Cheranmadevi Assembly constituency

Cheranmadevi was an assembly constituency located in Tiruchendur Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. After the realignment of Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha segments in 2008, both this assembly segment and its parent parliament seat, ceased to exist.

Cheranmadevi
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
LS constituency	Thiruchendur
Established	1967
Abolished	2006
Total electors	1,58,911
Reservation	None

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
1952	S. Chellapan		Indian National Congress
1967	D. S. Adhimoolam		Swatantra Party
1971	D. S. A. Sivaprakasam		Swatantra Party
1977	P. H. Pandian		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	P. H. Pandian		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	P. H. Pandian		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	P. H. Pandian		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	R. Puthunainar Adithan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	P. Veldurai		Tamil Maanila Congress
2001	P. H. Manoj Pandian		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	P. Veldurai		Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2006			43.72%
2001			53.51%
1996			39.41%
1991			65.44%
1989			27.06%
1984			67.45%
1980			57.62%
1977			35.34%
1971			50.14%
1967			53.78%
1952			45.94%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Veldurai	48,527	43.72%	New
	AIADMK	P. H. Manoj Pandian	42,495	38.29%	−15.23
	DMDK	S. Rajendra Nathan	8,122	7.32%	New
	AIFB	A. Paramasivan	5,966	5.37%	New
	BSP	S. Udayakumar	1,920	1.73%	New
	BJP	P. Arumuganainar	1,626	1.46%	−40.27
	RLD	R. Achuthan	1,055	0.95%	New
	Independent	A. Paulrathinam	805	0.73%	New
Margin of victory			6,032	5.43%	−6.34%
Turnout			110,996	69.85%	9.52%
Registered electors			158,911
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-9.79%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. H. Manoj Pandian	49,873	53.51%	+35.32
	BJP	N. Chockalingam	38,898	41.74%	+39.73
	Independent	R. Achuthan	1,885	2.02%	New
	Independent	R. Charles	1,147	1.23%	New
	Independent	B. Krishnan	615	0.66%	New
	Independent	S. Ganesaraj	483	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			10,975	11.78%	−0.46%
Turnout			93,200	60.32%	−11.37%
Registered electors			154,502
	AIADMK gain from TMC(M)		Swing	14.10%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	P. Veldurai	39,004	39.41%	New
	Independent	P. H. Pandian	26,897	27.18%	New
	AIADMK	M. R. Janarthanan	18,002	18.19%	−47.25
	CPI(M)	S. K. Palanichamy	6,296	6.36%	New
	Independent	S. Mariyasundaram	2,405	2.43%	New
	Independent	M. Susindran	2,179	2.20%	New
	BJP	S. Muthappa	1,985	2.01%	New
	Independent	M. Raj	629	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			12,107	12.23%	−25.77%
Turnout			98,977	71.69%	4.63%
Registered electors			145,196
	TMC(M) gain from AIADMK		Swing	-26.03%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Puthunainar Adithan	59,358	65.44%	+38.38
	Independent	P. H. Pandian	24,890	27.44%	New
	Independent	N. S. Nadarajan	4,912	5.42%	New
Margin of victory			34,468	38.00%	37.27%
Turnout			90,705	67.06%	−11.54%
Registered electors			139,906
	AIADMK hold		Swing	38.38%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. H. Pandian	26,113	27.06%	−40.39
	DMK	R. Avudaiappan	25,413	26.34%	−5.31
	INC	P. Veldurai	23,270	24.12%	New
	AIADMK	T. P. S. H. Amarnath Prapahar Ram Sait	20,409	21.15%	−46.3
Margin of victory			700	0.73%	−35.08%
Turnout			96,494	78.60%	0.92%
Registered electors			124,735
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-40.39%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. H. Pandian	55,898	67.45%	+9.83
	DMK	P. S. Pandian	26,225	31.64%	New
Margin of victory			29,673	35.80%	19.50%
Turnout			82,874	77.68%	6.43%
Registered electors			112,131
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.83%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. H. Pandian	42,793	57.62%	+22.27
	INC	V. Ratnasabhapathy	30,683	41.31%	+9.31
	Independent	M. James	407	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			12,110	16.30%	12.97%
Turnout			74,274	71.25%	3.50%
Registered electors			105,348
	AIADMK hold		Swing	22.27%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. H. Pandian	24,256	35.34%	New
	INC	V. Ratnasabapathi	21,964	32.00%	New
	DMK	K. S. Subramaniam	11,469	16.71%	−33.15
	JP	K. Selvaraj	10,946	15.95%	New
Margin of victory			2,292	3.34%	3.06%
Turnout			68,635	67.75%	−9.45%
Registered electors			102,377
	AIADMK gain from SWA		Swing	-14.80%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	D. S. A. Sivaprakasam	34,739	50.14%	New
	DMK	S. Ratnavelpandian	34,546	49.86%	New
Margin of victory			193	0.28%	−9.19%
Turnout			69,285	77.20%	−3.42%
Registered electors			91,676
	SWA hold		Swing	-3.64%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	D. S. Adhimoolam	36,206	53.78%	New
	INC	S. Chellapandian	29,831	44.31%	New
	Independent	N. Hariharan	840	1.25%	New
	Independent	P. Annamalai	445	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			6,375	9.47%
Turnout			67,322	80.62%
Registered electors			85,484
	SWA win (new seat)

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Chellapandi	18,625	45.94%	New
	Socialist	S. Dasaratharam	12,720	31.37%	New
	Independent	S. R. Subramaniam	6,874	16.95%	New
	Independent	M. Madaswamy	2,326	5.74%	New
Margin of victory			5,905	14.56%
Turnout			40,545	56.89%
Registered electors			71,265
	INC win (new seat)

References

1. Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
2. Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
3. Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
4. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
5. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
6. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
7. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
8. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
9. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
10. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
11. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

External links

• "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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