| Sankarapuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 79 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kallakurichi |
| LS constituency | Kallakurichi |
| Total electors | 2,68,535[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Sankarapuram is a state assembly constituency in kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 79. It comprises portions of the Sankarapuram, Chinnasalem and Kallakkurichi taluks. It is a part of the Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
Demographics
Adi Dravida, Vanniyar and Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliar were majority in this constituency. Telugu Naidu, Udayar, Chettiyar and other religious minorities constitutes secondary population.[4]
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | K. Parthasarathi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | S. P. Pachayappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | N. Natchiyappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1977 | Durai. Muthusamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | S. Kalitheerthan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | M. Muthaiyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | C. Ramaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1996 | T. Udhayasuriyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | P. Kasampu | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
| 2006 | A. Angayarkanni | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2011 | P. Mohan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | T. Udhayasuriyan[5] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 121,186 | 56.41% | +11.68 | |
| PMK | Dr. G. Raja | 75,223 | 35.01% | +28.32 | |
| NTK | B. Rajiyama | 9,873 | 4.60% | New | |
| Independent | P. Arul | 2,120 | 0.99% | New | |
| Independent | M. P. Mannan | 1,156 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 45,963 | 21.39% | 14.25% | ||
| Turnout | 214,849 | 80.01% | -1.06% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 84 | 0.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 268,535 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 11.68% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 90,920 | 44.72% | +0.63 | |
| AIADMK | P. Mohan | 76,392 | 37.58% | -13.66 | |
| PMK | S. Sivaraman | 13,612 | 6.70% | New | |
| DMDK | R. Govinthan | 13,343 | 6.56% | New | |
| KMDK | S. Rajendran | 1,189 | 0.58% | New | |
| Independent | M. K. Moorthy | 1,181 | 0.58% | New | |
| SDPI | G. Abdul Gafoor | 1,141 | 0.56% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,032 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,528 | 7.15% | 0.01% | ||
| Turnout | 203,295 | 81.07% | -0.73% | ||
| Registered electors | 250,770 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -6.51% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Mohan | 87,522 | 51.24% | +9.46 | |
| DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 75,324 | 44.09% | +0.62 | |
| Independent | S. Venkatesan | 1,933 | 1.13% | New | |
| BJP | K. Jayaverma | 1,874 | 1.10% | New | |
| BSP | P. Kumar | 1,492 | 0.87% | -0.14 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,198 | 7.14% | 5.44% | ||
| Turnout | 170,824 | 81.80% | 11.53% | ||
| Registered electors | 208,838 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 7.76% | |||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Angaiyarkanni | 62,970 | 43.47% | -0.84 | |
| AIADMK | P. Sanniyasi | 60,504 | 41.77% | New | |
| DMDK | R. Chezhiyan | 14,773 | 10.20% | New | |
| Independent | C. Annammal | 2,343 | 1.62% | New | |
| BSP | C. Poobathi | 1,473 | 1.02% | New | |
| Independent | V. Aiyadurai | 1,269 | 0.88% | New | |
| SP | S. Ayyakkannu | 804 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,466 | 1.70% | 0.90% | ||
| Turnout | 144,844 | 70.27% | 6.01% | ||
| Registered electors | 206,139 | ||||
| DMK gain from PMK | Swing | -1.64% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | P. Kasampu | 56,971 | 45.12% | New | |
| DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 55,953 | 44.31% | -9.37 | |
| MDMK | K. Natarajan | 4,842 | 3.83% | New | |
| Independent | N. Jayakumar | 4,026 | 3.19% | New | |
| Independent | C. Mahadevan | 1,673 | 1.32% | New | |
| Independent | C. Poobathi | 1,154 | 0.91% | New | |
| Independent | E. Sarwarkhan | 774 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,018 | 0.81% | -18.17% | ||
| Turnout | 126,271 | 64.26% | -4.71% | ||
| Registered electors | 196,533 | ||||
| PMK gain from DMK | Swing | -8.56% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 62,673 | 53.68% | +28.42 | |
| AIADMK | A. Saruvar Kasim | 40,515 | 34.70% | -33.36 | |
| CPI(M) | M. Chinnappa | 7,101 | 6.08% | New | |
| AIIC(T) | A. Ramasamy | 5,176 | 4.43% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,158 | 18.98% | -23.82% | ||
| Turnout | 116,754 | 68.97% | 1.08% | ||
| Registered electors | 179,277 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -14.38% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Ramaswamy | 71,688 | 68.06% | +44.33 | |
| DMK | S. Arunachalam | 26,610 | 25.26% | -7.82 | |
| PMK | A. Sampath | 3,102 | 2.95% | New | |
| Independent | T. A. Kalia Perumal | 2,036 | 1.93% | New | |
| BJP | K. Meyyanathan | 804 | 0.76% | New | |
| Independent | T. Karunanithi | 634 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 45,078 | 42.80% | 33.45% | ||
| Turnout | 105,329 | 67.89% | -8.67% | ||
| Registered electors | 164,280 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 34.98% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Muthaiyan | 35,438 | 33.08% | +0.48 | |
| AIADMK | S. Kalitheerthan | 25,421 | 23.73% | -35.76 | |
| INC | Sarojini Muthusami | 25,365 | 23.68% | New | |
| AIADMK | A. Saravar Kasim | 18,840 | 17.59% | -41.9 | |
| Independent | G. Chandiran | 1,462 | 1.36% | New | |
| Independent | T. Abdul Wahab | 603 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,017 | 9.35% | -17.54% | ||
| Turnout | 107,129 | 76.56% | -1.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 144,101 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -26.41% | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Kalitheerthan | 53,162 | 59.49% | +9.58 | |
| DMK | K. Venkatapathy | 29,131 | 32.60% | New | |
| Independent | T. A. Kalia Perumal | 6,577 | 7.36% | New | |
| Independent | I. Abdul Wahab | 492 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 24,031 | 26.89% | 22.03% | ||
| Turnout | 89,362 | 77.94% | 12.52% | ||
| Registered electors | 122,305 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 9.58% | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Kalitheerthan | 36,352 | 49.91% | +22.41 | |
| INC | Durai Muthusamy | 32,811 | 45.05% | +13.6 | |
| Independent | N. Dharmalingam | 3,049 | 4.19% | New | |
| Independent | T. Abdul Wahab | 619 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,541 | 4.86% | 0.92% | ||
| Turnout | 72,831 | 65.42% | -0.19% | ||
| Registered electors | 113,528 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 18.47% | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Durai Muthusamy | 21,593 | 31.45% | -18.49 | |
| AIADMK | M. Mohammed Haneef | 18,885 | 27.50% | New | |
| DMK | M. Muthaiyan | 16,650 | 24.25% | -25.81 | |
| JP | A. Ramasamy | 8,106 | 11.81% | New | |
| Independent | R. Lakshman | 3,430 | 5.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,708 | 3.94% | 3.82% | ||
| Turnout | 68,664 | 65.61% | -6.40% | ||
| Registered electors | 106,711 | ||||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | -18.62% | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Natchiyappan | 28,544 | 50.06% | -4.68 | |
| INC | Durai Muthusamy | 28,472 | 49.94% | +5.87 | |
| Margin of victory | 72 | 0.13% | -10.55% | ||
| Turnout | 57,016 | 72.01% | -2.48% | ||
| Registered electors | 81,611 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -4.68% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. P. Pachaiyappan | 28,292 | 54.75% | +7.45 | |
| INC | D. Muthusami | 22,774 | 44.07% | -8.64 | |
| Independent | U. Younus | 613 | 1.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,518 | 10.68% | 5.27% | ||
| Turnout | 51,679 | 74.49% | 10.23% | ||
| Registered electors | 72,198 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 2.04% | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Parthasarathi | 26,123 | 52.71% | New | |
| DMK | S. P. Pachaiyappan | 23,441 | 47.29% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,682 | 5.41% | |||
| Turnout | 49,564 | 64.26% | |||
| Registered electors | 80,504 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
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