# Mayiladuturai Assembly constituency

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Mayiladuthurai is a 38th district and a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below. It was separated from Nagapattinam district and announced as being in Mayiladuthurai district on 24 March 2020. It is the 38th district of Tamil Nadu. Most successful parties: DMK and INC (five times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## History

N. Kittappa of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam served as member for Mayiladuthurai Assembly constituency for four consecutive terms from 1967 to 1984. The Indian National Congress has won the seat four times (1957, 1962, 1991 and 2006), the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, five times (1967, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1989); the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) and the Bharatiya Janata Party, once each.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | K. R. Sambandan | Independent |
| 1957 | G. Narayanasamy Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | G. Narayanasamy Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | N. Kittappa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | N. Kittappa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | N. Kittappa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | N. Kittappa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 by-election | K. Sathiyaseelan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | M. Thangamani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | A. Senguttuvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | M. M. S. Abul Hassan | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | M. M. S. Abul Hassan | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 2001 | Jega Veerapandian | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2006 | S. Rajakumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2011 | R. Arulselvan | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| 2016 | V. Rathakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | S. Rajakumar | Indian National Congress |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 42.17% | 42.17% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 42.02% | 42.02% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 44.64% | 44.64% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 46.27% | 46.27% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 49.51% | 49.51% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 58.50% | 58.50% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 55.34% | 55.34% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 42.73% | 42.73% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 51.87% | 51.87% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.89% | 48.89% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 39.34% | 39.34% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 50.69% | 50.69% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 51.21% | 51.21% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 51.10% | 51.10% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 30.81% | 30.81% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 28.23% | 28.23% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Rajakumar | 73,642 | 42.17% | New |
| | PMK | A. Palanisamy | 70,900 | 40.60% | +32.83 |
| | NTK | K. Kasiraman | 13,186 | 7.55% | +6.56 |
| | AMMK | R. K. Anbarasan Komal | 7,282 | 4.17% | New |
| | MNM | N. Ravichandran | 5,933 | 3.40% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,067 | 0.61% | −0.39 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,742 | 1.57% | −1.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,640 | 71.00% | −1.41% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 129 | 0.07% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 245,987 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.15% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Rathakrishnan | 70,949 | 42.02% | New |
| | DMK | K. Anbazhagan | 66,171 | 39.19% | New |
| | PMK | A. Ayyappan | 13,115 | 7.77% | New |
| | DMDK | R. Arulselvan | 12,294 | 7.28% | −37.36 |
| | BJP | C. Muthukumarasamy | 1,926 | 1.14% | −1.82 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,688 | 1.00% | New |
| | NTK | J. Shahul Hameed | 1,672 | 0.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,778 | 2.83% | 0.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,856 | 72.40% | −4.28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 233,224 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMDK | AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | -2.63% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMDK | R. Arulselvan | 63,326 | 44.64% | +42.67 |
| | INC | S. Rajakumar | 60,309 | 42.52% | −3.75 |
| | Independent | B. Manimaran | 6,023 | 4.25% | New |
| | BJP | G. Sethuraman | 4,202 | 2.96% | +1.81 |
| | Independent | S. Mathiyazhagan | 1,678 | 1.18% | New |
| | IJK | S. K. Jayaraman | 1,002 | 0.71% | New |
| | Independent | T. Murugan | 963 | 0.68% | New |
| | BSP | M. Maithili | 790 | 0.56% | +0.02 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,017 | 2.13% | 0.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 184,990 | 76.68% | 4.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 141,847 | | |
| | DMDK gain from INC | DMDK gain from INC | Swing | -1.62% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Rajakumar | 53,490 | 46.27% | New |
| | MDMK | M. Mahalingam | 51,912 | 44.90% | New |
| | Independent | T. Rajendar | 4,346 | 3.76% | New |
| | DMDK | P. Thavamani | 2,277 | 1.97% | New |
| | BJP | P. Vasudevan | 1,327 | 1.15% | −48.36 |
| | BSP | P. Muthusamy | 624 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,578 | 1.36% | −1.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,612 | 72.67% | 12.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,101 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | -3.24% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jega Veerapandian | 51,303 | 49.51% | New |
| | AIADMK | R. Selvaraj | 48,851 | 47.14% | New |
| | Independent | R. Mathanmohan | 1,434 | 1.38% | New |
| | Independent | Pon. Prabaakaran | 587 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,452 | 2.37% | −31.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103,626 | 60.53% | −10.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171,477 | | |
| | BJP gain from TMC(M) | BJP gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -8.99% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | M. M. S. Abul Hassan | 60,522 | 58.50% | New |
| | INC | Rama Chidambaram | 25,918 | 25.05% | −30.29 |
| | PMK | K. Ramakrishnan | 8,768 | 8.47% | New |
| | MDMK | M. Mahalingam | 4,614 | 4.46% | New |
| | Independent | R. Marimuthu | 1,103 | 1.07% | New |
| | Independent | V. Kubendhran | 697 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,604 | 33.45% | 9.79% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103,459 | 71.00% | 1.78% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 151,914 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | 3.16% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. M. S. Abul Hassan | 54,516 | 55.34% | +27.43 |
| | DMK | A. Senguttivan | 31,208 | 31.68% | −11.05 |
| | PMK | K. Periyasamy | 11,779 | 11.96% | New |
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| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,308 | 23.66% | 8.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,510 | 69.22% | 2.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 146,043 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 12.61% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Senguttivan | 36,793 | 42.73% | −4.55 |
| | INC | M. M. S. Abul Hassan | 24,034 | 27.91% | New |
| | AIADMK | S. R. G. Rajaraman | 14,040 | 16.30% | −35.56 |
| | Independent | P. Muthusamy | 5,325 | 6.18% | New |
| | AIADMK | M. Thangamani | 3,791 | 4.40% | −47.46 |
| | BJP | V. Subbarayan | 1,777 | 2.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,759 | 14.82% | 10.23% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,110 | 66.28% | −13.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 131,627 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -9.14% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Thangamani | 47,119 | 51.87% | +3.84 |
| | DMK | K. Satiyaseelan | 42,948 | 47.28% | −1.62 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,171 | 4.59% | 3.72% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,846 | 79.71% | 8.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 116,888 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.97% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Kittappa | 37,671 | 48.89% | +9.56 |
| | AIADMK | Bala Velayutham | 37,001 | 48.03% | +24.7 |
| | Independent | K. P. Anbalagan | 1,724 | 2.24% | New |
| | Independent | S. Santhanam | 649 | 0.84% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 670 | 0.87% | −10.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,045 | 70.99% | −0.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 109,869 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 9.56% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Kittappa | 29,829 | 39.34% | −11.35 |
| | INC | M. M. S. Abul Hassan | 21,237 | 28.01% | −21.3 |
| | AIADMK | Balavelayatham | 17,687 | 23.33% | New |
| | JP | S. Somasundaram | 7,071 | 9.33% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,592 | 11.33% | 9.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,824 | 71.96% | −6.64% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 106,786 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -11.35% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Kittappa | 37,311 | 50.69% | −0.52 |
| | INC | M. R. Krishnappa | 36,292 | 49.31% | +3.17 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,019 | 1.38% | −3.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,603 | 78.60% | −2.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,836 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -0.52% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Kittappa | 33,721 | 51.21% | +16.72 |
| | INC | G. N. Naidu | 30,379 | 46.14% | −4.96 |
| | Independent | Lakshmanan | 938 | 1.42% | New |
| | Independent | P. Balakrishnan | 807 | 1.23% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,342 | 5.08% | −11.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,845 | 80.97% | −2.12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,176 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 0.11% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. Narayanasamy Naidu | 37,362 | 51.10% | +20.29 |
| | DMK | Palanisamy Nadar | 25,220 | 34.49% | New |
| | CPI | Gnanasambandan | 8,163 | 11.16% | −1.67 |
| | SWA | Angappan | 2,373 | 3.25% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,142 | 16.61% | 2.32% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,118 | 83.09% | −4.10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,209 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 20.29% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. Narayanasamy Naidu | 49,188 | 30.81% | 17.31% |
| | CPI | M. Kathamuthu | 20,498 | 12.84% | |
| | Independent | K. Kriahnamoorthi | 12,061 | 7.55% | |
| | Independent | B. Venkatakriahnan | 9,564 | 5.99% | |
| | Independent | G. Paramananthan | 8,222 | 5.15% | |
| | Independent | A. Veloo (SC) | 4,137 | 2.59% | |
| | Independent | T. Ramu (SC) | 2,232 | 1.40% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,290 | 17.97% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,59,660 | 87.19% | −23.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,83,122 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 2.58% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | K. R. Sambandan | 47,323 | 28.23% | |
| | INC | K. Pitchai | 22,623 | 13.50% | 13.50% |
| | Independent | M. S. Ponnuswami Iyer | 17,105 | 10.20% | |
| | CPI | N. Kataramuthu | 12,251 | 7.31% | |
| | RPI | I. B. S. Mani | 9,180 | 5.48% | |
| | Independent | Sidha Sankarananda | 3,649 | 2.18% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,700 | 14.27% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,67,623 | 111.02% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,50,988 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |