Mudukulathur Assembly constituency

Mudukulathur
Mudukulathur
Constituency No. 212 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Total electors	3,10,954
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent R. S. Rajakannappan
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Mudukulathur is a legislative assembly constituency in Ramanathapuram district the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[1] It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok sabha constituency.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Madras State

Year	Winner
1952	U. Muthuramalinga Thevar and Mottaya Kudumbar	Forward Bloc
1957	A. Perumal and U. Muthuramalinga Thevar	Indian National Congress
1962	T. L. Sasivarna Thevar	Forward Bloc
1967	R. R. Thevar	Swatantra Party

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	Kadher Batcha alias S. Vellaichamy	Independent
1977	S. Balakrishnan	Indian National Congress
1980	C. Dinesh Thevar	Forward Bloc
1984	K. Muthuvel	Forward Bloc
1989	Kadher Batcha alias S. Vellaichamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	S. Balakrishnan	Indian National Congress
1996	S. Balakrishnan	Tamil Maanila Congress
2001	K. Patinetampatian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	K. Murugavel	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	M. Murugan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	S. Pandi	Indian National Congress
2021	R.S.Rajakannappan^[3]	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			46.07%
2016			46.71%
2011			46.87%
2006			49.71%
2001			46.99%
1996			44.71%
1991			41.74%
1989			33.14%
1984			37.33%
1980			51.43%
1977			24.13%
1971			32.86%
1967			53.17%
1957			32.80%
1952			29.56%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudukulathur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R.S.Rajakannappan	101,901	46.07%
	AIADMK	Keerthika Muniyasamy	81,180	36.70%	−3.44%
	AMMK	M. Murugan	19,699	8.91%
	NTK	R. Rahmadnisha	11,234	5.08%	4.10%
	MNM	C. Navapanneerselvam	943	0.43%
	Independent	K. Sathish	815	0.37%
	Independent	G. M. Senthilmurugan	722	0.33%
	Naam Indiar Party	A. Saravanakumar	614	0.28%
	Independent	S. Prabakaran	557	0.25%
	BSP	N. Sivanandam	535	0.24%	−0.30%
	NOTA	Nota	532	0.24%	−0.28%
Margin of victory			20,721	9.37%	2.80%
Turnout			221,196	71.13%	2.78%
Registered electors			310,954
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-0.64%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudukulathur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Pandi	94,946	46.71%
	AIADMK	M. Keerthika	81,598	40.14%	−6.73%
	MDMK	P. Rajkumar	8,800	4.33%
	BJP	B. T. Arasakumar	5,408	2.66%	1.09%
	SDPI	S. Mohamed Ishak	2,103	1.03%
	NTK	S. F. Mohamed Gaddaffe	1,993	0.98%
	AIFB	P. Balakrishnan	1,656	0.81%
	PMK	R. Irulandi	1,133	0.56%
	Independent	P. Pandiyan	1,128	0.55%
	BSP	S. Panchatcharam	1,100	0.54%
	NOTA	None Of The Above	1,059	0.52%
Margin of victory			13,348	6.57%	−4.75%
Turnout			203,276	68.35%	−0.70%
Registered electors			297,394
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-0.16%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Murugan	83,225	46.87%	+7.31
	DMK	V. Sathiamoorthy	63,136	35.56%	−14.15
	Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam	B. John Pandian	21,701	12.22%	New
	BJP	K. Shanmugaraj	2,784	1.57%	−0.53
	JMM	T. Chandrasearan	2,308	1.30%	New
	Independent	R. Murugan	1,838	1.04%	New
	Independent	J. Sivasubramanian	1,628	0.92%	New
	Independent	M. Kathiresan	935	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			20,089	11.31%	1.17%
Turnout			257,118	69.06%	9.20%
Registered electors			177,555
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-2.84%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Murugavel	51,555	49.71%	*New*
	AIADMK	S. P. Kalimuthu	41,034	39.57%	−7.42
	DMDK	M. Sivakumar	3,535	3.41%	New
	BJP	K. Shanmugaraj	2,178	2.10%	New
	AIFB	K. Thanikodi	1,698	1.64%	New
	BSP	P. Mohandass	1,399	1.35%	New
	Independent	R. Balan	1,037	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			10,521	10.15%	7.61%
Turnout			103,706	59.85%	0.45%
Registered electors			173,271
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	2.72%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Patinetampatian	49,554	46.99%	*New*
	MTD	S. Pandian	46,885	44.46%	New
	MDMK	S. Muniasamy	5,221	4.95%	−2.98
	Independent	P. Muniasamy	1,293	1.23%	New
	SP	I. Raman	1,276	1.21%	New
	JD(S)	S. Albert Valan Babu	744	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			2,669	2.53%	−21.54%
Turnout			105,458	59.41%	2.06%
Registered electors			177,522
	AIADMK gain from TMC(M)		Swing	2.28%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	S. Balakrishnan	41,850	44.71%	*New*
	Independent	V. Bose	19,322	20.64%	New
	INC	R. Nagalingam	13,057	13.95%	−27.79
	Independent	M. Durai Raj	8,777	9.38%	New
	MDMK	P. Villi Thevar	7,421	7.93%	New
	Independent	M. Shanmugavelu	1,131	1.21%	New
	AIIC(T)	T. Velusamy	873	0.93%	New
Margin of victory			22,528	24.07%	12.56%
Turnout			93,599	57.35%	0.20%
Registered electors			173,473
	TMC(M) gain from INC		Swing	2.97%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Balakrishnan	40,065	41.74%	+19.8
	PMK	B. John Pandian	29,021	30.24%	New
	Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam	K. Murugan	25,499	26.57%	New
	Independent	M. Thevar Muthumani	786	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			11,044	11.51%	0.31%
Turnout			95,981	57.15%	−2.62%
Registered electors			174,823
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	8.61%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Kadher Batcha	30,787	33.14%	+5.76
	INC	P. K. Krishnan	20,383	21.94%	New
	AIADMK	K. Murugan	18,970	20.42%	New
	AIFB	K. Thanikodi Thevar	9,388	10.10%	New
	TNC(K)	T. Sathiah	4,542	4.89%	New
	Independent	R. Arunasalam	4,251	4.58%	New
	Independent	T. Veluchamy	3,006	3.24%	New
Margin of victory			10,404	11.20%	1.24%
Turnout			92,908	59.77%	−3.72%
Registered electors			158,153
	DMK gain from Independent		Swing	-4.20%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Muthuvel	32,199	37.33%	*New*
	DMK	Kadher Batcha Alias S. Vellaichamy	23,611	27.38%	New
	Independent	M. Alankaram	23,385	27.11%	New
	Independent	A. Maruthupandian	3,438	3.99%	New
	INC(J)	A. Jeyaraj	1,446	1.68%	New
	Independent	N. Hasan Mohammed	826	0.96%	New
	Independent	C. M. M. Mohanmed Kasim	753	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			8,588	9.96%	3.29%
Turnout			86,244	63.49%	1.03%
Registered electors			143,942
	Independent hold		Swing	-14.10%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K.THANIKKODI THEVAR	42,711	51.43%	*New*
	INC	S. Balakrishnan	37,175	44.77%	+20.64
	Independent	E. Raman	1,790	2.16%	New
	Independent	T. K. S. Madana Meera	1,117	1.35%	New
Margin of victory			5,536	6.67%	2.76%
Turnout			83,043	62.46%	2.50%
Registered electors			134,626
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	27.30%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Balakrishnan	17,709	24.13%	−7.41
	Independent	V. Munisamy	14,844	20.23%	New
	AIADMK	S. M. Karumalaiyan	14,652	19.96%	New
	AIFB	K. Thanukodi Thevar	12,035	16.40%	New
	DMK	T. Veluchamy	7,716	10.51%	New
	JP	A. Habeeb Mohamed	5,524	7.53%	New
	Independent	M. Kalimuthu	405	0.55%	New
	Independent	S. Alagarasamy	386	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			2,865	3.90%	2.58%
Turnout			73,392	59.96%	3.42%
Registered electors			124,054
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-8.73%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kadher Batcha Alias Vellaichind	18,267	32.86%	*New*
	INC	R. C. Subramoniam	17,532	31.54%	−3.87
	AIFB	R. Rathina Thevar	17,244	31.02%	New
	Independent	C. Abdul Kader	2,227	4.01%	New
	Independent	S. Durairaj Thevar	321	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			735	1.32%	−16.44%
Turnout			55,591	56.53%	−12.86%
Registered electors			104,560
	Independent gain from SWA		Swing	-20.31%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	R. R. Thevar	33,790	53.17%	*New*
	INC	S. A. Servai	22,500	35.40%	−10.05
	Independent	P. Devanesan	3,768	5.93%	New
	Independent	T. D. Thevar	3,495	5.50%	New
Margin of victory			11,290	17.76%	13.85%
Turnout			63,553	69.40%	6.39%
Registered electors			96,817
	SWA gain from AIFB		Swing	3.81%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIFB	T. L. Sasivarna Thevar	37,162	49.36%	*New*
	INC	Kasinatha Dorai	34,217	45.45%	+26.02
	Independent	P. Karuppiah	3,908	5.19%	New
Margin of victory			2,945	3.91%	2.87%
Turnout			75,287	63.01%	−27.66%
Registered electors			124,265
	AIFB gain from Independent		Swing	16.56%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	U. Muthuramalinga Thevar	55,333	32.80%	*New*
	Independent	A. Perumal	53,571	31.76%	New
	INC	Chinniah	32,767	19.43%	+5.72
	INC	A. Krishnan (Sc)	27,013	16.01%	+2.31
Margin of victory			1,762	1.04%	−0.03%
Turnout			168,684	90.67%	2.62%
Registered electors			186,050
	Independent gain from AIFB		Swing	3.24%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIFB	Mottaya Kudumban	38,412	29.56%	*New*
	AIFB	U. Muthuramalinga Thevar	37,011	28.48%	New
	INC	Sankaran	17,807	13.70%	New
	INC	Shanmuga Sundaram	13,546	10.42%	New
	Independent	Muniyandi	4,967	3.82%	New
	Independent	Michael	4,832	3.72%	New
	KMPP	Sathiah	4,433	3.41%	New
	RPI	Malaichami	3,588	2.76%	New
	KMPP	Ganapathi Servai	3,471	2.67%	New
	Independent	Chandra Paul	1,880	1.45%	New
Margin of victory			1,401	1.08%
Turnout			129,947	88.05%
Registered electors			147,582
	AIFB win (new seat)

References

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^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021.
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[1] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

[2] "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.

[3] "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021.

[4] Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[5] Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.

[6] Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.

[7] Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[8] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[9] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[10] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[11] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[12] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[13] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[14] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[15] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[16] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[17] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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