# Kinathukadavu Assembly constituency

Kinathukadavu is a legislative assembly constituency that includes a few parts of the south of Coimbatore City. It comes under Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency for Parliamentary elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
| Fourth | 1967-1971 | M. Kannappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifth | 1971-1977 | M. Kannappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977-1980 | K. V. Kandaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980-1984 | K. V. Kandaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984-1989 | K. V. Kandaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989-1991 | K. Kandasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991-1996 | N. S. Palanisamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996-2001 | M. Shanmugham | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001-2006 | S. Damodaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | S. Damodaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | S. Damodaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016 -2021 | Ettimadai A. Shanmugam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021- | S. Damodaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 44.12% | 44.12% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 42.81% | 42.81% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 56.17% | 56.17% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 47.10% | 47.10% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 50.33% | 50.33% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 49.42% | 49.42% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 65.88% | 65.88% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 37.51% | 37.51% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 56.69% | 56.69% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 53.58% | 53.58% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 36.32% | 36.32% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 68.42% | 68.42% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 64.63% | 64.63% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Damodaran | 101,537 | 44.12% | 1.31% |
| | DMK | Kuruchi Prabhakaran | 100,442 | 43.64% | 1.47% |
| | MNM | A. Siva | 13,939 | 6.06% | |
| | NTK | M. Umajagadesh | 11,280 | 4.90% | 3.97% |
| | NOTA | Nota | 2,280 | 0.99% | −0.88% |
| | AMMK | Ma. Pa. Rohini | 1,248 | 0.54% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,095 | 0.48% | −0.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 230,155 | 70.41% | 0.41% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 241 | 0.10% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 326,868 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 1.31% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Shanmugam | 89,042 | 42.81% | −13.36% |
| | DMK | Kurichi Prabhakaran | 87,710 | 42.17% | 4.06% |
| | BJP | V. Muthuramalingam | 11,354 | 5.46% | 2.72% |
| | MDMK | V. Eswaran | 8,387 | 4.03% | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,884 | 1.87% | |
| | NTK | U. Selvakumar | 1,946 | 0.94% | |
| | KMDK | S. Selvakumar | 1,863 | 0.90% | |
| | SDPI | M. Abdul Kareem | 1,367 | 0.66% | |
| | PMK | R. Chinnasami | 1,265 | 0.61% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,332 | 0.64% | −17.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 207,989 | 70.00% | −8.07% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 297,116 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -13.36% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Damodaran | 94,123 | 56.17% | 9.07% |
| | DMK | M. Kannappan | 63,857 | 38.11% | −4.62% |
| | BJP | K. Dharmalingam | 4,587 | 2.74% | 0.81% |
| | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | Dr. B. Ilango | 1,737 | 1.04% | |
| | Independent | S. Nagaraj | 1,592 | 0.95% | |
| | Independent | K. Muruganantham | 1,069 | 0.64% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,266 | 18.06% | 13.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 214,627 | 78.07% | 2.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 167,567 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 9.07% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Damodaran | 55,493 | 47.10% | −3.23% |
| | DMK | K. V. Kandaswamy | 50,343 | 42.73% | 22.78% |
| | DMDK | C. B. Latharani | 5,449 | 4.63% | |
| | BJP | V. Muthu Ramalingam | 2,267 | 1.92% | |
| | Independent | R. Rangarasu | 1,937 | 1.64% | |
| | Independent | M. Aaran | 1,142 | 0.97% | |
| | Independent | V. Amirthalingam | 792 | 0.67% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,150 | 4.37% | −26.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,812 | 75.29% | 9.44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 156,481 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -3.23% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Damodaran | 55,958 | 50.33% | 14.93% |
| | DMK | M. Shanmugham | 22,178 | 19.95% | −29.47% |
| | Independent | K. V. Kandasamy | 18,040 | 16.23% | |
| | MDMK | K. Kandasamy | 15,004 | 13.50% | 1.68% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,780 | 30.38% | 16.36% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,180 | 65.85% | −6.88% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 168,931 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 0.91% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Shanmugham | 49,231 | 49.42% | 16.88% |
| | AIADMK | K. M. Mylswamy | 35,267 | 35.40% | −30.47% |
| | MDMK | K. Kandasamy | 11,774 | 11.82% | |
| | BJP | R. Santhil Kumara Murthy | 1,461 | 1.47% | |
| | Independent | K. V. Gurusamy | 849 | 0.85% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,964 | 14.02% | −19.32% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,612 | 72.73% | 3.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 149,817 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -16.46% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | N. S. Palanisamy | 64,358 | 65.88% | 42.68% |
| | DMK | K. Kandasamy | 31,792 | 32.54% | −4.97% |
| | AAP | C. M. Aruchamy | 112 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | K. Arumugham | 97 | 0.10% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,566 | 33.34% | 19.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,691 | 68.76% | −7.52% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 147,834 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 28.37% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Kandasamy | 36,897 | 37.51% | −5.80% |
| | AIADMK | N. Appadurai | 22,824 | 23.20% | −33.48% |
| | AIADMK | K. V. Kamdasamy | 22,162 | 22.53% | −34.15% |
| | INC | S. P. Kailasappan | 15,606 | 15.87% | |
| | Independent | N. Krishnasamy | 581 | 0.59% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,073 | 14.31% | 0.94% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,362 | 76.28% | −0.72% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 132,646 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -19.17% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. V. Kandaswamy | 50,375 | 56.69% | 3.10% |
| | DMK | M. Kannappan | 38,492 | 43.31% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,883 | 13.37% | 6.20% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,867 | 77.00% | 7.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 120,894 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.10% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. V. Kandaswamy | 42,822 | 53.58% | 17.27% |
| | INC | S. T. Doraiswamy | 37,093 | 46.42% | 21.07% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,729 | 7.17% | −0.29% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,915 | 69.26% | 2.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 118,093 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 17.27% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. V. Kandaswamy | 25,909 | 36.32% | |
| | DMK | M. Kannappan | 20,589 | 28.86% | −39.56% |
| | INC | S. T. Duraisamy | 18,085 | 25.35% | |
| | JP | K. Subbe Gounder | 6,761 | 9.48% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,320 | 7.46% | −29.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,344 | 66.77% | −10.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 109,290 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -32.11% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Kannappan | 47,776 | 68.42% | 3.79% |
| | Independent | S. T. Duraisamy | 22,049 | 31.58% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,727 | 36.84% | 5.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,825 | 77.56% | 1.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,925 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 3.79% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kinathukadavu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Kannappan | 40,645 | 64.63% | |
| | INC | S. Gounder | 20,691 | 32.90% | |
| | Independent | A. C. Mylswamy | 1,249 | 1.99% | |
| | Independent | Ramalingam | 302 | 0.48% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,954 | 31.73% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,887 | 76.51% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,384 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |