# Andipatti Assembly constituency

10°00′N 77°37′E﻿ / ﻿10.000°N 77.617°E﻿ / 10.000; 77.617
Andipatti is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city of Andipatti. It is a part of Theni Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party | Party |
| Third | 1962 | A. Krishnaveni | | Indian National Congress |
| Fourth | 1967 | S. Paramasivam | | Swatantra Party |

### Tamil Nadu

| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | K. Kandasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | S. S. Rajendran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984-87 | M. G. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | P. Aasiyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | K. Thavasi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | P. Aasiyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001-02 | Thanga Tamil Selvan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2002-06^ | J. Jayalalithaa | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | J. Jayalalithaa | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | Thanga Tamil Selvan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016-2017 | Thanga Tamil Selvan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2019-2021^ | A. Maharajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021-2026 | A. Maharajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
^by-election

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Maharajan | 93,541 | 44.93% | 8.21% |
| | AIADMK | A. Logirajan | 85,003 | 40.83% | −11.10% |
| | AMMK | R. Jeyakumar | 11,896 | 5.71% | |
| | NTK | A. Jeyakumar | 11,216 | 5.39% | 4.72% |
| | MNM | S. Gunasekaran | 3,010 | 1.45% | |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,333 | 0.64% | −0.32% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,538 | 4.10% | −11.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,08,207 | 74.80% | −3.44% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 332 | 0.16% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,78,344 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -7.00% | |

### 2019 by-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DMK | A. Maharajan | 87,079 | 42.71 |
| | AIADMK | A. Logirajan | 74,756 | 36.66 |
| | AMMK | R. Jeyakumar | 28,313 | 13.89 |
| | NTK | Aruna Devi | 5,180 | 2.54 |
| | MNM | G. Alagarsamy | 2,408 | 1.18 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,246 | 1.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,323 | 6.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,00,837 | 77.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,63,100 | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Thanga Tamil Selvan | 103,129 | 51.93% | −1.82% |
| | DMK | L. Mookiah | 72,933 | 36.72% | −4.70% |
| | DMDK | Krishnamoorthy. M. N | 10,776 | 5.43% | |
| | BJP | Chakkaravarthi. R | 3,465 | 1.74% | 0.77% |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,909 | 0.96% | |
| | NTK | Anandha Babu. M | 1,318 | 0.66% | |
| | Independent | Vaigai Sekar @ Balasundaram. S | 1,226 | 0.62% | |
| | PMK | Ravi. K | 817 | 0.41% | |
| | Independent | Panneerselvam. S | 521 | 0.26% | |
| | AIFB | Senthil Kumar. R. | 470 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | Murugesan | 462 | 0.23% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,196 | 15.20% | 2.88% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,98,609 | 78.25% | −3.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,53,826 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -1.82% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Thanga Tamil Selvan | 91,721 | 53.75% | −1.30% |
| | DMK | L. Mookiah | 70,690 | 41.42% | 5.13% |
| | BJP | Kumar. R | 1,660 | 0.97% | 0.01% |
| | JMM | Rajapandi. R | 1,015 | 0.59% | |
| | Independent | Pitchaimani S | 961 | 0.56% | |
| | Independent | Mahalingam. U | 700 | 0.41% | |
| | BSP | Easwaran. S | 620 | 0.36% | −0.50% |
| | Independent | Muthupandi. M | 592 | 0.35% | |
| | Independent | Balakrishnan. R. | 517 | 0.30% | |
| | Independent | Thangamuthu K | 322 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | Selvakumar M | 228 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,031 | 12.32% | −6.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,09,097 | 81.61% | 8.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,70,652 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -1.30% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | J. Jayalalithaa | 73,927 | 55.04% | 1.26% |
| | DMK | Seeman | 48,741 | 36.29% | 4.63% |
| | DMDK | V.S. Chandran | 6,795 | 5.06% | |
| | BJP | Santhakumar. M | 1,298 | 0.97% | |
| | BSP | Balasundararaj . P | 1,154 | 0.86% | |
| | JD(U) | Murugavelrajan. K | 389 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | Rajamani. S | 363 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | Jeyaraman R | 363 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | Raja P | 299 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | Ramesh. S | 282 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | Periyasamy G | 197 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,186 | 18.75% | −3.36% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,304 | 73.15% | 14.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,83,610 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 1.26% | |
* V.S. Chandran belonged to DMDK, led by actor turned politician Vijaykanth.

### 2002 by-election

2002 Tamil Nadu assembly by-election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | J. Jayalalithaa | 78,437 | 58.22 | +4.44 |
| | DMK | Vaigai Sekar | 37,236 | 27.64 | −4.03 |
| | MDMK | Jayachandran | 8,421 | 6.25 | −5.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,744 | 64.60 | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Thanga Tamil Selvan | 60,817 | 53.78% | 21.01% |
| | DMK | Aasiyan. P | 35,808 | 31.67% | −13.23% |
| | MDMK | Varatharajan. T. R. M | 13,783 | 12.19% | −3.32% |
| | Independent | Jayarasu. S | 1,048 | 0.93% | |
| | Independent | Mooventhan. A | 405 | 0.36% | |
| | Independent | Elambirai. G | 395 | 0.35% | |
| | Independent | Muthuvel. S | 245 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | Duraichamy. S | 207 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | Maharajan. A | 189 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | Chinnakkalai. R | 183 | 0.16% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,009 | 22.12% | 9.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,13,080 | 59.10% | −7.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,91,451 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 8.88% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | L. Mookaiah | 50,736 | 44.90% | 21.73% |
| | AIADMK | Muthiah. A. | 37,035 | 32.77% | −31.47% |
| | MDMK | Sekar @ Balasundaram | 17,521 | 15.51% | |
| | PMK | Vadivelravanan | 5,299 | 4.69% | |
| | BJP | Ganesan. R. | 1,618 | 1.43% | −0.81% |
| | Independent | Ramasamy. K. | 314 | 0.28% | |
| | Independent | Servaikarathevar. K. | 106 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | Thirumoorthy. A. V. P. | 104 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | Chinnamuniyandi. K. | 100 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | Ravindran. G. | 89 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | Malairajan. G. | 44 | 0.04% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,701 | 12.12% | −28.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,13,000 | 66.57% | 5.58% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,75,815 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -19.35% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Thavasi K. | 66,110 | 64.25% | 38.74% |
| | DMK | Asaiyan P. | 23,843 | 23.17% | −6.33% |
| | PMK | Gomathi Ammal R. | 10,133 | 9.85% | |
| | BJP | Tajappan K. P. | 2,302 | 2.24% | |
| | THMM | Subramanian A. | 171 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | Maniah P. N. S. | 90 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | Ramasamy K. | 86 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | Subbiyan P. | 81 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | Raveendran G. | 41 | 0.04% | |
| | Independent | Muthusamy S. | 40 | 0.04% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 42,267 | 41.08% | 37.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,02,897 | 60.99% | −9.92% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,72,603 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 34.75% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | L. Mookaiah | 31,218 | 29.50% | −1.72% |
| | AIADMK | Panneerselvam. V. | 26,997 | 25.51% | −41.89% |
| | AIADMK | V. N. Janaki Ramachandran | 22,647 | 21.40% | −46.00% |
| | INC | Velusamy. K. | 21,782 | 20.58% | |
| | Independent | Rajappan. K.P. | 1,890 | 1.79% | |
| | Independent | Veerapandi. M. | 355 | 0.34% | |
| | Independent | Karuthapandian. T.K. | 264 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | Sreedharan. M.S. | 196 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | Raveenthiran. G. | 158 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | Servi Karath Thavar. K. | 151 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | Ragavel Naidu. P. | 96 | 0.09% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,221 | 3.99% | −32.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,05,835 | 70.91% | 0.93% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,52,247 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -37.90% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. G. Ramachandran | 60,510 | 67.40% | 7.61% |
| | DMK | Thangaraj Alias Vallarasu | 28,026 | 31.22% | |
| | Independent | Jc (Janaki) J. S. Krishnan | 402 | 0.45% | |
| | Independent | K. Puyal Ponnaiah | 384 | 0.43% | |
| | Independent | T. K. Karuthapandian | 274 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | E. Perumal Thevar | 108 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | V. T. R. Veerappa Gounder | 77 | 0.09% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,484 | 36.18% | −1.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,781 | 69.98% | 10.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,33,117 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 7.61% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Rajendran. S. S. | 44,490 | 59.79% | 25.38% |
| | INC | Kandasamy. K. | 16,508 | 22.18% | |
| | JP | Gurusamy. N. V. | 9,889 | 13.29% | |
| | Independent | Vetriventhan. A. | 3,073 | 4.13% | |
| | Independent | Muthusamy. S. | 455 | 0.61% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,982 | 37.60% | 26.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,415 | 59.49% | −2.70% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,26,984 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 25.38% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Kandasamy | 24,311 | 34.41% | |
| | JP | N.V. Gurusamy | 16,269 | 23.03% | |
| | DMK | A. Vetriventhan | 15,814 | 22.38% | |
| | CPI | D. Pandian | 14,255 | 20.18% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,042 | 11.38% | 4.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,649 | 62.19% | −0.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,15,363 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from SWA | AIADMK gain from SWA | Swing | -1.96% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SWA | N. V. Gurusamy Naidu | 20,814 | 36.37% | |
| | AIFB | Paramasivam S. | 16,682 | 29.15% | |
| | Independent | Veluchamy Naicker K. V. | 15,469 | 27.03% | |
| | Independent | Das Muthu Gounder T. | 4,260 | 7.44% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,132 | 7.22% | −2.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,225 | 63.13% | −10.99% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,654 | | |
| | SWA hold | SWA hold | Swing | -18.48% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SWA | S. Paramasivam | 35,351 | 54.86% | |
| | INC | A. Thiruvenkidasamy | 29,091 | 45.14% | −0.54% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,260 | 9.71% | 1.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,442 | 74.12% | 23.35% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,623 | | |
| | SWA gain from INC | SWA gain from INC | Swing | 9.18% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Andipatti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. Krishnaveni | 19,853 | 45.68% | |
| | | T. Mokkayan | 16,478 | 37.91% | |
| | Independent | P. Selvaraju | 5,201 | 11.97% | |
| | Independent | A. Kulandaivelu | 1,929 | 4.44% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,375 | 7.77% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,461 | 50.77% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,409 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |