# Mangalore, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency

Mangalore (SC) or Mangalur (SC) was the legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, which includes the city, Mangalore, Tamil Nadu. The seat was reserved for Scheduled Caste. It was part of Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation. Mangalore was dissolved and merged with Tittakudi Assembly constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
| Fourth | 1967–71 | A. Krishnan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifth | 1971–77 | G. Jabamalai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977–80 | M. Periyasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980–84 | P. Kaliamoorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984–89 | S. Thangaraju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989–91 | V. Ganesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991–96 | S. Puratchimani | Indian National Congress |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | S. Puratchimani | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| Twelfth | 2001–04 | E. R. A. Thirumavalavan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2004–06 | V. Ganesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006 - 11 | K. Selvam | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (DPI) |

## Election results
### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | VCK | K. Selvam | 62,217 | 43.71% | |
| | DMK | V. Ganesan | 55,303 | 38.85% | −9.02% |
| | DMDK | D. Mahadevan | 15,992 | 11.23% | |
| | Independent | K. Thiruvalluvan | 2,462 | 1.73% | |
| | BJP | R. Narentheran | 2,173 | 1.53% | |
| | Independent | T. Elavarasan | 1,585 | 1.11% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,914 | 4.86% | 3.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,349 | 73.42% | 4.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 193,879 | | |
| | VCK gain from DMK | VCK gain from DMK | Swing | -4.16% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. R. A. Thirumavalavan | 64,627 | 47.87% | |
| | TMC(M) | S. Puratchimani | 62,772 | 46.49% | |
| | MDMK | S. Thangaraj | 3,683 | 2.73% | −0.55% |
| | Independent | C. Palanivel | 1,975 | 1.46% | |
| | LJP | V. Subramanian | 1,959 | 1.45% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,855 | 1.37% | −14.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,016 | 69.27% | 1.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 194,908 | | |
| | DMK gain from TMC(M) | DMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 5.16% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | S. Puratchimani | 50,908 | 42.71% | |
| | INC | V. M. S. Saravanakumar | 31,620 | 26.53% | −29.11% |
| | HRPI | M. Alanvanthar | 17,860 | 14.98% | |
| | BSP | P. Nagappan | 12,282 | 10.30% | 9.80% |
| | MDMK | G. Soundararajan | 3,909 | 3.28% | |
| | Independent | V. Veeramuthu | 707 | 0.59% | |
| | Independent | V. Samidurai | 463 | 0.39% | |
| | Independent | R. Elangovan | 374 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | S. Chidambaram | 353 | 0.30% | |
| | Independent | R. Karuppaiyan | 254 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | A. Adhavarohini | 186 | 0.16% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,288 | 16.18% | −15.74% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,195 | 68.12% | −0.03% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187,325 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -12.92% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Puratchimani | 62,302 | 55.63% | 37.21% |
| | DMK | V. Ganesan | 26,549 | 23.71% | −18.98% |
| | PMK | S. Dhiravidamani | 21,165 | 18.90% | |
| | THMM | R. Kasinathan | 629 | 0.56% | |
| | BSP | V. Sivaprakasam | 560 | 0.50% | |
| | Independent | S. Chidambaram | 545 | 0.49% | |
| | Independent | V. Duraisamy | 235 | 0.21% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,753 | 31.93% | 9.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,985 | 68.15% | 6.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 169,669 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 12.94% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Ganesan | 39,831 | 42.69% | 6.93% |
| | AIADMK | K. Ramalingam | 19,072 | 20.44% | −40.96% |
| | INC | Kamaraj | 17,193 | 18.43% | |
| | AIADMK | S. Thangaraju | 14,195 | 15.21% | −46.18% |
| | India Farmers and Tailers Party | Sivashanmugam | 1,208 | 1.29% | |
| | Independent | M. Jayaraman | 693 | 0.74% | |
| | Independent | Mookkan | 454 | 0.49% | |
| | Independent | Sellan | 415 | 0.44% | |
| | Independent | R. N. Duraisamy | 122 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | Durai Velavanar | 121 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,759 | 22.25% | −3.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,304 | 61.73% | −8.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 154,870 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -18.71% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Thangaraju | 55,408 | 61.40% | 12.49% |
| | DMK | N. Muthuvel | 32,273 | 35.76% | |
| | INC(J) | S. Mathiyalagan | 922 | 1.02% | |
| | Independent | K. Thamodaran | 851 | 0.94% | |
| | Independent | K. . Thillalchidambaram | 331 | 0.37% | |
| | Independent | P. Veerapandiyan | 246 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | K. Veeramanickam | 212 | 0.23% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,135 | 25.64% | 24.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,243 | 70.62% | 5.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 136,839 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 12.49% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Kaliamoorthy | 40,678 | 48.90% | 8.59% |
| | INC | S. Kamaraj | 39,495 | 47.48% | 24.94% |
| | Independent | N. Sarguru | 1,212 | 1.46% | |
| | BJP | R. Elangovan | 988 | 1.19% | |
| | Independent | Kandhimathy | 408 | 0.49% | |
| | Independent | S. Appavu | 397 | 0.48% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,183 | 1.42% | −16.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,178 | 65.25% | 3.62% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,395 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.59% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Periyasamy | 30,616 | 40.32% | |
| | DMK | V. Ponnuswamy | 17,361 | 22.86% | −29.38% |
| | INC | P. Vedamanickam | 17,117 | 22.54% | −11.28% |
| | JP | R. Elangovan | 6,610 | 8.70% | |
| | Independent | N. Sargurunatarajan | 3,043 | 4.01% | |
| | Independent | A. Krishnan | 1,194 | 1.57% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,255 | 17.45% | −0.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,941 | 61.63% | −6.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 125,283 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -11.92% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | G. Jabamalai | 32,612 | 52.24% | −4.44% |
| | INC | R. Perumal | 21,114 | 33.82% | −1.74% |
| | Independent | A. Krishnan | 3,967 | 6.35% | |
| | Independent | P. Vedamanickam | 3,730 | 5.97% | |
| | Independent | V. Duraisami | 1,008 | 1.61% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,498 | 18.42% | −2.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,431 | 68.34% | −2.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,126 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -4.44% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Krishnan | 34,538 | 56.67% | |
| | INC | P. Vedamanickam | 21,669 | 35.56% | |
| | Independent | M. Kattimuth | 2,204 | 3.62% | |
| | Independent | V. Krishnan | 845 | 1.39% | |
| | Independent | K. Rayar | 654 | 1.07% | |
| | Independent | V. Duraisamy | 562 | 0.92% | |
| | Independent | P. Muthukannu | 471 | 0.77% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,869 | 21.12% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,943 | 70.42% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,557 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |