# Kuttalam Assembly constituency

Kuttalam is a state assembly constituency in Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | S. Ganesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | R. Rajamanickam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | R. Rajamanickam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | Pappa Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | R. Rajamanickam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | S. Asaimani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | P. Kalayanam Kuttalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | Natarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | Anbazhagam Kuttalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results
### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Kuttalam K. Anbazhagan | 66,841 | 51.77% | 5.42% |
| | AIADMK | S. Rajendran | 55,236 | 42.78% | −5.86% |
| | DMDK | K. Sarangambani | 3,240 | 2.51% | |
| | Independent | D. Malarvizhi | 1,435 | 1.11% | |
| | SP | R. Kathamuthu Sharma | 905 | 0.70% | |
| | BJP | T. Mohana Sundaram | 813 | 0.63% | |
| | BSP | R. Kudiyarasan | 653 | 0.51% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,605 | 8.99% | 6.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,123 | 77.08% | 8.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 167,513 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 3.12% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Natarajan | 55,921 | 48.64% | 17.35% |
| | DMK | P. Kalyanam | 53,277 | 46.34% | −7.80% |
| | MDMK | A. S. Mohan | 2,054 | 1.79% | −4.81% |
| | Independent | Ramadoss | 1,585 | 1.38% | |
| | Independent | G. Senthi Vasan | 1,028 | 0.89% | |
| | Independent | M. Dhakshinamoorthi | 872 | 0.76% | |
| | Independent | Anbalagan | 228 | 0.20% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,644 | 2.30% | −20.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,965 | 69.03% | −6.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 166,639 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -5.50% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Kalayanam Kuttalam | 60,940 | 54.14% | 18.52% |
| | AIADMK | M. Rajendran | 35,219 | 31.29% | −25.73% |
| | PMK | Pappa Subramanian | 8,267 | 7.34% | |
| | MDMK | R. Rajamanickam | 7,424 | 6.60% | |
| | Independent | A. V. Murugan | 139 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | C. Kaliaperumal | 133 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | A. R. Sabarulla | 77 | 0.07% | |
| | Independent | S. Saminathan | 74 | 0.07% | |
| | Independent | A. Abdul Jaleel | 70 | 0.06% | |
| | Independent | D. Nacooran | 66 | 0.06% | |
| | Independent | Balasubramaniam | 63 | 0.06% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,721 | 22.85% | 1.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,557 | 75.09% | 0.26% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 157,532 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.87% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S.Asaimani | 60,617 | 57.02% | 41.17% |
| | DMK | Ko. Si. Mani | 37,866 | 35.62% | −11.95% |
| | PMK | K. Kasinathan | 7,036 | 6.62% | |
| | THMM | A. Ramakrishanan | 261 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | S. Saminathan | 228 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | A. R. Sabarulla | 222 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | Singara Muthusamy | 85 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,751 | 21.40% | −3.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,315 | 74.83% | −0.18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 148,950 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 9.45% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Rajamanickam | 47,559 | 47.57% | 4.23% |
| | INC | S. Dhinakaran | 22,609 | 22.61% | |
| | AIADMK | N. Rethinam | 15,843 | 15.85% | −39.78% |
| | AIADMK | M. Rajendran | 12,451 | 12.45% | −43.17% |
| | Independent | M. Mailaiyan | 869 | 0.87% | |
| | Independent | C. Saminatha Odayar | 245 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | K. Balu | 243 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | C. Ramalinga Shatriyar | 166 | 0.17% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,950 | 24.95% | 12.66% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,985 | 75.01% | −7.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 135,941 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -8.06% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Pappa Subbramanian | 53,214 | 55.63% | |
| | DMK | R. Rajamanickam | 41,454 | 43.33% | −10.06% |
| | Independent | Rama Sampath | 621 | 0.65% | |
| | INC(J) | V. Rajendran | 376 | 0.39% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,760 | 12.29% | −0.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,665 | 82.48% | 7.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 120,416 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.24% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Rajamanickam | 44,254 | 53.39% | 13.47% |
| | CPI(M) | G. Veeraiyan | 33,364 | 40.25% | 11.03% |
| | Independent | R. Idumpaiyan | 5,274 | 6.36% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,890 | 13.14% | 2.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,892 | 74.61% | 3.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 112,552 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 13.47% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Rajamaniam | 30,819 | 39.92% | −14.66% |
| | CPI(M) | G. Veeraiyan | 22,556 | 29.22% | |
| | INC | V. Dhakshinamurthy Kalingaryar | 19,666 | 25.47% | −9.92% |
| | JP | Govindarajan Pon | 3,924 | 5.08% | |
| | Independent | A. B. Jaganatha Sharma | 241 | 0.31% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,263 | 10.70% | −8.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,206 | 71.26% | −9.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 110,107 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -14.66% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Ganesan | 34,781 | 54.57% | |
| | INC | K. K. Deen | 22,554 | 35.39% | −7.08% |
| | CPI(M) | C. Nataraja Pillai | 5,886 | 9.24% | |
| | Independent | M. Somasundaram | 512 | 0.80% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,227 | 19.18% | 7.66% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,733 | 80.94% | −0.63% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,421 | | |
| | DMK gain from CPI(M) | DMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 0.58% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | G. B. Mohan | 31,548 | 53.99% | |
| | INC | M. Sivakadaksham | 24,812 | 42.47% | |
| | Independent | N. Subbaih | 1,243 | 2.13% | |
| | Independent | A. B. J. Sharma | 825 | 1.41% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,736 | 11.53% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,428 | 81.58% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,359 | | |
| | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) |