# Samayanallur Assembly constituency

Samayanallur was a state assembly constituency in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. It was a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| Madras State ||||
| 1962 | P. Kakkan | Indian National Congress |
| Tamil Nadu ||||
| 1977 | S. Selvaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | A. Baluchamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | A. Sivakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | N. Soundarapandian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | M. Kalirajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | S. Selvaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | P. Ponnambalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | A. Tamilarasi Ravikumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2006 | 2006 | 43.45% | 43.45% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 52.67% | 52.67% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 60.01% | 60.01% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 69.98% | 69.98% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 38.06% | 38.06% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 58.44% | 58.44% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 53.61% | 53.61% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 44.50% | 44.50% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 52.23% | 52.23% |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Samayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Tamilarasi | 124,656 | 43.45% | 1.59% |
| | AIADMK | P. Lakshmi | 119,012 | 41.48% | −11.19% |
| | DMDK | K. Baskaran | 35,684 | 12.44% | |
| | BJP | S. Palanivelu Swamy | 2,005 | 0.70% | |
| | Independent | D. Veerapandi | 1,532 | 0.53% | |
| | JD(U) | K. Murugavel Rajan | 927 | 0.32% | |
| | AIFB | R. G. Rajasingh | 766 | 0.27% | |
| | BSP | M. Palanichamy | 760 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | P. Muthukrishnan | 629 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | S. Suresh | 476 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | M. P. Thamilappandi | 460 | 0.16% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,644 | 1.97% | −8.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 286,907 | 69.75% | 17.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 411,325 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -9.22% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Samayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Ponnampalam | 97,060 | 52.67% | 25.46% |
| | DMK | S. Kasthuri Sivasamy | 77,136 | 41.86% | −18.16% |
| | MDMK | P. Chinna Raja | 4,803 | 2.61% | −4.09% |
| | Independent | G. Jeyaraj | 1,337 | 0.73% | |
| | RLD | S. B. Swaminathan | 1,141 | 0.62% | |
| | JP | A. Thirumaraimuthalvan | 1,026 | 0.56% | |
| | Independent | S. Paulraj | 515 | 0.28% | |
| | Independent | S. M. Muthiah Muthuganesan | 501 | 0.27% | |
| | LJP | V. Pandy | 270 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | P. Somasundaram | 250 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | A. Pandi | 238 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,924 | 10.81% | −21.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 184,277 | 51.92% | −8.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 354,936 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -7.34% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Samayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Selvaraj | 101,807 | 60.01% | 31.69% |
| | AIADMK | R. Raja Selvaraj | 46,159 | 27.21% | −42.77% |
| | MDMK | P. Pandiammal | 11,363 | 6.70% | |
| | JP | Palanivel Rajan Solai | 4,790 | 2.82% | |
| | BJP | S. Palanivel | 2,332 | 1.37% | |
| | PMK | K. Murugavel Rajan | 2,122 | 1.25% | |
| | Independent | S. Baskar | 248 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | R. Palanichamy | 159 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | R. G. Rajasingh | 130 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | K. M. Murugan | 102 | 0.06% | |
| | Independent | V. Jeevaraj | 74 | 0.04% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 55,648 | 32.80% | −8.85% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,638 | 60.86% | 5.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 292,129 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -9.97% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Samayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Kalirajan | 93,161 | 69.98% | 43.30% |
| | DMK | N. Soundarapandian | 37,705 | 28.32% | −9.73% |
| | PMK | S. Sarvathikari | 734 | 0.55% | |
| | Independent | A. Lakshmiperiyasamy | 263 | 0.20% | |
| | THMM | P. Perumal | 252 | 0.19% | |
| | AAP | P. Subbiyan | 251 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | R. Raguparan | 145 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | N. Rakkan | 127 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | K. P. Arasan Alias Boominathan | 118 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | K. Selvam | 96 | 0.07% | |
| | Independent | I. Thiagarajan | 79 | 0.06% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 55,456 | 41.66% | 30.28% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,126 | 55.72% | −11.68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 245,314 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 31.92% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Samayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Soundarapandian | 53,360 | 38.06% | −2.52% |
| | AIADMK | O. P. Eraman | 37,410 | 26.68% | −31.76% |
| | INC | V. Maruthaimuthu | 29,106 | 20.76% | |
| | AIADMK | S. M. Muthian Muthuganesan | 18,629 | 13.29% | −45.16% |
| | Independent | A. Lakshmi Periyasami | 472 | 0.34% | |
| | Independent | G. Pandian | 360 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | K. Kumar | 259 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | S. Vellaisamy | 204 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | P. Pandi | 200 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | K. Periyasamy | 151 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | K. Jerayaman | 61 | 0.04% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,950 | 11.38% | −6.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,212 | 67.40% | −4.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 212,675 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -20.39% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Samayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Sivakumar | 65,883 | 58.44% | 4.83% |
| | DMK | S. Selvaraj | 45,746 | 40.58% | −4.92% |
| | Independent | A. Lakshimi Perisamy | 394 | 0.35% | |
| | Independent | S. Renuga | 372 | 0.33% | |
| | Independent | P. Ponnamaravarthy | 336 | 0.30% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,137 | 17.86% | 9.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,731 | 71.62% | 8.92% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 166,057 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 4.83% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Samayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Baluchamy | 50,612 | 53.61% | 9.11% |
| | DMK | P. Subashchandra Bose | 42,958 | 45.50% | 30.48% |
| | Independent | M. Chinnappan | 303 | 0.32% | |
| | Independent | Rakkan | 284 | 0.30% | |
| | Independent | K. Muniyandi | 253 | 0.27% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,654 | 8.11% | −10.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,410 | 62.69% | 3.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 152,150 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 9.11% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Samayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Selvaraj | 34,019 | 44.50% | |
| | INC | C. Karuthanan | 19,658 | 25.71% | |
| | DMK | P. Subhas Chandra Bose | 11,484 | 15.02% | |
| | JP | P. Vadivelu | 9,733 | 12.73% | |
| | Independent | P. Selvaraj | 685 | 0.90% | |
| | Independent | M. Rakkan | 526 | 0.69% | |
| | Independent | S. Karmegam | 343 | 0.45% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,361 | 18.79% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,448 | 59.27% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,768 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |