Sholavandan Assembly constituency

Sholavandan is a state assembly constituency in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.^[2][3][4] Sholavandan Assembly constituency is a part of Theni Lok Sabha constituency.^[5] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Sholavandan
Constituency No. 190 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Lok Sabha constituency	Theni
Established	1962
Total electors	2,16,106[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent A. Venkatesan
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1962	A. S. Ponnammal		Indian National Congress
1967	P. S. Maniyan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	P. S. Maniyan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	A. Chandrasekaran		Indian National Congress (I)
1984			Indian National Congress
1989	D. Radhakrishnan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	A. M. Paramasivan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	L. Santhanam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	V. R. Rajangam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	P. Moorthy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	M. V. Karuppiah		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	K. Manickam
2021	A. Venkatesan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			48.04%
2016			52.33%
2011			59.84%
2006			42.39%
2001			51.59%
1996			49.29%
1991			67.34%
1989			34.24%
1984			53.35%
1980			50.28%
1977			40.02%
1971			55.23%
1967			60.19%
1962			46.37%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Venkatesan	84,240	48.04%	+10.65
	AIADMK	K. Manickam	67,195	38.32%	−14.02
	NTK	G. Sengannan	13,936	7.95%	+7.01
	DMDK	M. Jeyalakshmi	3,582	2.04%	New
	MNM	S. Yoganathan	3,031	1.73%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	961	0.55%	−0.61
Margin of victory			17,045	9.72%	−5.22%
Turnout			175,361	81.15%	0.60%
Rejected ballots			55	0.03%
Registered electors			216,106
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.30%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Manickam	87,044	52.33%	−7.5
	DMK	C. Bhavani	62,187	37.39%	New
	VCK	R. Pandiyammal	7,357	4.42%	New
	BJP	S. Palanivel Swamy	2,766	1.66%	+0.28
	NOTA	NOTA	1,930	1.16%	New
	NTK	C. Sakthi	1,553	0.93%	New
	PMK	S. Muthaiah	857	0.52%	−33.96
Margin of victory			24,857	14.94%	−10.42%
Turnout			166,324	80.55%	−2.11%
Registered electors			206,488
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-7.50%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. V. Karuppiah	86,376	59.84%	+18.86
	PMK	M. Ilanseliyan	49,768	34.48%	New
	BJP	S. Palanivelswamy	2,002	1.39%	−0.29
	Independent	A. Veeran	1,998	1.38%	New
	Independent	M. Vazhipiranthal	975	0.68%	New
	BSP	A. Aanantha Kumar	806	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			36,608	25.36%	23.95%
Turnout			144,348	82.66%	11.34%
Registered electors			174,634
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	17.45%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Moorthy	47,771	42.39%	+9.62
	AIADMK	L. Santhanam	46,185	40.98%	−10.61
	DMDK	P. Rajendran	13,942	12.37%	New
	BJP	Pon. Karunanidhi	1,891	1.68%	New
	AIFB	P. N. Ammavasi	722	0.64%	New
	Independent	P. Moorthy	637	0.57%	New
	Independent	K. Karadi	614	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			1,586	1.41%	−17.41%
Turnout			112,702	71.32%	3.67%
Registered electors			158,021
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-9.20%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. R. Rajangam	54,392	51.59%	+20.07
	DMK	P. Moorthy	34,551	32.77%	−16.52
	JD(S)	K. Duraisamy	5,110	4.85%	New
	JP	S. Manoharan	3,967	3.76%	New
	MDMK	R. Bitchal	3,075	2.92%	−9.93
	Independent	A. Chandrasekaran	2,146	2.04%	New
	ATMK	I. C. Natarajan	737	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			19,841	18.82%	1.04%
Turnout			105,430	67.65%	−3.32%
Registered electors			155,871
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	2.30%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	L. Santhanam	52,151	49.29%	+17.93
	AIADMK	A. M. Paramasivan	33,343	31.52%	−35.82
	MDMK	P. S. Manian	13,588	12.84%	New
	JP	V. Sundaram	2,535	2.40%	New
	Independent	M. M. Muthunayagam	1,799	1.70%	New
	Independent	C. Thirupathi	650	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			18,808	17.78%	−18.20%
Turnout			105,796	70.96%	3.35%
Registered electors			156,506
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-18.04%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. M. Paramasivan	66,100	67.34%	+38.44
	DMK	A. M. M. Ambikapathy	30,787	31.36%	−2.87
Margin of victory			35,313	35.97%	30.64%
Turnout			98,163	67.62%	−8.00%
Registered electors			149,340
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	33.10%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Radhakrishnan	33,726	34.24%	New
	AIADMK	P. S. Manian	28,467	28.90%	New
	INC	A. Chandrasekaran	18,607	18.89%	−34.47
	Independent	C. Jayachandran	15,679	15.92%	New
	Independent	T. Malaichamy	949	0.96%	New
Margin of victory			5,259	5.34%	−15.99%
Turnout			98,512	75.62%	1.84%
Registered electors			132,766
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-19.12%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[16][17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Chandrasekaran	44,464	53.35%	+3.07
	JP	S. P. Rajangam	26,692	32.03%	New
	Independent	K. Chellapandi	10,163	12.20%	New
	Independent	D. Valliammal	690	0.83%	New
	Independent	S. Sundaramahalingam	526	0.63%	New
	Independent	N. V. Palanichamy Reddiar	497	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			17,772	21.33%	20.77%
Turnout			83,337	73.78%	0.38%
Registered electors			120,399
	INC hold		Swing	3.07%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Chandrasekaran	41,720	50.28%	+18.96
	AIADMK	P. S. Maniyan	41,255	49.72%	+9.7
Margin of victory			465	0.56%	−8.14%
Turnout			82,975	73.40%	2.81%
Registered electors			114,795
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	10.26%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Balaguruva Reddiar	29,968	40.02%	New
	INC	A. Chandrasekaran	23,455	31.32%	−12.78
	DMK	C. Duraipandi	17,781	23.75%	−31.49
	JP	Edakanathan	2,772	3.70%	New
	Independent	S. Sundaramahalingam	903	1.21%	New
Margin of victory			6,513	8.70%	−2.43%
Turnout			74,879	70.60%	−6.45%
Registered electors			107,271
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-15.21%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. S. Maniyan	43,254	55.23%	−4.96
	INC	R. Sundarajan Servai	34,542	44.11%	+5.87
	Independent	Thnv Sundaramahalingam	516	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			8,712	11.12%	−10.83%
Turnout			78,312	77.05%	−4.75%
Registered electors			107,175
	DMK hold		Swing	-4.96%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. S. Maniyan	45,221	60.19%	+27.19
	INC	R. S. Servai	28,728	38.24%	−8.13
	Independent	M. Chidambaram	1,178	1.57%	New
Margin of victory			16,493	21.95%	8.59%
Turnout			75,127	81.80%	7.02%
Registered electors			94,581
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	13.83%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sholavandan^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. S. Ponnammal	25,911	46.37%	New
	DMK	A. Muniandi	18,445	33.01%	New
	CPI	C. Nilamegam	6,473	11.58%	New
	SWA	I. Sonaimuthu	2,942	5.26%	New
	Independent	S. Kanniappan	1,342	2.40%	New
	Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party	K. Subbiah Alias Alagumalai	770	1.38%	New
Margin of victory			7,466	13.36%
Turnout			55,883	74.78%
Registered electors			78,247
	INC win (new seat)