Andimadam Assembly constituency

11°20′7″N 79°22′33″E

Andimadam
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ariyalur
Lok Sabha constituency	Chidambaram
Established	1967
Abolished	2008
Total electors	1,44,606
Reservation	None

Andimadam was one of the 234 constituencies in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. It was in Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency and Ariyalur district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Duration	Winner	Party
Fourth	1967-71	K. N. Ramachandran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth	1971-77	S. Sadasiva Padayachi		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977-80	T. Subramanian		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980-84	S. Krishnamoorthy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth	1984-89	Adhimoolam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth	1989-91	S. Sivasubramanian		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991-96	K. R. Thangaraju		Indian National Congress
Eleventh	1996-01	Rajendiran		Pattali Makkal Katchi
Twelfth	2001-06	J. Gurunathan		Pattali Makkal Katchi
Thirteenth	2006-2011	S. S. Sivasankar		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

In the 2011 election, Andimadam Assembly constituency merged with Jayankondam and Kunnam constituencies.

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2006			45.30%
2001			59.41%
1996			47.48%
1991			42.19%
1989			48.01%
1984			52.92%
1980			50.49%
1977			56.45%
1971			53.05%
1967			48.25%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. S. Sivasankar	51,395	45.30%	9.98%
	AIADMK	K. Pannerselvam	45,567	40.16%
	DMDK	M. Pannerselvam	10,954	9.65%
	BJP	M. Rajasekaran	1,608	1.42%
	Independent	K. Mathiyazhagan	1,501	1.32%
	BSP	K. Sekar	912	0.80%	−0.05%
	Independent	V. R. Azhagesan	840	0.74%
	Independent	M. K. Subramaniyan	683	0.60%
Margin of victory			5,828	5.14%	−18.96%
Turnout			113,460	78.46%	7.45%
Registered electors			144,606
	DMK gain from PMK		Swing	-14.11%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PMK	J. Guru Alias Gurunathan	66,576	59.41%
	DMK	M. Gnanamoorthy	39,574	35.31%	0.60%
	MDMK	R. Veerapandiyan	2,869	2.56%	−0.80%
	Independent	D. Balakrishnan	1,651	1.47%
	BSP	K. Sekar	956	0.85%
	Independent	P. Subramanian	440	0.39%
Margin of victory			27,002	24.09%	11.33%
Turnout			112,066	71.01%	−5.99%
Registered electors			157,834
	PMK hold		Swing	11.93%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PMK	Rajendiran @ Deeran	49,853	47.48%
	DMK	Sivasubramaniyan	36,451	34.72%	11.98%
	INC	Arthur Hellar	13,779	13.12%	−29.06%
	MDMK	Ramalingam	3,526	3.36%
	Independent	Arumugham	567	0.54%
	Independent	Karunanidhi	257	0.24%
	Independent	Marimuthu	179	0.17%
	Independent	Gopal	140	0.13%
	Independent	Annadurai	125	0.12%
	Independent	Rajendiran	118	0.11%
Margin of victory			13,402	12.76%	4.83%
Turnout			104,995	77.00%	0.29%
Registered electors			143,942
	PMK gain from INC		Swing	5.29%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. R. Thangaraju	40,816	42.19%	26.16%
	PMK	M. Gnanamoorthy	33,144	34.26%
	DMK	S. Sivasubramanian	21,996	22.73%	−25.28%
	THMM	S. Selladurai	649	0.67%
	Independent	P. Antony	146	0.15%
Margin of victory			7,672	7.93%	−15.37%
Turnout			96,751	76.71%	25.69%
Registered electors			132,570
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-5.83%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Sivasubramanian	28,500	48.01%	2.34%
	AIADMK	A. Elavarasan	14,669	24.71%	−28.21%
	INC	K. Viswanathan	9,511	16.02%
	Independent	R. Ramakrishnan	3,292	5.55%
	Independent	P. Panneerselvam	2,199	3.70%
	Independent	C. Govindasamy	417	0.70%
	Independent	C. Palanivel	236	0.40%
	Independent	K. Sheik Allavudeen	111	0.19%
	Independent	M. Kolanjinathan	111	0.19%
	Independent	K. Valambal	101	0.17%
	Independent	A. S. Velmurugan	97	0.16%
Margin of victory			13,831	23.30%	16.05%
Turnout			59,357	51.02%	−29.01%
Registered electors			118,892
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.91%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Adhimoolam Alias Gandhi	43,911	52.92%	2.43%
	DMK	S. Sivasubramanian	37,895	45.67%	−3.83%
	Independent	Solai Natesan	376	0.45%
	Independent	K. Renganayaki	255	0.31%
	Independent	E. Jesubalan	235	0.28%
	Independent	S. Rajamanickam	157	0.19%
	Independent	M . Anthonisamy	140	0.17%
Margin of victory			6,016	7.25%	6.26%
Turnout			82,969	80.03%	8.55%
Registered electors			107,898
	AIADMK hold		Swing	2.43%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Krishnamoorthy	36,120	50.49%	−5.96%
	DMK	S. Sivasubramanian	35,412	49.51%	15.75%
Margin of victory			708	0.99%	−21.71%
Turnout			71,532	71.48%	1.41%
Registered electors			101,568
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-5.96%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. Subramanian	36,885	56.45%
	DMK	S. Sivasubramanian	22,056	33.76%	−19.29%
	CPI	K. Palamalai	3,428	5.25%
	JP	P. Gopalakrishan	2,446	3.74%
	Independent	E. K. Manickam	522	0.80%
Margin of victory			14,829	22.70%	16.59%
Turnout			65,337	70.07%	−8.71%
Registered electors			94,718
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	3.40%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Sadasiva Padayachi	39,313	53.05%	4.80%
	INC	G. Thiyagarajan	34,790	46.95%	7.20%
Margin of victory			4,523	6.10%	−2.40%
Turnout			74,103	78.78%	0.43%
Registered electors			96,529
	DMK hold		Swing	4.80%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. N. Ramachandran	32,253	48.25%
	INC	M. S. T. Pandayachi	26,570	39.75%
	Independent	A. S. Kurukkal	8,023	12.00%
Margin of victory			5,683	8.50%
Turnout			66,846	78.34%
Registered electors			89,510
	DMK win (new seat)