Gingee Assembly constituency

Gingee
Gingee
Constituency No. 70 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Villupuram
LS constituency	Arani
Total electors	2,60,788
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent K. S. Masthan
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

12°09′N 79°18′E / 12.15°N 79.30°E / 12.15; 79.30

Gingee is a state assembly constituency in Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 70. It comprises a portion of Gingee taluk and is a part of the Arani constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[3] Most successful party: DMK (9 times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Madras State

Year	Winner
1952	Aranganathan	Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party
1957	M. Jangal Reddiar	Independent
1962	Rajaram	Indian National Congress
1967	V. Munusami	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	S. Sagadeva Gounder	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	Gingee N. Ramachandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	Gingee N. Ramachandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	T. N. Muruganandam	Indian National Congress
1989	Gingee N. Ramachandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	S. S. R. Eramasass	Indian National Congress
1996	T. Natarajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	V. Elumalai	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	V. Kannan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	A. Ganeshkumar	Pattali Makkal Katchi
2016	K. S. Masthan^[4]	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	K. S. Masthan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			53.58%
2016			43.99%
2011			44.15%
2006			47.98%
2001			51.33%
1996			42.60%
1991			51.75%
1989			42.29%
1984			60.61%
1980			49.92%
1977			36.13%
1971			59.67%
1967			55.59%
1962			51.53%
1957			41.63%
1952			46.55%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. S. Masthan	109,625	53.58%	+9.59
	PMK	P. Rajendiran	73,822	36.08%	+21.9
	NTK	A. P. Sugumar	9,920	4.85%	New
	AMMK	A. Gowtham Sagar	4,811	2.35%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,279	1.11%	−0.04
	MNM	P. Sripathi	2,151	1.05%	New
	Independent	S. Gopi	1,914	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			35,803	17.50%	6.53%
Turnout			204,601	78.45%	−1.51%
Rejected ballots			289	0.14%
Registered electors			260,788
	DMK hold		Swing	9.59%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. S. Masthan	88,440	43.99%	*New*
	AIADMK	A. Govindasamy	66,383	33.02%	New
	PMK	A. Ganesh Kumar	28,515	14.18%	−29.97
	MDMK	A. K. Mani	10,672	5.31%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,326	1.16%	New
	BJP	M. S. Rajendiran	1,443	0.72%	−0.06
	Independent	K. Loganathan	1,151	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			22,057	10.97%	9.93%
Turnout			201,024	79.96%	−1.66%
Registered electors			251,396
	DMK gain from PMK		Swing	-0.16%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PMK	A. Ganeshkumar	77,026	44.15%	*New*
	DMDK	R. Sivalingam	75,215	43.12%	+33.5
	Independent	K. Sivamark	8,627	4.95%	New
	Independent	C. A. Elumalai	2,962	1.70%	New
	Independent	Vaithilingam (A) P. Vaithiraja	2,811	1.61%	New
	IJK	A. Mohan	1,388	0.80%	New
	BJP	M. S. Rajendiran	1,362	0.78%	−0.38
	Independent	R. Karunanithi	1,275	0.73%	New
	Independent	P. Sivalingam	1,082	0.62%	New
	BSP	M. Paruthipuram Sakkarai	1,010	0.58%	−0.22
	MMKA	S. Baskariah	1,003	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			1,811	1.04%	−8.91%
Turnout			174,449	81.62%	9.10%
Registered electors			213,724
	PMK gain from DMK		Swing	-3.83%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. Kannan	62,350	47.98%	+22.14
	MDMK	Dr. R. Masilamani	49,417	38.03%	+18.55
	DMDK	D. Rajendran	12,491	9.61%	New
	Independent	R. Manivannan	1,670	1.29%	New
	BJP	M. S. Rajenderan	1,509	1.16%	New
	BSP	G. Kaliyamurthi	1,043	0.80%	New
Margin of victory			12,933	9.95%	−15.54%
Turnout			129,946	72.52%	9.73%
Registered electors			179,189
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-3.35%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Elumalai	58,564	51.33%	*New*
	DMK	A. Rajendran Alias Dheeran	29,478	25.84%	−16.77
	MDMK	Dr. R. Masilamani	22,228	19.48%	+3.18
	Independent	M. Denan	2,288	2.01%	New
	Independent	M. Kasinathan	1,536	1.35%	New
Margin of victory			29,086	25.49%	4.38%
Turnout			114,094	62.79%	−8.23%
Registered electors			181,823
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	8.73%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. Natarajan	51,327	42.60%	+12.02
	INC	T. N. Muruganandam	25,893	21.49%	−30.26
	PMK	V. Elumalai	21,228	17.62%	New
	MDMK	N. Ramachandran	19,640	16.30%	New
Margin of victory			25,434	21.11%	−0.06%
Turnout			120,477	71.02%	2.60%
Registered electors			177,082
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-9.14%

1991

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1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. S. R. Eramasass	57,390	51.75%	+34.54
	DMK	Gingee N. Ramachandran	33,916	30.58%	−11.71
	PMK	V. Kounder Elumalai	18,178	16.39%	New
	Independent	G. Iniyadayalan	581	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			23,474	21.17%	−3.75%
Turnout			110,903	68.42%	5.40%
Registered electors			166,223
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	9.45%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Gingee N. Ramachandran	38,415	42.29%	+5.54
	Independent	V. Ranganathan	15,785	17.38%	New
	INC	T. M. Murugannadham	15,634	17.21%	−43.4
	AIADMK	K. Parthasarathy	9,895	10.89%	New
	AIADMK	G. Krishnasmy	8,443	9.30%	New
	Independent	G. Iniyadayalan	989	1.09%	New
	Independent	C. Balarama Gounder	640	0.70%	New
	Independent	R. Kasirajan	576	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			22,630	24.91%	1.06%
Turnout			90,830	63.02%	−9.99%
Registered electors			148,045
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-18.32%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. N. Muruganandam	56,156	60.61%	*New*
	DMK	Gingee N. Ramachandran	34,054	36.76%	−13.16
	Independent	R. Munusamy	1,304	1.41%	New
	Independent	G. Iniyadayalan	559	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			22,102	23.86%	21.90%
Turnout			92,647	73.01%	4.88%
Registered electors			132,058
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	10.70%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Gingee N. Ramachandran	41,708	49.92%	+13.78
	AIADMK	G. Krishnasamy	40,075	47.96%	+16.64
	Independent	M. Subramaniyan Gounder	636	0.76%	New
	Independent	N. Ganesan	467	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			1,633	1.95%	−2.86%
Turnout			83,558	68.13%	2.01%
Registered electors			124,732
	DMK hold		Swing	13.78%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Gingee N. Ramachandran	26,971	36.13%	−23.54
	AIADMK	G. Krishnaswamy	23,381	31.32%	New
	INC	V. Munuswamy	14,186	19.00%	−21.32
	JP	C. Subramania Kounder	6,922	9.27%	New
	Independent	S. P. Kesavan	1,869	2.50%	New
	Independent	K. Loganathan	741	0.99%	New
	Independent	A. S. Basheer	574	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			3,590	4.81%	−14.54%
Turnout			74,644	66.12%	−6.49%
Registered electors			114,821
	DMK hold		Swing	-23.54%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Sagadeva Gounder	39,397	59.67%	+4.08
	INC	V. Perumal Nainar	26,625	40.33%	+1.07
Margin of victory			12,772	19.35%	3.01%
Turnout			66,022	72.61%	−5.36%
Registered electors			97,534
	DMK hold		Swing	4.08%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. Munusami	39,517	55.59%	*New*
	INC	G. Rajaram	27,905	39.26%	−12.28
	Independent	P. R. Aranganathan	1,592	2.24%	New
	Independent	K. Lourdunathan	793	1.12%	New
	Independent	A. Erusan	747	1.05%	New
	Independent	P. Saminathan	532	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			11,612	16.34%	13.27%
Turnout			71,086	77.97%	11.93%
Registered electors			94,916
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	4.06%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rajaram	29,235	51.53%	+26.18
	SWA	Aranganathan	27,494	48.47%	New
Margin of victory			1,741	3.07%	−5.54%
Turnout			56,729	66.04%	16.85%
Registered electors			89,586
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	9.91%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Jangal Reddiar	18,016	41.63%	*New*
	Independent	V. Gopal Goundar	14,291	33.02%	New
	INC	Pachaiappa Naicker	10,971	25.35%	−15.48
Margin of victory			3,725	8.61%	2.88%
Turnout			43,278	49.19%	−7.73%
Registered electors			87,980
	Independent gain from TTP		Swing	-4.92%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gingee^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TTP	Aranganathan	16,918	46.55%	*New*
	INC	K. Ramakrishnaswamy Pillai	14,837	40.83%	New
	Independent	Perianna Gunder	2,818	7.75%	New
	CPI	Narayanaswami Naidu	1,769	4.87%	New
Margin of victory			2,081	5.73%
Turnout			36,342	56.92%
Registered electors			63,849
	TTP win (new seat)

References

^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 70. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^ "Gingee Election Result". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
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^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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

[1] "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[2] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

[3] "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[4] "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 70. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[5] "Gingee Election Result". Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[6] "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[7] Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[8] Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.

[9] Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.

[10] Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[11] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[12] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[13] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[14] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[15] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[16] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[17] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[18] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[19] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[20] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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