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,559,740</td><td></td><td>7.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.48</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2014

<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. Anwhar Raajhaa</td><td>405,945</td><td>40.81</td><td>11.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Mohamed Jaleel</td><td>2,86,621</td><td>28.81</td><td>−9.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>D. Kuppu Ramu</td><td>1,71,082</td><td>17.20</td><td>0.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Su. Thirunavukkarasar</td><td>62,160</td><td>6.25</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>M. I. Noor Jiyavudeen</td><td>12,541</td><td>1.26</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>R. T. Uma Mageswari</td><td>12,312</td><td>1.24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Desiya Forward Bloc</td><td>B. T. Arasakumar</td><td>10,945</td><td>1.10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>6,279</td><td>0.63</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,19,324</td><td>12.00</td><td>2.98</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>9,94,769</td><td>68.77</td><td>−0.10</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>14,55,988</td><td></td><td>28.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.77</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2009

<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>J. K. Rithesh</td><td>294,945</td><td>38.03</td><td>−11.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Sathiamoorthy</td><td>2,25,030</td><td>29.02</td><td>−4.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Su. Thirunavukkarasar</td><td>1,28,322</td><td>16.55</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Singai. S. Jinnah</td><td>49,571</td><td>6.39</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Priscilla Pandian</td><td>39,086</td><td>5.04</td><td>4.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNMK</td><td>S. Saleemulla Khan</td><td>21,439</td><td>2.76</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. I. Jahangeer</td><td>5,870</td><td>0.76</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>69,915</td><td>9.02</td><td>−7.29</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>7,75,461</td><td>68.63</td><td>9.66</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>11,33,391</td><td></td><td>−1.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.68</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2004

<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. Bhavani Rajenthiran</td><td>335,287</td><td>49.72</td><td>8.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>C. Murugesan</td><td>2,25,337</td><td>33.41</td><td>−8.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>S. Kannappan</td><td>79,507</td><td>11.79</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Veeraya</td><td>6,858</td><td>1.02</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>E. Allapichai</td><td>5,223</td><td>0.77</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Mohideen Abdul Kader</td><td>3,314</td><td>0.49</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,09,950</td><td>16.30</td><td>15.25</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>6,74,387</td><td>58.83</td><td>1.27</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>11,47,726</td><td></td><td>2.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.57</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1999

<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. Malaisamy</td><td>265,253</td><td>42.15</td><td>−1.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. S. K. Bhavani Rajenthiran</td><td>2,58,607</td><td>41.09</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PT</td><td>Dr. K. Nazeera Parvin</td><td>96,334</td><td>15.31</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. O. Ramaswamy</td><td>5,494</td><td>0.87</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>R. Kalanjiam</td><td>2,707</td><td>0.43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,646</td><td>1.06</td><td>−3.02</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>6,29,308</td><td>57.49</td><td>−6.17</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>11,15,127</td><td></td><td>3.40</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.87</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1998

<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. Sathiamoorthy</td><td>258,978</td><td>43.83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>S. P. Udayappan</td><td>2,34,886</td><td>39.76</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PT</td><td>Dr. K. Nazeera Parvin</td><td>53,542</td><td>9.06</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. Rajeshwaran</td><td>24,942</td><td>4.22</td><td>−17.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><td>R. Karthikeyan</td><td>17,569</td><td>2.97</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,092</td><td>4.08</td><td>−27.19</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>5,90,822</td><td>56.87</td><td>−6.78</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>10,78,503</td><td></td><td>3.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>-9.19</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 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>S. P. Udayappan</td><td>331,249</td><td>53.02</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. Rajeshwaran</td><td>1,35,945</td><td>21.76</td><td>−37.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Baluchamy</td><td>61,622</td><td>9.86</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Sundararajan</td><td>21,980</td><td>3.52</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Kalanjiam</td><td>21,307</td><td>3.41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. P. Nagarajan</td><td>16,709</td><td>2.67</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ATMK</td><td>C. Chellachami</td><td>12,113</td><td>1.94</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Gopal Nilayambadi</td><td>11,926</td><td>1.91</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>J. Vacha Mohaideen</td><td>3,768</td><td>0.60</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,95,304</td><td>31.26</td><td>2.09</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>6,24,712</td><td>63.65</td><td>4.06</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>10,44,597</td><td></td><td>1.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-6.23</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 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>V. Rajeshwaran</td><td>348,415</td><td>59.25</td><td>−4.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Kadher Batcha</td><td>1,76,889</td><td>30.08</td><td>−4.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>A. A. Abdul Razak</td><td>49,442</td><td>8.41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>THMM</td><td>P. Rajendran</td><td>3,140</td><td>0.53</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Nagaimugan</td><td>2,662</td><td>0.45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,71,526</td><td>29.17</td><td>0.50</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>5,88,029</td><td>59.59</td><td>−1.68</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>10,29,957</td><td></td><td>−0.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.32</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 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>V. Rajeshwaran</td><td>398,145</td><td>63.57</td><td>12.48</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Suba Thangavelan</td><td>2,18,601</td><td>34.90</td><td>2.42</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,79,544</td><td>28.67</td><td>10.06</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>6,26,280</td><td>61.27</td><td>−8.89</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>10,35,028</td><td></td><td>27.71</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.48</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 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>V. Rajeshwaran</td><td>274,922</td><td>51.09</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. S. K. Sathyendran</td><td>1,74,778</td><td>32.48</td><td>−24.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Karuppiah</td><td>57,078</td><td>10.61</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. V. Thangavelan</td><td>16,617</td><td>3.09</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. A. Muthuram</td><td>5,288</td><td>0.98</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>I. Raman</td><td>3,856</td><td>0.72</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. N. Asokan</td><td>2,951</td><td>0.55</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(J)</td><td>A. K. Zainuddin</td><td>2,592</td><td>0.48</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,00,144</td><td>18.61</td><td>1.28</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>5,38,082</td><td>70.16</td><td>3.05</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>8,10,454</td><td></td><td>10.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.57</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 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>M. S. K. Sathyendran</td><td>275,049</td><td>56.66</td><td>28.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. Anbalagan</td><td>1,90,916</td><td>39.33</td><td>−28.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Balaraman</td><td>8,300</td><td>1.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kalyandas Matadipathi</td><td>4,108</td><td>0.85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. A. Appan</td><td>3,913</td><td>0.81</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>84,133</td><td>17.33</td><td>−22.46</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>4,85,422</td><td>67.11</td><td>2.39</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>7,36,600</td><td></td><td>6.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.96</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 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>P. Anbalagan</td><td>297,612</td><td>67.62</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. S. K. Sathyendran</td><td>1,22,482</td><td>27.83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Velu</td><td>17,915</td><td>4.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ayerai C. Abdul Kader</td><td>2,095</td><td>0.48</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,75,130</td><td>39.79</td><td>20.49</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>4,40,104</td><td>64.72</td><td>−0.45</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>6,93,920</td><td></td><td>21.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from AIFB</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.46</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1971

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>P. K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td>208,431</td><td>58.16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(O)</td><td>S. Balakrishnan</td><td>1,39,276</td><td>38.87</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Durairaj Thevar Sadhu</td><td>10,641</td><td>2.97</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>69,155</td><td>19.30</td><td>10.91</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>3,58,348</td><td>65.17</td><td>−9.87</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>5,70,111</td><td></td><td>8.19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>10.94</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1967

<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>M. Sheriff</td><td>180,392</td><td>47.23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Balakrishnan</td><td>1,48,367</td><td>38.84</td><td>−2.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. L. S. Thevar</td><td>39,031</td><td>10.22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Lakshmana Subba Rajulu</td><td>10,710</td><td>2.80</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. S. Karuppasamy</td><td>3,477</td><td>0.91</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>32,025</td><td>8.38</td><td>−0.35</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>3,81,977</td><td>75.05</td><td>4.76</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>5,26,959</td><td></td><td>1.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.09</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 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>N. Arunachalam</td><td>145,396</td><td>41.14</td><td>3.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>Salivateeswaran</td><td>1,14,513</td><td>32.40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Mangalasamy</td><td>75,089</td><td>21.24</td><td>5.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Raman Chetty</td><td>10,376</td><td>2.94</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. K. Ramakrishnan</td><td>8,079</td><td>2.29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,883</td><td>8.74</td><td>−7.63</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>3,53,453</td><td>70.28</td><td>19.41</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>5,17,361</td><td></td><td>10.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.53</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 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>P. Subbiah Ambalam</td><td>89,701</td><td>37.61</td><td>−18.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. K. Ramakrishnan</td><td>50,668</td><td>21.24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Chellathurai</td><td>40,464</td><td>16.97</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>R. H. Nathan</td><td>38,122</td><td>15.98</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. L. Nagasundaram</td><td>19,547</td><td>8.20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Singarayan</td><td>0</td><td>0.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>39,033</td><td>16.37</td><td>−17.21</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>2,38,502</td><td>50.87</td><td>−2.92</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>4,68,851</td><td></td><td>30.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-18.75</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1951

<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. Vr. N. Ar. Nagappa Chettiar</td><td>109,110</td><td>56.36</td><td>56.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>T. Sundaram</td><td>44,118</td><td>22.79</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sathiah</td><td>28,478</td><td>14.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Muthu</td><td>11,883</td><td>6.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar</td><td>11,883</td><td>6.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>64,992</td><td>33.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,93,589</td><td>53.79</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>3,59,891</td><td></td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>