# Tindivanam Lok Sabha constituency

Tindivanam was a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is defunct.

## Assembly segments

Tindivanam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
* Tindivanam (moved to Viluppuram constituency)
* Vanur (SC) (moved to Viluppuram constituency)
* Kandamangalam (SC)
* Villupuram (moved to Viluppuram constituency)
* Mugaiyur
* Thirunavalur

## Members of the Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | A. Jayaraman | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party |
| 1952 | V. Muniswami | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party |
| 1957 | Shanmugham | Independent |
| 1962 | R. Venkatasubha Reddiar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | T. D. R. Naidu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | S. S. Ramasami Padayachi | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | S. S. Ramasami Padayachi | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | S.S.R.Ramadass | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | K. Rama Murthee | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | T. G. Venkatraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1998 | N. Ramachandran Gingee | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | N. Ramachandran Gingee | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2004 | K. Dhanaraju | Pattali Makkal Katchi |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2004 | 2004 | 50.40% | 50.40% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 46.5% | 46.5% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 47.4% | 47.4% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 50.7% | 50.7% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 52.8% | 52.8% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 45.4% | 45.4% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 63.7% | 63.7% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 63.7% | 63.7% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 52.3% | 52.3% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 51.5% | 51.5% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 47.9% | 47.9% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 46.6% | 46.6% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 36.4% | 36.4% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 55.1% | 55.1% |

### 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Tindivanam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | K. Dhanaraju | 367,849 | 50.40 | n/a |
| | AIADMK | Arunmozhithevan. A | 276,685 | 37.91 | n/a |
| | JD(U) | Gopalakrishnan. P | 29,915 | 4.10 | n/a |
| | Independent | Mohamed Ali Jinna. M | 10,987 | 1.51 | +1.43 |
| | Independent | Perumal. S | 8,083 | 1.11 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91,164 | 12.49 | +11.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 729,863 | 62.98 | +1.33 |
| | PMK gain from MDMK | PMK gain from MDMK | Swing | +50.40 | |

### General Election 1999

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MDMK | Gingee Ramachandran | 323,234 | 46.5% |
| | INC | Thindivanam K.Ramamoorthy | 313,884 | 45.1% |
| | TMC(M) | S.P.Subramaniam | 40,879 | 5.9% |
| | RJD | G.Veeramuthu | 2,113 | 0.3% |
| | Ajey Bharath Party | G.Rhagavan | 1,404 | 0.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,350 | 1.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 695,793 | 61.6% |
| | MDMK Hold | MDMK Hold | | |

### General Election 1998

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MDMK | Gingee Ramachandran | 320,141 | 47.4% |
| | DMK | G.Venkatraman | 288,688 | 42.8% |
| | INC | Thindivanam K.Ramamoorthy | 29,908 | 4.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,453 | 4.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 675,110 | 63.4% |
| | MDMK gain from DMK | MDMK gain from DMK | | |

### General Election 1996

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DMK | G.Venkatraman | 367,308 | 50.7% |
| | INC | Thindivanam K.Ramamoorthy | 177,032 | 24.4% |
| | PMK | A.K.Zainuddin | 79,535 | 11.0% |
| | MDMK | D.Durai | 37,025 | 5.1% |
| | BJP | S.Baskaran | 6,047 | 0.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190,276 | 26.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 724,103 | 70.0% |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | | |

### General Election 1991

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Thindivanam K.Ramamoorthy | 341,971 | 52.8% |
| | DMK | N.Dhayanithi | 171,822 | 26.5% |
| | PMK | S.Shanmugam | 103,524 | 16.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170,149 | 26.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 647,691 | 67.9% |
| | INC Hold | INC Hold | | |

### General Election 1989

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Era.Ramadoss | 299,184 | 45.4% |
| | DMK | N.Dhayanithi | 198,469 | 30.1% |
| | PMK | S.Shanmugam | 142,996 | 21.7% |
| | Tharasu Makkal Mandram | P.Elangovan | 3,446 | 0.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100,715 | 15.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 658,615 | 68.7% |
| | INC Hold | INC Hold | | |

### General Election 1984

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | S.S.Ramasamy Padayachi | 356,127 | 63.7% |
| | JP | M.R.Lakshminarayanan | 154,269 | 28.0% |
| | IND | S.Sekar | 9,759 | 1.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201,858 | 36.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 551,174 | 74.7% |
| | INC Hold | INC Hold | | |

### General Election 1980

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | S.S.Ramasamy Padayachi | 290,069 | 63.7% |
| | AIADMK | V.Munusamy | 133,171 | 29.3% |
| | IND | K.V.Bhuvarangamoorthy | 10,440 | 2.3% |
| | IND | S.Rajamani | 9,160 | 2.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156,898 | 34.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 455,048 | 63.4% |
| | INC Hold | INC Hold | | |

### General Election 1977

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | M.R.Lakshminarayanan | 233,155 | 52.3% |
| | DMK | V.Krishnamoorthy | 183,670 | 41.2% |
| | IND | V.Kanagaraj | 8,615 | 1.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49,485 | 11.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 446,012 | 68.7% |
| | INC Hold | INC Hold | | |

### General Election 1971

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | M.R.Lakshminarayanan | 212,309 | 51.5% |
| | SWP | M.P.Radhakrishnan | 150,834 | 36.6% |
| | IND | R.K.Annasamy | 16,542 | 4.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61,475 | 14.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 379,685 | 66.1% |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | | |

### General Election 1967

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DMK | T.D.R.Naidu | 201,009 | 47.9% |
| | INC | Lakshminarayanan | 168,939 | 40.3% |
| | IND | Kulasekharan | 20,029 | 4.8% |
| | IND | D.P.Chettiar | 15,736 | 3.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,070 | 7.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 405,713 | 74.2% |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | | |

### General Election 1962

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | R.Venkatasubha Reddy | 132,330 | 46.6% |
| | SWP | K.Ramamoorthy gounder | 118,033 | 41.6% |
| | IND | N.P.Shanmuga gounder | 23,356 | 8.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,297 | 5.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 273,719 | 62.0% |
| | INC gain from IND | INC gain from IND | | |

### General Election 1957

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | IND | Shanmugham | 73,737 | 36.4% |
| | IND | V.Munusami | 65,012 | 32.1% |
| | INC | Nagarajan | 64,082 | 31.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,725 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 202,831 | 48.5% |
| | IND gain from Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party | IND gain from Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party | | |

### General Election 1952

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party | A.Jayaraman | 220,670 | 27.9% |
| | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party | V.Munusami | 214,772 | 27.2% |
| | INC | V.I.Munusamy Pillai | 152,306 | 19.3% |
| | INC | Ramnath Goenka | 122,561 | 15.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,898 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789,592 | 109.4% |
| | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party Win (New Seat) | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party Win (New Seat) | | |