# Panamarathupatty Assembly constituency

Panamarathupatty is a former state assembly constituency in Salem district in Tamil Nadu, India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1967 | Karipatti T. Ponnumalai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | Karipatti T. Ponnumalai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | N. Subbarayan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | K. Rajaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | K. Rajaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | S. R. Sivalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | K. Rajaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | S. R. Sivalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | P. Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | R. Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2006 | 2006 | 44.58% | 44.58% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 64.51% | 64.51% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 49.76% | 49.76% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 69.12% | 69.12% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 31.89% | 31.89% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 60.35% | 60.35% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 57.25% | 57.25% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 45.04% | 45.04% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 54.42% | 54.42% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 53.70% | 53.70% |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Panamarathupatty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Rajendran | 73,210 | 44.58% | 14.81% |
| | AIADMK | R. Elangovan | 69,321 | 42.21% | −22.30% |
| | DMDK | K. Suresh Babu | 15,802 | 9.62% | |
| | Independent | M. Rajendran | 1,606 | 0.98% | |
| | Independent | P. Rajendran | 1,046 | 0.64% | |
| | BJP | K. S. Venkatachalam | 908 | 0.55% | |
| | BSP | T. Vinayakamoorthi | 784 | 0.48% | |
| | SP | A. Govindan | 498 | 0.30% | |
| | Independent | K. Rajendran | 233 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | C. Arivazhahan | 160 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | A. Rajendran | 147 | 0.09% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,889 | 2.37% | −32.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,238 | 78.56% | 16.26% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 209,051 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -19.93% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Panamarathupatty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Vijayalakshmi | 78,642 | 64.51% | 26.38% |
| | DMK | S. R. Sivalingam | 36,292 | 29.77% | −19.99% |
| | MDMK | V. Muthukrishnan | 1,784 | 1.46% | 0.52% |
| | UCPI | Ganesan | 1,432 | 1.17% | |
| | Independent | S. Ponnuthambi | 1,406 | 1.15% | |
| | Independent | K. Rajaram | 698 | 0.57% | |
| | Independent | A. Gunasekaran | 632 | 0.52% | |
| | Independent | C. K. Srinivasan | 347 | 0.28% | |
| | Independent | M. Ramasamy @ Singaram | 249 | 0.20% | |
| | Independent | A. Alagarasan | 228 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | N. Arthanari | 200 | 0.16% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 42,350 | 34.74% | 23.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,910 | 62.31% | −5.76% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 195,665 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 14.75% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Panamarathupatty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. R. Sivalingam | 56,330 | 49.76% | 30.34% |
| | AIADMK | P. Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy | 43,159 | 38.12% | −31.00% |
| | PMK | M. Narayanan | 10,620 | 9.38% | |
| | MDMK | E. Manickam | 1,068 | 0.94% | |
| | RPI | S. Aranganathan | 567 | 0.50% | |
| | Independent | V. Selvam | 390 | 0.34% | |
| | Independent | M. C. Shanmugam | 251 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | M. Manickam | 215 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | K. M. Padmanabhan | 179 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | V. Govindarajan | 109 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | P. Raju | 89 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,171 | 11.63% | −38.07% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,204 | 68.07% | 4.44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 173,919 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -19.36% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Panamarathupatty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Rajaram | 70,025 | 69.12% | 39.19% |
| | DMK | S. R. Sivalingam | 19,670 | 19.42% | −12.47% |
| | PMK | P. N. Gunasekaran | 10,417 | 10.28% | |
| | JP | Vaithilingam Chinna | 452 | 0.45% | |
| | RPI | R. Thangaraju | 219 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | N. Ardhanari | 162 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | A. Chandran | 155 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | K. S. Velliangiri Veerpand | 83 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | G. Dhanapal | 69 | 0.07% | |
| | Independent | M. Ponnusamy | 52 | 0.05% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 50,355 | 49.71% | 47.75% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,304 | 63.63% | −1.74% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,166 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 37.23% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Panamarathupatty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. R. Sivalingam | 29,805 | 31.89% | −2.55% |
| | AIADMK | P. Thangavelan | 27,980 | 29.94% | −30.41% |
| | INC | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 24,303 | 26.00% | |
| | AIADMK | A. P. Murugesan | 10,305 | 11.03% | −49.33% |
| | Independent | M. C. Rajendran | 514 | 0.55% | |
| | Independent | C. Chinnusamy | 249 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | K. R. Natesan | 167 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | M. Venkatachalam | 135 | 0.14% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,825 | 1.95% | −23.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,458 | 65.37% | −6.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 147,552 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -28.46% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Panamarathupatty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Rajaram | 48,726 | 60.35% | 3.10% |
| | DMK | S. R. Sivalingam | 27,810 | 34.45% | |
| | Independent | S. Kandasamy | 2,550 | 3.16% | |
| | Independent | K. Ramaswamy | 424 | 0.53% | |
| | Independent | P. Mohan | 349 | 0.43% | |
| | Independent | Subramaniam Rama | 327 | 0.41% | |
| | Independent | A. Natarajan | 244 | 0.30% | |
| | Independent | K. Ramalingam | 242 | 0.30% | |
| | Independent | Rukkumani Rajkumar | 65 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,916 | 25.91% | 9.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,737 | 71.51% | 1.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 120,913 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.10% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Panamarathupatty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Rajaram | 44,218 | 57.25% | 12.21% |
| | INC | P. M. Santhanantham | 31,614 | 40.93% | 26.06% |
| | Independent | R. Arumugam | 747 | 0.97% | |
| | Independent | K. Ramalingam | 659 | 0.85% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,604 | 16.32% | −5.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,238 | 69.58% | 10.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 113,432 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 12.21% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Panamarathupatty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | N. Subbbarayan | 27,676 | 45.04% | |
| | DMK | S. C. Kanjamalai | 14,478 | 23.56% | −30.86% |
| | JP | R. Govindan | 10,150 | 16.52% | |
| | INC | N. M. Arjunan | 9,140 | 14.88% | −25.91% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,198 | 21.48% | 7.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,444 | 59.28% | −11.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 105,129 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -9.38% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Panamarathupatty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Karipatti T. Ponnumalai | 35,832 | 54.42% | 0.72% |
| | INC | P. Chinnu Alias Seperumal | 26,854 | 40.79% | |
| | Independent | K. S. Ayyasami | 2,090 | 3.17% | |
| | Independent | K. A. Sundaram | 1,065 | 1.62% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,978 | 13.64% | 1.64% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,841 | 70.88% | −6.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,939 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 0.72% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Panamarathupatty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Karipatti T. Ponnumalai | 34,597 | 53.70% | |
| | DMK | C. Sepperumal | 26,870 | 41.70% | |
| | CPI | K. K. Karuppannan | 2,269 | 3.52% | |
| | Independent | K. S. Ayyasamy | 694 | 1.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,727 | 11.99% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,430 | 77.74% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,216 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |