Tirumayam Assembly constituency

Tirumayam is a state assembly constituency in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

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Tirumayam Assembly constituency

Tirumayam is a state assembly constituency in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. 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>Chinnaya and Palaniappan</td><td></td><td>TTP and Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>V. Ramaiah</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Ponnambalam</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>A. Thiagarajan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>N. Sundarraj</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress (I)</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>T. Pushparaj</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Alavayal V. Subbaiah</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>S. Regupathy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>V. Chinniah</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>M. Radhakrishnan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>R. M. Subburam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>P. K. Vairamuthu</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>S. Regupathy</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>S. Regupathy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>P. K. Vairamuthu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Lakshmi Seenivasan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>C Sindhamani</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>2,19,279</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>S. Regupathy</td><td>71,349</td><td>41.13%</td><td>−4.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. K. Vairamuthu</td><td>69,967</td><td>40.34%</td><td>−4.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Selvakumar</td><td>15,144</td><td>8.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>U. Sivaraman</td><td>11,061</td><td>6.38%</td><td>+4.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>S. Muniaraju</td><td>1,503</td><td>0.87%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>R. Thirumeni</td><td>1,356</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,382</td><td>0.80%</td><td>0.31%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>173,462</td><td>76.14%</td><td>−0.08%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>50</td><td>0.03%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>227,829</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.45%</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>S. Regupathy</td><td>72,373</td><td>45.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. K. Vairamuthu</td><td>71,607</td><td>45.10%</td><td>−13.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>Pl. A. Chidambaram</td><td>5,096</td><td>3.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Kanakarethinam</td><td>2,323</td><td>1.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Vadamalai</td><td>2,262</td><td>1.42%</td><td>−0.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,114</td><td>1.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Suresh</td><td>950</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>766</td><td>0.48%</td><td>−22.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>158,768</td><td>76.22%</td><td>−2.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>208,304</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.68%</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>P. K. Vairamuthu</td><td>78,913</td><td>58.27%</td><td>+18.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Rm. Subburam</td><td>47,778</td><td>35.28%</td><td>−4.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Vadamalai</td><td>2,686</td><td>1.98%</td><td>−6.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Ilango</td><td>1,457</td><td>1.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Radhakrishnan</td><td>1,046</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>S. Sanjai Gandhi</td><td>1,021</td><td>0.75%</td><td>−0.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Arimalam Thiyagi Subramanian Mutharayar</td><td>927</td><td>0.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>31,135</td><td>22.99%</td><td>22.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>135,429</td><td>78.74%</td><td>6.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>171,992</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>18.13%</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>Rm. Subburam</td><td>47,358</td><td>40.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Radhakrishnan</td><td>47,044</td><td>39.87%</td><td>−11.69</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Ku. Pa. Krishnan</td><td>10,490</td><td>8.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>R. Murugesan</td><td>7,863</td><td>6.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. Chellakkannu</td><td>1,581</td><td>1.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Radhakrishnan</td><td>1,462</td><td>1.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TNJC</td><td>R. Vengkatesan</td><td>618</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Narayanan</td><td>607</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>314</td><td>0.27%</td><td>−10.35%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>117,986</td><td>72.62%</td><td>13.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>162,477</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.42%</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>M. Radakrishnan</td><td>58,394</td><td>51.56%</td><td>+14.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Regupathy</td><td>46,367</td><td>40.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>A. Ganesan</td><td>3,131</td><td>2.76%</td><td>−1.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Adaikkammai</td><td>1,606</td><td>1.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Ramayee Achi</td><td>1,555</td><td>1.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Chinnammal</td><td>1,235</td><td>1.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Manimoli</td><td>960</td><td>0.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,027</td><td>10.62%</td><td>0.11%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>113,248</td><td>59.59%</td><td>−6.09%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>190,112</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.21%</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>TMC(M)</td><td>V. Chinniah</td><td>53,552</td><td>47.35%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Regupathy</td><td>41,664</td><td>36.84%</td><td>−33.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Annathurai</td><td>5,569</td><td>4.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Pavanan</td><td>4,385</td><td>3.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Subbaiah</td><td>2,875</td><td>2.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><td>M. Alaguraj</td><td>1,829</td><td>1.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Venkatachalam</td><td>1,327</td><td>1.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,888</td><td>10.51%</td><td>−32.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>113,093</td><td>65.68%</td><td>1.53%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>181,332</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-23.03%</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. Regupathy</td><td>72,701</td><td>70.38%</td><td>+45.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam</td><td>Erama Govindarasan</td><td>27,970</td><td>27.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Arumugam</td><td>1,840</td><td>1.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. Muthu</td><td>546</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>44,731</td><td>43.30%</td><td>37.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>103,295</td><td>64.15%</td><td>−7.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>172,211</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>40.09%</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>V. Sobiah</td><td>32,374</td><td>30.29%</td><td>+2.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>C. Swaminathan</td><td>26,630</td><td>24.92%</td><td>−44.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Regupathy</td><td>26,625</td><td>24.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Vairamuthu</td><td>21,235</td><td>19.87%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,744</td><td>5.38%</td><td>−35.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>106,864</td><td>71.69%</td><td>−3.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>151,912</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-39.13%</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>T. Pushparaju</td><td>65,043</td><td>69.42%</td><td>+23.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Pawanan</td><td>26,360</td><td>28.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(J)</td><td>R. Somsundaram</td><td>1,727</td><td>1.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Iramanarayanan</td><td>565</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>38,683</td><td>41.29%</td><td>41.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>93,695</td><td>75.38%</td><td>4.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>129,285</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>23.70%</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>INC</td><td>N. Sundararaj</td><td>39,479</td><td>45.72%</td><td>+19.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Pulavar Ponnambalam</td><td>39,256</td><td>45.46%</td><td>+19.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Seenivasan</td><td>7,609</td><td>8.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>223</td><td>0.26%</td><td>0.19%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>86,344</td><td>70.82%</td><td>2.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>123,324</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>19.80%</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>N. Sundararaj</td><td>20,694</td><td>25.92%</td><td>−7.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. Ponnambalam</td><td>20,637</td><td>25.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Subbiah</td><td>18,505</td><td>23.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Duraikkannu</td><td>14,427</td><td>18.07%</td><td>−35.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. Raja</td><td>4,559</td><td>5.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Somasundara Odiyar</td><td>578</td><td>0.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Iyalarasan Alias Govindan</td><td>425</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>57</td><td>0.07%</td><td>−19.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>79,825</td><td>68.40%</td><td>−8.30%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>118,468</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-27.27%</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>A. Thiagarajan</td><td>38,630</td><td>53.20%</td><td>−9.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. R. Ramanathan</td><td>24,353</td><td>33.54%</td><td>−0.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>R. Umanath</td><td>5,470</td><td>7.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Somasundaram</td><td>3,186</td><td>4.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. K. Sakthivel</td><td>695</td><td>0.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,277</td><td>19.66%</td><td>−8.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>72,615</td><td>76.70%</td><td>−6.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>99,743</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-9.59%</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>Ponnambalam</td><td>44,511</td><td>62.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. Ramiah</td><td>24,290</td><td>34.26%</td><td>−9.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Somasundaram</td><td>2,088</td><td>2.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,221</td><td>28.52%</td><td>12.61%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,889</td><td>83.22%</td><td>11.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>89,371</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>19.21%</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>V. Ramaiah</td><td>28,219</td><td>43.58%</td><td>−12.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Balakrishnan</td><td>17,916</td><td>27.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>Ramasrinivasan</td><td>16,915</td><td>26.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Muthu</td><td>1,703</td><td>2.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,303</td><td>15.91%</td><td>−20.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>64,753</td><td>71.63%</td><td>15.75%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>95,588</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.25%</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>V. Ramiah</td><td>28,178</td><td>55.83%</td><td>+31.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Muthuvairava Ambalagarar</td><td>9,619</td><td>19.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Natarajan Servai</td><td>8,867</td><td>17.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PSP</td><td>Kasi Viswanathan</td><td>3,804</td><td>7.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>18,559</td><td>36.77%</td><td>35.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>50,468</td><td>55.88%</td><td>−40.48%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>90,321</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>31.25%</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>Palaniyappan</td><td>37,692</td><td>24.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>Audiappan Ambalagarar</td><td>35,769</td><td>23.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTP</td><td>Chinnayya</td><td>31,562</td><td>20.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Sambasiva Moopan</td><td>28,579</td><td>18.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rajagapola Pandarathar</td><td>13,178</td><td>8.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sivaswam Rangiyar</td><td>6,546</td><td>4.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,923</td><td>1.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>153,326</td><td>96.36%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>159,125</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>