Tiruvadanai Assembly constituency

Tiruvadanai is a state assembly constituency in Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency.

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Tiruvadanai Assembly constituency

Tiruvadanai is a state assembly constituency in Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency.

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>Chelladurai</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>KR. RM. Kariya Manickam Ambalam</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td></td><td>Swatantra Party</td></tr><tr><td>1967</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>P. R. Shanmugam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>KR. RM. Kariya Manickam Ambalam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>S. Anguchamy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>K. Sornalingam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>K. R. Ramasamy</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Suba. Thangavelan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Karunas</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>R. M. Karumanikam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</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>INC</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>Keerthika Muniyasamy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Premnath</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>V. K. Raji</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>282,121</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>INC</td><td>R. M. Karumanikam</td><td>79,364</td><td>39.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. C. Animuthu</td><td>65,512</td><td>32.46%</td><td>−8.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>V. D. N. Anandh</td><td>33,426</td><td>16.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Jawahar</td><td>16,501</td><td>8.18%</td><td>+6.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>P. Sathyaraj</td><td>2,208</td><td>1.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,852</td><td>6.86%</td><td>2.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>201,815</td><td>69.37%</td><td>1.16%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>502</td><td>0.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>290,943</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.81%</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>Karunas (Mukkulathor Pulippadai)</td><td>76,786</td><td>41.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. P. Thivakaran</td><td>68,090</td><td>36.48%</td><td>−4.63</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>T. Dhevanathan Yadav</td><td>11,842</td><td>6.34%</td><td>+4.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMMK</td><td>B. John Pandian</td><td>9,597</td><td>5.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>V. Manimaran</td><td>4,913</td><td>2.63%</td><td>−37.89</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Mohamed Shariff Sate</td><td>4,728</td><td>2.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Rajiv Gandhi</td><td>3,739</td><td>2.00%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,696</td><td>4.66%</td><td>4.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>186,649</td><td>68.21%</td><td>−3.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>273,644</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.03%</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>DMK</td><td>Suba Thangavelan</td><td>64,165</td><td>41.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>S. Mujupur Rahman</td><td>63,238</td><td>40.52%</td><td>+35.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>U. Pandivelu</td><td>6,667</td><td>4.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IDP (disambiguation)</td><td>Paulin Tharsis</td><td>3,919</td><td>2.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JMM</td><td>U. Karuppaiah</td><td>3,871</td><td>2.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Mahalingam Siva</td><td>3,632</td><td>2.33%</td><td>+0.57</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Selvam</td><td>2,201</td><td>1.41%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. S. Balakrishnan</td><td>1,448</td><td>0.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Kasbar</td><td>1,390</td><td>0.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Shahul Hameed</td><td>1,252</td><td>0.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Senthil Ramu</td><td>986</td><td>0.63%</td><td>−0.63</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>927</td><td>0.59%</td><td>−3.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>156,072</td><td>71.61%</td><td>5.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>217,955</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.82%</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>K. R. Ramasamy</td><td>55,198</td><td>46.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>C. Animuthu</td><td>49,945</td><td>42.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>P. Thiruvengadam</td><td>6,091</td><td>5.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. Erulaiya</td><td>2,064</td><td>1.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. Subramanian</td><td>1,485</td><td>1.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Liyakath Ali</td><td>1,444</td><td>1.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Rowthar Nainar Mohamed</td><td>739</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><td>S. Siva</td><td>639</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,253</td><td>4.47%</td><td>2.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>117,605</td><td>65.71%</td><td>5.85%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>178,964</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.82%</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>TMC(M)</td><td>K. R. Ramasamy</td><td>43,536</td><td>39.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Jones Russo</td><td>41,232</td><td>37.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MADMK</td><td>S. Rajendran</td><td>22,392</td><td>20.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>H. Mohamed Musthafa</td><td>2,866</td><td>2.58%</td><td>−3.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(ML)L</td><td>D. Pandiyarajan</td><td>751</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,304</td><td>2.07%</td><td>−44.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>111,294</td><td>59.86%</td><td>−1.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>186,083</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-22.65%</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>K. R. Ramasamy</td><td>68,837</td><td>61.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Sakthivel</td><td>17,437</td><td>15.65%</td><td>−47.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Karunanithi</td><td>13,767</td><td>12.35%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. Mangaleswaran</td><td>6,926</td><td>6.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>C. Ramadoss</td><td>2,697</td><td>2.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Simson</td><td>684</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>51,400</td><td>46.13%</td><td>16.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>111,436</td><td>61.20%</td><td>0.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>189,680</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.14%</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>Ramasamy Ambalam</td><td>65,723</td><td>62.92%</td><td>+27.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD</td><td>Sornalingam</td><td>35,187</td><td>33.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Karuppiah</td><td>1,976</td><td>1.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Namachivayam</td><td>1,005</td><td>0.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,536</td><td>29.23%</td><td>27.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>104,461</td><td>60.20%</td><td>−6.57%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>180,875</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>27.36%</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>INC</td><td>K. R. Eramasamy Ambalam</td><td>38,161</td><td>35.56%</td><td>−12.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Murugappan</td><td>36,311</td><td>33.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Sornalignam</td><td>18,444</td><td>17.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Thennavan</td><td>13,475</td><td>12.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,850</td><td>1.72%</td><td>−17.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>107,314</td><td>66.78%</td><td>−5.68%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>162,820</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.24%</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. Sornalingam</td><td>47,618</td><td>47.80%</td><td>+12.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Gnanaprakasam</td><td>28,801</td><td>28.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Maliappan</td><td>18,835</td><td>18.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. K. Haja Najumuddn</td><td>3,574</td><td>3.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. R. Alagu</td><td>787</td><td>0.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>18,817</td><td>18.89%</td><td>16.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>99,615</td><td>72.46%</td><td>5.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>146,152</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.84%</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>AIADMK</td><td>S. Anguchamy</td><td>34,392</td><td>37.96%</td><td>+5.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. T. M. Ramanathan Thevara</td><td>32,406</td><td>35.77%</td><td>−0.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Arumugam</td><td>16,578</td><td>18.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>S.W. Savarimuthi Udayair</td><td>7,225</td><td>7.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,986</td><td>2.19%</td><td>−2.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>90,601</td><td>66.88%</td><td>−0.71%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>136,737</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.21%</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>Kr. Rm. Kariya Manickam Ambalam</td><td>32,386</td><td>36.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Anguchamy</td><td>28,650</td><td>32.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>S. W. Savarimuthi Udayair</td><td>16,126</td><td>18.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Kamalam Sellathurai</td><td>10,964</td><td>12.44%</td><td>−41.88</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,736</td><td>4.24%</td><td>−5.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>88,126</td><td>67.60%</td><td>−6.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>131,813</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-17.57%</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>P. R. Shanmugham</td><td>40,417</td><td>54.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>Kr. Rm. Kariya Manickam Ambalam</td><td>33,457</td><td>44.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Somasundaram</td><td>527</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,960</td><td>9.35%</td><td>3.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>74,401</td><td>74.10%</td><td>−4.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>105,818</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from SWA</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.11%</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>SWA</td><td>K. Ambalam</td><td>37,556</td><td>52.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Arunachalam</td><td>33,587</td><td>46.69%</td><td>+10.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. L. Nagasundaram</td><td>792</td><td>1.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,969</td><td>5.52%</td><td>−17.73%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>71,935</td><td>78.12%</td><td>6.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>96,849</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.67%</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>SWA</td><td>Kr. Rm. Kariya Manickam Ambalam</td><td>37,612</td><td>59.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Ramakrishna Thevar</td><td>23,011</td><td>36.64%</td><td>+16.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ramanuja Josiar</td><td>2,187</td><td>3.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,601</td><td>23.25%</td><td>13.30%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,810</td><td>71.61%</td><td>17.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>90,297</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>29.38%</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>Kr. Rm. Kariya Manickam Ambalam</td><td>13,633</td><td>30.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Ramakrishnathevar</td><td>9,186</td><td>20.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Vellayan</td><td>8,237</td><td>18.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. L. Pichaikutti Udayar</td><td>7,837</td><td>17.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Natarasathvar</td><td>5,807</td><td>12.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,447</td><td>9.95%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>44,700</td><td>53.63%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>83,346</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>