# Andimadam Assembly constituency

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Andimadam was one of the 234 constituencies in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. It was in Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency and Ariyalur district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | K. N. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | S. Sadasiva Padayachi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | T. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | S. Krishnamoorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Adhimoolam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | S. Sivasubramanian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | K. R. Thangaraju | Indian National Congress |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | Rajendiran | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | J. Gurunathan | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | S. S. Sivasankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
In the 2011 election, Andimadam Assembly constituency merged with Jayankondam and Kunnam constituencies.

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2006 | 2006 | 45.30% | 45.30% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 59.41% | 59.41% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 47.48% | 47.48% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 42.19% | 42.19% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 48.01% | 48.01% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 52.92% | 52.92% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 50.49% | 50.49% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 56.45% | 56.45% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 53.05% | 53.05% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 48.25% | 48.25% |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. S. Sivasankar | 51,395 | 45.30% | 9.98% |
| | AIADMK | K. Pannerselvam | 45,567 | 40.16% | |
| | DMDK | M. Pannerselvam | 10,954 | 9.65% | |
| | BJP | M. Rajasekaran | 1,608 | 1.42% | |
| | Independent | K. Mathiyazhagan | 1,501 | 1.32% | |
| | BSP | K. Sekar | 912 | 0.80% | −0.05% |
| | Independent | V. R. Azhagesan | 840 | 0.74% | |
| | Independent | M. K. Subramaniyan | 683 | 0.60% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,828 | 5.14% | −18.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,460 | 78.46% | 7.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 144,606 | | |
| | DMK gain from PMK | DMK gain from PMK | Swing | -14.11% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | J. Guru Alias Gurunathan | 66,576 | 59.41% | |
| | DMK | M. Gnanamoorthy | 39,574 | 35.31% | 0.60% |
| | MDMK | R. Veerapandiyan | 2,869 | 2.56% | −0.80% |
| | Independent | D. Balakrishnan | 1,651 | 1.47% | |
| | BSP | K. Sekar | 956 | 0.85% | |
| | Independent | P. Subramanian | 440 | 0.39% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,002 | 24.09% | 11.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,066 | 71.01% | −5.99% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 157,834 | | |
| | PMK hold | PMK hold | Swing | 11.93% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | Rajendiran @ Deeran | 49,853 | 47.48% | |
| | DMK | Sivasubramaniyan | 36,451 | 34.72% | 11.98% |
| | INC | Arthur Hellar | 13,779 | 13.12% | −29.06% |
| | MDMK | Ramalingam | 3,526 | 3.36% | |
| | Independent | Arumugham | 567 | 0.54% | |
| | Independent | Karunanidhi | 257 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | Marimuthu | 179 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | Gopal | 140 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | Annadurai | 125 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | Rajendiran | 118 | 0.11% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,402 | 12.76% | 4.83% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,995 | 77.00% | 0.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 143,942 | | |
| | PMK gain from INC | PMK gain from INC | Swing | 5.29% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. R. Thangaraju | 40,816 | 42.19% | 26.16% |
| | PMK | M. Gnanamoorthy | 33,144 | 34.26% | |
| | DMK | S. Sivasubramanian | 21,996 | 22.73% | −25.28% |
| | THMM | S. Selladurai | 649 | 0.67% | |
| | Independent | P. Antony | 146 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,672 | 7.93% | −15.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,751 | 76.71% | 25.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 132,570 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -5.83% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Sivasubramanian | 28,500 | 48.01% | 2.34% |
| | AIADMK | A. Elavarasan | 14,669 | 24.71% | −28.21% |
| | INC | K. Viswanathan | 9,511 | 16.02% | |
| | Independent | R. Ramakrishnan | 3,292 | 5.55% | |
| | Independent | P. Panneerselvam | 2,199 | 3.70% | |
| | Independent | C. Govindasamy | 417 | 0.70% | |
| | Independent | C. Palanivel | 236 | 0.40% | |
| | Independent | K. Sheik Allavudeen | 111 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | M. Kolanjinathan | 111 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | K. Valambal | 101 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | A. S. Velmurugan | 97 | 0.16% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,831 | 23.30% | 16.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,357 | 51.02% | −29.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 118,892 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.91% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Adhimoolam Alias Gandhi | 43,911 | 52.92% | 2.43% |
| | DMK | S. Sivasubramanian | 37,895 | 45.67% | −3.83% |
| | Independent | Solai Natesan | 376 | 0.45% | |
| | Independent | K. Renganayaki | 255 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | E. Jesubalan | 235 | 0.28% | |
| | Independent | S. Rajamanickam | 157 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | M . Anthonisamy | 140 | 0.17% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,016 | 7.25% | 6.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,969 | 80.03% | 8.55% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 107,898 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 2.43% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Krishnamoorthy | 36,120 | 50.49% | −5.96% |
| | DMK | S. Sivasubramanian | 35,412 | 49.51% | 15.75% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 708 | 0.99% | −21.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,532 | 71.48% | 1.41% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 101,568 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -5.96% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | T. Subramanian | 36,885 | 56.45% | |
| | DMK | S. Sivasubramanian | 22,056 | 33.76% | −19.29% |
| | CPI | K. Palamalai | 3,428 | 5.25% | |
| | JP | P. Gopalakrishan | 2,446 | 3.74% | |
| | Independent | E. K. Manickam | 522 | 0.80% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,829 | 22.70% | 16.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,337 | 70.07% | −8.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,718 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 3.40% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Sadasiva Padayachi | 39,313 | 53.05% | 4.80% |
| | INC | G. Thiyagarajan | 34,790 | 46.95% | 7.20% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,523 | 6.10% | −2.40% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,103 | 78.78% | 0.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,529 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 4.80% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Andimadam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. N. Ramachandran | 32,253 | 48.25% | |
| | INC | M. S. T. Pandayachi | 26,570 | 39.75% | |
| | Independent | A. S. Kurukkal | 8,023 | 12.00% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,683 | 8.50% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,846 | 78.34% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,510 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |