Rajapalayam Assembly constituency

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Rajapalayam
Constituency No. 202 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Lok Sabha constituency	Tenkasi
Established	1962
Total electors	239,461
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent S. Thangappandian
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Rajapalayam is an assembly constituency located in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.^[1] It falls under Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1962	R. Krishnasamy Naidu		Indian National Congress
1967	A. A. S. Raja		Independent

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	K. Suppu		Communist Party of India
1977	K. Dhanuskodi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	P. Mokkian		Independent
1984	K. Raman		Indian National Congress
1989	V. P. Rajan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	T. Sathiah		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	V. P. Rajan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	M. Rajasekar		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	M. Chandra
2011	K. Gopalsamy
2016	S. Thangappandian		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021

Rajapalayam Assembly constituency was absorbed into Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency in 2008, for the 2009 election onwards.

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			41.50%
2016			43.82%
2011			53.80%
2006			39.37%
2001			47.63%
1996			38.62%
1991			63.45%
1989			40.75%
1984			54.49%
1980			44.07%
1977			37.55%
1971			50.45%
1967			53.29%
1962			51.73%

2021

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Thangappandian	74,158	41.94%	−1.88
	AIADMK	K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji	70,260	39.73%	−1.27
	NTK	V. Jeyaraj	15,601	8.82%	+7.41
	AMMK	K. Kalimuthu	7,664	4.33%	New
	MNM	S. Vivekananthan	4,057	2.29%	New
	PT	V. K. Ayyar	3,384	1.91%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,875	1.06%	−0.28
Margin of victory			3,898	2.20%	−0.61%
Turnout			176,833	73.85%	−2.22%
Rejected ballots			288	0.16%
Registered electors			239,461
	DMK hold		Swing	-1.88%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Thangappandian	74,787	43.82%	+4.4
	AIADMK	A. A. S. Shyam	69,985	41.00%	−12.8
	CPI(M)	A. Gurusamy	12,505	7.33%	New
	BJP	A. N. Ramachandra Raja	3,435	2.01%	−1.63
	NTK	V. Jeyaraj	2,414	1.41%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,290	1.34%	New
	PMK	P. Lakshmanan	1,073	0.63%	New
	Independent	I. Jeyaprakash	919	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			4,802	2.81%	−11.58%
Turnout			170,688	76.06%	−4.18%
Registered electors			224,407
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-9.99%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Gopalsamy	80,125	53.80%	+14.43
	DMK	S. Thangappandian	58,693	39.41%	+0.37
	BJP	N. S. Ramakrishnan	5,428	3.64%	+2.54
Margin of victory			21,432	14.39%	14.06%
Turnout			148,925	80.24%	6.47%
Registered electors			185,596
	AIADMK hold		Swing	14.43%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Chandra	58,320	39.37%	−8.25
	DMK	V. P. Rajan	57,827	39.04%	−1.18
	BSP	P. Kalimuthu	13,218	8.92%	New
	DMDK	N. Ayyanar	10,251	6.92%	New
	AIFB	R. Vijayakumari	4,082	2.76%	New
	BJP	M. Chellapandi	1,640	1.11%	New
	Independent	P. Muniasamy	1,210	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			493	0.33%	−7.07%
Turnout			148,122	73.77%	9.88%
Registered electors			200,783
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-8.25%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Rajasekar	61,740	47.63%	+23.64
	DMK	V. P. Rajan	52,145	40.23%	+1.61
	MDMK	P. Ramanathan	12,613	9.73%	−4.07
	Independent	M. Vellaichamy	1,280	0.99%	New
	Independent	T. Ramachandran	736	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			9,595	7.40%	−7.23%
Turnout			129,633	63.89%	−6.63%
Registered electors			203,123
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	9.01%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. P. Rajan	49,984	38.62%	New
	AIADMK	P. Prabakar	31,045	23.99%	−39.46
	JP	K. Dhanuskodi	26,706	20.63%	New
	MDMK	T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar	17,862	13.80%	New
	BJP	M. Thangaraj	1,805	1.39%	New
Margin of victory			18,939	14.63%	−14.47%
Turnout			129,427	70.52%	7.80%
Registered electors			192,670
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-24.83%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. Sathiah	68,657	63.45%	+46.58
	Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam	K. Dhanuskodi	37,169	34.35%	New
	Independent	M. Poomari	687	0.63%	New
	Independent	M. Sonai	640	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			31,488	29.10%	25.77%
Turnout			108,212	62.72%	−13.88%
Registered electors			177,434
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	22.69%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. P. Rajan	49,137	40.75%	New
	INC	Arunachalam M	45,122	37.42%	−17.07
	AIADMK	K. Dhanuskodi	20,339	16.87%	New
	Independent	M. Shanmugaveli	4,873	4.04%	New
Margin of victory			4,015	3.33%	−6.38%
Turnout			120,575	76.59%	2.96%
Registered electors			159,823
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-13.74%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Raman	54,670	54.49%	+20.29
	CPI	I. Paulraj	44,924	44.78%	New
Margin of victory			9,746	9.71%	−0.15%
Turnout			100,331	73.63%	7.10%
Registered electors			141,300
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	10.42%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Mokkian	38,339	44.07%	New
	INC	K. Pottu Pottan	29,758	34.20%	+1.81
	Independent	A. Chinnaswamy	17,119	19.68%	New
	Independent	S. S. Maran	1,298	1.49%	New
	Independent	K. Paraman	489	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			8,581	9.86%	4.71%
Turnout			87,003	66.53%	6.71%
Registered electors			131,952
	Independent gain from AIADMK		Swing	6.52%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Dhanuskodi	28,028	37.55%	New
	INC	K. Pottupoattan	24,181	32.39%	−17.15
	JP	J. S. Baliah	11,702	15.68%	New
	DMK	K. Andi Alias Gurusamy	10,220	13.69%	New
	Independent	M. Sundaram	382	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			3,847	5.15%	4.24%
Turnout			74,649	59.82%	−17.21%
Registered electors			126,020
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	-12.91%

1971

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	K. Suppu	36,827	50.45%	New
	INC	K. R. Srirenga Raja	36,163	49.55%	+14.41
Margin of victory			664	0.91%	−17.24%
Turnout			72,990	77.03%	−6.81%
Registered electors			98,432
	CPI gain from Independent		Swing	-2.83%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Rajapalayam^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. A. S. Raja	38,936	53.29%	New
	INC	P. A. A. Raja	25,675	35.14%	−16.59
	CPI(M)	T. Nadar	8,224	11.26%	New
Margin of victory			13,261	18.15%	−9.80%
Turnout			73,066	83.83%	3.99%
Registered electors			89,597
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	1.56%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Rajapalayam^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Krishnasamy Naidu	41,692	51.73%	New
	SWA	V. Ramakrishna Raja	19,165	23.78%	New
	CPI	S. Alagirisamy	18,063	22.41%	New
	Independent	A. Chelliah	1,674	2.08%	New
Margin of victory			22,527	27.95%
Turnout			80,594	79.84%
Registered electors			103,902
	INC win (new seat)