# Srivilliputhur Assembly constituency

Srivilliputhur is an assembly constituency located in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. It comes under Tenkasi Lok Sabha Constituency. P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja, former Chief Minister of Madras State was defeated in this constituency in 1952 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Madras State assembly

| Year | Winner | Party | Runner up | Party |
| 1952 | 1) D. K. Raja 3) A. Vaikuntam | IND INC | 2) P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja 4) K. Arumugha Perumal | INC IND |
| 1957 | 1) R. Krishnasamy Naidu 2) A. Chinnasami | INC INC | 3) S. Alagarsamy 4) G. A. Appan | CPI IND |
| 1962 | M. Chelliah | INC | G. Gurusamy | DMK |
| 1967 | K. A. A. Gurusamy | DMK | S. P. Dharmaraj | INC |

## Tamil Nadu assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | K. Gurusamy alias Andi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | R. Thamaraikani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | R. Thamaraikani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | R. Thamaraikani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | A. Thangam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | R. Thamaraikani | Independent |
| 1996 | R. Thamaraikani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | R. T. Inbathamilan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | T. Ramasamy | Communist Party of India |
| 2011 | V. Ponnupandi | Communist Party of India |
| 2016 | M. Chandra Prabha | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | E. M. Manraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 38.09% | 38.09% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 49.32% | 49.32% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 47.79% | 47.79% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 40.92% | 40.92% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 43.88% | 43.88% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 38.50% | 38.50% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 34.28% | 34.28% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 38.65% | 38.65% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 53.35% | 53.35% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 52.36% | 52.36% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 31.91% | 31.91% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 63.34% | 63.34% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 53.34% | 53.34% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 57.60% | 57.60% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 26.22% | 26.22% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 20.43% | 20.43% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | E. M. Manraj | 70,475 | 38.43% | −10.89 |
| | INC | P. S. W. Madhavarao | 57,737 | 31.49% | New |
| | AMMK | S. Sangeethapriya | 23,682 | 12.91% | New |
| | NTK | B. Abinaya | 20,348 | 11.10% | +8.95 |
| | PT | S. Shanthi | 4,985 | 2.72% | New |
| | MNM | K. Guruvaiya | 3,512 | 1.92% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,666 | 0.91% | −0.3 |
| | Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | Dr. V. Irulandi | 942 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,738 | 6.95% | −13.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 183,373 | 73.16% | −3.45% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 792 | 0.43% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 250,640 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -10.89% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Chandra Prabha | 88,103 | 49.32% | New |
| | PT | C. Muthukumar | 51,430 | 28.79% | New |
| | CPI | P. Lingam | 19,415 | 10.87% | −36.92 |
| | BJP | I. Ramasamy | 5,497 | 3.08% | New |
| | NTK | A. Kalyanasundaram | 3,833 | 2.15% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,166 | 1.21% | New |
| | Independent | K. Thamaraiselvam | 1,695 | 0.95% | New |
| | Independent | S. Ganesan | 1,631 | 0.91% | New |
| | PMK | V. Vellaisamy | 1,119 | 0.63% | New |
| | Independent | B. Karthikeyan | 958 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36,673 | 20.53% | 16.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 178,630 | 76.61% | −3.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 233,156 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI | AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 1.53% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | V. Ponnupandi | 73,485 | 47.79% | +6.87 |
| | DMK | R. V. K. Durai | 67,257 | 43.74% | New |
| | Independent | S. Chinnapparaj | 5,720 | 3.72% | New |
| | BSP | I. Sundarraj | 1,309 | 0.85% | −7.17 |
| | Independent | M. K. Ganesan | 1,263 | 0.82% | New |
| | Independent | M. Muniyandi | 1,248 | 0.81% | New |
| | Independent | S. Subramanian | 1,106 | 0.72% | New |
| | Independent | P. Sundarammal | 1,021 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,228 | 4.05% | −0.83% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,759 | 80.03% | 7.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,117 | | |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | 6.87% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | T. Ramasamy | 55,473 | 40.92% | New |
| | AIADMK | R. Vinayagamoorthy | 48,857 | 36.04% | −7.84 |
| | DMDK | R. Dhamothara Kannan | 11,218 | 8.28% | New |
| | BSP | T. Ramaraj | 10,876 | 8.02% | New |
| | AIFB | P. Murugan | 3,699 | 2.73% | New |
| | Independent | P. Rajendran | 1,590 | 1.17% | New |
| | BJP | P. Gnana Pandithan | 1,264 | 0.93% | −35.37 |
| | Independent | A. Ramasamy | 801 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,616 | 4.88% | −2.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,549 | 72.55% | 11.93% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 186,842 | | |
| | CPI gain from AIADMK | CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.96% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. T. Inbathamilan | 53,095 | 43.88% | +5.38 |
| | BJP | S. Mohanrajulu | 43,921 | 36.30% | +35.22 |
| | Independent | R. Thamaraikani | 15,928 | 13.16% | New |
| | Independent | G. Parameswaran | 2,385 | 1.97% | New |
| | Independent | K. Manokaran | 2,031 | 1.68% | New |
| | Independent | P. Jeyaraj | 1,784 | 1.47% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,174 | 7.58% | 0.83% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,994 | 60.61% | −12.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 199,642 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.38% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Thamaraikani | 49,436 | 38.50% | +5.25 |
| | CPI | T. Ramasamy | 40,769 | 31.75% | +2.59 |
| | JP | E. M. Gurusamy | 20,364 | 15.86% | New |
| | MDMK | M. Sivasubramanian | 12,246 | 9.54% | New |
| | BJP | G. Sivaramakrishnan | 1,385 | 1.08% | New |
| | Independent | M. K. Manokaran | 762 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,667 | 6.75% | 5.72% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 128,393 | 72.77% | 4.68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 183,930 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from Independent | AIADMK gain from Independent | Swing | 4.22% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | R. Thamaraikani | 38,908 | 34.28% | New |
| | AIADMK | R. Vinayagamoorthi | 37,739 | 33.25% | +6.03 |
| | CPI | R. Venkadasami | 33,102 | 29.16% | New |
| | PMK | K. Radhamani | 2,183 | 1.92% | New |
| | Independent | A. Ramasamy | 600 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,169 | 1.03% | −10.40% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,502 | 68.08% | −9.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 172,833 | | |
| | Independent gain from DMK | Independent gain from DMK | Swing | -4.37% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Thangam | 45,628 | 38.65% | −6.66 |
| | AIADMK | R. Thamaraikani | 32,133 | 27.22% | −26.14 |
| | INC | K. Suppu | 21,126 | 17.89% | New |
| | AIADMK | R. Vinayakamoorthy | 14,375 | 12.18% | −41.18 |
| | Independent | K. Govindan | 1,193 | 1.01% | New |
| | Independent | M. Thangaiah | 989 | 0.84% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,495 | 11.43% | 3.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,063 | 77.16% | 0.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 156,247 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -14.71% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Thamaraikani | 54,458 | 53.35% | +0.99 |
| | DMK | P. Senivasan | 46,245 | 45.31% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,213 | 8.05% | −11.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,072 | 76.27% | 6.21% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 139,529 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.99% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Thamaraikani | 46,882 | 52.36% | +20.45 |
| | INC | P. Karruppiah Thevar | 29,216 | 32.63% | New |
| | Independent | T. Kalasalingam | 12,459 | 13.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,666 | 19.73% | 11.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,536 | 70.06% | 2.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,712 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 20.45% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Thamaraikani | 25,990 | 31.91% | New |
| | DMK | V. Vaikundam | 18,974 | 23.30% | −40.04 |
| | CPI | S. Alagarasami | 18,876 | 23.18% | New |
| | JP | A. A. Anandan | 14,901 | 18.30% | New |
| | Independent | S. Sandiran | 1,590 | 1.95% | New |
| | Independent | G. Karuppiah Alias Arivarasan | 446 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,016 | 8.61% | −18.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,447 | 67.37% | −4.85% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 122,386 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -31.43% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Gurusamy Alias Andi | 41,522 | 63.34% | +9.99 |
| | INC | S. P. Dharmaraj | 24,036 | 36.66% | −3.69 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,486 | 26.67% | 13.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,558 | 72.22% | −6.26% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,077 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 9.99% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. A. A. Gurusamy | 36,732 | 53.34% | +10.94 |
| | INC | S. P. Dharmaraj | 27,791 | 40.36% | −17.24 |
| | CPI | K. Paliyan | 4,339 | 6.30% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,941 | 12.98% | −2.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,862 | 78.47% | 7.30% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,069 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -4.25% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. Chelliah | 36,122 | 57.60% | +31.37 |
| | DMK | G. Gurusamy Alias Andi | 26,595 | 42.40% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,527 | 15.19% | 5.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,717 | 71.18% | −26.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,752 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 31.37% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. Krishnasamy Naidu | 49,498 | 26.22% | +5.86 |
| | INC | A. Chinnasami | 31,070 | 16.46% | −3.9 |
| | CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 26,181 | 13.87% | New |
| | Independent | Gurusami | 20,250 | 10.73% | New |
| | Independent | G. A. Appan (Sc) | 18,214 | 9.65% | New |
| | Independent | M. Singappan (Sc) | 18,047 | 9.56% | New |
| | Independent | P. S. Chinnavenkata Raja | 9,781 | 5.18% | New |
| | Independent | S. Chelliah (Sc) | 8,551 | 4.53% | New |
| | Independent | K. Karuppanan (Sc) | 5,386 | 2.85% | New |
| | Independent | K. A. Ramasami Raja | 1,022 | 0.54% | New |
| | Independent | M. Dharmar Thevar | 758 | 0.40% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,428 | 9.76% | 9.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 188,758 | 97.99% | −20.99% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,625 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 5.79% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivilliputhur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | D. K. Raja | 35,473 | 20.43% | New |
| | INC | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja | 35,355 | 20.36% | New |
| | INC | A. Vaikuntam | 25,172 | 14.50% | New |
| | Independent | K. Arumugha Perumal | 15,860 | 9.13% | New |
| | Independent | M. Siruguppa | 15,286 | 8.80% | New |
| | Independent | S. K. Muthuswami Thevar | 13,755 | 7.92% | New |
| | Socialist | S. P. Dharmaraj | 9,496 | 5.47% | New |
| | Independent | S. Annamalai | 8,589 | 4.95% | New |
| | Independent | G. A. Appan | 8,432 | 4.86% | New |
| | Independent | C. Govinda Tharaganar | 6,210 | 3.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 118 | 0.07% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,628 | 118.98% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 145,933 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |