# Ilaiyangudi Assembly constituency

Ilaiyangudi is a state assembly constituency in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.
In 2008, under a Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituency Order, the Ilaiyangudi assembly constituency was merged with Manamadurai.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1967 | V. Malaikannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | V. Malaikannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | R. Sivasamy | Communist Party of India |
| 1980 | Sivasamy, S. | Communist Party of India |
| 1984 | Anbalangan, P | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | M. Sathiah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | M. S. M. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | M. Tamilkudimagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | V. D. Natarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | R. S. Rajakannappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2009 | Suba. Mathiarasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results
### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ilaiyangudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Raja Kannappan | 50,952 | 52.28% | |
| | AIADMK | K. Ayyachamy | 38,246 | 39.24% | −8.62% |
| | DMDK | V. Manimaran | 2,705 | 2.78% | |
| | BJP | M. Deivendran | 1,344 | 1.38% | |
| | Independent | R. Murugesan | 1,229 | 1.26% | |
| | AIFB | M. Saravanan | 1,123 | 1.15% | |
| | BSP | S. Sethubathi Durai | 614 | 0.63% | |
| | Independent | S. Ayyasamy | 434 | 0.45% | |
| | JD(U) | S. S. Balakrishnan | 348 | 0.36% | |
| | Independent | R. Baskaran | 272 | 0.28% | |
| | Independent | S. A. Krishnan | 198 | 0.20% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,706 | 13.04% | 8.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,465 | 66.85% | 4.73% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 145,800 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.42% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ilaiyangudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. D. Nadarajan | 45,342 | 47.86% | 15.45% |
| | MTD | S. Kannappan | 40,660 | 42.92% | |
| | MDMK | V. Malaikannan | 4,080 | 4.31% | −8.06% |
| | Independent | A. Joseph Vincent Amalraj | 2,379 | 2.51% | |
| | Independent | M. Maliraju | 844 | 0.89% | |
| | Independent | P. M. K. Rasool Khan | 843 | 0.89% | |
| | Independent | A. Jesu | 595 | 0.63% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,682 | 4.94% | −12.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,743 | 62.12% | −0.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 152,529 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -1.51% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ilaiyangudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Tamilkudimagan | 43,080 | 49.37% | 15.64% |
| | AIADMK | V. D. Nadarajan | 28,276 | 32.40% | −29.52% |
| | MDMK | V. Malaikannan | 10,790 | 12.37% | |
| | Independent | M. Gnanathiraviam | 2,182 | 2.50% | |
| | PMK | A. Ramu | 1,438 | 1.65% | |
| | Independent | J. Arockiasamy | 539 | 0.62% | |
| | Independent | V. Alagar | 232 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | P. Ananthan | 228 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | A. Mani | 199 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | A. N. A. Abdul Sukkur | 140 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | N. Alagar | 113 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,804 | 16.97% | −11.23% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,260 | 62.45% | −0.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 147,929 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -12.55% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ilaiyangudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Ma. Sa. Ma. Ramachandran | 52,994 | 61.92% | 38.52% |
| | DMK | N. Nallasethupathi | 28,864 | 33.73% | −12.23% |
| | IUML | N. H. Mohamed Cassim | 2,784 | 3.25% | |
| | Independent | S. Jeyarani | 346 | 0.40% | |
| | Independent | M. Selvam | 325 | 0.38% | |
| | Independent | A. Mani | 269 | 0.31% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,130 | 28.20% | 7.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,582 | 62.58% | −8.46% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 143,630 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 15.96% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ilaiyangudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Sathiah | 41,914 | 45.96% | 2.31% |
| | INC | S. Palanichamy | 22,692 | 24.88% | |
| | AIADMK | M. K. Khaja Najumudeen | 21,344 | 23.40% | −25.24% |
| | Independent | N. Rajendiran | 2,724 | 2.99% | |
| | Independent | K. Malaikhannan | 1,679 | 1.84% | |
| | Independent | S. Siva Kumar | 448 | 0.49% | |
| | Independent | P. Aruldoss | 252 | 0.28% | |
| | Independent | A. Mani | 146 | 0.16% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,222 | 21.08% | 16.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,199 | 71.04% | −5.25% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,395 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.68% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ilaiyangudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Anbalangan | 40,974 | 48.64% | |
| | DMK | V. Malaikannan | 36,771 | 43.65% | −2.78% |
| | Independent | A. Rethinam | 5,065 | 6.01% | |
| | Independent | A. Vedamanickam | 694 | 0.82% | |
| | Independent | Panai A. Mani | 427 | 0.51% | |
| | Independent | N. N. K. Seenippulavar | 303 | 0.36% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,203 | 4.99% | 4.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,234 | 76.30% | 8.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 116,902 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI | AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 2.14% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ilaiyangudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | S. Sivasamy | 34,437 | 46.51% | |
| | DMK | V. Malaikkannan | 34,381 | 46.43% | 23.29% |
| | Independent | M. P. Kalimuthan | 3,343 | 4.51% | |
| | Independent | R. Subramanian | 1,342 | 1.81% | |
| | Independent | N. N. K. Seenippulavar | 545 | 0.74% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 56 | 0.08% | −1.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,048 | 68.24% | −2.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 109,607 | | |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | 22.29% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ilaiyangudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | R. Sivasamy | 17,677 | 24.22% | |
| | DMK | V. Malaikkannan | 16,887 | 23.14% | |
| | Independent | Muhammed Sheriff | 15,362 | 21.05% | |
| | Independent | S. Mathavan | 15,055 | 20.63% | |
| | JP | R. Sankar | 5,303 | 7.27% | |
| | Independent | R. Thangiah | 1,707 | 2.34% | |
| | Independent | N. N. Seeni Pulavar | 877 | 1.20% | |
| | Independent | S. N. K. J. Naina Mohamed | 115 | 0.16% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 790 | 1.08% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,983 | 70.29% | −57.58% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 105,262 | | |
| | CPI gain from DMK | CPI gain from DMK | Swing | | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ilaiyangudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Malaikannan | 45,551 | 61.99% | 4.55% |
| | INC | S. Ramakrishna Thevar | 24,138 | 32.85% | −9.71% |
| | Independent | S. Viaguiam Udayar | 2,397 | 3.26% | |
| | Independent | N. M. Nagainam Aboobacker | 771 | 1.05% | |
| | Independent | Candidate Name Not Given | 625 | 0.85% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,413 | 29.14% | 14.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,482 | 127.87% | 48.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,857 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 4.55% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Ilaiyangudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Malaikannan | 40,461 | 57.44% | |
| | INC | S. Ramachandran | 29,978 | 42.56% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,483 | 14.88% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,439 | 79.32% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,804 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |