Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)
Thondamuthur is a legislative assembly in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu, which includes the town, Thondamuthur.[1] Thondamuthur assembly constituency is part of Pollachi (Lok Sabha constituency). It was a part of Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency) till 2007. Election was not held in the year 1957.
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Palanisami Gounder | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | V. Ellama Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | R. Manickavasakam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tamil Nadu
| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth | 1971-77 | R. Manickavasakam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | K. Maruthachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Chinnaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | C. Aranganayagam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | U.K. Vellingiri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | C. Aranganayagam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | C. R. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | S.R. Balasubramoniyan | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| Thirteenth | 2006-09 | M. Kannappan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2009-2011 | M.N. Kandaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | S. P. Velumani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016-Incumbent | S. P. Velumani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. P. Velumani | 1,09,519 | 55.01 | -7.39 | |
| MNMK | Syed Mohammed M A | 45,478 | 22.84 | +22.84 | |
| BJP | Karumuthu Thiyagarajan M | 19,043 | 9.56 | +6.07 | |
| DMDK | Thiyagarajan K | 7,968 | 4.00 | +4.00 | |
| SDPI | Anshar Sheriff A | 3,643 | 1.83 | -0.99 | |
| Margin of victory | 64,041 | 32.17 | -1.07 | ||
| Turnout | 1,99,210 | 66.99 | -8.18 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -7.39 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. P. Velumani | 99,886 | 62.40 | +62.40 | |
| INC | Kandaswamy M N | 46,683 | 29.16 | +29.16 | |
| BJP | Shridhar Murthy A | 5,581 | 3.49 | -1.00 | |
| SDPI | Ummar Kathap T M | 4,519 | 2.82 | +2.82 | |
| LSP | Kannammal Jagadeesan | 932 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
| Margin of victory | 53,203 | 33.24 | -2.23 | ||
| Turnout | 1,60,248 | 75.17 | +16.12 | ||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
Bifurcation and Delimitation
The existing Thondamuthur Assembly Constituency was bifurcated in 2007 to create a new constituency - Kavundampalayam. Instead some parts of the Perur constituency were added to Thondamuthur after the removal of Perur constituency.[2]
Notes
- "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- "Two more Assembly segments notified". The Hindu. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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References
- "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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