Mangalore, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency

For the legislative Assembly in Karnataka, see Mangalore (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Mangalore (SC) or Mangalur (SC) was the legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, which includes the city, Mangalore, Tamil Nadu.^[1] The seat was reserved for Scheduled Caste. It was part of Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation. Mangalore was dissolved and merged with Tittakudi Assembly constituency.

Mangalore
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Lok Sabha constituency	Chidambaram
Established	1967
Abolished	2008
Total electors	1,93,879

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Duration	Winner	Party
Fourth	1967–71	A. Krishnan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth	1971–77	G. Jabamalai		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977–80	M. Periyasamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980–84	P. Kaliamoorthy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth	1984–89	S. Thangaraju		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth	1989–91	V. Ganesan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991–96	S. Puratchimani		Indian National Congress
Eleventh	1996-01	S. Puratchimani		Tamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth	2001–04	E. R. A. Thirumavalavan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth	2004–06	V. Ganesan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth	2006 - 11	K. Selvam		Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (DPI)

Election results

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	VCK	K. Selvam	62,217	43.71%
	DMK	V. Ganesan	55,303	38.85%	−9.02%
	DMDK	D. Mahadevan	15,992	11.23%
	Independent	K. Thiruvalluvan	2,462	1.73%
	BJP	R. Narentheran	2,173	1.53%
	Independent	T. Elavarasan	1,585	1.11%
Margin of victory			6,914	4.86%	3.48%
Turnout			142,349	73.42%	4.15%
Registered electors			193,879
	VCK gain from DMK		Swing	-4.16%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	E. R. A. Thirumavalavan	64,627	47.87%
	TMC(M)	S. Puratchimani	62,772	46.49%
	MDMK	S. Thangaraj	3,683	2.73%	−0.55%
	Independent	C. Palanivel	1,975	1.46%
	LJP	V. Subramanian	1,959	1.45%
Margin of victory			1,855	1.37%	−14.81%
Turnout			135,016	69.27%	1.16%
Registered electors			194,908
	DMK gain from TMC(M)		Swing	5.16%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	S. Puratchimani	50,908	42.71%
	INC	V. M. S. Saravanakumar	31,620	26.53%	−29.11%
	HRPI	M. Alanvanthar	17,860	14.98%
	BSP	P. Nagappan	12,282	10.30%	9.80%
	MDMK	G. Soundararajan	3,909	3.28%
	Independent	V. Veeramuthu	707	0.59%
	Independent	V. Samidurai	463	0.39%
	Independent	R. Elangovan	374	0.31%
	Independent	S. Chidambaram	353	0.30%
	Independent	R. Karuppaiyan	254	0.21%
	Independent	A. Adhavarohini	186	0.16%
Margin of victory			19,288	16.18%	−15.74%
Turnout			119,195	68.12%	−0.03%
Registered electors			187,325
	TMC(M) gain from INC		Swing	-12.92%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Puratchimani	62,302	55.63%	37.21%
	DMK	V. Ganesan	26,549	23.71%	−18.98%
	PMK	S. Dhiravidamani	21,165	18.90%
	THMM	R. Kasinathan	629	0.56%
	BSP	V. Sivaprakasam	560	0.50%
	Independent	S. Chidambaram	545	0.49%
	Independent	V. Duraisamy	235	0.21%
Margin of victory			35,753	31.93%	9.68%
Turnout			111,985	68.15%	6.42%
Registered electors			169,669
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	12.94%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. Ganesan	39,831	42.69%	6.93%
	AIADMK	K. Ramalingam	19,072	20.44%	−40.96%
	INC	Kamaraj	17,193	18.43%
	AIADMK	S. Thangaraju	14,195	15.21%	−46.18%
	India Farmers and Tailers Party	Sivashanmugam	1,208	1.29%
	Independent	M. Jayaraman	693	0.74%
	Independent	Mookkan	454	0.49%
	Independent	Sellan	415	0.44%
	Independent	R. N. Duraisamy	122	0.13%
	Independent	Durai Velavanar	121	0.13%
Margin of victory			20,759	22.25%	−3.39%
Turnout			93,304	61.73%	−8.90%
Registered electors			154,870
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-18.71%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Thangaraju	55,408	61.40%	12.49%
	DMK	N. Muthuvel	32,273	35.76%
	INC(J)	S. Mathiyalagan	922	1.02%
	Independent	K. Thamodaran	851	0.94%
	Independent	K. . Thillalchidambaram	331	0.37%
	Independent	P. Veerapandiyan	246	0.27%
	Independent	K. Veeramanickam	212	0.23%
Margin of victory			23,135	25.64%	24.21%
Turnout			90,243	70.62%	5.37%
Registered electors			136,839
	AIADMK hold		Swing	12.49%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Kaliamoorthy	40,678	48.90%	8.59%
	INC	S. Kamaraj	39,495	47.48%	24.94%
	Independent	N. Sarguru	1,212	1.46%
	BJP	R. Elangovan	988	1.19%
	Independent	Kandhimathy	408	0.49%
	Independent	S. Appavu	397	0.48%
Margin of victory			1,183	1.42%	−16.03%
Turnout			83,178	65.25%	3.62%
Registered electors			130,395
	AIADMK hold		Swing	8.59%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Periyasamy	30,616	40.32%
	DMK	V. Ponnuswamy	17,361	22.86%	−29.38%
	INC	P. Vedamanickam	17,117	22.54%	−11.28%
	JP	R. Elangovan	6,610	8.70%
	Independent	N. Sargurunatarajan	3,043	4.01%
	Independent	A. Krishnan	1,194	1.57%
Margin of victory			13,255	17.45%	−0.96%
Turnout			75,941	61.63%	−6.71%
Registered electors			125,283
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-11.92%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. Jabamalai	32,612	52.24%	−4.44%
	INC	R. Perumal	21,114	33.82%	−1.74%
	Independent	A. Krishnan	3,967	6.35%
	Independent	P. Vedamanickam	3,730	5.97%
	Independent	V. Duraisami	1,008	1.61%
Margin of victory			11,498	18.42%	−2.70%
Turnout			62,431	68.34%	−2.08%
Registered electors			96,126
	DMK hold		Swing	-4.44%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Krishnan	34,538	56.67%
	INC	P. Vedamanickam	21,669	35.56%
	Independent	M. Kattimuth	2,204	3.62%
	Independent	V. Krishnan	845	1.39%
	Independent	K. Rayar	654	1.07%
	Independent	V. Duraisamy	562	0.92%
	Independent	P. Muthukannu	471	0.77%
Margin of victory			12,869	21.12%
Turnout			60,943	70.42%
Registered electors			90,557
	DMK win (new seat)