Former constituency of the Indian parliament in Tamil Nadu
Pudukkottai was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.[1] After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.
Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Pattukkottai (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
- Peravurani (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
- Kolathur (SC) (dissolved and its territories were shared between the newly formed Gandarvakottai and Viralimalai constituencies after 2009)
- Pudukkottai (moved to Tiruchirappall constituency after 2009)
- Alangudi (moved to Sivaganga constituency after 2009)
- Arantangi (moved to Ramanathapuram constituency after 2009)
Members of the Parliament
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General Election 1999
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General Election 1998
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General Election 1996
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
DMK
|
N.Siva
|
398,209
|
48.1%
|
|
INC
|
V.N.Swaminathan
|
220,336
|
26.6%
|
|
AIIC(T)
|
T.Pushparaj
|
61,830
|
7.5%
|
|
MDMK
|
R.Karthikeyan
|
60,405
|
7.3%
|
|
BJP
|
K.Shanmughanathan
|
16,147
|
1.9%
|
|
IND
|
I.Jahuber
|
8,320
|
1.0%
|
|
IND
|
C.Nagarajan
|
2,930
|
0.4%
|
Majority
|
177,873
|
21.5%
|
Turnout
|
828,411
|
73.7%
|
|
DMK gain from INC
|
|
|
General Election 1991
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
INC
|
N.Sundararajan
|
460,795
|
61.6%
|
|
DMK
|
K.Chandrasekhar
|
241,074
|
32.2%
|
|
IND
|
L.S.Kamal Baatsha
|
9,036
|
1.2%
|
|
IND
|
R.Thirumaravan
|
3,885
|
0.5%
|
|
PMK
|
V.Thiruvarangam
|
3,638
|
0.5%
|
Majority
|
219,721
|
29.4%
|
Turnout
|
748,163
|
71.4%
|
|
INC Hold
|
|
|
General Election 1989
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
INC
|
N.Sundararajan
|
518,762
|
65.8%
|
|
DMK
|
A.Selvaraj
|
247,626
|
31.4%
|
|
IND
|
M.R.Chokkalingam
|
3,191
|
0.4%
|
|
IND
|
P.A.Palani
|
2,503
|
0.3%
|
|
Tharasu Makkal Mandram
|
A.Mohanraj
|
1,793
|
0.2%
|
|
PMK
|
Sivaperumal
|
1,002
|
0.1%
|
Majority
|
271,136
|
34.4%
|
Turnout
|
787,854
|
74.7%
|
|
INC Hold
|
|
|
General Election 1984
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
INC
|
N.Sundararajan
|
426,717
|
65.3%
|
|
DMK
|
K.Veeraih
|
161,813
|
24.7%
|
|
INC(J)
|
Singaravel Chettiyar
|
16,902
|
2.6%
|
Majority
|
264,904
|
40.5%
|
Turnout
|
653,865
|
81.1%
|
|
INC Hold
|
|
|
General Election 1980
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
INC
|
V.N.Swaminathan
|
294,494
|
49.1%
|
|
AIADMK
|
Kuzha Chezhiyan
|
278,395
|
46.4%
|
|
IND
|
S.Sooriyanarayanan
|
6,486
|
1.1%
|
|
IND
|
M.Dhandayudhapani
|
6,389
|
1.1%
|
|
JP(S)
|
K.Ramanujan
|
4,150
|
0.7%
|
Majority
|
16,099
|
2.7%
|
Turnout
|
600,327
|
80.7%
|
|
INC gain from AIADMK
|
|
|
General Election 1977
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
AIADMK
|
V.S.Elanchezhiyan
|
342,120
|
64.2%
|
|
INC(O)
|
V.Vairava Thevar
|
118,505
|
22.2%
|
|
IND
|
Kuzha Chellaih
|
49,147
|
9.2%
|
|
IND
|
Singaravel Chettiyar
|
10,790
|
2.0%
|
Majority
|
223,615
|
42.0%
|
Turnout
|
532,811
|
76.1%
|
|
AIADMK gain from DMK
|
|
|
General Election 1971
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
DMK
|
K.Veeraiah
|
251,861
|
53.9%
|
|
INC(O)
|
R.Vijaya Reghunatha Thondaiman
|
203,466
|
43.5%
|
Majority
|
48,395
|
10.4%
|
Turnout
|
455,327
|
75.3%
|
|
DMK gain from CPI(M)
|
|
|
General Election 1967
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
R.Umanath
|
199,469
|
46.6%
|
|
INC
|
A.N.Chettiyar
|
190,087
|
44.4%
|
|
IND
|
S.R.G.Iyer
|
23,828
|
5.6%
|
Majority
|
9,382
|
2.2%
|
Turnout
|
413,384
|
76.9%
|
|
CPI(M) Hold
|
|
|
General Election 1962
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
R.Umanath
|
134,162
|
43.4%
|
|
INC
|
L.Alagusundaram Chettiyar
|
103,944
|
33.6%
|
|
SWA
|
A.R.Nagappa Chettiyar
|
60,073
|
19.4%
|
Majority
|
30,218
|
9.8%
|
Turnout
|
298,179
|
66.8%
|
|
CPI(M) gain from INC
|
|
|
General Election 1957
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
INC
|
F.Ramanathan Chettiyar
|
111,694
|
50.1%
|
|
PSP
|
K.M.Vallatharas
|
46,242
|
20.8%
|
|
CPI
|
V.Nagu servai
|
45,383
|
20.4%
|
|
IND
|
S.Soundararajan
|
19,432
|
8.7%
|
Majority
|
65,452
|
Turnout
|
222,751
|
53.1%
|
|
INC gain from KMPP
|
|
|
General Election 1952
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
KMPP
|
K.M.Vallatharasu
|
102,404
|
53.4%
|
|
INC
|
V.Ramaiah Servai
|
89,293
|
46.6%
|
Majority
|
13,111
|
Turnout
|
191,697
|
51.2%
|
|
KMPP Win (New Seat)
|
|
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