Vilathikulam Assembly constituency

Vilathikulam is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in southern India. It is also one of the six state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, being in existence since independence.^[1]

Vilathikulam
Constituency No. 213 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Area of Vilathikulam State Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukudi
Lok Sabha constituency	Thoothukkudi
Established	1951
Total electors	216,923
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent V. Markandayan
Party	DMK
Alliance	SPA
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Assembly	Member	Political Party		Tenure
1952	1st	P. Selvaraj		Indian National Congress	1952-1957
1967	4th	M. Rathinasabapathy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1967-1971
1971	5th	M. Rathinasabapathy			1971-1977
1977	6th	R. K. Perumal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1977-1980
1980	7th	R. K. Perumal			1980-1984
1984	8th	S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1984-1989
1989	9th	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1989-1991
1991	10th	N. C. Kanagavalli			1991-1996
1996	11th	K. Ravisankar		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1996-2001
2001	12th	N. K. Perumal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2001-2006
2006	13th	P. Chinnappan			2006-2011
2011	14th	V. Markandayan			2011-2016
2016	15th	K. Uma Maheswari			2016-2019
2019	15th	P. Chinnappan			2019-2021
2021	16th	V. Markandayan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2021-Incumbent

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			54.38%
2019 by-election			44.32%
2016			46.79%
2011			54.58%
2006			46.73%
2001			48.16%
1996			32.10%
1991			62.10%
1989			36.59%
1984			40.52%
1980			53.75%
1977			38.39%
1971			57.33%
1967			37.47%
1952			50.44%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. V. Markandayan	90,348	54.38%	+19.84
	AIADMK	P. Chinnappan	51,799	31.18%	−15.61
	NTK	R. Balaji	11,828	7.12%	+5.96
	AMMK	K. Seeni Selvi	6,657	4.01%	New
	MNM	X. Wilson	1,520	0.91%	New
	PT	C. Muthukumar	1,055	0.64%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,036	0.62%	−0.41
Margin of victory			38,549	23.20%	10.95%
Turnout			166,133	76.72%	2.44%
Rejected ballots			264	0.16%
Registered electors			216,542
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	27.77%

2019 by-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly bye-election: Vilathikulam^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Chinnappan	70,139	44.32	2.47
	DMK	A. C. Jayakumar	41,585	26.28	8.26
	Independent	G. V. Markandayan	27,456	17.35	New
	AMMK	K. Jothimony	9,695	6.13	New
	NTK	M. Kalidoss	4,628	2.93	1.77
	MNM	T. Natarajan	1,399	0.88	New
	None of the Above	None of the Above	1,386	0.88	0.15
Majority			28,554	18.04	5.79
Turnout			158,289	75.65	1.37
	AIADMK hold		Swing	2.47

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Uma Maheswari	71,496	46.79%	−7.79
	DMK	S. Beemaraj	52,778	34.54%	New
	TMC(M)	P. Kathirvel	15,030	9.84%	New
	BJP	P. Rama Moorthy	6,441	4.22%	+3.09
	NTK	G. N. Marudhanayagam	1,766	1.16%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,581	1.03%	New
	BSP	I. Subbulakshmi	850	0.56%	−0.51
Margin of victory			18,718	12.25%	−4.70%
Turnout			152,795	74.28%	−1.72%
Registered electors			205,689
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-7.79%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	G. V. Markandayan	72,753	54.58%	+7.85
	INC	K. Perumalsamy	50,156	37.63%	New
	Independent	M. Karuthu Maiyanan	2,378	1.78%	New
	Independent	G. Manthiramuthu	1,795	1.35%	New
	BJP	K. Sundaramoorthy	1,499	1.12%	−0.11
	BSP	S. Ayyadurai	1,423	1.07%	−3.08
	Independent	P. S. Ayyanar	1,102	0.83%	New
	Independent	G. Nadaraj	806	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			22,597	16.95%	9.08%
Turnout			133,292	76.01%	10.27%
Registered electors			175,367
	AIADMK hold		Swing	7.85%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Chinnappan	45,409	46.73%	−1.43
	DMK	K. Rajaram	37,755	38.85%	+7.22
	DMDK	S. Balakrishnan	5,779	5.95%	New
	PT	Lingaraj	4,026	4.14%	New
	BJP	V. P. Jayaraj	1,197	1.23%	New
	Independent	A. Nataraj	1,077	1.11%	New
	AIFB	R. Murugapandian	710	0.73%	New
	Independent	M. Gandhi	541	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			7,654	7.88%	−8.65%
Turnout			97,171	65.73%	4.85%
Registered electors			147,823
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-1.43%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. K. Perumal	44,415	48.16%	+20.63
	DMK	R. K. P. Rajasekaran	29,172	31.63%	−0.47
	MDMK	Kumara Gurubara Ramanathan	16,237	17.61%	−13.82
	Independent	K. Boominathan	1,331	1.44%	New
	Independent	K. Selvaraj	1,066	1.16%	New
Margin of victory			15,243	16.53%	15.85%
Turnout			92,221	60.88%	−4.40%
Registered electors			151,571
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	16.06%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Ravisankar	30,190	32.10%	−4.9
	MDMK	Vai. Gopalsamy	29,556	31.43%	New
	AIADMK	N. K. Perumal	25,891	27.53%	−34.57
	PMK	Krishna Kanthan Yadhav	3,374	3.59%	New
	Independent	K. Shanmugavel	1,749	1.86%	New
	Independent	A. Selvarajar	1,369	1.46%	New
	BJP	P. Rajammal	918	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			634	0.67%	−24.43%
Turnout			94,040	65.29%	5.15%
Registered electors			149,924
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-30.00%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. C. Kanagavalli	53,713	62.10%	+25.51
	DMK	K. Muthuraj	32,004	37.00%	+9.03
Margin of victory			21,709	25.10%	16.48%
Turnout			86,489	60.13%	−10.16%
Registered electors			147,419
	AIADMK hold		Swing	25.51%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran	33,951	36.59%	+3.98
	DMK	S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan	25,955	27.97%	−12.55
	AIADMK	M. Deivendran	21,486	23.16%	−9.46
	INC	K. S. K. Subba Reddiar	6,247	6.73%	New
	Independent	P. Subburam	3,624	3.91%	New
	Independent	M. John	691	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			7,996	8.62%	0.71%
Turnout			92,781	70.29%	1.15%
Registered electors			134,566
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-3.93%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Kumara Kurubara Ramanathan	32,481	40.52%	−4.47
	AIADMK	R. K. Perumal	26,143	32.62%	−21.14
	Independent	M. Deivendran	20,326	25.36%	New
Margin of victory			6,338	7.91%	−0.86%
Turnout			80,153	69.14%	3.24%
Registered electors			121,435
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-13.23%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. K. Perumal	40,728	53.75%	+15.37
	DMK	S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan	34,088	44.99%	+31.8
Margin of victory			6,640	8.76%	3.65%
Turnout			75,766	65.90%	7.45%
Registered electors			116,745
	AIADMK hold		Swing	15.37%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. K. Perumal	25,384	38.39%	New
	INC	K. Subba Reddiar	22,001	33.27%	−5.61
	DMK	A. K. Kondu Reddiar	8,720	13.19%	−44.14
	JP	A. A. Arulanandam	8,452	12.78%	New
	Independent	Ramaswamy Reddiar	706	1.07%	New
	AIFB	K. P. Ganapathy	579	0.88%	New
Margin of victory			3,383	5.12%	−13.33%
Turnout			66,125	58.44%	−7.76%
Registered electors			114,745
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-18.94%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Rathnasabapathy	32,583	57.33%	+19.86
	INC	K. Subba Reddiar	22,097	38.88%	+8.25
	Independent	S. Ramalingam	2,154	3.79%	New
Margin of victory			10,486	18.45%	12.88%
Turnout			56,834	66.20%	−12.06%
Registered electors			90,503
	DMK hold		Swing	19.86%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Rathnasabapathy	23,905	37.47%	New
	Independent	M. P. S. Reddiar	20,350	31.90%	New
	INC	A. L. R. Naicker	19,540	30.63%	New
Margin of victory			3,555	5.57%
Turnout			63,795	78.25%
Registered electors			84,925
	DMK win (new seat)

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Selvaraj	18,819	50.44%	New
	Independent	Sankaralingam	18,494	49.56%	New
Margin of victory			325	0.87%
Turnout			37,313	58.57%
Registered electors			63,707
	INC win (new seat)