Mannargudi Assembly constituency

Mannargudi is a legislative assembly constituency in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Mannargudi
Constituency No. 167 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvarur
Lok Sabha constituency	Thanjavur
Established	1951
Total electors	2,60,042[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa is the current MLA from Mannargudi, having been elected three times consecutively.

Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Election	Name	Party
1952	Manali C. Kandasami		Communist Party of India
1957	T. S. Swaminatha Odayar		Indian National Congress
1962
1967

Tamil Nadu

Election	Name	Party
1971	K. Balakrishnan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	M. Ambigapathi		Communist Party of India
1980
1984	S. Gnanasundaram		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	K. Ramachandran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	K. Srinivasan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	V. Sivapunniam		Communist Party of India
2001
2006
2011	Dr. T R B Rajaa		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			45.34%
2016			48.71%
2011			48.93%
2006			49.42%
2001			56.40%
1996			59.80%
1991			52.32%
1989			43.10%
1984			47.96%
1980			56.33%
1977			37.89%
1971			52.05%
1967			50.10%
1962			51.94%
1957			44.60%
1952			25.49%

2021

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. R. B. Rajaa	87,172	45.34%	−3.37
	AIADMK	Siva Rajamanickam	49,779	25.89%	−17.51
	AMMK	S. Kamaraj	40,481	21.05%	New
	NTK	Aravindan Rama	10,438	5.43%	+4.4
	Independent	T. Kumaresan	1,845	0.96%	New
	MNM	S. Anbanandam	1,366	0.71%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	960	0.50%	−0.45
Margin of victory			37,393	19.45%	14.14%
Turnout			192,269	73.94%	−3.56%
Rejected ballots			356	0.19%
Registered electors			260,042
	DMK hold		Swing	-3.37%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. R. B. Rajaa	91,137	48.71%	−0.23
	AIADMK	S. Kamaraj	81,200	43.40%	−3.14
	DMDK	A. Murugaiyan Babu	5,966	3.19%	New
	PMK	S. Balasubramaniyan	1,983	1.06%	New
	NTK	E. Balamurugan	1,923	1.03%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,774	0.95%	New
	BJP	B. Sivakumar	1,744	0.93%	+0.07
Margin of victory			9,937	5.31%	2.91%
Turnout			187,110	77.49%	−3.37%
Registered electors			241,448
	DMK hold		Swing	-0.23%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. R. B. Rajaa	81,320	48.93%	New
	AIADMK	Siva. Rajamanickam	77,338	46.54%	+2.17
	Independent	M. Jayachandran	1,863	1.12%	New
	BJP	P. Vasudevan	1,435	0.86%	−0.51
	Independent	K. Vetrivel	924	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			3,982	2.40%	−2.65%
Turnout			205,522	80.86%	5.71%
Registered electors			166,186
	DMK gain from CPI		Swing	-0.48%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	V. Sivapunniam	68,144	49.42%	−6.98
	AIADMK	R. Kamaraj	61,186	44.37%	New
	DMDK	N. Muthiya	4,500	3.26%	New
	BJP	K. Kalayana Raman	1,894	1.37%	−38.91
	Independent	V. Muthu Lingam	836	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			6,958	5.05%	−11.07%
Turnout			137,898	75.15%	7.80%
Registered electors			183,489
	CPI hold		Swing	-6.98%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	V. Sivapunniam	70,644	56.40%	−3.4
	BJP	S. Gnanasekaran	50,454	40.28%	New
	Independent	V. Neduncheyan	1,722	1.37%	New
	Independent	R. Senguttuvan Vandaiyur	1,467	1.17%	New
	Independent	R. V. Kaliamurthy	969	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			20,190	16.12%	−17.06%
Turnout			125,256	67.35%	−5.92%
Registered electors			185,994
	CPI hold		Swing	-3.40%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	V. Sivapunniam	71,803	59.80%	+14.13
	AIADMK	K. Kaliyaperumal	31,969	26.62%	−25.69
	MDMK	P. Tamilarasan	14,582	12.14%	New
	PMK	R. Dhanalakshmi	875	0.73%	New
Margin of victory			39,834	33.17%	26.52%
Turnout			120,076	73.27%	1.61%
Registered electors			170,116
	CPI gain from AIADMK		Swing	7.48%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Srinivasan	58,194	52.32%	+43.07
	CPI	V. Veerasenan	50,798	45.67%	+4.98
	PMK	T. Vaduganathan	1,258	1.13%	New
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Margin of victory			7,396	6.65%	4.24%
Turnout			111,232	71.66%	−7.64%
Registered electors			159,854
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	9.22%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Ramachandran	48,809	43.10%	New
	CPI	V. Veerasenan	46,084	40.69%	−2.98
	AIADMK	S. Gnana Sundaram	10,478	9.25%	−38.71
	Independent	M. Ambigapathy	6,482	5.72%	New
	Independent	V. A. M. Amaan Khan	879	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			2,725	2.41%	−1.89%
Turnout			113,259	79.29%	−1.77%
Registered electors			144,950
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.87%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Gnanasundaram	49,471	47.96%	New
	CPI	P. Ramalingam	45,044	43.67%	−12.66
	INC(J)	S. Ganesekaran	8,079	7.83%	New
	Independent	A. Parthibhan	553	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			4,427	4.29%	−15.62%
Turnout			103,147	81.06%	4.44%
Registered electors			131,490
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	-8.36%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	M. Ambigapathi	51,818	56.33%	+18.43
	INC	M. Gopalasamy Thenkondar	33,496	36.41%	New
	Independent	K. Kunchithapatham	5,895	6.41%	New
	JP	P. Veeraiya Thevar	787	0.86%	New
Margin of victory			18,322	19.92%	11.72%
Turnout			91,996	76.62%	0.34%
Registered electors			121,083
	CPI hold		Swing	18.43%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	M. Ambigapathi	34,298	37.89%	New
	DMK	K. Balakrishnan	26,881	29.70%	−22.35
	AIADMK	A. Thirunayukkarasu	22,160	24.48%	New
	JP	P. Veeraiya	6,830	7.55%	New
Margin of victory			7,417	8.19%	−2.34%
Turnout			90,515	76.28%	−6.13%
Registered electors			119,893
	CPI gain from DMK		Swing	-14.16%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Balakrishnan	35,211	52.05%	+3.38
	INC	T. S. Swaminatha Odayar	28,083	41.51%	−8.58
	CPI(M)	P. Venktesa Solagar	4,055	5.99%	New
Margin of victory			7,128	10.54%	9.11%
Turnout			67,648	82.41%	−2.03%
Registered electors			88,422
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	1.95%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. S. Swaminatha Odayar	32,481	50.10%	−1.84
	DMK	S. Narayanaswamy	31,558	48.67%	+22.06
	Independent	O. R. B. Thevar	797	1.23%	New
Margin of victory			923	1.42%	−23.90%
Turnout			64,836	84.44%	3.28%
Registered electors			81,429
	INC hold		Swing	-1.84%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. S. Swaminatha Odayar	37,117	51.94%	+7.34
	DMK	P. Narayanasami	19,021	26.62%	New
	CPI	R. Thangaraj	15,321	21.44%	+4.2
Margin of victory			18,096	25.32%	5.84%
Turnout			71,459	81.17%	18.66%
Registered electors			91,758
	INC hold		Swing	7.34%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. S. Swaminatha Odayar	25,095	44.60%	+21.22
	Independent	S. K. Sivanada Saluvar	14,135	25.12%	New
	CPI	P. Venkatesan	9,699	17.24%	−8.25
	Independent	N. Arunachalam	7,337	13.04%	New
Margin of victory			10,960	19.48%	17.37%
Turnout			56,266	62.51%	−63.29%
Registered electors			90,015
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	19.11%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mannargudi^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	M. Kandaswami	51,498	25.49%	New
	INC	Ramachandra Naidu	47,228	23.38%	New
	Socialist	Govindaswami	9,521	4.71%	New
	Independent	Kulandavelu Nainar	7,189	3.56%	New
Margin of victory			4,270	2.11%
Turnout			202,039	125.79%
Registered electors			160,613
	CPI win (new seat)