Thanjavur Assembly constituency

Thanjavur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have a VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India. Former chief minister Karunanidhi represented.

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Thanjavur Assembly constituency

Thanjavur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have a VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India. Former chief minister Karunanidhi represented.

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>M. Marimuthu</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>S. Ramalingam</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>M. Karunanidhi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</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>S. Natarajan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Durai Krishnamurthy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>S. N. M. Ubayadullah</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>S. D. Somasundaram</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>S. N. M. Ubayadullah</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>M. Rengasamy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016 - 2017</td></tr><tr><td>2019 by-election</td><td>T. K. G. Neelamegam</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>DMK</td><td>Sun. Ramanathan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Poet Krishna Kumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>R. Vijay Saravanan</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>249,064</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>T. K. G. Neelamegam</td><td>103,772</td><td>53.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Arivudainambi</td><td>56,623</td><td>29.35%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Subadevi</td><td>17,366</td><td>9.00%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>G. Sundaramohan</td><td>9,681</td><td>5.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Dr. P. Ramanathan</td><td>4,246</td><td>2.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,938</td><td>1.00%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>47,149</td><td>24.44%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>192,921</td><td>66.35%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>117</td><td>0.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>290,772</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></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>T. K. G. Neelamegam</td><td>88,972</td><td>46.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Gandhi</td><td>54,992</td><td>28.66</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>M. Rangaswamy</td><td>20,006</td><td>10.43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Karthi</td><td>11,182</td><td>5.83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>P. Duraisamy</td><td>9,345</td><td>4.87</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>2,797</td><td>1.54</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>33,980</td><td>17.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,91,871</td><td>69.16</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>M. Rangaswamy</td><td>1,01,362</td><td>54.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Anjugam Boopathy</td><td>74,488</td><td>39.95</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Ramalingam M S</td><td>3,806</td><td>2.04</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>2,295</td><td>1.23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Abdullah Sait V</td><td>1,534</td><td>0.82</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>26,874</td><td>14.41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,86,444</td><td>69.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></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>M. Rengasamy</td><td>75,415</td><td>50.57%</td><td>+9.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. N. M. Ubayadullah</td><td>68,086</td><td>45.66%</td><td>−4.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. S. Ramalingam</td><td>1,901</td><td>1.27%</td><td>−0.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>P. Rayar Victor Arokiyaraj</td><td>1,505</td><td>1.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,329</td><td>4.91%</td><td>−4.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>149,130</td><td>73.83%</td><td>7.56%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>202,002</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.46%</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>DMK</td><td>S. N. M. Ubayadullah</td><td>61,658</td><td>50.11%</td><td>−0.85</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Rengasamy</td><td>50,412</td><td>40.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>P. Sivanesan</td><td>7,484</td><td>6.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. S. Ramalingam</td><td>2,057</td><td>1.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Nagendran</td><td>756</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,246</td><td>9.14%</td><td>0.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>123,038</td><td>66.26%</td><td>17.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>185,684</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.85%</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>DMK</td><td>S. N. M. Ubayadullah</td><td>55,782</td><td>50.96%</td><td>−14.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Rajmohan</td><td>46,192</td><td>42.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>G. Anna</td><td>4,289</td><td>3.92%</td><td>−0.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Pandiyan</td><td>738</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>S. Paramanandam</td><td>734</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,590</td><td>8.76%</td><td>−28.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>109,460</td><td>48.88%</td><td>−16.80%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>224,016</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-14.86%</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>S. N. M. Ubayadullah</td><td>79,471</td><td>65.82%</td><td>+25.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. D. Somasundaram</td><td>34,389</td><td>28.48%</td><td>−30.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Veluchamy</td><td>5,012</td><td>4.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>45,082</td><td>37.34%</td><td>19.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>120,738</td><td>65.68%</td><td>4.46%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>188,675</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.17%</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>S. D. Somasundaram</td><td>64,363</td><td>58.65%</td><td>+35.89</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. N. M. Ubayadullah</td><td>44,502</td><td>40.55%</td><td>−13.28</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,861</td><td>18.10%</td><td>−12.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>109,736</td><td>61.22%</td><td>−10.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>183,277</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.82%</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>S. N. M. Ubayadullah</td><td>60,380</td><td>53.83%</td><td>+5.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Thirugnanam Durai</td><td>25,527</td><td>22.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Durai Krishnamoorty</td><td>20,383</td><td>18.17%</td><td>−31.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Manivasham</td><td>4,771</td><td>4.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>34,853</td><td>31.07%</td><td>29.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>112,165</td><td>71.40%</td><td>−1.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>159,359</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.93%</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>Durai Krishnamurthy</td><td>48,065</td><td>49.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. S. Thangamuthu Nattar</td><td>46,304</td><td>48.08%</td><td>−2.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(J)</td><td>M. K. Gadhadaran</td><td>1,327</td><td>1.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. A. Bakthavachalam</td><td>618</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,761</td><td>1.83%</td><td>0.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>96,314</td><td>72.78%</td><td>9.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>135,351</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.70%</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>DMK</td><td>S. Natarajan</td><td>40,880</td><td>50.61%</td><td>+8.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Ramamurthy</td><td>39,901</td><td>49.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>979</td><td>1.21%</td><td>−10.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>80,781</td><td>63.58%</td><td>−0.41%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>128,484</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.88%</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>DMK</td><td>S. Natarajan</td><td>33,418</td><td>41.72%</td><td>−14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Saminathan</td><td>23,662</td><td>29.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. P. Murugesan</td><td>16,584</td><td>20.71%</td><td>−23.57</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>V. Vaithiyalingam</td><td>6,037</td><td>7.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,756</td><td>12.18%</td><td>0.73%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>80,092</td><td>63.99%</td><td>−12.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>126,647</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-14.00%</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>S. Natarajan</td><td>38,288</td><td>55.72%</td><td>+9.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. Y. Arokiasamy Nadar</td><td>30,423</td><td>44.28%</td><td>−9.09</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,865</td><td>11.45%</td><td>4.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>68,711</td><td>76.00%</td><td>−3.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>92,679</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.36%</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>A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar</td><td>33,228</td><td>53.36%</td><td>+5.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Natarajan</td><td>28,717</td><td>46.12%</td><td>−4.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ABJS</td><td>V. S. Subramanian</td><td>324</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,511</td><td>7.24%</td><td>4.19%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,269</td><td>79.98%</td><td>−0.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>79,669</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.47%</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>DMK</td><td>M. Karunanidhi</td><td>32,145</td><td>50.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar</td><td>30,217</td><td>47.84%</td><td>−3.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Shanmuga Vadivel</td><td>799</td><td>1.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,928</td><td>3.05%</td><td>−20.49%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,161</td><td>80.97%</td><td>28.81%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>79,718</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.45%</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>A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar</td><td>21,810</td><td>51.35%</td><td>+30.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Gopalakrishnan</td><td>11,809</td><td>27.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Bethannu Nadar</td><td>8,858</td><td>20.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,001</td><td>23.54%</td><td>21.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>42,477</td><td>52.16%</td><td>−37.65%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>81,430</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>30.55%</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>M. Marimuthu</td><td>27,712</td><td>20.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>S. Ramalingam</td><td>24,585</td><td>18.45%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Swaminatha Mercondar</td><td>23,332</td><td>17.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Shanmugan</td><td>22,865</td><td>17.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Gopalakrishnan</td><td>12,244</td><td>9.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Narayanaswami</td><td>4,492</td><td>3.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Lakshmana Marupathiar</td><td>4,226</td><td>3.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Akhil Bharat Hindu Maha Sabha</td><td>S. Srinivasachari</td><td>3,195</td><td>2.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Natarajan</td><td>3,080</td><td>2.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. K. Singarvelu</td><td>2,618</td><td>1.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Govindan</td><td>2,523</td><td>1.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,127</td><td>2.35%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>133,240</td><td>89.81%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>148,355</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>