Tiruchendur (Lok Sabha constituency)

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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:

  • Cheranmadevi
  • Nanguneri
  • Radhapuram
  • Sathankulam
  • Tiruchendur
  • Kanyakumari.[1]

List of elected members[]

Year Winner Party Runner-up Party
1957 IND T. Ganapathy (returned uncontested) INC
1962 T. T. Krishnamachari INC Unopposed[2] N/A
1967 SWA K. T. Kosalram INC
1971 DMK SWA
1977 K. T. Kosalram INC 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 DMK
1991 R. Dhanuskodi Athithan INC JD
1996 R. Dhanuskodi Athithan TMC(M) INC
1998 Ramarajan AIADMK R. Dhanushkodi Adithan TMC(M)
1999 DMK AIADMK
2004 V. Radhika Selvi DMK AIADMK
  • 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[]

General Election, 2004: Tiruchendur
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

1999:

ADK.Jayaseelan (DMK) 2,37,630

Dr.B.P.Rajan (ADMK) 1,77,964

1998:

Ramaraajan (ADMK) 2,64,290

R.Dhanushkodi Adhitan (TMC[M]) 2,17,435

1996:

R.Dhanushkodi Adhitan [TMC](M) 3,17,943

S.Justin (INC) 1,14,232

See also[]

  • Thiruchendur
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Tamilnadu Tiruchendur". Rediff. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Where the caste colour is pronounced". The Hindu. 8 May 2004. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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