Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Pudukkottai was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.

Assembly segments[]

Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  1. Pattukkottai (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
  2. Peravurani (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
  3. Kolathur (SC) (dissolved and its territories were shared between the newly formed Gandarvakottai and Viralimalai constituencies after 2009)
  4. Pudukkottai (moved to Tiruchirappall constituency after 2009)
  5. Alangudi (moved to Sivaganga constituency after 2009)
  6. Arantangi (moved to Ramanathapuram constituency after 2009)
  7. Viralimalai (moved to Karur after 2009)

Members of Parliament[]

Year Winning Candidate Party
1951 Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
1957 R. Ramanathan Chettiar Indian National Congress
1962 R. Umanath Communist Party of India
1967 R. Umanath Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1984 N. Sundararaj Indian National Congress
1989 N. Sundararaj Indian National Congress
1991 N. Sundararaj Indian National Congress
1996 Tiruchi Siva Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 S. Thirunavukkarasu MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004 S. Regupathy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results[]

General Election, 2004: Pudukkottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Regupathy 466,133 56.82 n/a
AIADMK Ravichandran. A 309,637 37.75 n/a
BSP Nagooran. A 10,024 1.22 n/a
Independent M. S. Lion Rajendran 9,723 1.19 n/a
Majority 156,496 19.08 +10.84
Turnout 820,300 66.42 +2.32
DMK gain from Swing +56.82

Note: The incumbent party did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its coalition partner from the previous 1999 elections - DMK.

Election result 1999:

Su.Thirunavukarasar (MADMK) 3,96,216

S.Singaravadivel (INC) 3,31,914

Election result 1998:

Paramasivam Raja (ADMK) 2,88,072

P.N.Siva (DMK) 2,57,552

Election result 1996:

P.N.Siva (DMK) 3,98,209

V.N.Swaminathan (INC) 2,20,336

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2008.

See also[]

  • Pudukottai
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

Coordinates: 10°23′N 78°49′E / 10.38°N 78.82°E / 10.38; 78.82

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