Tiruchendur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)
Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency
Former constituency of the Indian parliament in Tamil Nadu
Tiruchendur was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu until 2008 constituency realignment.
Quick Facts Constituency details, Country ...
| Tiruchendur | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
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Before constituencies realignment of 2008, Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency used to be composed of the following assembly segments:
- Cheranmadevi (defunct)
- Nanguneri (moved to Tirunelveli Constituency)
- Radhapuram (moved to Tirunelveli Constituency)
- Sathankulam (defunct)
- Tiruchendur (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency)
- Kanyakumari (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency) .[1]
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | N. Duraipandi | IND | T. Ganapathy (returned uncontested) | INC |
| 1962 | T. T. Krishnamachari | INC | Unopposed[2] | N/A |
| 1967 | Santhosam | SWA | K. T. Kosalram | INC |
| 1971 | M. S. Sivasamy | DMK | M. Mathias | SWA |
| 1977 | K. T. Kosalram | INC | Edwin Devadasan | NCO |
| 1980 | K. T. Kosalram | INC | N. Soundarapandian | JNP |
| 1984 | K. T. Kosalram | INC | Jawaharlal | JNP |
| 1985 (by-election) | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | INC | Pon. Vijayaraghavan | JP |
| 1989 | R. Dhanushkodi Adithan | INC | A. Karthikeyan | DMK |
| 1991 | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | INC | G. Anton Gomez | JD |
| 1996 | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | TMC(M) | S. Justin | INC |
| 1998 | Ramarajan | AIADMK | R. Dhanushkodi Adithan | TMC(M) |
| 1999 | A. D. K. Jayaseelan | DMK | B. P. Rajan | AIADMK |
| 2004 | V. Radhika Selvi | DMK | T. Dhamodharan | AIADMK |
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- After 2008 constituency realignment, this seat ceased to exist.
In 2004, it had 10,31,362 of electorate, 4,95,753 men and 5,35,609 women.[3]
More information Vote share of Winning candidates ...
| Vote share of Winning candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62.50% | |||
| 1999 | 43.6% | |||
| 1998 | 48.3% | |||
| 1996 | 53.3% | |||
| 1991 | 71.4% | |||
| 1989 | 67.0% | |||
| 1985 | 62.0% | |||
| 1984 | 67.9% | |||
| 1980 | 51.0% | |||
| 1977 | 60.2% | |||
| 1971 | 47.6% | |||
| 1967 | 45.8% | |||
| 1962 | N/A% | |||
| 1957 | N/A% | |||
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2004
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Radhika Selvi | 394,484 | 62.50 | +18.89 | |
| AIADMK | T. Thamodaran | 212,803 | 33.72 | +1.05 | |
| Majority | 181,681 | 28.79 | +17.83 | ||
| Turnout | 631,124 | 61.18 | +8.83 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | +18.89 | |||
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General Election 1999
General Election 1998
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Ramaraajan | 264,290 | 48.3% | |
| TMC(M) | Dhanushkodi Aadhithan | 217,435 | 39.7% | |
| INC | Kumari Ananthan | 38,291 | 7.0% | |
| IND | A.Backiyaraj | 11,408 | 2.1% | |
| Majority | 46,855 | 8.6% | ||
| Turnout | 547,234 | 54.0% | ||
| AIADMK gain from TMC | ||||
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General Election 1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC | Dhanushkodi Aadhithan | 317,943 | 53.3% | |
| INC | S.Justin | 114,232 | 19.2% | |
| BJP | N.S.Chandra Bose | 79,051 | 13.3% | |
| JD | Anton Gomez | 48,066 | 8.1% | |
| IND | R.Sundaram | 3,274 | 0.5% | |
| IND | S.Arullappa Nadar | 2,995 | 0.5% | |
| Majority | 203,711 | 34.2% | ||
| Turnout | 596,500 | 60.9% | ||
| TMC(M) gain from INC | ||||
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General Election 1991
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dhanushkodi Aadhithan | 381,521 | 71.4% | |
| JD | G.Anton Gomez | 122,745 | 23.0% | |
| Jharkhand Party | B.Samson Daniel | 5,181 | 1.0% | |
| PMK | R.Christ Doss | 2,855 | 0.5% | |
| Tharasu Makkal Mandram | I.Ilavarasan | 1,740 | 0.3% | |
| Majority | 258,776 | 48.4% | ||
| Turnout | 534,586 | 56.6% | ||
| INC Hold | ||||
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General Election 1989
By-election 1985
General Election 1984
General Election 1980
General Election 1977
General Election 1971
General Election 1967
General Election 1962
General Election 1957
- "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- "Tamilnadu Tiruchendur". Rediff. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "Where the caste colour is pronounced". The Hindu. 8 May 2004. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007.
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