Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency

Former constituency of the Indian parliament in Tamil Nadu

Pudukkottai

Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Tamil Nadu
Established| 1952
Abolished| 2008
Reservation| None

Pudukkottai was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.[1] After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.

## Assembly segments

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Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

1. Pattukkottai (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
2. Peravurani (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
3. Kolathur (SC) (dissolved and its territories were shared between the newly formed Gandarvakottai and Viralimalai constituencies after 2009)
4. Pudukkottai (moved to Tiruchirappall constituency after 2009)
5. Alangudi (moved to Sivaganga constituency after 2009)
6. Arantangi (moved to Ramanathapuram constituency after 2009)

## Members of the Parliament

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Year  | Winner  | Party

|
|

1951  | K.M. Valatharsu  | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
1957  | R. Ramanathan Chettiar | Indian National Congress
1962  | R. Umanath | Communist Party of India
1967  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971  | K. Veeriah  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977  | V.S. Elanchezhian  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980  | V.N. Swamynathan  | Indian National Congress (I)
1984  | N. Sundararaj | Indian National Congress
1989
1991[3]
1996  | Tiruchi Siva | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998  | Raja Paramasivam[4] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999  | S. Thirunavukkarasu[5] | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2002  | S. Thirunavukkarasu[6] | Bharatiya Janata Party
2004  | S. Regupathy[7] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

## Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates

|  |
2004 |

| 56.82%
1999 |

| 50.7%
1998 |

| 36.4%
1996 |

| 48.1%
1991 |

| 61.6%
1989 |

| 65.8%
1984 |

| 65.3%
1980 |

| 49.1%
1977 |

| 64.2%
1971 |

| 53.9%
1967 |

| 46.6%
1962 |

| 43.4%
1957 |

| 50.1%
1952 |

| 53.4%

### 2004

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2004 Indian general elections: Pudukkottai  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| DMK | S. Regupathy | 466,133  | 56.82  | n/a
| AIADMK | Ravichandran. A  | 309,637  | 37.75  | n/a
| BSP | Nagooran. A  | 10,024  | 1.22  | n/a
| Independent | M. S. Lion Rajendran  | 9,723  | 1.19  | n/a
Majority  | 156,496  | 19.08  | +10.84
Turnout | 820,300  | 66.42  | +2.32
| DMK gain from MADMK | Swing | +56.82  |

### General Election 1999

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| MADMK | S.Thirunavukkarasar | 396,216 | 50.7%
| INC | S.Singaaravadivel  | 331,914  | 42.5%
| PT | M.Palaniappan  | 29,453  | 3.8%
| IND | M.Ramaiah  | 7,710  | 1.0%
Majority  | 64,302  | 8.2%
Turnout | 780,964  | 64.1%
| MADMK gain from AIADMK |  |

### General Election 1998

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| AIADMK | Paramasivam Raja | 288,072 | 36.4%
| DMK | P.N.Siva  | 257,552  | 32.5%
| MADMK | S.Thirunavukkarasar | 226,416  | 28.6%
| IND | M.R.Chokkalingam  | 895  | 0.1%
| IND | C.Velappan  | 448  | 0.1%
Majority  | 30,520  | 3.9%
Turnout | 791,405  | 66.8%
| AIADMK gain from DMK |  |

### 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  | %

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|
|

| 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  | %

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|
|

| 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  | %

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|
|

| 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  | %

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|
|

| 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  | %

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|
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| 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  | %

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|
|

| 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  | %

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|
|

| 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  | %

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|
|

| 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  | %

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|
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| 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  | %

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|
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| 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)  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
2. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
3. ^ "General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
4. ^ "General Election, 1998 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
5. ^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
6. ^ "Rediff on the NeT: 70-member Vajpayee ministry sworn in".
7. ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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## See also

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* Pudukottai
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

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List of Lok Sabha constituencies and incumbent members of Tamil Nadu

Total: 39 Lok Sabha constituencies

| Tiruvallur|

Sasikanth Senthil (INC)

|

Chennai North|

Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK)

Chennai South|

Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK)

Chennai Central|

Dayanidhi Maran (DMK)

Sriperumbudur|

T. R. Baalu (DMK)

Kancheepuram|

G. Selvam (DMK)

Arakkonam|

S. Jagathrakshakan (DMK)

Vellore|

D. M. Kathir Anand (DMK)

Krishnagiri|

K. Gopinath (INC)

Dharmapuri|

A. Mani (DMK)

Tiruvannamalai|

C. N. Annadurai (DMK)

Arani|

M.S. Tharanivendhan (DMK)

Viluppuram|

D. Ravikumar (VCK)

| Kallakurichi|

Malaiyarasan D (DMK)

|

Salem|

T. M. Selvaganapathy (DMK)

Namakkal|

V. S. Matheswaran (DMK)

Erode|

K. E. Prakash (DMK)

Tiruppur|

K. Subbarayan (CPI)

Nilgiris|

A. Raja (DMK)

Coimbatore|

Ganapathi P. Rajkumar (DMK)

Pollachi|

Eswarasamy (DMK)

Dindigul|

R. Sachithanantham (CPI(M))

Karur|

S. Jothimani (INC)

Tiruchirappalli|

Durai Vaiko (MDMK)

Perambalur|

K. N. Arun Nehru (DMK)

Cuddalore|

M. K. Vishnu Prasad (INC)

| Chidambaram|

Thol. Thirumavalavan (VCK)

|

Mayiladuthurai|

Sudha Ramakrishnan (INC)

Nagapattinam|

V. Selvaraj (CPI)

Thanjavur|

S. Murasoli (DMK)

Sivaganga|

Karti P. Chidambaram (INC)

Madurai|

S. Venkatesan (CPI(M))

Theni|

Thanga Tamil Selvan (DMK)

Virudhunagar|

B. Manickam Tagore (INC)

Ramanathapuram|

K. Navas Kani (IUML)

Thoothukkudi|

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK)

Tenkasi|

Rani Sri Kumar (DMK)

Tirunelveli|

C. Robert Bruce (INC)

Kanniyakumari|

Vijay Vasanth (INC)

Defunct constituencies

* Aruppukottai
* Chengleput
* Dharapuram
* Gobichettipalayam
* Kovilpatti
* Kumbakonam
* Madras
* Mayuram
* Melur
* Mettur
* Nagercoil
* Palani
* Periyakulam
* Rasipuram
* Sankaranainarkoil
* Sivakasi
* Srivaikuntam
* Srivilliputtur
* Tindivanam
* Tiruchendur
* Tiruchengode
* Tirukoilur
* Tiruppattur
* Tiruttani
* Vandavasi

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