Tiruvadanai Assembly constituency

Tiruvadanai is a state assembly constituency in Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.^[1] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]

Tiruvadanai
Constituency No. 210 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Lok Sabha constituency	Ramanathapuram
Established	1951
Total electors	291,236
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent R. M. Karumanikam
Party	INC
Alliance	SPA
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Chelladurai		Independent
1957	KR. RM. Kariya Manickam Ambalam		Independent
1962			Swatantra Party
1967

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	P. R. Shanmugam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	KR. RM. Kariya Manickam Ambalam		Indian National Congress
1980	S. Anguchamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	K. Sornalingam		Indian National Congress
1989	K. R. Ramasamy
1991
1996			Tamil Maanila Congress
2001
2006			Indian National Congress
2011	Suba. Thangavelan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	Karunas		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	R. M. Karumanikam[3]		Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			39.33%
2016			41.14%
2011			41.11%
2006			46.94%
2001			39.12%
1996			61.77%
1991			62.92%
1989			35.56%
1984			47.80%
1980			37.96%
1977			36.75%
1971			54.32%
1967			52.21%
1962			59.88%
1957			30.50%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. M. Karumanikam	79,364	39.33%	New
	AIADMK	K. C. Animuthu	65,512	32.46%	−8.68
	AMMK	V. D. N. Anandh	33,426	16.56%	New
	NTK	Jawahar	16,501	8.18%	+6.17
	MNM	P. Sathyaraj	2,208	1.09%	New
Margin of victory			13,852	6.86%	2.20%
Turnout			201,815	69.37%	1.16%
Rejected ballots			502	0.25%
Registered electors			290,943
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-1.81%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Karunas	76,786	41.14%	New
	DMK	S. P. Thivakaran	68,090	36.48%	−4.63
	BJP	T. Dhevanathan Yadav	11,842	6.34%	+4.02
	Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam	B. John Pandian	9,597	5.14%	New
	DMDK	V. Manimaran	4,913	2.63%	−37.89
	SDPI	Mohamed Shariff Sate	4,728	2.53%	New
	NTK	R. Rajiv Gandhi	3,739	2.00%	New
Margin of victory			8,696	4.66%	4.07%
Turnout			186,649	68.21%	−3.40%
Registered electors			273,644
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	0.03%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Suba Thangavelan	64,165	41.11%	New
	DMDK	S. Mujupur Rahman	63,238	40.52%	+35.34
	Independent	U. Pandivelu	6,667	4.27%	New
	IDP (disambiguation)	Paulin Tharsis	3,919	2.51%	New
	JMM	U. Karuppaiah	3,871	2.48%	New
	BJP	Mahalingam Siva	3,632	2.33%	+0.57
	Independent	R. Selvam	2,201	1.41%	New
	Independent	S. S. Balakrishnan	1,448	0.93%	New
	Independent	V. Kasbar	1,390	0.89%	New
	Independent	V. Shahul Hameed	1,252	0.80%	New
	BSP	M. Senthil Ramu	986	0.63%	−0.63
Margin of victory			927	0.59%	−3.87%
Turnout			156,072	71.61%	5.89%
Registered electors			217,955
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-5.82%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. R. Ramasamy	55,198	46.94%	New
	AIADMK	C. Animuthu	49,945	42.47%	New
	DMDK	P. Thiruvengadam	6,091	5.18%	New
	BJP	S. Erulaiya	2,064	1.76%	New
	BSP	K. Subramanian	1,485	1.26%	New
	Independent	R. Liyakath Ali	1,444	1.23%	New
	Independent	A. Rowthar Nainar Mohamed	739	0.63%	New
	SP	S. Siva	639	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			5,253	4.47%	2.40%
Turnout			117,605	65.71%	5.85%
Registered electors			178,964
	INC gain from TMC(M)		Swing	7.82%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	K. R. Ramasamy	43,536	39.12%	New
	Independent	Jones Russo	41,232	37.05%	New
	MADMK	S. Rajendran	22,392	20.12%	New
	MDMK	H. Mohamed Musthafa	2,866	2.58%	−3.64
	CPI(ML)L	D. Pandiyarajan	751	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			2,304	2.07%	−44.05%
Turnout			111,294	59.86%	−1.33%
Registered electors			186,083
	TMC(M) hold		Swing	-22.65%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	K. R. Ramasamy	68,837	61.77%	New
	INC	D. Sakthivel	17,437	15.65%	−47.27
	Independent	V. Karunanithi	13,767	12.35%	New
	MDMK	M. Mangaleswaran	6,926	6.22%	New
	PMK	C. Ramadoss	2,697	2.42%	New
	Independent	A. Simson	684	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			51,400	46.13%	16.89%
Turnout			111,436	61.20%	0.99%
Registered electors			189,680
	TMC(M) gain from INC		Swing	-1.14%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ramasamy Ambalam	65,723	62.92%	+27.36
	JD	Sornalingam	35,187	33.68%	New
	Independent	Karuppiah	1,976	1.89%	New
		Namachivayam	1,005	0.96%	New
Margin of victory			30,536	29.23%	27.51%
Turnout			104,461	60.20%	−6.57%
Registered electors			180,875
	INC hold		Swing	27.36%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. R. Eramasamy Ambalam	38,161	35.56%	−12.24
	DMK	S. Murugappan	36,311	33.84%	New
	Independent	K. Sornalignam	18,444	17.19%	New
	AIADMK	M. Thennavan	13,475	12.56%	New
Margin of victory			1,850	1.72%	−17.17%
Turnout			107,314	66.78%	−5.68%
Registered electors			162,820
	INC hold		Swing	-12.24%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Sornalingam	47,618	47.80%	+12.03
	Independent	M. Gnanaprakasam	28,801	28.91%	New
	Independent	K. Maliappan	18,835	18.91%	New
	Independent	M. K. Haja Najumuddn	3,574	3.59%	New
	Independent	K. R. Alagu	787	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			18,817	18.89%	16.70%
Turnout			99,615	72.46%	5.58%
Registered electors			146,152
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	9.84%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Anguchamy	34,392	37.96%	+5.45
	INC	A. T. M. Ramanathan Thevara	32,406	35.77%	−0.98
	Independent	N. Arumugam	16,578	18.30%	New
	JP	S.W. Savarimuthi Udayair	7,225	7.97%	New
Margin of victory			1,986	2.19%	−2.05%
Turnout			90,601	66.88%	−0.71%
Registered electors			136,737
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	1.21%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kr. Rm. Kariya Manickam Ambalam	32,386	36.75%	New
	AIADMK	S. Anguchamy	28,650	32.51%	New
	JP	S. W. Savarimuthi Udayair	16,126	18.30%	New
	DMK	Kamalam Sellathurai	10,964	12.44%	−41.88
Margin of victory			3,736	4.24%	−5.12%
Turnout			88,126	67.60%	−6.51%
Registered electors			131,813
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-17.57%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. R. Shanmugham	40,417	54.32%	New
	SWA	Kr. Rm. Kariya Manickam Ambalam	33,457	44.97%	New
	Independent	M. Somasundaram	527	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			6,960	9.35%	3.84%
Turnout			74,401	74.10%	−4.01%
Registered electors			105,818
	DMK gain from SWA		Swing	2.11%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	K. Ambalam	37,556	52.21%	New
	INC	M. Arunachalam	33,587	46.69%	+10.05
	Independent	D. L. Nagasundaram	792	1.10%	New
Margin of victory			3,969	5.52%	−17.73%
Turnout			71,935	78.12%	6.51%
Registered electors			96,849
	SWA hold		Swing	-7.67%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	Kr. Rm. Kariya Manickam Ambalam	37,612	59.88%	New
	INC	S. Ramakrishna Thevar	23,011	36.64%	+16.09
	Independent	Ramanuja Josiar	2,187	3.48%	New
Margin of victory			14,601	23.25%	13.30%
Turnout			62,810	71.61%	17.98%
Registered electors			90,297
	SWA gain from Independent		Swing	29.38%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvadanai^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kr. Rm. Kariya Manickam Ambalam	13,633	30.50%	New
	INC	S. Ramakrishnathevar	9,186	20.55%	New
	Independent	Vellayan	8,237	18.43%	New
	Independent	A. L. Pichaikutti Udayar	7,837	17.53%	New
	Independent	Natarasathvar	5,807	12.99%	New
Margin of victory			4,447	9.95%
Turnout			44,700	53.63%
Registered electors			83,346
	Independent win (new seat)