Srivaikuntam Assembly constituency

Srivaikuntam
Srivaikuntam
Constituency No. 216 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Area of Srivaikuntam Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
LS constituency	Thoothukkudi
Established	1957
Total electors	224,689
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2021
Preceded by	S. P. Shunmuganathan

Srivaikuntam State Assembly constituency (Tamil: ஸ்ரீவைகுண்டம் சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி) 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 the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu existence since 1957 election.^[1]

List of members of legislative assembly

No.	Name	Term of office		Assembly (Election)	Political party
No.	Name	Assumed office	Left office	Assembly (Election)	Political party
1	A. P. C. Veerabahu	29 April 1957	1 March 1962	2nd (1957)		Indian National Congress
1	A. P. C. Veerabahu	29 March 1962	28 February 1967	3rd (1962)		Indian National Congress
2	Si. Pa. Aditanar	15 March 1967	5 January 1971	4th (1967)		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2	Si. Pa. Aditanar	22 March 1971	31 January 1976	5th (1971)		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3	K. Sathu Selvaraj	4 July 1977	17 February 1980	6th (1977)		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
4	E. Ramasubramanian	19 June 1980	15 November 1984	7th (1980)		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5	S. Daniel Raj	25 February 1985	30 January 1988	8th (1984)		Indian National Congress
		6 February 1989	30 January 1991	9th (1989)
		1 July 1991	13 May 1996	10th (1991)
6	S. David Selvyn	22 May 1996	14 May 2001	11th (1996)		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
7	S. P. Shunmuganathan	22 May 2001	12 May 2006	12th (2001)		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
8	D. Selvaraj	17 May 2006	5 July 2009	13th (2006)		Indian National Congress
9	M. B. Sudalaiyandi	27 August 2009	14 May 2011	13th (2009)		Indian National Congress
(7)	S. P. Shunmuganathan	23 May 2011	21 May 2016	14th (2011)		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(7)	S. P. Shunmuganathan	25 May 2016	3 May 2021	15th (2016)		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
10	Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj	11 May 2021	Incumbent	16th (2021)		Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			46.75%
2016			41.96%
2011			52.86%
2009			63.70%
2006			40.72%
2001			46.58%
1996			42.57%
1991			62.54%
1989			34.12%
1984			53.76%
1980			38.99%
1977			31.29%
1971			54.95%
1967			62.57%
1962			48.28%
1957			61.06%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj	76,843	46.75%	+7.05
	AIADMK	S. P. Shunmuganathan	59,471	36.18%	−5.79
	NTK	P. Subbiah Pandian	12,706	7.73%	+6.37
	AMMK	Eral S. Ramesh	10,203	6.21%	New
	MNM	R. Chandra Sekar	1,355	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			17,372	10.57%	8.30%
Turnout			164,386	73.26%	−1.62%
Rejected ballots			123	0.07%
Registered electors			224,384
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	4.78%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. P. Shunmuganathan	65,198	41.96%	−10.89
	INC	V. Rani Venkatesan	61,667	39.69%	+2.85
	BJP	S. Selvaraj	9,582	6.17%	+3.04
	TMC(M)	S. D. R. Vijayaseelan	6,203	3.99%	New
	AIFB	S. Muthuramalingam	3,764	2.42%	New
	NTK	P. Subbiah Pandian	2,113	1.36%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,457	0.94%	New
	Independent	U. Chithiraipandi	810	0.52%	New
	PMK	G. Lingaraj	806	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			3,531	2.27%	−13.74%
Turnout			155,366	74.89%	−0.14%
Registered electors			207,471
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-10.89%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. P. Shunmuganathan	69,708	52.86%	+13.82
	INC	M. B. Sudalaiyandi	48,586	36.84%	−3.94
	JMM	S. Sudalaimani	6,033	4.57%	New
	BJP	S. Selvaraj	4,125	3.13%	+0.22
	AIMF	H. M. Mohammed Yusuf	1,303	0.99%	New
	Independent	N. Saravanan	1,255	0.95%	New
	APM	K. Chinnadurai	869	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			21,122	16.02%	14.27%
Turnout			131,879	75.03%	8.45%
Registered electors			175,769
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	12.08%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	D. Selvaraj	38,188	40.78%	*New*
	AIADMK	S. P. Shunmuganathan	36,556	39.04%	−7.54
	PT	E. Athisaya Kumar	9,324	9.96%	New
	DMDK	C. Sathiya Seelan	3,166	3.38%	New
	BJP	P. M. Paulraj	2,719	2.90%	New
	AIFB	S. Frederick Stanley	2,136	2.28%	New
	Independent	E. George Benni	719	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			1,632	1.74%	−1.64%
Turnout			93,643	66.58%	13.59%
Registered electors			140,639
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-5.80%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. P. Shunmuganathan	39,739	46.58%	*New*
	DMK	S. David Selvyn	36,853	43.19%	+0.62
	MDMK	P. Selvam	6,184	7.25%	New
	Independent	R. Jayapal	987	1.16%	New
	SP	J. Rajan	831	0.97%	New
	Independent	B. Rajaendran	727	0.85%	New
Margin of victory			2,886	3.38%	−11.85%
Turnout			85,321	53.00%	−8.50%
Registered electors			161,095
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	4.01%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. David Selvyn	36,917	42.57%	+13.66
	INC	S. Daniel Raj	23,708	27.34%	−35.2
	CPI(M)	P. Sampath @ Thirugnana Sambantham	11,539	13.31%	New
	JP	S. Chellappa	7,743	8.93%	New
	BJP	S. P. Vel	3,305	3.81%	−2.89
	AIIC(T)	V. Manoharaj	1,390	1.60%	New
	Independent	S. Chandrasekar	1,157	1.33%	New
	Independent	T. Viswanathan	494	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			13,209	15.23%	−18.39%
Turnout			86,719	61.50%	2.21%
Registered electors			148,864
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-19.97%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Daniel Raj	50,800	62.54%	+28.42
	DMK	S. David Selvyn	23,486	28.91%	−1.21
	BJP	C. Thiru Neelakandan	5,445	6.70%	New
	PMK	M. Ysakky	526	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			27,314	33.62%	29.62%
Turnout			81,233	59.29%	−9.78%
Registered electors			142,524
	INC hold		Swing	28.42%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Daniel Raj	29,615	34.12%	−19.64
	DMK	C. Jegaveerapandian	26,143	30.12%	−14.09
	AIADMK	K. Kanagaraj	16,757	19.31%	New
	AIADMK	S. Muthukaruppan	12,951	14.92%	New
	Independent	M. Arikrishnan	502	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			3,472	4.00%	−5.55%
Turnout			86,797	69.07%	−0.49%
Registered electors			127,689
	INC hold		Swing	-19.64%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Daniel Raj	41,513	53.76%	+17.85
	DMK	S. P. Muthu	34,140	44.21%	New
	Independent	T. Mullai Vazhuthai	501	0.65%	New
	Independent	D. Jones	495	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			7,373	9.55%	6.46%
Turnout			77,226	69.56%	7.95%
Registered electors			116,124
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	14.76%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	E. Ramasubramanian	26,502	38.99%	+7.7
	INC	V. Shanmugam	24,404	35.91%	+12.45
	Independent	S. P. Adithanar	12,119	17.83%	New
	Independent	S. Ashokkumar	3,890	5.72%	New
	Independent	L. Chelliah	542	0.80%	New
	Independent	P. Pothiah Pillai	511	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			2,098	3.09%	−2.33%
Turnout			67,968	61.61%	2.98%
Registered electors			111,712
	AIADMK hold		Swing	7.70%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Sathu Selvaraj	20,459	31.29%	*New*
	DMK	S. Muthu	16,919	25.87%	−29.07
	INC	S. Nainar Kulasekaran	15,340	23.46%	−17.35
	JP	M. Sankarapandian	12,672	19.38%	New
Margin of victory			3,540	5.41%	−8.72%
Turnout			65,390	58.63%	−16.46%
Registered electors			112,893
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-23.66%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. P. Adithanar	37,329	54.95%	−7.63
	INC	R. A. R. Annamalai	27,724	40.81%	+6.75
	Independent	T. Natarajan	1,541	2.27%	New
	Independent	C. Esakki Thevar	377	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			9,605	14.14%	−14.38%
Turnout			67,938	75.09%	−0.02%
Registered electors			98,701
	DMK hold		Swing	-7.63%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. P. Adithanar	41,828	62.57%	+41.87
	INC	R. Nadar	22,767	34.06%	−14.22
	Independent	K. Kone	852	1.27%	New
	Independent	Perumal	656	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			19,061	28.51%	0.94%
Turnout			66,848	75.12%	6.71%
Registered electors			93,282
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	14.30%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. P. C. Veerabahu	29,949	48.28%	−12.79
	DMK	S. Pechi	12,844	20.70%	New
	SWA	Ganapathi	10,639	17.15%	New
	Independent	T. S. Perumal	5,951	9.59%	New
	Independent	A. Packianathan	2,655	4.28%	New
Margin of victory			17,105	27.57%	−11.10%
Turnout			62,038	68.41%	15.01%
Registered electors			93,868
	INC hold		Swing	-12.79%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. P. C. Veerabahu	29,849	61.06%	*New*
	Independent	Y. Perumal	10,943	22.39%	New
	Independent	Jagaveer Rajendran	6,300	12.89%	New
	Independent	P. Cheeni	1,792	3.67%	New
Margin of victory			18,906	38.68%
Turnout			48,884	53.39%
Registered electors			91,557
	INC win (new seat)

References

^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ "Srivaikuntam Election Result". Retrieved 18 June 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.
^ 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.

"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 22 January 2017.

[2] "Srivaikuntam Election Result". Retrieved 18 June 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.

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

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

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

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

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