Thirumangalam Assembly constituency

Tirumangalam is a state assembly constituency in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below. It is a part of Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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Thirumangalam Assembly constituency

Tirumangalam is a state assembly constituency in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below. It is a part of Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. 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>K. Rajaram</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>A. V. P. Periavala Guruya Reddi</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Thiruvengadam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>N. S. V. Chithan</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>M. C. A. Rethinasamy Thevar</td><td></td><td>All India Forward Bloc</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>P. T. Saraswathy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>N. S. V. Chithan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>R. Saminathan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>T. K. Radhakrishnan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>M. Muthuramalingam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>K. Kalimuthu</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Veera Elavarasu</td><td></td><td>Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Latha Athiyaman</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>M. Muthuramalingam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>R. B. Udhayakumar</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>AIADMK</td><td>R. B. Udhayakumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Manimaran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Munees</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>N. Sathish Kumar</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>259,225</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>AIADMK</td><td>R. B. Udhayakumar</td><td>100,338</td><td>45.51%</td><td>−1.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Manimaran</td><td>86,251</td><td>39.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>K. Athi Narayanan</td><td>13,780</td><td>6.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Saral</td><td>11,593</td><td>5.26%</td><td>+4.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>M. Ramkumar</td><td>2,775</td><td>1.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Veeranan</td><td>1,576</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,087</td><td>6.39%</td><td>−5.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>220,495</td><td>78.86%</td><td>0.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>458</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>279,598</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.49%</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. B. Udhayakumar</td><td>95,864</td><td>46.99%</td><td>−8.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Jeyaram</td><td>72,274</td><td>35.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>M. Srinivasan</td><td>20,589</td><td>10.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. R. Ramamoorthy</td><td>3,261</td><td>1.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>K. Manikandan</td><td>1,999</td><td>0.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>S. Karnan</td><td>1,813</td><td>0.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,572</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. S. Pandyaraj</td><td>1,232</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>23,590</td><td>11.56%</td><td>−2.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>204,004</td><td>77.98%</td><td>−3.65%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>261,622</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.56%</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. Muthuramalingam</td><td>101,494</td><td>55.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Manimaran</td><td>75,127</td><td>41.12%</td><td>+7.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Jayapandi</td><td>1,469</td><td>0.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>V. Vaiyadurai</td><td>1,389</td><td>0.76%</td><td>+0.04</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>26,367</td><td>14.43%</td><td>10.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>182,703</td><td>81.63%</td><td>10.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>223,822</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>18.07%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2009 by-election

The Election Commission of India announced a by-election for this constituency after the death of the incumbent MLA. There were 156,615 registered electors in the 2009 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>Latha Athiyaman</td><td>79,422</td><td>57.47</td><td>23.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Muthuramalingam</td><td>40,156</td><td>29.06</td><td>8.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>T. Danapandiyan</td><td>13,136</td><td>9.50</td><td>7.10</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>39,266</td><td>28.41</td><td>24.97</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>138,191</td><td>88.23</td><td>17.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from MDMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>23.44</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>MDMK</td><td>Veera Elavarasu</td><td>45,067</td><td>37.48%</td><td>+28.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. Velusamy</td><td>40,923</td><td>34.03%</td><td>−2.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>T. Dhanapandiyan</td><td>19,970</td><td>16.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>T. Ochathevar</td><td>7,790</td><td>6.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Sundarraj</td><td>1,593</td><td>1.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Veluchamy</td><td>1,193</td><td>0.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>P. Gurusamy</td><td>1,118</td><td>0.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>M. Raj</td><td>899</td><td>0.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>G. Ramaiah</td><td>866</td><td>0.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,144</td><td>3.45%</td><td>−13.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>120,248</td><td>70.93%</td><td>5.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>169,523</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.19%</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>K. Kalimuthu</td><td>58,080</td><td>52.67%</td><td>+26.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. Ocha Thevar</td><td>39,918</td><td>36.20%</td><td>−17.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. R. Swaminathan</td><td>9,591</td><td>8.70%</td><td>−7.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. R. Mathiyalagan</td><td>1,177</td><td>1.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>Rajasekaran M</td><td>809</td><td>0.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Karmegam</td><td>693</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>18,162</td><td>16.47%</td><td>−10.66%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>110,268</td><td>65.48%</td><td>−2.08%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>168,403</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.74%</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>M. Muthuramalingam</td><td>56,950</td><td>53.41%</td><td>+20.85</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Andithevar</td><td>28,025</td><td>26.28%</td><td>−38.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Saminathan</td><td>17,769</td><td>16.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. Gajendran</td><td>2,643</td><td>2.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>28,925</td><td>27.13%</td><td>−5.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>106,622</td><td>67.56%</td><td>5.36%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>165,523</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.45%</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>T. K. Radhakrishnan</td><td>62,774</td><td>64.87%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Saminathan</td><td>31,511</td><td>32.56%</td><td>−2.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>THMM</td><td>P. V. Sankaralingam</td><td>620</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. P. Raju</td><td>510</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>31,263</td><td>32.31%</td><td>28.08%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>96,774</td><td>62.21%</td><td>−5.85%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>160,424</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>30.03%</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>R. Saminathan</td><td>33,433</td><td>34.84%</td><td>−7.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. S. V. Chitthan</td><td>29,378</td><td>30.61%</td><td>−24.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. A. Ingarsaa</td><td>11,213</td><td>11.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. A. Seenivasan</td><td>9,912</td><td>10.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Subbiah</td><td>9,168</td><td>9.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Gajandran</td><td>1,123</td><td>1.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. K. Atharamalai</td><td>866</td><td>0.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,055</td><td>4.23%</td><td>−8.75%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>95,967</td><td>68.06%</td><td>−3.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>143,792</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-20.39%</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>N. S. V. Chitthan</td><td>46,146</td><td>55.23%</td><td>+8.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Athiyanan</td><td>35,304</td><td>42.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Kaliyappan</td><td>1,269</td><td>1.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. K. Kannan</td><td>535</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,842</td><td>12.98%</td><td>8.35%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>83,549</td><td>71.44%</td><td>5.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>123,317</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.80%</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>N. S. V. Chitthan</td><td>35,181</td><td>46.43%</td><td>+4.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>A. R. Perumal</td><td>31,679</td><td>41.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>K. A. Ingarsal</td><td>8,033</td><td>10.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Krishnan</td><td>873</td><td>1.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,502</td><td>4.62%</td><td>1.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>75,766</td><td>65.48%</td><td>4.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>117,383</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.14%</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>P. T. Saraswathy</td><td>29,493</td><td>44.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. S. V. Chitthan</td><td>27,720</td><td>41.63%</td><td>−1.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>U. M. Kannuchamy</td><td>3,948</td><td>5.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>M. Balasamy Thevar</td><td>3,901</td><td>5.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Jaganathan</td><td>1,520</td><td>2.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,773</td><td>2.66%</td><td>−11.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,582</td><td>60.61%</td><td>−9.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>110,967</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from AIFB</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.67%</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>AIFB</td><td>M. C. A. Rethinasamy Thevar</td><td>36,468</td><td>56.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. S. V. Chitthan</td><td>27,548</td><td>43.03%</td><td>+9.45</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,920</td><td>13.93%</td><td>8.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>64,016</td><td>70.06%</td><td>1.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>97,173</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>23.38%</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>N. S. V. Chitthan</td><td>20,319</td><td>33.58%</td><td>−20</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>M. P. Rajan</td><td>17,062</td><td>28.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kamalam</td><td>13,890</td><td>22.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Pethinayacker</td><td>6,246</td><td>10.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. C. S. Arumugam</td><td>2,986</td><td>4.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,257</td><td>5.38%</td><td>−7.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>60,503</td><td>68.56%</td><td>−4.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>89,584</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-20.00%</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>Thiruvengada Reddiar</td><td>34,188</td><td>53.58%</td><td>+11.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>M. C. M. Muthumarama Thevar</td><td>25,919</td><td>40.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. S. Krishnan</td><td>2,846</td><td>4.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ayyappa Naidu</td><td>852</td><td>1.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,269</td><td>12.96%</td><td>1.48%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,805</td><td>72.93%</td><td>17.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>91,765</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.27%</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>A. V. P. Periavala Guruya Reddi</td><td>25,844</td><td>53.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Rajaram</td><td>20,281</td><td>41.84%</td><td>−16.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Chitra Gounder</td><td>2,352</td><td>4.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,563</td><td>11.48%</td><td>−27.81%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>48,477</td><td>55.73%</td><td>1.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>86,991</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.45%</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>K. Rajaram</td><td>24,220</td><td>58.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>T. Manickavasagam</td><td>8,029</td><td>19.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Venkataram Naidu</td><td>6,473</td><td>15.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Chitrai Gounder</td><td>2,493</td><td>6.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,191</td><td>39.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>41,215</td><td>54.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>75,754</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>