# Kadaladi Assembly constituency

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Kadaladi is a state assembly constituency in Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | C. Ramalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | R. C. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | S. Sathiamoorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | A. Piranavanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | A. M. Ameeth Ibrahim | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | V. Sathiamoorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | S. P. Thangavelan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | S. Balakrishnan | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 2006 | Suba. Thangavelan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election Results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2006 | 2006 | 44.88% | 44.88% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 48.10% | 48.10% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 53.23% | 53.23% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 55.65% | 55.65% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 30.36% | 30.36% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 39.81% | 39.81% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 51.41% | 51.41% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 36.56% | 36.56% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 64.86% | 64.86% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 61.50% | 61.50% |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadaladi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Suba. Thangavelan | 53,600 | 44.88% | 2.53% |
| | AIADMK | V. Sathiamoorthy | 46,044 | 38.55% | |
| | DMDK | Singai Jinnah. S. | 12,141 | 10.17% | |
| | SP | Sabapathy. K. | 2,149 | 1.80% | |
| | BSP | Satish Kumar. P | 1,343 | 1.12% | |
| | AIFB | Thangaraj Pandian. D. | 1,304 | 1.09% | |
| | BJP | Sudalai Madan. R. | 1,283 | 1.07% | |
| | Independent | Naganathan. M. S | 1,191 | 1.00% | |
| | | Malaichamy. A. | 376 | 0.31% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,556 | 6.33% | 0.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,431 | 58.44% | 4.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 204,370 | | |
| | DMK gain from TMC(M) | DMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -3.22% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadaladi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | S. Balakrishnan | 51,142 | 48.10% | |
| | DMK | S. P. Thangavelan | 45,027 | 42.35% | −10.88% |
| | Independent | Piranavanathan A | 2,598 | 2.44% | |
| | SP | Shiek Mohamed S. M. H. | 2,002 | 1.88% | |
| | MDMK | Muniyaraj. M | 1,943 | 1.83% | −1.78% |
| | Independent | Velusamy A | 1,711 | 1.61% | |
| | JD(S) | Natramil Selvan N. | 666 | 0.63% | |
| | JP | Ganesan K | 631 | 0.59% | |
| | Independent | Syed Ibrahim M | 595 | 0.56% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,115 | 5.75% | −13.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,315 | 54.30% | −4.91% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 195,964 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from DMK | TMC(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -5.13% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadaladi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. P. Thangavelan | 56,031 | 53.23% | 26.57% |
| | AIADMK | V. Sathiamoorthy | 36,061 | 34.26% | −21.39% |
| | MDMK | A. Piraanavanathan | 3,795 | 3.61% | |
| | Independent | P. Nagaswamy | 3,532 | 3.36% | |
| | PMK | V. Mahendarapallavan | 2,522 | 2.40% | |
| | Independent | P. Sundararajan | 1,230 | 1.17% | |
| | BJP | P. Murugavel | 1,143 | 1.09% | |
| | Independent | S. R. Shaik Dawood | 283 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | S. Mohamed Abdul Kadar | 185 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | S. Ganesapandy | 141 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | M. Mohamedali Jinnah | 140 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,970 | 18.97% | −10.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,258 | 59.20% | 4.41% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 191,186 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.42% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadaladi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Sathiamoorthy | 56,552 | 55.65% | 30.88% |
| | DMK | Kalimuthu K. | 27,098 | 26.67% | −3.69% |
| | IUML | Mohamed Mubarak Alim | 17,230 | 16.96% | |
| | JP | Velusamy Nadar V. A. | 240 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | Mangaleswaran M. R. | 187 | 0.18% | |
| | THMM | Rajendran P. | 178 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | Shajahan S. | 134 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,454 | 28.98% | 28.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,619 | 54.79% | −9.34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,136 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 25.29% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadaladi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. M. Ameeth Ibrahim | 32,682 | 30.36% | −9.45% |
| | INC | Balakrishnan. S. M | 32,273 | 29.98% | |
| | AIADMK | V. Sathiamoorthy | 26,665 | 24.77% | |
| | AIADMK | Ramassamy. T. M | 14,795 | 13.74% | |
| | Independent | Parasu. S. M | 611 | 0.57% | |
| | Independent | Kovilipillai. G. M | 274 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | Muthuthevar. K. M | 198 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | Rajendran. S. M | 152 | 0.14% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 409 | 0.38% | −6.75% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,650 | 64.13% | −1.68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 170,792 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -9.45% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadaladi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Piranavanathan | 37,399 | 39.81% | |
| | Independent | V. Sivathavilli Thevar | 30,697 | 32.67% | |
| | Independent | M. Jeyandirapandi | 17,995 | 19.15% | |
| | Independent | V. Velusami | 2,618 | 2.79% | |
| | Independent | M. M. K Mohammed Ibrahim | 2,575 | 2.74% | |
| | Independent | S. Natrajan | 1,265 | 1.35% | |
| | INC(J) | M. Jailani | 622 | 0.66% | |
| | Independent | A. Duraipandi | 586 | 0.62% | |
| | Independent | M. Kuppusami Yadev | 196 | 0.21% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,702 | 7.13% | 3.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,953 | 65.81% | 8.61% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 150,980 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -11.60% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadaladi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Sathiamoorthy | 40,246 | 51.41% | 14.85% |
| | Independent | Abdul Cadir. T. S. O. | 37,010 | 47.28% | |
| | Independent | R. C. Subramanian | 603 | 0.77% | |
| | Independent | Dorairaj. V. | 250 | 0.32% | |
| | Independent | Maruthasamy. K. | 175 | 0.22% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,236 | 4.13% | −14.92% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,284 | 57.20% | 0.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 138,693 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 14.85% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadaladi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. C. Subramanian | 25,690 | 36.56% | |
| | DMK | A. Piranavanathan | 12,299 | 17.50% | −47.36% |
| | Independent | K. Govindan | 9,174 | 13.06% | |
| | JP | P.A.S. Abdul Hannan Sahib | 8,746 | 12.45% | |
| | INC | S. Muniyandi Thevar | 6,947 | 9.89% | |
| | Independent | S.P. Murugesan | 6,796 | 9.67% | |
| | Independent | M. Valampuri | 408 | 0.58% | |
| | Independent | Mohamed Sultan | 204 | 0.29% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,391 | 19.06% | −17.28% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,264 | 56.70% | 2.27% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 125,625 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -28.30% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadaladi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. Ramalingam | 31,521 | 64.86% | 3.37% |
| | SWA | Alangaram M. | 13,863 | 28.53% | |
| | Independent | Kizhavan K. | 1,806 | 3.72% | |
| | Independent | Pandy T. | 634 | 1.30% | |
| | Independent | Rajam Tirumathi P. R. | 531 | 1.09% | |
| | Independent | Krishnan S. | 242 | 0.50% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,658 | 36.34% | 7.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,597 | 54.44% | −18.62% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,347 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 3.37% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kadaladi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Alangaram | 38,681 | 61.50% | |
| | INC | K. Paramalai | 20,556 | 32.68% | |
| | Independent | M. Pandi | 3,662 | 5.82% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,125 | 28.82% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,899 | 73.06% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,895 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |