Gandarvakottai (state assembly constituency)

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Gandarvakottai
Constituency for the State Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictPudukottai
LS constituencyTiruchirappalli
Established1957
Total electors2,01,521[1]
ReservationScheduled Caste
Most successful partyIndian National Congress (3 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAM. Chinnadurai
PartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Elected year2021


Gandarvakottai is a state assembly constituency in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. It was in existence from 1957 to 1971 state elections, and reappeared from 2011. It is a part of Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency.

Madras State[]

Year Winner Party
1957 Indian National Congress
1962 Indian National Congress
1967 Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu[]

Year Winner Party
1971 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Post Delimitation[]

Gandarvakottai (SC) constituency is formed again after constituency delimitations 2008.[2] It is included in the Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency.

Year Winner Party
2011 N. Subramanian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 B. Arumugam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 [3] Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Election Results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gandarvakottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. Chinnadurai 69,710 44.23
AIADMK S. Jayabharati 56,989 36.16
Majority 12,721 8.07
Turnout
CPI(M) gain from AIADMK Swing
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gandharvakottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK B. Arumugam 64,043 38.21 -16.64
DMK K. Anbarasan 60,996 41.75 +2.99
CPI(M) M. Chinnadurai 13,918 9.43 +9.43
BJP Palaniyappan M 1,600 1.10 +1.10
NOTA None of the above 1,556 1.07 +1.07
Margin of victory 3,047 2.09 -14.00
Turnout 1,46,101 78.16 -2.05
AIADMK hold Swing -16.64

2011[]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gandharvakottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK N. Subramanian 67,128 54.85 +54.85
DMK Kavithai pittan S 47,429 38.76 +38.76
IJK R. Selvarani 2,974 2.43 +2.43
IND V. Rethinam 1,357 1.11 +1.11
BSP M. Murugesan 1,073 0.88 +0.88
Margin of victory 19,699 16.09 ----
Turnout 1,22,484 80.21 New
AIADMK win (new seat)

1957[]

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gandarvakottai[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Krishnasami Gopalar 18,928 46.03%
Independent Ramachandra Dorai 9,839 23.93%
Independent Thangamuthu Nadar 8,553 20.80%
Independent Marimuthu Odayar 1,638 3.98%
Independent Dharamaraja Merkondar 1,115 2.71%
Independent Rangasami Odayar 1,051 2.56%
Margin of victory 9,089 22.10%
Turnout 41,124 50.95%
Registered electors 80,716
INC win (new seat)

References[]

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitaion 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
  3. ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS22178.htm?ac=178
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.


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