Tindivanam Assembly constituency

Tindivanam is a state assembly constituency in Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 72. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises a portion of Tindivanam taluk and is a part of Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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Tindivanam Assembly constituency

Tindivanam is a state assembly constituency in Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 72. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises a portion of Tindivanam taluk and is a part of Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. 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>Venugopala Gounder and M. Jagannathan</td><td></td><td>Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>P. Veerappa Gounder and M. Jagannathan</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>A. Thangavelu</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>K. Ramamoorthy</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>G. Rajaram</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>T. R. Rajaram Reddy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>K. M. Thangamani Gounder</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress (I)</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>K. M. Thangamani Gounder</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>R. Masilamani</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>S. Pannirselvam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>R. Sedunathan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>C. V. Shanmugam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>D. Haridoss</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>P. Seethapathy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>P. Arjunan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna 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>VCK</td><td>Vanni Arasu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. Arjunan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>P. Pechimuthu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>S. Sakthivel</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>228,261</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>P. Arjunan</td><td>87,152</td><td>48.15%</td><td>+12.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Seethapathy</td><td>77,399</td><td>42.76%</td><td>+7.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>P. Pachimuthu</td><td>9,203</td><td>5.08%</td><td>+4.57</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>K. Chandralekha</td><td>2,701</td><td>1.49%</td><td>−7.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Poyathu @ Anbin S. Poyyamozhi</td><td>2,079</td><td>1.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,523</td><td>0.84%</td><td>−0.36</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,753</td><td>5.39%</td><td>5.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>181,015</td><td>78.52%</td><td>−0.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>142</td><td>0.08%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>230,527</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.82%</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>DMK</td><td>P. Seethapathy</td><td>61,879</td><td>35.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. P. Rajendran</td><td>61,778</td><td>35.27%</td><td>−17.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Kalidoss</td><td>29,848</td><td>17.04%</td><td>−25.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>M. Udhayakumar</td><td>14,928</td><td>8.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,112</td><td>1.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>B. Poovazhagi</td><td>1,509</td><td>0.86%</td><td>+0.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>G. Bhuvaneshwari</td><td>908</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>101</td><td>0.06%</td><td>−10.09%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>175,150</td><td>78.94%</td><td>−2.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>221,864</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-17.26%</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>D. Haridoss</td><td>80,553</td><td>52.59%</td><td>+5.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>M. P. Sankar</td><td>65,016</td><td>42.45%</td><td>−2.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Munusamy</td><td>2,071</td><td>1.35%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>R. Radhika</td><td>1,125</td><td>0.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Venugopal</td><td>1,010</td><td>0.66%</td><td>+0.09</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,537</td><td>10.14%</td><td>8.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>153,169</td><td>81.27%</td><td>3.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>188,461</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.55%</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>C. V. Shanmugam</td><td>55,856</td><td>47.04%</td><td>−6.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>M. Karunanithi</td><td>53,648</td><td>45.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>K. Lakshmanan</td><td>4,364</td><td>3.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Manickam</td><td>2,102</td><td>1.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Thanasekaran</td><td>827</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>I. M. Sekar Nayakar</td><td>674</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,208</td><td>1.86%</td><td>−9.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>118,735</td><td>77.34%</td><td>14.63%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>153,528</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-6.27%</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>C. V. Shanmugam</td><td>54,884</td><td>53.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Sedunathan</td><td>42,736</td><td>41.51%</td><td>−3.89</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>S. Ravi</td><td>2,353</td><td>2.29%</td><td>−14.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Megesh</td><td>2,182</td><td>2.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Iniyadayalan</td><td>801</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,148</td><td>11.80%</td><td>−13.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>102,956</td><td>62.71%</td><td>−5.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>164,200</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.91%</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>R. Sedunathan</td><td>45,448</td><td>45.40%</td><td>+14.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>M. Karunanithi</td><td>20,068</td><td>20.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Masilamani</td><td>16,449</td><td>16.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Rajaram</td><td>16,018</td><td>16.00%</td><td>−34.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. Moorthy</td><td>523</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>25,380</td><td>25.35%</td><td>5.43%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>100,106</td><td>68.64%</td><td>0.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>153,450</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.18%</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>INC</td><td>S. Pannirselvam</td><td>48,317</td><td>50.58%</td><td>+15.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Masilamani</td><td>29,282</td><td>30.65%</td><td>−17.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>M. Karuranidhi</td><td>16,580</td><td>17.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. Sadaian</td><td>577</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,035</td><td>19.93%</td><td>6.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>95,532</td><td>67.85%</td><td>3.41%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>145,939</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.52%</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. Masilamani</td><td>39,504</td><td>48.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Ramamurthi</td><td>28,749</td><td>34.97%</td><td>−23.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>G. R. Ravindhran</td><td>6,258</td><td>7.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. M. Thangamani</td><td>4,478</td><td>5.45%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Gandhidass</td><td>941</td><td>1.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. R. Maheswaran</td><td>525</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,755</td><td>13.08%</td><td>−11.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>82,210</td><td>64.44%</td><td>−7.11%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>129,844</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.61%</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>K. M. Thangamani Gounder</td><td>45,404</td><td>58.67%</td><td>+16.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Subramanya Kounder</td><td>26,088</td><td>33.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Krishnan</td><td>3,596</td><td>4.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Semmaneri Gounder K.</td><td>2,306</td><td>2.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,316</td><td>24.96%</td><td>17.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>77,394</td><td>71.55%</td><td>5.39%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>113,711</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>16.33%</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>K. M. Thangamani Gounder</td><td>29,778</td><td>42.33%</td><td>+12.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Erajaram Reddy</td><td>24,302</td><td>34.55%</td><td>+11.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Radhakrishnan</td><td>15,953</td><td>22.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,476</td><td>7.78%</td><td>4.92%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,343</td><td>66.16%</td><td>2.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>107,921</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.78%</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>INC</td><td>T. R. Erajaram Reddy</td><td>18,990</td><td>29.55%</td><td>−6.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. Radhakrishnan</td><td>17,150</td><td>26.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>G. Rajaram</td><td>15,117</td><td>23.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>G. Venkatraman</td><td>11,958</td><td>18.61%</td><td>−37.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. M. Ranganathan</td><td>1,046</td><td>1.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,840</td><td>2.86%</td><td>−16.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>64,261</td><td>64.10%</td><td>−8.77%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>101,610</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-26.27%</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>G. Rajaram</td><td>33,933</td><td>55.83%</td><td>+7.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Ramamurthy</td><td>22,048</td><td>36.27%</td><td>−15.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Renganathan</td><td>3,960</td><td>6.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. R. Reddy</td><td>843</td><td>1.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,885</td><td>19.55%</td><td>16.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>60,784</td><td>72.87%</td><td>−3.53%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>95,171</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.24%</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>INC</td><td>K. Ramamoorthy</td><td>34,106</td><td>51.59%</td><td>+6.69</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Thangavelu</td><td>32,008</td><td>48.41%</td><td>+3.08</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,098</td><td>3.17%</td><td>2.74%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,114</td><td>76.39%</td><td>4.61%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>89,697</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.26%</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>Thangavelu A.</td><td>27,687</td><td>45.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Veerappa Kounder P.</td><td>27,422</td><td>44.90%</td><td>+24.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>R. Murugesan</td><td>4,927</td><td>8.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Krishnan</td><td>1,044</td><td>1.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>265</td><td>0.43%</td><td>−1.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>61,080</td><td>71.79%</td><td>−17.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>88,723</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>18.33%</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>P. Veerappa Goundar</td><td>37,448</td><td>27.00%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Jagannathan</td><td>34,753</td><td>25.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Venugopal Koundar</td><td>28,658</td><td>20.66%</td><td>0.32%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Pichaikuppan (Sc)</td><td>22,941</td><td>16.54%</td><td>−3.80%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kannan (Sc)</td><td>5,563</td><td>4.01%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Thiruneelakantar</td><td>4,730</td><td>3.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Arumugha Mudaliar</td><td>4,586</td><td>3.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,695</td><td>1.94%</td><td>−2.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,38,679</td><td>89.23%</td><td>−14.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,55,419</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from TTP</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.09%</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>TTP</td><td>M. Jagannathan</td><td>48,783</td><td>29.09%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTP</td><td>Venugopala Gounder</td><td>40,998</td><td>24.45%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Balasundaram</td><td>34,119</td><td>20.35%</td><td>20.35%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Venkatakrishna Reddiar</td><td>33,414</td><td>19.92%</td><td>19.92%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ganapathi</td><td>10,385</td><td>6.19%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,785</td><td>4.64%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,67,699</td><td>103.78%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,61,593</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTP win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>