Nannilam Assembly constituency

Nannilam is a state assembly constituency in Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. It was previously reserved for Scheduled Castes but was reclassified as a general constituency for the 2011 general election. Election results and winners for this constituency are listed below.

Nannilam
Constituency No. 169 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvarur
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagapattinam
Established	1951
Total electors	2,72,157[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent R. Kamaraj
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	M. C. Muthukumaraswami and M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai		Indian National Congress
1957	M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai and M. C. Muthukumaraswami		Indian National Congress
1962	M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai		Indian National Congress
1967	P. Jayaraj		Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	A. Devandiran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	M. Manimaran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	A. Kalaiarasan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	M. Manimaran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	M. Manimaran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	K. Gopal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	Padma		Tamil Maanila Congress
2001	C. K. Thamizharasan		Tamil Maanila Congress
2006	P. Padmavathy		Communist Party of India
2011	R. Kamaraj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			46.95%
2016			49.43%
2011			50.96%
2006			51.46%
2001			46.11%
1996			61.37%
1991			56.79%
1989			45.08%
1984			51.72%
1980			52.73%
1977			41.75%
1971			59.42%
1967			46.36%
1962			39.78%
1957			25.89%
1952			20.27%

2021

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Kamaraj	103,637	46.95%	−2.49
	DMK	S. Jothiraman	99,213	44.94%	New
	NTK	S. Fathima Farhana	13,419	6.08%	+5.17
	AMMK	N. Ramachandran	2,076	0.94%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,190	0.54%	−0.53
Margin of victory			4,424	2.00%	−8.42%
Turnout			220,754	81.11%	0.61%
Rejected ballots			305	0.14%
Registered electors			272,157
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-2.49%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Kamaraj	100,918	49.43%	−1.52
	INC	S. M. B. Durai Velan	79,642	39.01%	New
	CPI(M)	G. Sundara Moorthy	11,327	5.55%	New
	PMK	E. Elavarasan	5,060	2.48%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,182	1.07%	New
	NTK	S. Anbuselvam	1,860	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			21,276	10.42%	4.66%
Turnout			204,154	80.50%	−2.05%
Registered electors			253,606
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-1.52%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Kamaraj	92,071	50.96%	+8.57
	DMK	R. Elangovan	81,667	45.20%	New
	IJK	G. Ganesan	2,835	1.57%	New
	BSP	T. Immanuvel	1,247	0.69%	New
	Independent	K. N. Panasaiarangan	1,211	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			10,404	5.76%	−3.31%
Turnout			218,867	82.55%	6.04%
Registered electors			180,684
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	-0.50%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	P. Padmavathy	65,614	51.46%	New
	AIADMK	K. Arivanandam	54,048	42.39%	New
	DMDK	R. Rajendran	4,989	3.91%	New
	Independent	S. Rajendran	1,483	1.16%	New
	BJP	R. Sooriyamoorthy	1,377	1.08%	New
Margin of victory			11,566	9.07%	−7.82%
Turnout			127,511	76.51%	10.00%
Registered electors			166,654
	CPI gain from TMC(M)		Swing	5.35%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	C. K. Thamizharasan	52,450	46.11%	New
	DMK	P. Sakthivel	33,238	29.22%	New
	Independent	M. Manimaran	24,623	21.65%	New
	MDMK	Ravanan G	3,440	3.02%	New
Margin of victory			19,212	16.89%	−16.17%
Turnout			113,751	66.51%	−6.63%
Registered electors			171,039
	TMC(M) hold		Swing	-15.26%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	Padma	66,773	61.37%	New
	AIADMK	K. Gopal	30,800	28.31%	−28.48
	CPI(M)	P. Thangaiyan	10,291	9.46%	New
Margin of victory			35,973	33.06%	16.94%
Turnout			108,798	73.15%	0.69%
Registered electors			160,652
	TMC(M) gain from AIADMK		Swing	4.59%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Gopal	60,623	56.79%	+30.12
	DMK	M. Manimaran	43,415	40.67%	−4.41
	PMK	R. Chellaiyan	2,715	2.54%	New
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Margin of victory			17,208	16.12%	−2.30%
Turnout			106,753	72.45%	−6.89%
Registered electors			152,477
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	11.71%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Manimaran	48,605	45.08%	−6.64
	AIADMK	A. Kalaiyarasan	28,750	26.67%	−20.4
	INC	P. Selvadurai	24,737	22.94%	New
	AIADMK	R. Aruchunan	5,721	5.31%	−41.76
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Margin of victory			19,855	18.42%	13.76%
Turnout			107,813	79.35%	−2.29%
Registered electors			138,255
	DMK hold		Swing	-6.64%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Manimaran	50,072	51.72%	+5.03
	AIADMK	S. Anbarasan	45,564	47.06%	−5.67
	INC(J)	K. Gopalan	722	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			4,508	4.66%	−1.39%
Turnout			96,813	81.64%	7.17%
Registered electors			123,430
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-1.01%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Kalaiarasan	44,829	52.73%	+30.27
	DMK	M. Manimaran	39,689	46.69%	+4.94
	Independent	K. Balasundaram	495	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			5,140	6.05%	−5.26%
Turnout			85,013	74.47%	2.13%
Registered electors			115,349
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	10.98%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Manimaran	33,636	41.75%	−17.67
	INC	P. Jayaraj	24,527	30.44%	−4.22
	AIADMK	A. Klaiyarasan	18,099	22.46%	New
	JP	P. Kannaiyan	4,304	5.34%	New
Margin of victory			9,109	11.31%	−13.45%
Turnout			80,566	72.33%	−8.30%
Registered electors			112,720
	DMK hold		Swing	-17.67%

1971

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Devandiran	36,740	59.42%	New
	INC	V. S. Arunachalam	21,432	34.66%	−11.7
	CPI(M)	K. S. Packirisamy	3,663	5.92%	−28.9
Margin of victory			15,308	24.76%	13.22%
Turnout			61,835	80.63%	−1.15%
Registered electors			79,081
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	13.05%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Jayaraj	26,053	46.36%	+6.59
	CPI(M)	T. P. Ramachandran	19,571	34.83%	New
	CPI	P. Appasami	10,568	18.81%	−8.93
Margin of victory			6,482	11.54%	4.25%
Turnout			56,192	81.78%	2.09%
Registered electors			73,780
	INC hold		Swing	6.59%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai	26,346	39.78%	+13.88
	DMK	Ramiah Mudaliar	21,519	32.49%	New
	CPI	N. Sourirajalu Naidu	18,370	27.73%	+11.83
Margin of victory			4,827	7.29%	1.27%
Turnout			66,235	79.69%	−27.50%
Registered electors			85,864
	INC hold		Swing	13.88%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai	45,923	25.89%	+5.62
	INC	M. C. Muthukumaraswami	35,258	19.88%	−0.39
	CPI	S. Arunachalam Pillai	28,206	15.90%	+1.57
	CPI	P. Appaswamy (Sc)	25,515	14.39%	+0.05
	Independent	K. Periaswamy Odayar	21,571	12.16%	New
	Independent	M. Natesan (Sc)	8,617	4.86%	New
	Independent	T. Somasundaram	6,288	3.55%	New
	Independent	T. Rajappa (Sc)	5,971	3.37%	New
Margin of victory			10,665	6.01%	2.33%
Turnout			177,349	107.19%	−7.39%
Registered electors			165,455
	INC hold		Swing	5.62%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. C. Muthukumaraswami	32,356	20.27%	New
	INC	M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai	26,482	16.59%	New
	CPI	Marianathan Alias Anthoni Muthu	22,877	14.33%	New
	CPI	Kalyanasundaram Pillai	19,672	12.33%	New
	Independent	M. Ramadoss Mudaliar	16,206	10.15%	New
	Independent	Mohamed Mohideen	14,053	8.81%	New
	Independent	S. Rangaramanujan Naidu	9,977	6.25%	New
	Socialist	Kandasami Pillai	6,172	3.87%	New
	Socialist	Murugian Alias Murugan	6,169	3.87%	New
	Independent	Varadachariar	2,823	1.77%	New
	Independent	Kaailasa Ayyar	2,811	1.76%	New
Margin of victory			5,874	3.68%
Turnout			159,598	114.58%
Registered electors			139,289
	INC win (new seat)