Thiruvidamarudur Assembly constituency

Thiruvidaimarudur is a state assembly constituency in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Thiruvidamarudur
Constituency No. 170 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Lok Sabha constituency	Mayiladuthurai
Established	1977
Total electors	2,59,429[1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Govi. Chezhian
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Members of the Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1977	S. Ramalingam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
1984	M. Rajangam		Indian National Congress
1989	S. Ramalingam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	N. Panneerselvam		Indian National Congress
1996	S. Ramalingam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	G. Thavamani		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	R. K. Bharathi Mohan
2011	Govi. Chezhian		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021			48.26%
2016			41.93%
2011			48.12%
2006			46.94%
2001			50.22%
1996			59.67%
1991			56.24%
1989			44.51%
1984			51.18%
1980			53.31%
1977			32.59%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Govi. Chezhian	95,763	48.26%	+6.33
	AIADMK	S. Union Veeramani	85,083	42.87%	+1.23
	NTK	M. Divya Bharathi	11,176	5.63%	+4.85
	BSP	M. Puratchi Mani	1,839	0.93%	New
	AMMK	J. Kudanthai Arasan	1,746	0.88%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,240	0.62%	−0.4
Margin of victory			10,680	5.38%	5.09%
Turnout			198,446	76.49%	−2.50%
Rejected ballots			146	0.07%
Registered electors			259,429
	DMK hold		Swing	6.33%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Govi. Chezhian	77,538	41.93%	−6.19
	AIADMK	U. Settu	77,006	41.64%	−6.23
	PMK	R. S. Madahaiyan	13,709	7.41%	New
	VCK	S. Vivekanandan	10,622	5.74%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,899	1.03%	New
	NTK	R. Sulochana Devi	1,437	0.78%	New
	BJP	S. Vasudevan	1,321	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			532	0.29%	0.04%
Turnout			184,929	78.99%	−2.56%
Registered electors			234,108
	DMK hold		Swing	-6.19%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Govi. Chezhian	77,175	48.12%	New
	AIADMK	T. Pandiyarajan	76,781	47.87%	+0.93
	Independent	Kudanthai Arasan	1,646	1.03%	New
	Independent	S. Ravi Chandran	1,253	0.78%	New
	BSP	K. Rajavelu	902	0.56%	New
	Independent	A. Elangovan	819	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			394	0.25%	−2.55%
Turnout			160,392	81.56%	4.55%
Registered electors			196,663
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	1.17%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. K. Bharathi Mohan	63,231	46.94%	−3.27
	PMK	G. Alayamani	59,463	44.14%	New
	DMDK	G. Sankar	5,261	3.91%	New
	Independent	K. Vasudevan	2,014	1.50%	New
	Independent	H. Ansar Ali	1,127	0.84%	New
	SP	S. Elango	1,059	0.79%	New
	BJP	B. Sowrirajan	806	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			3,768	2.80%	−3.25%
Turnout			134,700	77.01%	3.99%
Registered electors			174,917
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-3.27%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	G. Thavamani	61,235	50.22%	New
	DMK	S. Ramalingam	53,863	44.17%	−15.5
	MDMK	R. Murugan	4,172	3.42%	−0.54
	Independent	P. G. Ramalingam	1,519	1.25%	New
	CPI(ML)L	T. K. S. Janardhanan	1,153	0.95%	+0.42
Margin of victory			7,372	6.05%	−29.45%
Turnout			121,942	73.02%	−1.71%
Registered electors			167,543
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-9.45%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Ramalingam	70,500	59.67%	+26.03
	INC	T. R. Loganathan	28,559	24.17%	−32.07
	PMK	G. Alayamani	9,506	8.05%	New
	MDMK	R. Murugan	4,684	3.96%	New
	Independent	K. Gandhimathi	3,168	2.68%	New
	CPI(ML)L	T. Kannaiyan	622	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			41,941	35.50%	12.89%
Turnout			118,155	74.73%	0.13%
Registered electors			166,439
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	3.42%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Panneer Selvam	62,523	56.24%	+31.61
	DMK	S. Ramalingam	37,392	33.64%	−10.88
	PMK	G. Kesavan	10,035	9.03%	New
Margin of victory			25,131	22.61%	2.73%
Turnout			111,163	74.60%	0.93%
Registered electors			153,316
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	11.73%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Ramalingam	44,914	44.51%	+7.12
	INC	M. Rajangam	24,857	24.64%	−26.54
	AIADMK	K. Ramalingam	12,434	12.32%	New
	Independent	A. Asaithambi	10,416	10.32%	New
	AIADMK	A. C. Chitrarasu	7,247	7.18%	New
Margin of victory			20,057	19.88%	6.10%
Turnout			100,898	73.67%	−8.06%
Registered electors			139,862
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-6.66%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Rajangam	50,002	51.18%	New
	DMK	S. Ramalingam	36,539	37.40%	−15.91
	Independent	P. Sowrirajan	11,163	11.43%	New
Margin of victory			13,463	13.78%	7.16%
Turnout			97,704	81.73%	5.91%
Registered electors			124,072
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-2.13%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Ramalingam	46,943	53.31%	+20.72
	AIADMK	K. Rajamaniekam	41,111	46.69%	+16.87
Margin of victory			5,832	6.62%	4.37%
Turnout			88,054	75.82%	4.15%
Registered electors			118,003
	DMK hold		Swing	20.72%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvidamarudur^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Ramalingam	26,304	32.59%	New
	INC	K. Govindarajulu	24,489	30.34%	New
	AIADMK	M. C. Mahalingam	24,067	29.82%	New
	JP	N. G. Rangarajan	3,018	3.74%	New
	Independent	K. Nedunchezhian	2,053	2.54%	New
	Independent	M. G. Mani	781	0.97%	New
Margin of victory			1,815	2.25%
Turnout			80,712	71.67%
Registered electors			114,391
	DMK win (new seat)