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:
- 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[]
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[]
- ^ "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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External links[]
Categories:
- Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu
- Defunct constituencies of the Lok Sabha
- 2008 disestablishments in India
- Constituencies disestablished in 2008