# Nannilam Assembly constituency

Nannilam is a state assembly constituency in Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. It used to be reserved for Scheduled Castes but was changed to a general constituency for the 2011 general election. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | M. C. Muthukumaraswami and M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai and M. C. Muthukumaraswami | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | P. Jayaraj | Indian National Congress |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | A. Devandiran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | M. Manimaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | A. Kalaiarasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | M. Manimaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | M. Manimaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | K. Gopal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | Padma | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 2001 | C. K. Thamizharasan | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 2006 | P. Padmavathy | Communist Party of India |
| 2011 | R. Kamaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | R. Kamaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | R. Kamaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 46.95% | 46.95% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 49.43% | 49.43% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 50.96% | 50.96% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 51.46% | 51.46% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 46.11% | 46.11% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 61.37% | 61.37% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 56.79% | 56.79% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 45.08% | 45.08% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 51.72% | 51.72% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 52.73% | 52.73% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 41.75% | 41.75% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 59.42% | 59.42% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 46.36% | 46.36% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 39.78% | 39.78% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 25.89% | 25.89% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 20.27% | 20.27% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Kamaraj | 103,637 | 46.95% | −2.49 |
| | DMK | S. Jothiraman | 99,213 | 44.94% | New |
| | NTK | S. Fathima Farhana | 13,419 | 6.08% | +5.17 |
| | AMMK | N. Ramachandran | 2,076 | 0.94% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,190 | 0.54% | −0.53 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,424 | 2.00% | −8.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 220,754 | 81.11% | 0.61% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 305 | 0.14% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 272,157 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -2.49% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Kamaraj | 100,918 | 49.43% | −1.52 |
| | INC | S. M. B. Durai Velan | 79,642 | 39.01% | New |
| | CPI(M) | G. Sundara Moorthy | 11,327 | 5.55% | New |
| | PMK | E. Elavarasan | 5,060 | 2.48% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,182 | 1.07% | New |
| | NTK | S. Anbuselvam | 1,860 | 0.91% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,276 | 10.42% | 4.66% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 204,154 | 80.50% | −2.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 253,606 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -1.52% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Kamaraj | 92,071 | 50.96% | +8.57 |
| | DMK | R. Elangovan | 81,667 | 45.20% | New |
| | IJK | G. Ganesan | 2,835 | 1.57% | New |
| | BSP | T. Immanuvel | 1,247 | 0.69% | New |
| | Independent | K. N. Panasaiarangan | 1,211 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,404 | 5.76% | −3.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 218,867 | 82.55% | 6.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 180,684 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI | AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | -0.50% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | P. Padmavathy | 65,614 | 51.46% | New |
| | AIADMK | K. Arivanandam | 54,048 | 42.39% | New |
| | DMDK | R. Rajendran | 4,989 | 3.91% | New |
| | Independent | S. Rajendran | 1,483 | 1.16% | New |
| | BJP | R. Sooriyamoorthy | 1,377 | 1.08% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,566 | 9.07% | −7.82% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,511 | 76.51% | 10.00% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 166,654 | | |
| | CPI gain from TMC(M) | CPI gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 5.35% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | C. K. Thamizharasan | 52,450 | 46.11% | New |
| | DMK | P. Sakthivel | 33,238 | 29.22% | New |
| | Independent | M. Manimaran | 24,623 | 21.65% | New |
| | MDMK | Ravanan G | 3,440 | 3.02% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,212 | 16.89% | −16.17% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,751 | 66.51% | −6.63% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171,039 | | |
| | TMC(M) hold | TMC(M) hold | Swing | -15.26% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | Padma | 66,773 | 61.37% | New |
| | AIADMK | K. Gopal | 30,800 | 28.31% | −28.48 |
| | CPI(M) | P. Thangaiyan | 10,291 | 9.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,973 | 33.06% | 16.94% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,798 | 73.15% | 0.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,652 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.59% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Gopal | 60,623 | 56.79% | +30.12 |
| | DMK | M. Manimaran | 43,415 | 40.67% | −4.41 |
| | PMK | R. Chellaiyan | 2,715 | 2.54% | New |
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| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,208 | 16.12% | −2.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,753 | 72.45% | −6.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 152,477 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 11.71% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Manimaran | 48,605 | 45.08% | −6.64 |
| | AIADMK | A. Kalaiyarasan | 28,750 | 26.67% | −20.4 |
| | INC | P. Selvadurai | 24,737 | 22.94% | New |
| | AIADMK | R. Aruchunan | 5,721 | 5.31% | −41.76 |
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| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,855 | 18.42% | 13.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,813 | 79.35% | −2.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 138,255 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -6.64% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Manimaran | 50,072 | 51.72% | +5.03 |
| | AIADMK | S. Anbarasan | 45,564 | 47.06% | −5.67 |
| | INC(J) | K. Gopalan | 722 | 0.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,508 | 4.66% | −1.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,813 | 81.64% | 7.17% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 123,430 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -1.01% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Kalaiarasan | 44,829 | 52.73% | +30.27 |
| | DMK | M. Manimaran | 39,689 | 46.69% | +4.94 |
| | Independent | K. Balasundaram | 495 | 0.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,140 | 6.05% | −5.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,013 | 74.47% | 2.13% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 115,349 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.98% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Manimaran | 33,636 | 41.75% | −17.67 |
| | INC | P. Jayaraj | 24,527 | 30.44% | −4.22 |
| | AIADMK | A. Klaiyarasan | 18,099 | 22.46% | New |
| | JP | P. Kannaiyan | 4,304 | 5.34% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,109 | 11.31% | −13.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,566 | 72.33% | −8.30% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 112,720 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -17.67% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Devandiran | 36,740 | 59.42% | New |
| | INC | V. S. Arunachalam | 21,432 | 34.66% | −11.7 |
| | CPI(M) | K. S. Packirisamy | 3,663 | 5.92% | −28.9 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,308 | 24.76% | 13.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,835 | 80.63% | −1.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,081 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 13.05% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Jayaraj | 26,053 | 46.36% | +6.59 |
| | CPI(M) | T. P. Ramachandran | 19,571 | 34.83% | New |
| | CPI | P. Appasami | 10,568 | 18.81% | −8.93 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,482 | 11.54% | 4.25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,192 | 81.78% | 2.09% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,780 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 6.59% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai | 26,346 | 39.78% | +13.88 |
| | DMK | Ramiah Mudaliar | 21,519 | 32.49% | New |
| | CPI | N. Sourirajalu Naidu | 18,370 | 27.73% | +11.83 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,827 | 7.29% | 1.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,235 | 79.69% | −27.50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,864 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 13.88% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai | 45,923 | 25.89% | +5.62 |
| | INC | M. C. Muthukumaraswami | 35,258 | 19.88% | −0.39 |
| | CPI | S. Arunachalam Pillai | 28,206 | 15.90% | +1.57 |
| | CPI | P. Appaswamy (Sc) | 25,515 | 14.39% | +0.05 |
| | Independent | K. Periaswamy Odayar | 21,571 | 12.16% | New |
| | Independent | M. Natesan (Sc) | 8,617 | 4.86% | New |
| | Independent | T. Somasundaram | 6,288 | 3.55% | New |
| | Independent | T. Rajappa (Sc) | 5,971 | 3.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,665 | 6.01% | 2.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,349 | 107.19% | −7.39% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,455 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 5.62% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nannilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. C. Muthukumaraswami | 32,356 | 20.27% | New |
| | INC | M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai | 26,482 | 16.59% | New |
| | CPI | Marianathan Alias Anthoni Muthu | 22,877 | 14.33% | New |
| | CPI | Kalyanasundaram Pillai | 19,672 | 12.33% | New |
| | Independent | M. Ramadoss Mudaliar | 16,206 | 10.15% | New |
| | Independent | Mohamed Mohideen | 14,053 | 8.81% | New |
| | Independent | S. Rangaramanujan Naidu | 9,977 | 6.25% | New |
| | Socialist | Kandasami Pillai | 6,172 | 3.87% | New |
| | Socialist | Murugian Alias Murugan | 6,169 | 3.87% | New |
| | Independent | Varadachariar | 2,823 | 1.77% | New |
| | Independent | Kaailasa Ayyar | 2,811 | 1.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,874 | 3.68% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159,598 | 114.58% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 139,289 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |