# Kadayanallur Assembly constituency

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Kadayanallur is a state assembly constituency in Tenkasi district in Tamil Nadu. It is a part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Demographics

Gender demographics of Kadayanallur constituency as of 01.05.2021, taken ahead of the state general elections in 2021.
| Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
| 2021 | 1,43,484 | 1,45,416 | 9 | 2,88,909 |

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party | Party |
| 1967 | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | | Independent |

### Tamil Nadu

| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party |
| Fifth | 1971 | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977 | M. M. A. Razak | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980 | A. Shahul Hameed | Indian Union Muslim League |
| Eighth | 1984 | T. Perumal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989 | Samusudeen alias Kathiravan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991 | S. Nagoor Meeran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996 | K. Naina Mohammad | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001 | M. Subbiah Pandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006 | S. Peter Alphonse | Indian National Congress |
| Fourteenth | 2011 | P. Chendur Pandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016 | K. A. M. Muhammed Abubacker | Indian Union Muslim League |
| Sixteenth | 2021 | C. Krishnamurali | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 43.08% | 43.08% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 37.49% | 37.49% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 49.83% | 49.83% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 44.58% | 44.58% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 45.57% | 45.57% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 46.58% | 46.58% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 56.59% | 56.59% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 36.71% | 36.71% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 53.44% | 53.44% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 50.71% | 50.71% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 38.78% | 38.78% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 52.49% | 52.49% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 49.89% | 49.89% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Krishnamurali | 88,474 | 43.08% | 6.22% |
| | IUML | K. A. M. Muhammed Abubacker | 64,125 | 31.22% | −6.27% |
| | AMMK | S. Ayyaduraipandian | 34,216 | 16.66% | |
| | NTK | M. Muthulakshmi | 10,136 | 4.94% | 4.04% |
| | MNM | M. Ambikadevi | 1,778 | 0.87% | |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,056 | 0.51% | −0.53% |
| | Independent | S. Seenivasan | 938 | 0.46% | |
| | Independent | Velammal | 672 | 0.33% | |
| | Independent | Sivasubramaniyan R | 672 | 0.33% | |
| | Independent | Poologaraj R | 658 | 0.32% | |
| | Independent | S. Muruganantham | 532 | 0.26% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,349 | 11.86% | 11.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,05,374 | 70.71% | −0.55% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,90,432 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from IUML | AIADMK gain from IUML | Swing | 5.59% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IUML | K. A. M. Muhammed Abubacker | 70,763 | 37.49% | |
| | AIADMK | Sheik Dawood. S | 69,569 | 36.86% | −12.96% |
| | DMDK | Gothai Mariappan | 15,858 | 8.40% | |
| | BJP | Kathirvelu. V | 14,286 | 7.57% | 5.58% |
| | SDPI | Jabar Ali Usmani. J | 5,993 | 3.18% | −0.93% |
| | AIFB | Raja Maravan. S | 3,581 | 1.90% | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,969 | 1.04% | |
| | NTK | Muthuramalingam . S | 1,681 | 0.89% | |
| | PMK | Thirumalaikumarasamy. M | 1,350 | 0.72% | |
| | TMMK | Santhana Mariappan. V | 844 | 0.45% | |
| | Independent | Mohamed Abdul Rahman. P | 812 | 0.43% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,194 | 0.63% | −9.29% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,88,737 | 71.26% | −4.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,64,848 | | |
| | IUML gain from AIADMK | IUML gain from AIADMK | Swing | -12.33% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Chendur Pandian | 80,794 | 49.83% | 8.82% |
| | INC | S. Peter Alphonse | 64,708 | 39.91% | −4.68% |
| | SDPI | Mohamed Mubarak . S. | 6,649 | 4.10% | |
| | BJP | Pandi Durai R. | 3,233 | 1.99% | −0.67% |
| | Independent | Jahir Hussain . S. S | 1,753 | 1.08% | |
| | BSP | Ramaiah . M | 1,177 | 0.73% | −4.89% |
| | Independent | Mohamed Jaffer . K | 929 | 0.57% | |
| | Independent | Ramanathan . P | 471 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | Marimuthu . T | 417 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | Bala Subramanian . M | 385 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | Sankar . A | 345 | 0.21% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,086 | 9.92% | 6.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,14,997 | 75.42% | 6.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,62,155 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 5.24% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Peter Alphonse | 53,700 | 44.58% | |
| | AIADMK | Kamaludeen. U. H | 49,386 | 41.00% | −4.56% |
| | PT | Arumugasamy. M | 6,760 | 5.61% | |
| | Independent | Thiruppathy. V. S. | 3,229 | 2.68% | |
| | BJP | Shanmugavelu. M | 3,203 | 2.66% | |
| | SP | Raj @ Shanmugaraj | 1,372 | 1.14% | |
| | Independent | Magdoom | 1,196 | 0.99% | |
| | Independent | Pandian. P. S | 1,110 | 0.92% | |
| | Independent | Senthil Raj. V. | 490 | 0.41% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,314 | 3.58% | 2.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,446 | 68.52% | 7.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,75,786 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -0.98% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Subbiah Pandian | 48,220 | 45.57% | 14.65% |
| | DMK | Shahul P. M. | 46,976 | 44.39% | −2.19% |
| | MDMK | Pandara Mudaliar. S. | 7,360 | 6.96% | −8.00% |
| | Independent | Bathusah M. | 1,571 | 1.48% | |
| | Independent | Saied Magthume. K | 918 | 0.87% | |
| | Independent | Hamardin . V. S. | 409 | 0.39% | |
| | Independent | Abdul Kadar. R. | 368 | 0.35% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,244 | 1.18% | −14.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,05,822 | 60.66% | −9.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,74,540 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -1.02% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Naina Mohammad | 49,641 | 46.58% | 18.15% |
| | AIADMK | Gani. A. M. | 32,949 | 30.92% | −25.67% |
| | MDMK | Sanjeevi. M. | 15,939 | 14.96% | |
| | PMK | Sehana. M. M. | 2,342 | 2.20% | |
| | BJP | Murugesan. G. | 2,215 | 2.08% | −3.32% |
| | Independent | Shanmugiah Pandian. S. | 1,927 | 1.81% | |
| | JP | Pandian. S. | 253 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | Subbiah Pandian. S. | 198 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | Paulraj. R. | 106 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | Velusamy. K. | 104 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | Esakki. S. | 104 | 0.10% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,692 | 15.66% | −12.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,06,563 | 70.41% | 3.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,59,882 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.01% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Nagoor Meeran | 55,681 | 56.59% | 37.99% |
| | DMK | Samusudeen Alias Kathiravan | 27,971 | 28.43% | −8.28% |
| | IUML | V. S. Kamarudeen | 8,215 | 8.35% | |
| | BJP | R. Mailerumperumal | 5,316 | 5.40% | |
| | THMM | Selvakumar Alias I. S. S. Rajan | 377 | 0.38% | |
| | Independent | Mydeen Pitchai | 268 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | T. Shahul Hameed | 185 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | R. Rajendran | 161 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | A. Mariappan | 107 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | S. Varisai Mohamed | 56 | 0.06% | |
| | Independent | M. S. Esakkia Pillai Alias Durai Pillai | 50 | 0.05% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,710 | 28.16% | 21.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,387 | 67.33% | −8.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,52,327 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 19.88% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Samusudeen Alias Kathiravan | 37,531 | 36.71% | −8.47% |
| | INC | Ayyadurai Alias Subramanian S. R. M | 30,652 | 29.98% | |
| | AIADMK | Anaikutti Pandian S. P. M | 19,019 | 18.60% | −34.83% |
| | AIADMK | Abdul Razaak M. M. A. M | 12,908 | 12.63% | −40.81% |
| | Independent | Marimutu M. P. P. M | 598 | 0.58% | |
| | Independent | Alagumuthu Thevar K. M | 331 | 0.32% | |
| | Independent | Kannan. M. M | 264 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | Sampath. R. M | 229 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | Thirumalaivel S. K. M | 217 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | Shahul Hameed M. S. M | 184 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | Rajaiah. A. M | 118 | 0.12% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,879 | 6.73% | −1.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,02,230 | 75.34% | −11.67% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,38,368 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -16.73% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | T. Perumal | 49,186 | 53.44% | 5.21% |
| | DMK | Samusudeen Alias Kathiravan | 41,584 | 45.18% | |
| | Independent | Natrajan. A. | 1,019 | 1.11% | |
| | Independent | Esakkia Pillai. M. S. | 255 | 0.28% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,602 | 8.26% | 5.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,044 | 87.01% | 17.57% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,11,405 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from Independent | AIADMK gain from Independent | Swing | 2.73% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A. Shahul Hameed | 38,225 | 50.71% | |
| | AIADMK | Gani A. M. Alias Mohideen Pitchai. A. | 36,354 | 48.23% | 9.45% |
| | Independent | Kumaraswamy Thevar. S. | 357 | 0.47% | |
| | Independent | Abdul Kader. S. T. | 175 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | Ramachandran. S. | 173 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | Ramanathan. P. | 96 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,871 | 2.48% | −5.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,380 | 69.44% | −1.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,10,307 | | |
| | Independent gain from AIADMK | Independent gain from AIADMK | Swing | 11.93% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. M. A. Razak | 29,347 | 38.78% | |
| | INC | S.K.T. Ramachandran | 23,686 | 31.30% | −16.21% |
| | DMK | K.Kattari Pandian | 16,329 | 21.58% | −30.91% |
| | JP | M. Lakshmana Nadar | 5,623 | 7.43% | |
| | Independent | Nellai Gandhi Abdul Kader | 690 | 0.91% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,661 | 7.48% | 2.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,675 | 70.67% | −5.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,08,473 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -13.71% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | 37,649 | 52.49% | |
| | INC | Abdul Majid Sahib S. M. | 34,079 | 47.51% | −1.77% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,570 | 4.98% | 4.36% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,728 | 76.21% | −5.20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,720 | | |
| | DMK gain from Independent | DMK gain from Independent | Swing | 2.60% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | 36,349 | 49.89% | |
| | INC | S. M. A. Majid | 35,903 | 49.28% | |
| | ABJS | S. R. Naicker | 603 | 0.83% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 446 | 0.61% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,855 | 81.41% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,875 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |