# Manachanallur Assembly constituency

Manachanallur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India newly formed after constituency delimitations in 2008. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 144. It is included in Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 2011 | T. P. Poonatchi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | M. Parameswari | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | S. Kathiravan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 59.46% | 59.46% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 46.17% | 46.17% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 53.12% | 53.12% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 51.45% | 51.45% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Manachanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Kathiravan | 116,334 | 59.46% | +17.47 |
| | AIADMK | M. Paranjothi | 56,716 | 28.99% | −17.18 |
| | NTK | Dr. V. Krishnasamy | 14,443 | 7.38% | +6.44 |
| | MNM | R. Samson | 1,996 | 1.02% | New |
| | AMMK | M. Rajasekharn | 1,631 | 0.83% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,067 | 0.55% | −0.72 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 59,618 | 30.47% | 26.29% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 195,652 | 80.12% | −1.93% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 141 | 0.07% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 244,202 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 13.29% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Manachanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Parameswari | 83,083 | 46.17% | −6.96 |
| | DMK | S. Ganesan | 75,561 | 41.99% | +1.13 |
| | DMDK | M. Babu | 8,193 | 4.55% | New |
| | BJP | S. Aravind | 3,662 | 2.03% | −0.6 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,274 | 1.26% | New |
| | NTK | R. Manikandan | 1,704 | 0.95% | New |
| | PMK | M. Prince | 1,212 | 0.67% | New |
| | BSP | P. Ganesan | 899 | 0.50% | −0.01 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,522 | 4.18% | −8.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,968 | 82.05% | −2.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 219,337 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -6.96% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Manachanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | T. P. Poonatchi | 83,105 | 53.12% | New |
| | DMK | N. Selvaraj | 63,915 | 40.86% | New |
| | BJP | M. Subramaniam | 4,127 | 2.64% | New |
| | Independent | G. Rethinakumar | 1,093 | 0.70% | New |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | V. Anbalagan | 1,010 | 0.65% | New |
| | BSP | P. Ganesan | 791 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,190 | 12.27% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,109 | 84.06% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 156,437 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Manachanallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rajagopal | 14,367 | 51.45% | New |
| | Independent | Arunachalam | 6,121 | 21.92% | New |
| | Socialist | Balakrishnan | 3,949 | 14.14% | New |
| | Independent | Kodandaraman | 3,486 | 12.48% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,246 | 29.53% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,923 | 44.62% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,574 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |