Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency

Pudukkottai was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.

Assembly segments Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: Pattukkottai (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009) Peravurani (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009) Kolathur (SC) (dissolved and its territories were shared between the newly formed Gandarvakottai and Viralimalai constituencies after 2009) Pudukkottai (moved to Tiruchirappall constituency after 2009) Alangudi (moved to Sivaganga constituency after 2009) Arantangi (moved to Ramanathapuram constituency after 2009)

Members of Parliament YearNameParty1951K.M. Valatharsu1957R. Ramanathan Chettiar1962R. Umanath19671971K. Veeriah1977V.S. Elanchezhian1980V.N. Swamynathan1984N. Sundararaj198919911996Tiruchi Siva1998Raja Paramasivam1999S. Thirunavukkarasu2002 (changed his party)2004S. Regupathy

Election results

2004

General Election 1999 PartyCandidateVotes%MADMKS.Thirunavukkarasar396,21650.7%INCS.Singaaravadivel331,91442.5%PTM.Palaniappan29,4533.8%INDM.Ramaiah7,7101.0%Majority64,3028.2%Turnout780,96464.1%MADMK gain from AIADMK

General Election 1998 PartyCandidateVotes%AIADMKParamasivam Raja288,07236.4%DMKP.N.Siva257,55232.5%MADMKS.Thirunavukkarasar226,41628.6%INDM.R.Chokkalingam8950.1%INDC.Velappan4480.1%Majority30,5203.9%Turnout791,40566.8%AIADMK gain from DMK

General Election 1996 PartyCandidateVotes%DMKN.Siva398,20948.1%INCV.N.Swaminathan220,33626.6%AIIC(T)T.Pushparaj61,8307.5%MDMKR.Karthikeyan60,4057.3%BJPK.Shanmughanathan16,1471.9%INDI.Jahuber8,3201.0%INDC.Nagarajan2,9300.4%Majority177,87321.5%Turnout828,41173.7%DMK gain from INC

General Election 1991 PartyCandidateVotes%INCN.Sundararajan460,79561.6%DMKK.Chandrasekhar241,07432.2%INDL.S.Kamal Baatsha9,0361.2%INDR.Thirumaravan3,8850.5%PMKV.Thiruvarangam3,6380.5%Majority219,72129.4%Turnout748,16371.4%INC Hold

General Election 1989 PartyCandidateVotes%INCN.Sundararajan518,76265.8%DMKA.Selvaraj247,62631.4%INDM.R.Chokkalingam3,1910.4%INDP.A.Palani2,5030.3%Tharasu Makkal MandramA.Mohanraj1,7930.2%PMKSivaperumal1,0020.1%Majority271,13634.4%Turnout787,85474.7%INC Hold

General Election 1984 PartyCandidateVotes%INCN.Sundararajan426,71765.3%DMKK.Veeraih161,81324.7%INC(J)Singaravel Chettiyar16,9022.6%Majority264,90440.5%Turnout653,86581.1%INC Hold

General Election 1980 PartyCandidateVotes%INCV.N.Swaminathan294,49449.1%AIADMKKuzha Chezhiyan278,39546.4%INDS.Sooriyanarayanan6,4861.1%INDM.Dhandayudhapani6,3891.1%JP(S)K.Ramanujan4,1500.7%Majority16,0992.7%Turnout600,32780.7%INC gain from AIADMK

General Election 1977 PartyCandidateVotes%AIADMKV.S.Elanchezhiyan342,12064.2%INC(O)V.Vairava Thevar118,50522.2%INDKuzha Chellaih49,1479.2%INDSingaravel Chettiyar10,7902.0%Majority223,61542.0%Turnout532,81176.1%AIADMK gain from DMK

General Election 1971 PartyCandidateVotes%DMKK.Veeraiah251,86153.9%INC(O)R.Vijaya Reghunatha Thondaiman203,46643.5%Majority48,39510.4%Turnout455,32775.3%DMK gain from CPI(M)

General Election 1967 PartyCandidateVotes%CPI(M)R.Umanath199,46946.6%INCA.N.Chettiyar190,08744.4%INDS.R.G.Iyer23,8285.6%Majority9,3822.2%Turnout413,38476.9%CPI(M) Hold

General Election 1962 PartyCandidateVotes%CPI(M)R.Umanath134,16243.4%INCL.Alagusundaram Chettiyar103,94433.6%SWAA.R.Nagappa Chettiyar60,07319.4%Majority30,2189.8%Turnout298,17966.8%CPI(M) gain from INC

General Election 1957 PartyCandidateVotes%INCF.Ramanathan Chettiyar111,69450.1%PSPK.M.Vallatharas46,24220.8%CPIV.Nagu servai45,38320.4%INDS.Soundararajan19,4328.7%Majority65,452Turnout222,75153.1%INC gain from KMPP

General Election 1952 PartyCandidateVotes%KMPPK.M.Vallatharasu102,40453.4%INCV.Ramaiah Servai89,29346.6%Majority13,111Turnout191,69751.2%KMPP Win (New Seat)

References

Election Commission of India

See also Pudukottai List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha