Gandarvakottai is a state assembly constituency in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. It was in existence from 1957 to 1971 state elections, and reappeared from 2011. It is a part of Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
| Gandarvakottai | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 178 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Pudukottai |
| LS constituency | Tiruchirappalli |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,01,521[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | R. Krishnasami Gopalar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | R. R. Durai | ||
Tamil Nadu
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Durai Govindarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Post delimitation
Gandarvakottai (SC) constituency is formed again after constituency delimitations 2008.[2] It is included in the Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | N. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | B. Arumugam | ||
| 2021 | M. Chinnadurai[3] | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. Chinnadurai | 69,710 | 44.65% | 35.12% | |
| AIADMK | S. Jayabharathi | 56,989 | 36.50% | −7.33% | |
| AMMK | P. Lenin | 12,840 | 8.22% | ||
| NTK | M. Ramila | 12,661 | 8.11% | 7.13% | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,390 | 0.89% | −0.17% | |
| CPI(ML)L | P. Asaithambi | 1,271 | 0.81% | 0.50% | |
| MNM | Krm. Adhidravidar | 848 | 0.54% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,721 | 8.15% | 6.06% | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,119 | 77.47% | −0.69% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,01,521 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.81% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | B. Arumugam | 64,043 | 43.84% | −11.01% | |
| DMK | K. Anbarasan | 60,996 | 41.75% | 3.00% | |
| CPI(M) | M. Chinnadurai | 13,918 | 9.53% | ||
| BJP | Puratchikavidhasan @ Palaniyappan. M | 1,600 | 1.10% | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,556 | 1.07% | ||
| NTK | C. Mohanraj | 1,432 | 0.98% | ||
| Independent | Chandrasekaran. C | 558 | 0.38% | ||
| PMK | Palanimanickam. M | 530 | 0.36% | ||
| Independent | Veeramuthu. B | 514 | 0.35% | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Vanitha. R | 465 | 0.32% | −0.36% | |
| BSP | Thavamoorthy. T | 284 | 0.19% | −0.68% | |
| Margin of victory | 3,047 | 2.09% | −14.01% | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,090 | 78.16% | −1.98% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,86,922 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -11.01% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Subramanian. N | 67,128 | 54.85% | ||
| DMK | Kavithaipithan. S | 47,429 | 38.76% | ||
| IJK | Selvarani. R | 2,974 | 2.43% | ||
| Independent | Rethinam. V | 1,357 | 1.11% | ||
| BSP | Murugesan. M | 1,073 | 0.88% | ||
| Independent | Bharathy. K | 842 | 0.69% | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Asaithambi. P | 824 | 0.67% | ||
| Independent | Chitra. R | 754 | 0.62% | ||
| Margin of victory | 19,699 | 16.10% | |||
| Turnout | 1,52,708 | 80.14% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,22,381 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Durai Govindarajan | 42,025 | 57.59% | 11.34% | |
| INC | R. Ramachandra Durai | 28,239 | 38.70% | −13.98% | |
| Independent | A. Kaliaperumal | 2,705 | 3.71% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,786 | 18.89% | 12.46% | ||
| Turnout | 72,969 | 80.73% | −1.76% | ||
| Registered electors | 93,352 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 4.91% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. R. Durai | 34,665 | 52.68% | 10.69% | |
| DMK | D. G. Kalingarar | 30,434 | 46.25% | 9.01% | |
| Independent | N. R. Konar | 706 | 1.07% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,231 | 6.43% | 1.67% | ||
| Turnout | 65,805 | 82.49% | 12.69% | ||
| Registered electors | 82,264 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.69% | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Krishnaswamy Gopalar | 24,878 | 41.99% | −4.04% | |
| DMK | Govindarasu Kalingarar | 22,061 | 37.24% | ||
| Independent | Ramachandra Dorai | 12,308 | 20.77% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,817 | 4.75% | −17.35% | ||
| Turnout | 59,247 | 69.80% | 18.86% | ||
| Registered electors | 89,012 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -4.04% | |||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Krishnasami Gopalar | 18,928 | 46.03% | ||
| Independent | Ramachandra Dorai | 9,839 | 23.93% | ||
| Independent | P.S.Thangamuthu Nattar | 8,553 | 20.80% | ||
| Independent | Marimuthu Odayar | 1,638 | 3.98% | ||
| Independent | Dharamaraja Merkondar | 1,115 | 2.71% | ||
| Independent | Rangasami Odayar | 1,051 | 2.56% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,089 | 22.10% | |||
| Turnout | 41,124 | 50.95% | |||
| Registered electors | 80,716 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
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