Sankarankoil Assembly constituency

Sankarankoil is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is reserved for the Scheduled Castes. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. It is a part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.^[1] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Sankarankoil
Constituency No. 219 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tenkasi
Lok Sabha constituency	Tenkasi
Established	1951
Total electors	2,54,243
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent E. Raja
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Name	Party
1952	Ramasundara Karunalaya Pandian		Independent
	P. Urkavalan		Indian National Congress
1957	A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar and P. Urkavalan
1962	S. M. Abdul Majid Sahib
1967	P. Durairaj		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Name	Party
1971	S. Subbiah		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
1980	P. Durairaj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	S. Sankaralingam
1989	S. Thangavelu		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	V. Gopalakrishnan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	C. Karuppasamy
2001
2006
2011
2012*	S. Muthuselvi
2016	V. M. Rajalakshmi
2021	E. Raja		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

• By-elections were held on the account of vacancy due to the demise of the sitting MLA.

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			38.92%
2016			44.36%
2012 by-election			59.4%
2011			49.99%
2006			40.33%
2001			43.51%
1996			33.94%
1991			61.88%
1989			43.99%
1984			54.45%
1980			48.87%
1977			34.26%
1971			61.84%
1967			62.79%
1962			52.41%
1957			27.80%
1952			36.81%

2021

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	E. Raja	71,347	39.34%	+3.13
	AIADMK	V. M. Rajalakshmi	66,050	36.42%	−7.95
	AMMK	R. Annadurai	22,682	12.51%	New
	NTK	P. Mahendrakumari	13,851	7.64%	+6.24
	MNM	K. Prabhu	2,338	1.29%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,957	1.08%	−0.19
	PT	V. Subramaniam	1,941	1.07%	New
Margin of victory			5,297	2.92%	−5.24%
Turnout			181,381	71.34%	−4.62%
Rejected ballots			420	0.23%
Registered electors			254,243
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-5.03%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. M. Rajalakshmi	78,751	44.36%	−5.63
	DMK	G. Anbumani	64,262	36.20%	−6.6
	MDMK	Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar	20,807	11.72%	New
	BJP	K. Gunasekaran	4,242	2.39%	+1.1
	NTK	Amutha	2,476	1.39%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,258	1.27%	New
	AIFB	K. Murugan	1,042	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			14,489	8.16%	0.97%
Turnout			177,510	75.97%	0.25%
Registered electors			233,672
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-5.63%

2012 by-election

By-election, 2012: Sankarankovil

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Muthuselvi	94,977	59.4
	DMK	J. Jawahar SuryaKumar	26220	16.4
	MDMK	T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar	20,678	12.9
	DMDK	K. Muthukumar	12,144	2.05
	BJP	L. Murugan	1,633	0.10
Majority			68,757	43
Turnout			1,59,772
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Karuppasamy	72,297	49.99%	+9.66
	DMK	M. Umamaheswari	61,902	42.80%	+6.01
	Independent	A. Lakshmi Nathan	2,198	1.52%	New
	Independent	S. Rajendran	1,917	1.33%	New
	BJP	C. Saratha	1,862	1.29%	New
	Independent	P. Subbulakshmi	1,210	0.84%	New
	Independent	S. Gunaseelan	895	0.62%	New
	BSP	A. Kumar Alias	815	0.56%	−7.42
Margin of victory			10,395	7.19%	3.65%
Turnout			144,622	75.71%	6.23%
Registered electors			191,012
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.66%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Karuppasamy	50,603	40.33%	−3.18
	DMK	S. Thangavelu	46,161	36.79%	New
	PT	A. Karuppasamy	10,015	7.98%	New
	AIFB	P. Subbulakshmi	9,740	7.76%	New
	DMDK	K. Muthukumar	5,531	4.41%	New
	Independent	K. Subbulakshmi	1,351	1.08%	New
	SP	S. Kanagaraj	1,250	1.00%	New
	Independent	S. Ganesan	817	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			4,442	3.54%	−4.21%
Turnout			125,468	69.48%	5.08%
Registered electors			180,575
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-3.18%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Karuppasamy	52,000	43.51%	+9.57
	PT	P. Duraisamy	42,738	35.76%	New
	MDMK	Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar	20,610	17.25%	−10.4
	Independent	S. Vijayaraj	1,548	1.30%	New
	Independent	P. Subramanian	1,069	0.89%	New
	Independent	M. Krishnammal	836	0.70%	New
	Independent	N. Chinnadurai	699	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			9,262	7.75%	7.21%
Turnout			119,500	64.40%	−4.90%
Registered electors			185,591
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.57%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Karuppasamy	37,933	33.94%	−27.94
	DMK	S. Rasiah @ Raja	37,333	33.41%	−3.16
	MDMK	S. Thangavelu	30,893	27.64%	New
	PMK	M. Ilangavi	2,009	1.80%	New
	BJP	P. Shanmugavelu	1,733	1.55%	New
	JP	C. Mariappan	696	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			600	0.54%	−24.78%
Turnout			111,752	69.30%	1.89%
Registered electors			173,541
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-27.94%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Gopalakrishnan	65,620	61.88%	+38.52
	DMK	S. Thangavelu	38,772	36.56%	−7.43
	PMK	M. Karuppasamy	916	0.86%	New
Margin of victory			26,848	25.32%	4.69%
Turnout			106,043	67.41%	−6.31%
Registered electors			163,079
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	17.89%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Thangavelu	46,886	43.99%	+3.47
	AIADMK	K. Marutha Karuppan	24,897	23.36%	−31.09
	INC	S. Anandaraj	24,628	23.11%	New
	AIADMK	S. Sankaralingam	6,846	6.42%	−48.03
	Independent	S. Rajaram	2,045	1.92%	New
Margin of victory			21,989	20.63%	6.70%
Turnout			106,581	73.73%	0.46%
Registered electors			147,593
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-10.46%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Sankaralingam	48,411	54.45%	+5.58
	DMK	S. Thangavelu	36,028	40.52%	−4.69
	Independent	K. Madasamy	3,569	4.01%	New
	Independent	S. Shanmugaraj	582	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			12,383	13.93%	10.27%
Turnout			88,907	73.27%	19.04%
Registered electors			130,144
	AIADMK hold		Swing	5.58%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Durairaj	31,818	48.87%	+15.15
	DMK	K. Madan	29,436	45.21%	+10.96
	Independent	U. Minnavadi	3,000	4.61%	New
	Independent	P. Muthiah	508	0.78%	New
	Independent	K. Panneer Selvam	345	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			2,382	3.66%	3.12%
Turnout			65,107	54.23%	1.46%
Registered electors			121,949
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	14.61%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Subbiah	21,569	34.26%	−27.58
	AIADMK	C. Ayyadorai	21,232	33.72%	New
	INC	S. Shanmugavel	14,491	23.01%	−15.15
	DMK	A. K. C. Thangappandian	13,778	21.88%	−39.95
	JP	L. Sundararaj Naicker	7,187	11.41%	New
	JP	A. M. Chellachami	4,967	7.89%	New
	Independent	R. Kovil Pillai	2,602	4.13%	New
	Independent	S. Pachiappan	706	1.12%	New
Margin of victory			337	0.54%	−23.14%
Turnout			62,965	52.77%	−12.16%
Registered electors			121,097
	DMK hold		Swing	-27.58%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Subbiah	35,677	61.84%	−0.95
	INC	M. James	22,019	38.16%	+5.71
Margin of victory			13,658	23.67%	−6.67%
Turnout			57,696	64.93%	−6.06%
Registered electors			93,951
	DMK hold		Swing	-0.95%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Durairaj	37,173	62.79%	+36.6
	INC	P. Urkavalan	19,211	32.45%	−19.96
	Independent	V. K. Madaswamy	1,482	2.50%	New
	Independent	K. Chelliah	1,336	2.26%	New
Margin of victory			17,962	30.34%	4.12%
Turnout			59,202	70.99%	−1.77%
Registered electors			89,463
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	10.38%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. M. Abdul Majid Sahib	32,799	52.41%	+24.61
	DMK	S. Krishnan Servai	16,388	26.19%	New
	SWA	L. M. K. Balasubramaniam Chettiar	10,391	16.60%	New
	Independent	K. Ayyadurai	3,001	4.80%	New
Margin of victory			16,411	26.22%	22.35%
Turnout			62,579	72.75%	−10.39%
Registered electors			89,446
	INC hold		Swing	24.61%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Urkavalan	40,397	27.80%	+3.19
	INC	A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar	34,771	23.93%	−0.68
	Independent	Adinamilagi	21,907	15.08%	New
	PSP	S. Uthaman (Sc)	12,374	8.52%	New
	Independent	Vallathurai	10,310	7.10%	New
	Independent	Shanmugam (Sc)	9,937	6.84%	New
	Independent	Subbiah (Sc)	9,104	6.27%	New
	Independent	Ganapathy	6,511	4.48%	New
Margin of victory			5,626	3.87%	−8.34%
Turnout			145,311	83.15%	−26.87%
Registered electors			174,765
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-9.01%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ramasundara Karunalaya Pandian	56,256	36.81%	New
	INC	K. Sattanatha Karayalar	37,603	24.61%	New
	INC	P. Urkavalan	29,967	19.61%	New
	Independent	O. Sappani	11,313	7.40%	New
	Independent	Sithanatha Kutumban	9,683	6.34%	New
	Independent	Rakkan	4,221	2.76%	New
	Independent	Karuppiah	3,766	2.46%	New
Margin of victory			18,653	12.21%
Turnout			152,809	110.02%
Registered electors			138,896
	Independent win (new seat)