Sangagiri or 'Sankari' is a state assembly constituency in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 87. It comprises Sangagiri taluk and a portion of Omalur taluk. It is a part of the wider Namakkal constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2] Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Sangagiri | |
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Constituency No. 87 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Salem |
LS constituency | Namakkal |
Total electors | 2,74,234[1] |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | AIADMK |
Elected year | 2021 |
Demographics
Vanniyar community is numerically high in this constituency followed by Kongu Vellalar Gounder, Senguntha Mudaliar, Sozhiya Vellalar, Muslims, and Adi Dravida communities.[3][4]
Madras State
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1957 | K. S. Subramania Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | |||
1967 | R. Nallamuthu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
Election Results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S. Sundararajan | 115,472 | 49.72% | +5.15 | |
DMK | K. M. Rajesh | 95,427 | 41.09% | New | |
NTK | S. Shobana | 10,862 | 4.68% | +3.97 | |
MNM | K. Sengodan | 3,175 | 1.37% | New | |
AMMK | A. Chellamuthu | 1,471 | 0.63% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 1,469 | 0.63% | −0.73 | |
Margin of victory | 20,045 | 8.63% | −8.68% | ||
Turnout | 232,247 | 84.69% | 0.65% | ||
Rejected ballots | 53 | 0.02% | |||
Registered electors | 274,234 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.15% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S. Raja | 96,202 | 44.57% | −12.51 | |
INC | T. K. Rajeswaran | 58,828 | 27.25% | New | |
PMK | P. Kannan | 37,927 | 17.57% | New | |
TMC(M) | K. Selvakumar | 5,633 | 2.61% | New | |
KMDK | K. Saravanan | 5,091 | 2.36% | New | |
BJP | A. C. Murugesan | 3,184 | 1.48% | +0.87 | |
NOTA | NOTA | 2,934 | 1.36% | New | |
NTK | V. Janaki | 1,521 | 0.70% | New | |
Independent | A. Muthusamy | 1,110 | 0.51% | New | |
Margin of victory | 37,374 | 17.31% | −1.66% | ||
Turnout | 215,863 | 84.04% | −2.08% | ||
Registered electors | 256,847 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -12.51% |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P. Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy | 105,502 | 57.07% | +21.57 | |
DMK | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | 70,423 | 38.10% | −8.76 | |
Independent | M. Boopathy | 1,194 | 0.65% | New | |
BJP | P. Natarajan | 1,127 | 0.61% | New | |
Independent | S. K. Venkadachalam | 1,103 | 0.60% | New | |
IJK | M. Mohankumar | 1,095 | 0.59% | New | |
Margin of victory | 35,079 | 18.98% | 7.63% | ||
Turnout | 184,859 | 86.13% | 17.46% | ||
Registered electors | 214,637 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.22% |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | V. P. Duraisamy | 67,792 | 46.85% | +8.86 | |
AIADMK | S. Shanthamani | 51,372 | 35.50% | −20.91 | |
DMDK | R. Easwaran | 19,109 | 13.21% | New | |
Independent | P. Sakthivel | 1,918 | 1.33% | New | |
BSP | P. Ponnusami | 1,267 | 0.88% | New | |
Independent | P. Kandhasamy | 930 | 0.64% | New | |
Margin of victory | 16,420 | 11.35% | −7.07% | ||
Turnout | 144,691 | 68.66% | 9.07% | ||
Registered electors | 210,731 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -9.56% |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P. Dhanapal | 70,312 | 56.41% | +20.07 | |
DMK | T. R. Saravanan | 47,360 | 38.00% | −16.43 | |
MDMK | S. Murugesan | 4,704 | 3.77% | New | |
Independent | R. Ranganathan | 2,263 | 1.82% | New | |
Margin of victory | 22,952 | 18.41% | 0.33% | ||
Turnout | 124,639 | 59.59% | −3.04% | ||
Registered electors | 209,155 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 1.98% |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | V. Muthu | 64,216 | 54.43% | +30.45 | |
AIADMK | K. K. Ramasamy | 42,880 | 36.35% | −33.66 | |
CPI(M) | C. Duraisamy | 4,662 | 3.95% | New | |
Independent | M. R. Balakrishnan | 1,465 | 1.24% | New | |
BJP | P. Palani | 993 | 0.84% | New | |
Independent | C. Kuppan | 678 | 0.57% | New | |
Margin of victory | 21,336 | 18.09% | −27.94% | ||
Turnout | 117,976 | 62.64% | 1.54% | ||
Registered electors | 196,150 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -15.58% |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | V. Saroja | 79,039 | 70.01% | +35.86 | |
DMK | R. Varadarajan | 27,080 | 23.99% | −17.73 | |
PMK | V. Ramn | 5,902 | 5.23% | New | |
Margin of victory | 51,959 | 46.02% | 38.45% | ||
Turnout | 112,901 | 61.10% | 0.03% | ||
Registered electors | 189,946 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 28.29% |
1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Varadarajan | 43,365 | 41.72% | +0.73 | |
AIADMK | R. Dhanapal | 35,496 | 34.15% | −22.84 | |
INC | M. Kolandairaj | 12,431 | 11.96% | New | |
AIADMK | V. Ambedhkhar | 8,625 | 8.30% | −48.69 | |
Independent | M. Mani | 1,947 | 1.87% | New | |
Independent | M. Palaniappan | 702 | 0.68% | New | |
INC(J) | K. M. Srivnivasn | 546 | 0.53% | New | |
Margin of victory | 7,869 | 7.57% | −8.44% | ||
Turnout | 103,953 | 61.07% | −7.79% | ||
Registered electors | 174,383 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -15.27% |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P. Dhanapal | 58,276 | 56.99% | +0.38 | |
DMK | S. Murugesan | 41,906 | 40.98% | −0.06 | |
Independent | P. Mani | 1,501 | 1.47% | New | |
Independent | N. Lakshmi | 573 | 0.56% | New | |
Margin of victory | 16,370 | 16.01% | 0.44% | ||
Turnout | 102,256 | 68.86% | 13.40% | ||
Registered electors | 155,258 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.38% |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P. Dhanapal | 45,664 | 56.61% | +3.33 | |
DMK | R. Varadarajan | 33,109 | 41.04% | +21.95 | |
JP | R. Kandasamy | 1,329 | 1.65% | New | |
Independent | T. K. Manickam | 564 | 0.70% | New | |
Margin of victory | 12,555 | 15.56% | −18.61% | ||
Turnout | 80,666 | 55.45% | 11.57% | ||
Registered electors | 148,309 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.33% |
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P. Dhanapal | 32,780 | 53.27% | New | |
DMK | M. Paramanandam | 11,751 | 19.10% | −41.63 | |
JP | P. Muthuswamy | 9,131 | 14.84% | New | |
INC | M. Velraj | 5,125 | 8.33% | −29.81 | |
Independent | K. Palanisamy | 1,224 | 1.99% | New | |
Independent | T. K. Manickam | 1,161 | 1.89% | New | |
Independent | P. Muthusamy | 358 | 0.58% | New | |
Margin of victory | 21,029 | 34.18% | 11.59% | ||
Turnout | 61,530 | 43.88% | −5.25% | ||
Registered electors | 142,856 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -7.46% |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | V. Muthur | 27,741 | 60.73% | −0.97 | |
INC | P. T. Seerangan | 17,422 | 38.14% | +2.95 | |
Independent | S. Palaniappan | 514 | 1.13% | New | |
Margin of victory | 10,319 | 22.59% | −3.92% | ||
Turnout | 45,677 | 49.13% | −4.01% | ||
Registered electors | 99,756 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -0.97% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Nallamuthu | 30,112 | 61.70% | +29.63 | |
INC | A. Rajendran | 17,174 | 35.19% | −13.19 | |
Independent | K. Kandasamy | 765 | 1.57% | New | |
ABJS | P. Raju | 753 | 1.54% | New | |
Margin of victory | 12,938 | 26.51% | 10.20% | ||
Turnout | 48,804 | 53.14% | −13.03% | ||
Registered electors | 94,558 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 13.32% |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. S. Subramania Gounder | 26,531 | 48.38% | −11.72 | |
DMK | B. Pandarinathan | 17,587 | 32.07% | New | |
SWA | M. S. Krishnan | 10,123 | 18.46% | New | |
Independent | Paruvaraji | 601 | 1.10% | New | |
Margin of victory | 8,944 | 16.31% | −18.34% | ||
Turnout | 54,842 | 66.17% | 25.00% | ||
Registered electors | 86,673 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | -11.72% |
1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. S. Subramania Gounder | 21,408 | 60.09% | New | |
Independent | R. Thandavan | 9,064 | 25.44% | New | |
CPI | T. S. Arthanari | 3,974 | 11.16% | New | |
Independent | Narayanasami | 1,178 | 3.31% | New | |
Margin of victory | 12,344 | 34.65% | |||
Turnout | 35,624 | 41.17% | |||
Registered electors | 86,522 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |
References
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