Usilampatti Assembly constituency
Usilampatti is a state assembly constituency in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. The constituency has been in existence since the 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.
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Usilampatti Assembly constituency
Usilampatti is a state assembly constituency in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. The constituency has been in existence since the 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners from this 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>1957</td><td>P. K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td></td><td>All India Forward Bloc</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. K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td></td><td>All India Forward Bloc</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>P. K. Mookiah Thevar</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>S. Andi Thevar</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>P. K. M. Muthuramalingam</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>P. N. Vallarasu</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>R. Pandiammal</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>P. N. Vallarasu</td><td></td><td>All India Forward Bloc</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>L. Santhanam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>I. Mahendran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>P. V. Kathiravan</td><td></td><td>All India Forward Bloc</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>P. Neethipathi</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>P. Iyyappan</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>I. Mahendran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Abirami Dhanapal</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>Vijay Mahalingam</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>264,141</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. Ayyappan</td><td>71,255</td><td>33.53%</td><td>−19.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>P. V. Kathiravan</td><td>63,778</td><td>30.01%</td><td>+27.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>I. Mahendran</td><td>55,491</td><td>26.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>G. Iyndhukovilan</td><td>15,357</td><td>7.23%</td><td>+6.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Arumugam</td><td>1,247</td><td>0.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PT</td><td>C. Thiruselvam</td><td>1,161</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,477</td><td>3.52%</td><td>−12.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>212,513</td><td>74.60%</td><td>−0.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>453</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>284,858</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-19.35%</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>P. Neethipathi</td><td>106,349</td><td>52.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Ilamakezhan</td><td>73,443</td><td>36.52%</td><td>−5.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>A. Baskara Sethupathy</td><td>7,079</td><td>3.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>P. V. Kathiravan</td><td>5,136</td><td>2.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Sangli</td><td>2,860</td><td>1.42%</td><td>+0.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,672</td><td>0.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>G. Iyndhu Kovilan</td><td>1,437</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>32,906</td><td>16.36%</td><td>+7.47%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>201,126</td><td>74.70%</td><td>−4.61%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>269,244</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from AIFB</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.65%</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>AIFB</td><td>P. V. Kathiravan</td><td>88,253</td><td>51.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. O. Ramasamy</td><td>72,933</td><td>42.33%</td><td>+3.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Kannan</td><td>3,354</td><td>1.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. Venkatesan</td><td>2,235</td><td>1.30%</td><td>+0.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Mathuran</td><td>1,919</td><td>1.11%</td><td>−0.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JMM</td><td>K. Pandi</td><td>1,558</td><td>0.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,320</td><td>8.89%</td><td>5.60%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>172,293</td><td>79.31%</td><td>12.15%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>217,244</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.05%</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>I. Mahendran</td><td>39,009</td><td>42.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. V. Kathiravan</td><td>35,964</td><td>38.88%</td><td>+5.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>A. K. T. Raja</td><td>9,672</td><td>10.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MGP</td><td>K. Surendran</td><td>3,874</td><td>4.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Panneer Selvam</td><td>1,516</td><td>1.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>K. Muthiah Pasumpon</td><td>840</td><td>0.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Thirumoorthy</td><td>658</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Suryadev</td><td>526</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,045</td><td>3.29%</td><td>−6.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>92,503</td><td>67.16%</td><td>12.19%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>137,738</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from AIFB</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.15%</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>AIFB</td><td>L. Santhanam</td><td>39,248</td><td>43.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. O. Ramasamy</td><td>30,181</td><td>33.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. V. Kathiravan</td><td>9,834</td><td>10.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>A. Murugan</td><td>7,455</td><td>8.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>T. K. P. Rathinam</td><td>1,386</td><td>1.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. K. M. Rajeswari Kasinathan</td><td>1,023</td><td>1.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Thinagaran Alias Duraisingam</td><td>705</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,067</td><td>10.01%</td><td>−46.53%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>90,594</td><td>54.97%</td><td>−9.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>164,821</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-32.86%</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>AIFB</td><td>P. N. Vallarasu</td><td>75,324</td><td>76.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. Veluchamy</td><td>19,421</td><td>19.64%</td><td>−30.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Perumal</td><td>3,582</td><td>3.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>55,903</td><td>56.54%</td><td>52.68%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>98,877</td><td>64.04%</td><td>8.75%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>159,474</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>25.88%</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>R. Pandiammal</td><td>41,654</td><td>50.30%</td><td>+35.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>P. N. Vallarasu</td><td>38,460</td><td>46.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. S. Bose</td><td>638</td><td>0.77%</td><td>+0.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Thangavelu</td><td>606</td><td>0.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,194</td><td>3.86%</td><td>−11.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>82,818</td><td>55.29%</td><td>−8.09%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>155,036</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>16.55%</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>P. N. Vallarasu</td><td>29,116</td><td>33.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. Pandian</td><td>15,525</td><td>17.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Thavasi</td><td>13,106</td><td>15.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>S. Andithevar</td><td>9,090</td><td>10.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. K. M. Muthuramalingam</td><td>8,776</td><td>10.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Ramasami</td><td>8,473</td><td>9.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Pitchaithevar</td><td>554</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Mariappan</td><td>437</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,591</td><td>15.75%</td><td>−9.08%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>86,285</td><td>63.37%</td><td>−6.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>138,949</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>-27.16%</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>Independent</td><td>P. K. M. Muthuramalingam</td><td>50,876</td><td>60.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Andi Thever</td><td>30,135</td><td>36.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>O. Gurusamy</td><td>937</td><td>1.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Muthiah</td><td>677</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. K. Karuthapandian</td><td>496</td><td>0.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,741</td><td>24.83%</td><td>7.48%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>83,541</td><td>69.64%</td><td>10.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>125,879</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from AIFB</td><td>Swing</td><td>13.23%</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>AIFB</td><td>S. Andi Thevar</td><td>33,857</td><td>47.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. K. M. Muthuramalingam</td><td>21,534</td><td>30.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>L. Santhana Thevar</td><td>15,033</td><td>21.16%</td><td>+13.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. K. Karutha Pandian</td><td>605</td><td>0.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,323</td><td>17.35%</td><td>−24.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>71,029</td><td>58.73%</td><td>7.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>122,773</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-14.28%</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>AIFB</td><td>P. K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td>35,361</td><td>61.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. S. Ponniah</td><td>11,422</td><td>20.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>K. N. A. Natarajan</td><td>5,034</td><td>8.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. K. P. Rathinam</td><td>4,356</td><td>7.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Veerammal</td><td>911</td><td>1.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>23,939</td><td>41.94%</td><td>−6.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>57,084</td><td>51.47%</td><td>−17.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>111,961</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.51%</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>P. K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td>49,292</td><td>74.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Andi Thevar</td><td>16,909</td><td>25.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>32,383</td><td>48.92%</td><td>2.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,201</td><td>69.02%</td><td>−7.67%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>99,815</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.34%</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>AIFB</td><td>P. K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td>44,714</td><td>72.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. M. N. Thevar</td><td>16,225</td><td>26.17%</td><td>−6.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Yougaraju</td><td>1,065</td><td>1.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>28,489</td><td>45.95%</td><td>11.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,004</td><td>76.69%</td><td>2.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>87,876</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.93%</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>AIFB</td><td>P. K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td>47,069</td><td>67.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Thinagarasamy Thevar</td><td>22,992</td><td>32.82%</td><td>+8.79</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,077</td><td>34.37%</td><td>−7.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,061</td><td>73.84%</td><td>18.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>99,021</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.86%</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. K. Mookiah Thevar</td><td>31,631</td><td>66.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. V. Raj</td><td>11,459</td><td>24.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kamana Thevar</td><td>4,606</td><td>9.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,172</td><td>42.29%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>47,696</td><td>54.88%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>86,904</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>