Senthamangalam Assembly constituency

For other places with same/similar name, see Sendamangalam (disambiguation).

Senthamangalam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitations in 2008.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 93. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Tribes and comprises portions of Rasipuram and Namakkal taluks. It is a part of the wider Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Sendamangalam
Constituency No. 93 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Lok Sabha constituency	Namakkal
Established	2008
Total electors	2,36,524[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent K. Ponnusamy
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Prior to the 2008 delimitation exercise, the local constituency was called Sendamangalam. That, too, was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Tribes.^[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1957	T. Sivagnanam Pillai		Indian National Congress
1962	V. R. Periyannan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	A. S. Gounder		Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	Chinna Velaiya Gounder		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	V. Chinnasamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	S. Sivaprakasam
1984
1989	K. Chinnasamy
1991
1996	C. Chandrasekaran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	K. Kalavathi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	K. Ponnusamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	R. Santhi		Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016	C. Chandrasekaran[5]		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	K. Ponnusamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			45.51%
2016			48.09%
2011			47.51%
2006			49.91%
2001			55.64%
1996			56.14%
1991			76.19%
1989			37.46%
1984			64.17%
1980			54.44%
1977			45.10%
1971			56.92%
1967			50.62%
1962			53.39%
1957			58.34%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Ponnusamy	90,681	45.51%	+3.91
	AIADMK	S. Chandran	80,188	40.25%	−7.85
	NTK	T. Rohini	11,654	5.85%	+4.68
	Independent	C. Chandrasekaran	11,371	5.71%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,058	1.03%	−0.37
Margin of victory			10,493	5.27%	−1.23%
Turnout			199,235	81.84%	−0.77%
Rejected ballots			595	0.30%
Registered electors			243,457
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-2.58%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Chandrasekaran	91,339	48.09%	New
	DMK	K. Ponnusamy	79,006	41.60%	−0.64
	DMDK	M. Sathiya	5,609	2.95%	−44.56
	KMDK	M. Chinnusamy	4,014	2.11%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,664	1.40%	New
	PMK	K. Susila	2,447	1.29%	New
	NTK	R. Anbuthambi	2,219	1.17%	New
Margin of victory			12,333	6.49%	1.22%
Turnout			189,917	82.60%	1.02%
Registered electors			229,911
	AIADMK gain from DMDK		Swing	0.58%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMDK	R. Santhi	76,637	47.51%	+38.42
	DMK	K. Ponnusamy	68,132	42.24%	−7.67
	Independent	T. Santhi	5,208	3.23%	New
	Independent	Ambala Ponnusamy	3,745	2.32%	New
	IJK	V. Palanisamy	3,392	2.10%	New
	BJP	C. Ramesh	2,966	1.84%	+0.36
	Independent	K. Shanmugam	1,215	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			8,505	5.27%	−7.52%
Turnout			161,295	81.59%	10.75%
Registered electors			197,693
	DMDK gain from DMK		Swing	-2.40%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Ponnusamy	64,506	49.91%	+10.44
	AIADMK	P. Chandran	47,972	37.12%	−18.53
	DMDK	R. Santhi	11,747	9.09%	New
	BJP	K. Kuppusamy	1,913	1.48%	New
	Independent	C. Chandrasekaran	1,612	1.25%	New
	Independent	C. Chandrasekaran	1,490	1.15%	New
Margin of victory			16,534	12.79%	−3.37%
Turnout			129,240	70.84%	12.47%
Registered electors			182,451
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-5.73%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Kalavathi	61,312	55.64%	+18.57
	DMK	Chinumathi Chandrasekaran	43,497	39.48%	−16.66
	Independent	K. Mani	2,128	1.93%	New
	MDMK	K. Saiyakali	1,467	1.33%	+0.43
	Independent	V. Kuppusamy	812	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			17,815	16.17%	−2.90%
Turnout			110,186	58.37%	−5.60%
Registered electors			188,776
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-0.50%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	C. Chandrasekaran	58,673	56.14%	New
	AIADMK	K. Kalavathi	38,748	37.08%	−39.11
	PMK	P. Allimuthu	3,449	3.30%	New
	Independent	S. Sivaprakasam	2,576	2.46%	New
	MDMK	S. Thennavan	938	0.90%	New
Margin of victory			19,925	19.06%	−39.02%
Turnout			104,512	63.97%	4.37%
Registered electors			173,166
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-20.05%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Chinnasamy	72,877	76.19%	+38.73
	Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam	S. Sivaprakasam	17,316	18.10%	New
	PMK	M. S. Chandiran	5,460	5.71%	New
Margin of victory			55,561	58.09%	52.91%
Turnout			95,653	59.60%	−4.66%
Registered electors			169,962
	AIADMK hold		Swing	38.73%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Chinnasamy	36,489	37.46%	−26.71
	DMK	C. Alagappan	31,452	32.29%	+1.14
	INC	T. S. Thiruman	17,158	17.62%	New
	AIADMK	V. K. Ayyasamy	9,067	9.31%	−54.86
	Independent	K. K. Chinnasamy	3,153	3.24%	New
Margin of victory			5,037	5.17%	−27.85%
Turnout			97,400	64.26%	−1.90%
Registered electors			155,493
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-26.71%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Sivaprakasam	54,129	64.17%	+9.73
	DMK	S. Kalavathi	26,277	31.15%	New
	Independent	V. Chinnasamy	3,944	4.68%	New
Margin of victory			27,852	33.02%	22.83%
Turnout			84,350	66.16%	12.12%
Registered electors			137,028
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.73%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Sivaprakasam	37,577	54.44%	+9.35
	INC	Vadama Gounder	30,543	44.25%	+22.47
	Independent	V. Rajagopal	900	1.30%	New
Margin of victory			7,034	10.19%	−13.12%
Turnout			69,020	54.04%	2.90%
Registered electors			129,835
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.35%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Chinnasamy	28,731	45.10%	New
	INC	Vadama Gounder	13,881	21.79%	−13.6
	DMK	Chinna Vellaiyan	9,886	15.52%	−41.4
	JP	Chakravarthy Duraisamy	9,752	15.31%	New
	Independent	M. R. Kali Gounder	1,462	2.29%	New
Margin of victory			14,850	23.31%	1.78%
Turnout			63,712	51.14%	−8.86%
Registered electors			126,719
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-11.82%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Chinna Veilaiya Gounder	34,507	56.92%	New
	INC	Vellaya Gounder	21,452	35.38%	−15.24
	Independent	Nevadia Vaiyapuri Gounder	4,670	7.70%	New
Margin of victory			13,055	21.53%	20.29%
Turnout			60,629	60.00%	−6.24%
Registered electors			104,818
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	6.29%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. S. Gounder	31,308	50.62%	+4.02
	CPI(M)	S. T. Doraiswamy	30,537	49.38%	New
Margin of victory			771	1.25%	−5.54%
Turnout			61,845	66.24%	−1.65%
Registered electors			97,553
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-2.77%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. R. Periannan	27,728	53.39%	New
	INC	P. B. K. Thiagaraja Reddiar	24,205	46.61%	−11.73
Margin of victory			3,523	6.78%	−9.90%
Turnout			51,933	67.89%	15.36%
Registered electors			78,651
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-4.95%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Senthamangalam^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. Sivagnanam Pillai	23,749	58.34%	New
	Independent	Somasundara Gounder	16,959	41.66%	New
Margin of victory			6,790	16.68%
Turnout			40,708	52.53%
Registered electors			77,493
	INC win (new seat)