Ottapidaram Assembly constituency

Ottapidaram is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is also one of the six state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, having existed since the 1962 election.^[1]

Ottapidaram
Constituency No. 217 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Area of Ottapidaram Assembly constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukudi
Lok Sabha constituency	Thoothukkudi
Established	1962
Total electors	251,597
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent M. C. Shunmugaiah
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Assembly	Member	Political Party		Tenure
1962	3rd	A. L. Ramakrishnan		Indian National Congress	1962-1967
1967	4th	M. Muthiah		Swatantra Party	1967-1971
1971	5th	M. Muthiah		All India Forward Bloc	1971-1977
1977	6th	O. S. Veluchami		Indian National Congress	1977-1980
1980	7th	M. Appadurai		Communist Party of India	1980-1984
1984	8th	R. S. Arumugam		Indian National Congress	1984-1989
1989	9th	M. Muthiah		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1989-1991
1991	10th	S. X. Rajamannar		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1991-1996
1996	11th	K. Krishnasamy		Janata Party	1996-2001
2001	12th	A. Sivaperumal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2001-2006
2006	13th	P. Mohan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2006-2011
2011	14th	K. Krishnasam		Puthiya Tamilagam	2011-2016
2016	15th	R. Sundararaj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2016-2019
2019	15th	M. C. Shunmugaiah		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2019-2021
2021	16th				2021-Incumbent

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			41.11%
2019			42.97%
2016			40.57%
2011			56.41%
2006			39.36%
2001			43.30%
1996			27.32%
1991			66.28%
1989			31.69%
1984			67.89%
1980			52.11%
1977			41.51%
1971			56.92%
1967			45.45%
1962			44.17%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. C. Shunmugaiah	73,110	41.11	1.86
	AIADMK	P. Mohan	64,600	36.32	4.88
	NTK	M. Vaikundamari	22,413	12.60	7.51
	PT	K. Krishnasamy	6,544	3.68	New
	DMDK	S. Arumuganainar	5,327	3.00	New
	IJK	R. Arunadevi	1,913	1.08	New
	None of the Above	None of the Above	1,568	0.88	0.17
Majority			8,510	4.79	6.74
Turnout			177,840	70.68	1.99
	DMK hold		Swing	1.86

2019 by-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election: Ottapidaram^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. C. Shunmugaiah	73,241	42.97	New
	AIADMK	P. Mohan	53,584	31.44	9.13
	AMMK	R. Sundararaj	29,228	17.15	New
	NTK	M. Akalya	8,666	5.09	2.73
	None of the Above	None of the Above	1,783	1.05	0.58
Majority			19,657	11.53	11.22
Turnout			170,519	72.67	0.01
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	New

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Sundararaj	65,071	40.57	New
	PT	K. Krishnasamy	64,578	40.26	16.15
	DMDK	S. Arumuganainar	14,127	8.81	New
	BJP	A. Santhanakumar	5,931	3.70	1.63
	NTK	T. Muthukrishnan	3,792	2.36	New
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,612	1.63	New
Majority			493	0.31	19.56
Turnout			160,395	72.66	2.82
	AIADMK gain from PT		Swing	New

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PT	K. Krishnasamy	71,330	56.41	New
	DMK	S. Raja	46,204	36.54	12.79
	BJP	A. Muthupalavesam	2,614	2.07	1.09
	BSP	D. Chandra	785	0.62	29.14
Majority			25,126	19.87	10.27
Turnout			126,453	75.48	7.38
	PT gain from AIADMK		Swing	New

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Mohan	38,715	39.36	3.94
	BSP	K. Krishnasamy	29,271	29.76	New
	DMK	S. X. Rajamannar	23,356	23.75	New
	DMDK	K. Mohanraj	2,690	2.74	New
	AIFB	V. Kothandaraman	1,448	1.48	New
	BJP	A. Santhanakumar	963	0.98	New
Majority			9,444	9.60	8.88
Turnout			98,449	68.10	4.67
	AIADMK hold		Swing	3.94

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Sivaperumal	39,350	43.30	17.25
	PT	K. Krishnasamy	38,699	42.59	New
	MDMK	R. Gurusamy Krishnan	8,451	9.30	6.79
Majority			651	0.72	0.56
Turnout			90,875	63.43	4.04
	AIADMK gain from JP		Swing	17.25

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	K. Krishnasamy	24,585	27.32	New
	AIADMK	S. Paulraj	23,437	26.05	40.23
	DMK	S. Sundaram	22,679	25.21	6.48
	MDMK	A. S. Ganesan	14,480	16.09	New
	AIIC(T)	A. D. Alexander	1,029	1.14	New
	BJP	S. Jeyarani	727	0.81	New
Majority			1,148	1.28	33.31
Turnout			93,557	67.47	8.33
	JP gain from AIADMK		Swing	New

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. X. Rajamannar	52,360	66.28	43.25
	DMK	C. Chelladurai	25,035	31.69	0.00
	PMK	S. Jeevarathinam	1,184	1.50	New
Majority			27,325	34.59	32.42
Turnout			80,837	59.14	7.99
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	43.25

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Muthiah	25,467	31.69	New
	INC	O. S. Veluchami	23,724	29.52	38.37
	AIADMK	V. Gopalakrishnan	18,507	23.03	New
Majority			1,743	2.17	35.05
Turnout			82,522	67.13	0.32
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	New

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. S. Arumugam	46,190	67.89	New
	CPI	M. Appadurai	20,868	30.67	New
Majority			25,322	37.22	33.00
Turnout			74,147	66.81	7.74
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	New

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	M. Appadurai	33,071	52.11	New
	INC(I)	O. S. Veluchami	30,393	47.89	New
Majority			2,678	4.22	6.47
Turnout			64,720	59.07	6.52
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	New

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	O. S. Veluchami	22,629	41.51	New
	AIADMK	O. Thangaraj	16,801	30.82	New
	JP	S. Ashok Kumar	7,483	13.73	New
	DMK	U. Mookiah	4,661	8.55	New
Majority			5,828	10.69	9.35
Turnout			55,355	52.55	7.53
	INC gain from AIFB		Swing	New

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIFB	M. Muthiah	27,571	56.92	New
	SWA	K. Manoharan	17,861	36.87	8.58
Majority			9,710	20.04	11.06
Turnout			53,556	60.80	9.53
	AIFB gain from SWA		Swing	New

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	M. Muthiah	25,937	45.45	1.28
	INC	S. Dhanushkodi	20,814	36.47	7.23
Majority			5,123	8.98	5.95
Turnout			59,955	70.33	0.01
	SWA gain from INC		Swing	1.28

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Ottapidaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. L. Ramakrishnan	30,067	44.17	New
	SWA	K. Vaiyappan	19,906	29.24	New
	CPI	S. Nagu	18,103	26.59	New
Majority			10,161	14.93	New
Turnout			70,798	70.32	New
	INC win (new seat)