Tiruchendur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Tiruchendur was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu until 2008 constituency realignment.
Assembly segments
Before constituencies realignment of 2008, Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency used to be composed of the following assembly segments:
List of elected members
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 | ADMK | R. Dhanushkodi Adithan | TMC(M) |
1999 | A. D. K. Jayaseelan | DMK | B. P. Rajan | ADMK |
2004 | V. Radhika Selvi | DMK | T. Dhamodharan | ADMK |
- After 2008 constituency realignment, this seat ceased to exist.
Electorate
In 2004, it had 10,31,362 of electorate, 4,95,753 men and 5,35,609 women.[3]
Election results
2004
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 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ↑ http://livechat.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/tn38.htm
- ↑ "Where the caste colour is pronounced". The Hindu. 8 May 2004.
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