Manapparai Assembly constituency

Manapparai is a state assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu, India newly formed after the constituency delimitation in 2008.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 138. It is included in Karur Lok Sabha constituency for Lok Sabha elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Manapparai
Constituency No. 138 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruchirappalli
Lok Sabha constituency	Karur
Established	2008
Total electors	2,89,713[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent P. Abdul Samad
Party	MNMK
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
2011	R. Chandrasekar		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021	P. Abdul Samad		Manithaneya Makkal Katchi

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			44.43%
2016			44.38%
2011			46.77%
1962			42.54%
1957			55.22%
1952			41.10%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Manapaarai^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MNMK	P. Abdul Samad	98,077	44.43%	New
	AIADMK	R. Chandrasekar	85,834	38.88%	−5.49
	NTK	P. Kanimozhi	19,450	8.81%	+7.91
	DMDK	P. Krishnagopal	10,719	4.86%	−7.92
	Independent	V. Chandrasekar	1,259	0.57%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,009	0.46%	−1.18
Margin of victory			12,243	5.55%	−3.33%
Turnout			220,739	76.19%	−2.29%
Rejected ballots			330	0.15%
Registered electors			289,713
	MNMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	0.05%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Manapaarai^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Chandrasekar	91,399	44.38%	−2.39
	IUML	M. A. Mohamed Nizam	73,122	35.50%	New
	DMDK	P. Krishna Gopal	26,316	12.78%	New
	BJP	C. Senthil Deepak	4,154	2.02%	+0.52
	NOTA	NOTA	3,364	1.63%	New
	Independent	J. Mohaideen Basha	2,392	1.16%	New
	NTK	M. Arunagiri	1,849	0.90%	New
Margin of victory			18,277	8.87%	−7.46%
Turnout			205,956	78.48%	−1.56%
Registered electors			262,415
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-2.39%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Manapaarai^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Chandrasekar	81,020	46.77%	New
	Independent	K. Ponnusamy	52,721	30.43%	New
	INC	Subbha Somu	26,629	15.37%	New
	Independent	Y. Vincent De Paul	3,523	2.03%	New
	BJP	C. Senthil Deepak	2,589	1.49%	New
	Independent	C. Samirasu	2,237	1.29%	New
	Independent	A. Martin Jegatheesan	1,126	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			28,299	16.33%
Turnout			216,436	80.05%
Registered electors			173,248
	AIADMK win (new seat)

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Manapaarai^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. P. M. Chinnaya Kavundar	24,048	42.54%	−12.68
	DMK	S. Annavi	19,412	34.34%	New
	SWA	M. Nallathambi Gounder	8,044	14.23%	New
	CPI	R. V. Ponnuswamy Reddiar	3,992	7.06%	New
	Independent	A. R. O. A. R. Arumugham Pillai	689	1.22%	New
	Independent	S. Muthiah	345	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			4,636	8.20%	−30.63%
Turnout			56,530	60.60%	23.64%
Registered electors			98,431
	INC hold		Swing	-12.68%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Manapaarai^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. P. M. Chinnaya Kavundar	18,488	55.22%	+14.12
	Independent	A. Rajagopal Pillai	5,487	16.39%	New
	Independent	Pl. V. Valmiki Kavundar	5,416	16.18%	New
	Independent	Ar. O. Ar. Armugam Pillai	4,088	12.21%	New
Margin of victory			13,001	38.83%	26.22%
Turnout			33,479	36.96%	−17.45%
Registered electors			90,585
	INC hold		Swing	14.12%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Manapaarai^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Antony Peter	14,773	41.10%	New
	Independent	Kulandalvel	10,240	28.49%	New
	Independent	Chinnayya Gounder	8,532	23.74%	New
	Independent	Thirumalaiswamy	1,223	3.40%	New
	Independent	Ramaswami Servai	1,174	3.27%	New
Margin of victory			4,533	12.61%
Turnout			35,942	54.41%
Registered electors			66,062
	INC win (new seat)