Pattukkottai Assembly constituency

Pattukottai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.

Pattukkottai
Constituency No. 176 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Lok Sabha constituency	Thanjavur
Established	1951
Total electors	2,45,863[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent K. Annadurai
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

As per the 2010 draft electoral rolls released by the election commission, Pattukottai Assembly constituency comprises 1,77,798 voters (85,476 male and 83,902 female).^[2] Besides Pattukkottai Municipality, the Assembly segment includes Madukkur Town Panchayat, Adirampattinam Town Panchayat and a number of villages.^[3]

History

Pattukkottai Assembly constituency has been a part of Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency since the 2008 delimitation.^[4][5] Prior to that, it fell within Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency.^[6]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Nadimuthu Pillai		Indian National Congress
1957	R. Srinivasa Ayyar		Indian National Congress
1962	V. Arunachala Thevar		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	A. R. Marimuthu		Praja Socialist Party

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	A. R. Marimuthu		Praja Socialist Party
1977	A. R. Marimuthu		Indian National Congress
1980	S. D. Somasundaram		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	P. N. Ramachandran		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	K. Annadurai		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	K. Balasubramaniam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	P. Balasubramanian		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	N. R. Rengarajan		Tamil Maanila Congress
2006	N. R. Rangarajan		Indian National Congress
2011	N. R. Rangarajan		Indian National Congress
2016	C. V.Sekar		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	K. Annadurai		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			32.16%
2016			42.58%
2011			37.91%
2006			46.68%
2001			47.49%
1996			59.51%
1991			62.07%
1989			37.19%
1984			51.04%
1980			54.96%
1977			30.13%
1971			62.95%
1967			54.60%
1962			44.39%
1957			43.14%
1952			41.93%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Annadurai	79,065	32.16%	New
	AIADMK	N. R. Rengarajan	53,796	21.88%	−20.69
	Independent	V. Balakrishnan	23,771	9.67%	New
	NTK	Keerthika Anbu	10,730	4.36%	+2.59
	AMMK	S. D. S. Selvam	5,223	2.12%	New
	MNM	B. Sadasivam	3,088	1.26%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,026	0.42%	−0.51
Margin of victory			25,269	10.28%	2.83%
Turnout			245,832	99.99%	26.97%
Rejected ballots			350	0.14%
Registered electors			245,863
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-10.41%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Sekar	70,631	42.58%	New
	INC	K. Mahendran	58,273	35.13%	−2.78
	DMDK	N. Senthil Kumar	11,231	6.77%	−25.14
	BJP	M. Muruganantham	11,039	6.65%	−0.29
	SDPI	Z. Mohamed Iliyas	3,923	2.36%	New
	PMK	C. Lakshmi	3,607	2.17%	New
	NTK	K. Geetha	2,940	1.77%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,541	0.93%	New
	Independent	K. Sanjai Gandhi	1,103	0.66%	New
	SS	C. Kubendran	1,089	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			12,358	7.45%	1.45%
Turnout			165,890	73.02%	−4.98%
Registered electors			227,191
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	4.67%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. R. Rengarajan	55,482	37.91%	−8.77
	DMDK	N. Senthilkumar	46,703	31.91%	+23.42
	Independent	A. R. M. Yoganandam	22,066	15.08%	New
	BJP	V. Murali Ganesh	10,164	6.94%	+5.33
	Independent	S. Senthilkumar	6,775	4.63%	New
	IJK	A. Saravanan	1,424	0.97%	New
	Independent	A. Irene	1,358	0.93%	New
	Independent	R. Singaravadivelan	1,195	0.82%	New
	BSP	C. Inbarasan	1,186	0.81%	−2.31
Margin of victory			8,779	6.00%	−6.18%
Turnout			146,353	78.00%	6.80%
Registered electors			187,627
	INC hold		Swing	-8.77%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. R. Rengarajan	58,776	46.68%	New
	MDMK	S. Viswanathan	43,442	34.50%	+26.98
	DMDK	N. Senthilkumar	10,688	8.49%	New
	Independent	P. Jayabal	6,230	4.95%	New
	BSP	S. Thoufeeq	3,931	3.12%	New
	BJP	M. Ravi Chandiran	2,029	1.61%	New
	AIFB	Chinna. Saminathan	822	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			15,334	12.18%	6.23%
Turnout			125,918	71.20%	10.33%
Registered electors			176,850
	INC gain from TMC(M)		Swing	-0.81%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	N. R. Rengarajan	55,474	47.49%	New
	DMK	P. Balasubramanian	48,524	41.54%	−17.97
	MDMK	R. Elango	8,782	7.52%	−0.71
	JP	S. Adikesavan	1,043	0.89%	New
	Independent	S. Jahirhussion	980	0.84%	New
	Independent	Kumaravel Thangam	833	0.71%	New
	Independent	M. R. Chokalinga Solanga Nattar	660	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			6,950	5.95%	−22.68%
Turnout			116,819	60.87%	−10.13%
Registered electors			192,049
	TMC(M) gain from DMK		Swing	-12.02%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Balasubramanian	69,880	59.51%	+23.76
	AIADMK	Baskaran Seeni	36,259	30.88%	−31.19
	MDMK	G. Renganathan	9,656	8.22%	New
	BJP	K. M. Namachivayam	1,268	1.08%	New
Margin of victory			33,621	28.63%	2.31%
Turnout			117,423	71.00%	3.42%
Registered electors			171,478
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-2.56%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Balasubramaniam	67,764	62.07%	+38.42
	DMK	K. Annadurai	39,028	35.75%	−1.44
	PMK	C. Rengasamy	857	0.79%	New
	JP	Saminathan Chinna	673	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			28,736	26.32%	13.08%
Turnout			109,169	67.58%	−9.96%
Registered electors			166,059
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	24.88%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Annadurai	41,224	37.19%	+1.43
	INC	A. R. Marimuthu	26,543	23.94%	New
	AIADMK	S. Baskaran	26,215	23.65%	−27.39
	AIADMK	P. N. Ramachandran	8,801	7.94%	−43.1
	Independent	K. Raman	7,390	6.67%	New
	Independent	M. R. Chokkalingam	679	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			14,681	13.24%	−2.04%
Turnout			110,852	77.54%	−2.61%
Registered electors			145,353
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-13.85%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. N. Ramachandran	50,493	51.04%	−3.92
	DMK	A. V. Subramanian	35,376	35.76%	New
	INC(J)	S. D. Somasundaram	12,111	12.24%	New
	BJP	K. M. Namasivayam	509	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			15,117	15.28%	4.27%
Turnout			98,923	80.14%	−1.07%
Registered electors			129,067
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-3.92%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. D. Somasundaram	52,900	54.96%	+25.89
	INC	A. R. Marimuthu	42,302	43.95%	+13.82
	JP	N. Mathivanan	1,047	1.09%	New
Margin of victory			10,598	11.01%	9.95%
Turnout			96,249	81.21%	6.30%
Registered electors			119,533
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	24.83%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. R. Marimuthu	25,993	30.13%	−6.92
	AIADMK	V. R. K. Palaniapan	25,082	29.08%	New
	DMK	R. Srinivasan	24,142	27.99%	New
	JP	R. Ramasamy	9,227	10.70%	New
	Independent	V. Chandrasekaran	1,100	1.28%	New
	Independent	N. Kulandaiyan	719	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			911	1.06%	−24.84%
Turnout			86,263	74.91%	−5.88%
Registered electors			116,450
	INC gain from PSP		Swing	-32.82%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	A. R. Marimuthu	44,565	62.95%	New
	INC	N. Nagarajan	26,229	37.05%	−6.47
Margin of victory			18,336	25.90%	14.82%
Turnout			70,794	80.79%	−4.75%
Registered electors			92,580
	PSP hold		Swing	8.36%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	A. R. Marimuthu	35,198	54.60%	New
	INC	N. Ramasamy	28,056	43.52%	+7.14
	Independent	M. P. Vaithianathan	1,217	1.89%	New
Margin of victory			7,142	11.08%	3.07%
Turnout			64,471	85.54%	8.61%
Registered electors			79,109
	PSP gain from DMK		Swing	10.21%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. Arunachala Thevar	35,151	44.39%	New
	INC	R. Srinivasa Iyer	28,806	36.38%	−6.76
	CPI	M. Masilamani	15,234	19.24%	−8.37
Margin of victory			6,345	8.01%	−5.87%
Turnout			79,191	76.93%	14.79%
Registered electors			107,011
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	1.25%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Srinivasa Iyer	24,237	43.14%	+1.21
	Independent	V. Arunachala Thevar	16,435	29.25%	New
	CPI	M. Masilamani	15,513	27.61%	New
Margin of victory			7,802	13.89%	3.20%
Turnout			56,185	62.14%	−0.64%
Registered electors			90,416
	INC hold		Swing	1.21%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pattukkottai^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nadimuthu Pillai	21,372	41.93%	New
	Socialist	Marimuthu	15,926	31.24%	New
	Independent	V. Ramaswami Thevar	11,577	22.71%	New
	Independent	D. D. Dhasan	2,100	4.12%	New
Margin of victory			5,446	10.68%
Turnout			50,975	62.78%
Registered electors			81,195
	INC win (new seat)