Palayamkottai Assembly constituency

Palayamkottai
Palayamkottai
Constituency No. 226 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Total electors	273,557
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent M. Abdul Wahab
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Palayamkottai is an assembly constituency located in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.^[1] It falls under Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1977	Nanjil K. Manoharan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	V. Karuppasamy Pandian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	V. S. T. Shamsulalam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	S. Gurunathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	P. Dharmalingam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	Mohamed Kodar Maideen	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	T. P. M. Mohideen Khan
2006
2011
2016
2021	M. Abdul Wahab

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			55.32%
2016			43.62%
2011			42.76%
2006			57.16%
2001			53.13%
1996			62.98%
1991			46.11%
1989			34.41%
1984			51.92%
1980			57.96%
1977			44.10%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Abdul Wahab	89,117	55.89%	+12.27
	AIADMK	K. J. C. Jerald	36,976	23.19%	−10.17
	SDPI	V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak	12,241	7.68%	+3.15
	NTK	A. Fathima	11,665	7.32%	+5.64
	MNM	D. Premnath	8,107	5.08%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,647	1.03%	−0.87
Margin of victory			52,141	32.70%	22.44%
Turnout			1,59,444	58.32%	−2.68%
Rejected ballots			266	0.17%
Registered electors			2,73,379
	DMK hold		Swing	12.27%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. P. M. Mohideen Khan	67,463	43.62	+0.87
	AIADMK	S. K. A. Hyder Ali	51,591	33.36	New
	MDMK	K. M. A. Nizam Mohideen	12,593	8.14	New
	BJP	M. Nirmal Singh Yadav	7,063	4.57	−0.54
	SDPI	K. S. Shahul Hameed	7,008	4.53	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,947	1.91	New
	NTK	S. Arumuga Nainar	2,592	1.68	New
	PMK	S. Nishthar Ali	1,315	0.85	New
Margin of victory			15,872	10.26	9.82
Turnout			1,54,648	61.00	−7.62
Registered electors			2,53,520
	DMK hold		Swing	0.87

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. P. M. Mohideen Khan	58,049	42.76	−14.41
	CPI(M)	V. Palani	57,444	42.31	New
	Independent	K. S. Sahul Hameed	7,032	5.18	New
	BJP	S. Karthick Narayanan	6,939	5.11	+3.2
	Independent	A. Hyder Ali	2,624	1.93	New
	Independent	S. Velayutham	1,000	0.74	New
	BSP	P. Stephen	983	0.72	−0.86
Margin of victory			605	0.45	−27.29
Turnout			1,35,770	68.62	4.55
Registered electors			1,97,857
	DMK hold		Swing	-14.41

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. P. M. Mohideen Khan	85,114	57.16	+4.03
	AIADMK	K. M. Nijamudeen	43,815	29.43	−9.69
	DMDK	K. A. K. K. Kaleel Raguman	6,342	4.26	New
	AIFB	V. Murugan	5,399	3.63	New
	BJP	Pechimuthu @ Arunachalasamy	2,839	1.91%	New
	BSP	M. Edward Raj	2,354	1.58	New
	Independent	K. Subash Sundar	843	0.57	New
Margin of victory			41,299	27.74	13.73
Turnout			1,48,900	64.07	14.89
Registered electors			2,32,395
	DMK hold		Swing	4.03

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. P. M. Mohideen Khan	55,934	53.13%	−9.86
	AIADMK	S. Muthu Karuppan	41,186	39.12%	+15.32
	MDMK	Nazareth Durai	5,383	5.11%	+0.61
	SP	Mubarak Ahamed	1,304	1.24%	New
	Independent	T. Balamurugan	581	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			14,748	14.01%	−25.18%
Turnout			1,05,282	49.18%	−13.05%
Registered electors			2,14,114
	DMK hold		Swing	-9.86%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Mohamed Kodar Maideen	71,303	62.98%	*New*
	AIADMK	P. Dharmalingam	26,939	23.80%	−22.31
	MDMK	M. S. Sudarsan	5,093	4.50%	New
	BJP	S. S. Velu	3,991	3.53%	New
	Independent	K. M. A. Nijam Mohaideen	1,516	1.34%	New
	PMK	M. Davood	1,066	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			44,364	39.19%	32.15%
Turnout			1,13,210	62.23%	3.01%
Registered electors			1,86,856
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	16.88%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Dharamalingam	45,141	46.11%	+29.19
	Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam	V. Karuppasamy Pandian	38,250	39.07%	*New*
	IUML	L. K. S. Muhammed Meeran Mohideen	12,429	12.69%	−19.26
Margin of victory			6,891	7.04%	4.58%
Turnout			97,909	59.21%	−7.42%
Registered electors			1,69,762
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	11.70%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Gurunathan	34,046	34.41%	−17.51
	IUML	S. A. Khaja Mohideen	31,615	31.95%	New
	AIADMK	Rajaselvam	16,738	16.92%	−30.18
	AIADMK	A. Karuppiah	13,321	13.46%	−33.63
	Independent	G. Gaspar Raja	802	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			2,431	2.46%	−2.37%
Turnout			98,943	66.64%	−4.02%
Registered electors			1,51,200
	DMK hold		Swing	-17.51%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. S. T. Shamsulalam	45,209	51.92%	+9.88
	AIADMK	V. Karuppasamy Pandian	41,004	47.09%	−10.86
	Independent	J. Gaspar Raja	855	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			4,205	4.83%	−11.08%
Turnout			87,068	70.66%	3.35%
Registered electors			1,27,308
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-6.03%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Karuppasamy Pandian	45,049	57.96%	+13.85
	DMK	Suba Seetharaman	32,680	42.04%	New
Margin of victory			12,369	15.91%	−5.20%
Turnout			77,729	67.31%	6.94%
Registered electors			1,16,635
	AIADMK hold		Swing	13.85%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Nanjil K. Manoharan	29,146	44.10%	*New*
	Independent	N. Shanmugan	15,192	22.99%	New
	INC	N. Arumugha Konar	14,202	21.49%	New
	JP	S. Justin	6,973	10.55%	New
	Independent	S. A. Seyad Ibrahim Alim	574	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			13,954	21.11%
Turnout			66,087	60.36%
Registered electors			1,10,603
	AIADMK win (new seat)

References

^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Palayamkottai Election Result". Retrieved 18 July 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.
^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ 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.

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

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[1] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[2] "Palayamkottai Election Result". Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[3] "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.

[4] 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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