Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency

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Mayiladuthurai
Lok Sabha constituency
Mayiladuthurai constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies	Sirkazhi Mayiladuturai Poompuhar Thiruvidaimarudur Kumbakonam Papanasam
Established	1984
Total electors	14,84,348[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent R Sudha
Party	INC
Elected year	2024

Mayiladuthurai is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 28 of 39. It spreads on two districts, Mayiladuthurai and Thanjavur.

History

Mayiladuthurai (Lok Sabha constituency) has six assembly constituencies – Mayiladuthurai, Sirkali (SC), Poompuhar, Thiruvidaimarudur (SC), Kumbakonam and Papanasam.

The constituency was constituted during the third Lok Sabha (lower house) as Mayuram until the 1980 elections, when it was renamed Mayiladuthurai.^[2][3] During the first elections in 1957, Mayiladuthurai was part of Chidambaram constituency and was held by the Indian National Congress party.^[4] From 1962, the Mayiladuthurai parliament seat was held by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) twice between 1967 and 1971,^[5][6] and from 1971 to 1977,^[7] Tamil Maanila Congress for two terms between 1998 and 1999,^{[8] [9]} and 1996 to 1998,^[10] Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam twice during 2009 and 2014, Indian National Congress for eight terms during 1962–67,^[2] 1977–80,^[7] 1980–84,^[3] 1984–89,^[11] 1989–91,^[12] 1991–96,^[13] 1999–2004,^[9] and 2004–09.^[14]

Popular Communist leader K. Ananda Nambiar represented Mayiladuthurai in the Lok Sabha from 1951 to 1957.^[15] Mani Shankar Aiyar who served as a minister in India's cabinet was elected to the Parliament from the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency in the 1991,^[16] 1999^[17] and 2004 elections.^[18] in 2014, the Member of Parliament from the constituency was R.K. Bharathi Mohan of the AIADMK party.^[19]

The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is Sudha Ramakrishnan of the Indian National CongressIndian National Congress party.

Assembly segments

From 2009

Mayiladuturai Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:^[20]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	Party
160	Sirkazhi	SC	Mayiladuthurai		DMK
161	Mayiladuturai	None			INC
162	Poompuhar	None			DMK
170	Thiruvidaimarudur	SC	Thanjavur		DMK
171	Kumbakonam	None			DMK
172	Papanasam	None			MNMK

Before 2009

1. Sirkazhi (SC)
2. Poompuhar
3. Kuttalam (defunct)
4. Kumbakonam
5. Thiruvidaimarudur
6. Mayiladuthurai

Members of Parliament

Year	Duration	Winner	Party
First ( as Mayuram seat)	1952-57	K. Ananda Nambiar & V Veeraswamy		communist Party of India & Independent SC Candidate
Second ( as Mayuram seat)	1957-62	Does not exist	-
Third ( as Mayuram seat)	1962-67	Maragatham Chandrasekar		Indian National Congress[22]
Fourth ( as Mayuram seat)	1967-71	K. Subravelu		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth ( as Mayuram seat)	1971-77
Sixth ( as Mayuram seat)	1977-80	N. Kudanthai Ramalingam		Indian National Congress
Seventh ( as Mayuram seat)	1980-84
Eight	1984-89	E.S.M. Packeer Mohamed
Ninth	1989-91
Tenth	1991-96	Mani Shankar Aiyar
Eleventh	1996-98	P. V. Rajendran		Tamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth	1998-99	K. Krishnamoorthy
Thirteenth	1999-04	Mani Shankar Aiyar		Indian National Congress
Fourteenth	2004-09
Fifteenth	2009-2014	O. S. Manian		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth	2014-2019	R. K. Bharathi Mohan
Seventeenth	2019-2024	S. Ramalingam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[23]
Eighteen	2024	Sudha Ramakrishnan		Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024			47.67%
2019			54.83%
2014			50.75%
2009			45.60%
2004			59.11%
1999			50.23%
1998			45.68%
1996			55.70%
1991			58.98%
1989			52.42%
1984			60.16%
1980			57.20%
1977			55.94%
1971			53.84%
1967			57.09%
1962			45.74%
1951			22.49%

General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sudha Ramakrishnan	518,459	47.67%
	AIADMK	P. Babu	247,276	22.73%
	PMK	Ma.Ka.Stalin	166,437	15.3%
	NTK	B. Kaliammal	127,642	11.73%
	NOTA	None of the above	8,695	0.8%
Margin of victory			271,183	24.94%	−
Turnout			1,068,509	98.23%
Registered electors
	INC gain from DMK		Swing

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Ramalingam	599,292	54.83%
	AIADMK	S. Asaimani	3,37,978	30.92%	−19.82%
	Independent	S. Senthamizhan	69,030	6.32%
	NTK	K. Subhashini	41,056	3.76%
	MNM	M. Refayudeen	17,005	1.56%
	NOTA	None of the above	8,231	0.75%	−0.55%
Margin of victory			2,61,314	23.91%	−3.46%
Turnout			10,92,917	73.93%	−1.37%
Registered electors			14,84,842		9.96%
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	4.09%

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. K. Bharathi Mohan	513,729	50.75%	5.15%
	MNMK	S. Hyder Ali	2,36,679	23.38%
	PMK	K. Agoram	1,44,085	14.23%
	INC	Mani Shankar Aiyar	58,465	5.78%	−35.20%
	NOTA	None of the above	13,181	1.30%
	Independent	R. Pandiyan	11,613	1.15%
	Independent	R. Fathima Alias Bharathi	7,582	0.75%
	Independent	A. Raguraman	7,214	0.71%
	Independent	A. Revathi	6,286	0.62%
	Independent	R. Thirunavukkarasu	4,714	0.47%
Margin of victory			2,77,050	27.37%	22.75%
Turnout			10,12,357	76.03%	1.81%
Registered electors			13,50,318		23.71%
	AIADMK hold		Swing	5.15%

General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	O. S. Manian	364,089	45.60%	14.62%
	INC	Mani Shankar Aiyar	3,27,235	40.98%	−18.13%
	DMDK	K. Pandian	44,754	5.60%
	MNMK	Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah	19,814	2.48%
	BJP	S. Karthikeyan	7,486	0.94%
	BSP	V. S. Chandirakumar	5,554	0.70%
Margin of victory			36,854	4.62%	−23.52%
Turnout			7,98,527	73.25%	5.09%
Registered electors			10,91,519		6.80%
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	-13.51%

General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mani Shankar Aiyar	411,160	59.11%	8.88%
	AIADMK	O. S. Manian	2,15,469	30.97%
	JD(U)	J. Rajan	49,124	7.06%
	Independent	U. Rahmathullah	8,335	1.20%
	Independent	D. Malarvizhi	3,573	0.51%
Margin of victory			1,95,691	28.13%	21.92%
Turnout			6,95,627	68.09%	4.45%
Registered electors			10,22,018		−0.84%
	INC hold		Swing	8.88%

General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mani Shankar Aiyar	324,384	50.23%	47.79%
	PMK	P. D. Arul Mozhi	2,84,253	44.02%	5.11%
	TMC(M)	K. Krishnamoorthy	34,998	5.42%
Margin of victory			40,131	6.21%	−0.56%
Turnout			6,45,796	63.61%	−8.96%
Registered electors			10,30,626		4.03%
	INC gain from TMC(M)		Swing	-5.47%

General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	K. Krishnamoorthy	286,098	45.68%
	PMK	P. D. Arul Mozhi	2,43,642	38.90%	33.05%
	Independent	Mani Shankar Aiyar	72,911	11.64%
	INC	R. Thirunavukkarasu	15,265	2.44%	−30.01%
Margin of victory			42,456	6.78%	−16.48%
Turnout			6,26,270	64.97%	−7.60%
Registered electors			9,90,666		4.18%
	TMC(M) hold		Swing	-10.02%

General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	P. V. Rajendran	367,778	55.70%
	INC	Mani Shankar Aiyar	2,14,234	32.45%	−26.53%
	PMK	Kothai Kesavan	38,656	5.85%
	MDMK	A. Venkatesan	30,209	4.58%
	Independent	S. Raja Pather	3,030	0.46%
Margin of victory			1,53,544	23.25%	−2.94%
Turnout			6,60,278	72.57%	1.50%
Registered electors			9,50,926		5.34%
	TMC(M) gain from INC		Swing	-3.28%

General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mani Shankar Aiyar	364,598	58.98%	6.56%
	DMK	P. Kalayanam Kuttalam	2,02,661	32.78%	−4.47%
	IUML	Abdul Samad	37,677	6.09%
	BJP	Jaga Veerapandian	5,479	0.89%
	Independent	S. Manisekar	4,109	0.66%
Margin of victory			1,61,937	26.20%	11.04%
Turnout			6,18,188	71.07%	−3.62%
Registered electors			9,02,685		−0.86%
	INC hold		Swing	6.56%

General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	E.S.M. Packeer Mohamed	352,492	52.42%	−7.75%
	DMK	P. Kalyanam	2,50,547	37.26%	−1.42%
	PMK	K. Kottrava Moorthy	64,203	9.55%
Margin of victory			1,01,945	15.16%	−6.33%
Turnout			6,72,495	74.69%	−5.50%
Registered electors			9,10,538		26.26%
	INC hold		Swing	-7.75%

General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	E.S.M. Packeer Mohamed	335,033	60.16%
	DMK	P. Kalayanam	2,15,390	38.68%
	Independent	S. Krithivasan	4,697	0.84%
Margin of victory			1,19,643	21.49%	3.44%
Turnout			5,56,859	80.19%	3.20%
Registered electors			7,21,157		6.57%
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing	2.96%

General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Kudanthai N. Ramalingam	291,625	57.20%
	JP	S. Govindasamy	1,99,620	39.16%
	JP(S)	P. Mayuram Sundaresan	13,743	2.70%
	Independent	T. Malavai Singaravelan	4,822	0.95%
Margin of victory			92,005	18.05%	2.78%
Turnout			5,09,810	76.99%	0.35%
Registered electors			6,76,693		4.45%
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing	1.26%

General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kudanthai N. Ramalingam	272,202	55.94%
	INC(O)	S. Govindasamy	1,97,937	40.68%
	Independent	K. B. S. Manee	14,554	2.99%
Margin of victory			74,265	15.26%	−1.97%
Turnout			4,86,569	76.64%	−2.73%
Registered electors			6,47,843		28.58%
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	2.11%

General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Subravelu	207,304	53.84%	−3.25%
	INC(O)	K. Rajangam	1,40,931	36.60%
	CPI(M)	P. S. Dhanushkodi	36,829	9.56%
Margin of victory			66,373	17.24%	3.07%
Turnout			3,85,064	79.37%	−2.71%
Registered electors			5,03,830		7.94%
	DMK hold		Swing	-3.25%

General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Subravelu	209,660	57.09%	24.60%
	INC	Maragatham Chandrasekar	1,57,616	42.91%	−2.82%
Margin of victory			52,044	14.17%	0.92%
Turnout			3,67,276	82.08%	6.75%
Registered electors			4,66,790		3.96%
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	11.35%

General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Maragatham Chandrasekar	149,330	45.74%
	DMK	Subirra Velu	1,06,059	32.48%
	CPI	Veerappan	71,098	21.78%
Margin of victory			43,271	13.25%
Turnout			3,26,487	75.32%
Registered electors			4,49,027
	INC win (new seat)

General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	K. Ananda Nambiar	198,743	22.49%
	INC	K. Santhanam	189,089	21.40%	21.40%
	Independent	V. Veeraswami	1,76,639	19.99%
	INC	R. Subramanyam	1,68,343	19.05%	19.05%
	CPI	Veerappan Voikaran	83,440	9.44%
	Independent	M. Jagadesan	45,561	5.16%
	RPI	Veeran Ilam Singam	21,950	2.48%
Margin of victory			9,654	1.09%
Turnout			8,83,765	121.02%
Registered electors			7,30,234		0.00%
	CPI win (new seat)

See also

• Mayiladuthurai
• Kumbakonam
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha