# Sankarankoil Assembly constituency

Sankarankoil is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is reserved for the Scheduled Castes. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. It is a part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Ramasundara Karunalaya Pandian | Independent |
| 1952 | P. Urkavalan | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar and P. Urkavalan | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | S. M. Abdul Majid Sahib | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | P. Durairaj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1971 | S. Subbiah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | S. Subbiah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | P. Durairaj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | S. Sankaralingam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | S. Thangavelu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | V. Gopalakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | C. Karuppasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | C. Karuppasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | C. Karuppasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | C. Karuppasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2012* | S. Muthuselvi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | V. M. Rajalakshmi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | E. Raja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
* By-elections were held on the account of vacancy due to the demise of the sitting MLA.

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 38.92% | 38.92% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 44.36% | 44.36% |
| 2012 by-election | 2012 by-election | 59.4% | 59.4% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 49.99% | 49.99% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 40.33% | 40.33% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 43.51% | 43.51% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 33.94% | 33.94% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 61.88% | 61.88% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 43.99% | 43.99% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 54.45% | 54.45% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.87% | 48.87% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 34.26% | 34.26% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 61.84% | 61.84% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 62.79% | 62.79% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 52.41% | 52.41% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 27.80% | 27.80% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 36.81% | 36.81% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. Raja | 71,347 | 39.34% | +3.13 |
| | AIADMK | V. M. Rajalakshmi | 66,050 | 36.42% | −7.95 |
| | AMMK | R. Annadurai | 22,682 | 12.51% | New |
| | NTK | P. Mahendrakumari | 13,851 | 7.64% | +6.24 |
| | MNM | K. Prabhu | 2,338 | 1.29% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,957 | 1.08% | −0.19 |
| | PT | V. Subramaniam | 1,941 | 1.07% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,297 | 2.92% | −5.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181,381 | 71.34% | −4.62% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 420 | 0.23% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 254,243 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.03% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. M. Rajalakshmi | 78,751 | 44.36% | −5.63 |
| | DMK | G. Anbumani | 64,262 | 36.20% | −6.6 |
| | MDMK | Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar | 20,807 | 11.72% | New |
| | BJP | K. Gunasekaran | 4,242 | 2.39% | +1.1 |
| | NTK | Amutha | 2,476 | 1.39% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,258 | 1.27% | New |
| | AIFB | K. Murugan | 1,042 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,489 | 8.16% | 0.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,510 | 75.97% | 0.25% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 233,672 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -5.63% | |

### 2012 by-election

By-election, 2012: Sankarankovil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIADMK | S. Muthuselvi | 94,977 | 59.4 |
| | DMK | J. Jawahar SuryaKumar | 26220 | 16.4 |
| | MDMK | T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar | 20,678 | 12.9 |
| | DMDK | K. Muthukumar | 12,144 | 2.05 |
| | BJP | L. Murugan | 1,633 | 0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68,757 | 43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,59,772 | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Karuppasamy | 72,297 | 49.99% | +9.66 |
| | DMK | M. Umamaheswari | 61,902 | 42.80% | +6.01 |
| | Independent | A. Lakshmi Nathan | 2,198 | 1.52% | New |
| | Independent | S. Rajendran | 1,917 | 1.33% | New |
| | BJP | C. Saratha | 1,862 | 1.29% | New |
| | Independent | P. Subbulakshmi | 1,210 | 0.84% | New |
| | Independent | S. Gunaseelan | 895 | 0.62% | New |
| | BSP | A. Kumar Alias | 815 | 0.56% | −7.42 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,395 | 7.19% | 3.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 144,622 | 75.71% | 6.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 191,012 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 9.66% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Karuppasamy | 50,603 | 40.33% | −3.18 |
| | DMK | S. Thangavelu | 46,161 | 36.79% | New |
| | PT | A. Karuppasamy | 10,015 | 7.98% | New |
| | AIFB | P. Subbulakshmi | 9,740 | 7.76% | New |
| | DMDK | K. Muthukumar | 5,531 | 4.41% | New |
| | Independent | K. Subbulakshmi | 1,351 | 1.08% | New |
| | SP | S. Kanagaraj | 1,250 | 1.00% | New |
| | Independent | S. Ganesan | 817 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,442 | 3.54% | −4.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,468 | 69.48% | 5.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 180,575 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -3.18% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Karuppasamy | 52,000 | 43.51% | +9.57 |
| | PT | P. Duraisamy | 42,738 | 35.76% | New |
| | MDMK | Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar | 20,610 | 17.25% | −10.4 |
| | Independent | S. Vijayaraj | 1,548 | 1.30% | New |
| | Independent | P. Subramanian | 1,069 | 0.89% | New |
| | Independent | M. Krishnammal | 836 | 0.70% | New |
| | Independent | N. Chinnadurai | 699 | 0.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,262 | 7.75% | 7.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,500 | 64.40% | −4.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 185,591 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 9.57% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Karuppasamy | 37,933 | 33.94% | −27.94 |
| | DMK | S. Rasiah @ Raja | 37,333 | 33.41% | −3.16 |
| | MDMK | S. Thangavelu | 30,893 | 27.64% | New |
| | PMK | M. Ilangavi | 2,009 | 1.80% | New |
| | BJP | P. Shanmugavelu | 1,733 | 1.55% | New |
| | JP | C. Mariappan | 696 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 600 | 0.54% | −24.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,752 | 69.30% | 1.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 173,541 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -27.94% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Gopalakrishnan | 65,620 | 61.88% | +38.52 |
| | DMK | S. Thangavelu | 38,772 | 36.56% | −7.43 |
| | PMK | M. Karuppasamy | 916 | 0.86% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,848 | 25.32% | 4.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,043 | 67.41% | −6.31% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 163,079 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 17.89% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Thangavelu | 46,886 | 43.99% | +3.47 |
| | AIADMK | K. Marutha Karuppan | 24,897 | 23.36% | −31.09 |
| | INC | S. Anandaraj | 24,628 | 23.11% | New |
| | AIADMK | S. Sankaralingam | 6,846 | 6.42% | −48.03 |
| | Independent | S. Rajaram | 2,045 | 1.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,989 | 20.63% | 6.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,581 | 73.73% | 0.46% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 147,593 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.46% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Sankaralingam | 48,411 | 54.45% | +5.58 |
| | DMK | S. Thangavelu | 36,028 | 40.52% | −4.69 |
| | Independent | K. Madasamy | 3,569 | 4.01% | New |
| | Independent | S. Shanmugaraj | 582 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,383 | 13.93% | 10.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,907 | 73.27% | 19.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,144 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.58% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Durairaj | 31,818 | 48.87% | +15.15 |
| | DMK | K. Madan | 29,436 | 45.21% | +10.96 |
| | Independent | U. Minnavadi | 3,000 | 4.61% | New |
| | Independent | P. Muthiah | 508 | 0.78% | New |
| | Independent | K. Panneer Selvam | 345 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,382 | 3.66% | 3.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,107 | 54.23% | 1.46% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 121,949 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 14.61% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Subbiah | 21,569 | 34.26% | −27.58 |
| | AIADMK | C. Ayyadorai | 21,232 | 33.72% | New |
| | INC | S. Shanmugavel | 14,491 | 23.01% | −15.15 |
| | DMK | A. K. C. Thangappandian | 13,778 | 21.88% | −39.95 |
| | JP | L. Sundararaj Naicker | 7,187 | 11.41% | New |
| | JP | A. M. Chellachami | 4,967 | 7.89% | New |
| | Independent | R. Kovil Pillai | 2,602 | 4.13% | New |
| | Independent | S. Pachiappan | 706 | 1.12% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 337 | 0.54% | −23.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,965 | 52.77% | −12.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 121,097 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -27.58% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Subbiah | 35,677 | 61.84% | −0.95 |
| | INC | M. James | 22,019 | 38.16% | +5.71 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,658 | 23.67% | −6.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,696 | 64.93% | −6.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,951 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -0.95% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Durairaj | 37,173 | 62.79% | +36.6 |
| | INC | P. Urkavalan | 19,211 | 32.45% | −19.96 |
| | Independent | V. K. Madaswamy | 1,482 | 2.50% | New |
| | Independent | K. Chelliah | 1,336 | 2.26% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,962 | 30.34% | 4.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,202 | 70.99% | −1.77% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,463 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 10.38% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. M. Abdul Majid Sahib | 32,799 | 52.41% | +24.61 |
| | DMK | S. Krishnan Servai | 16,388 | 26.19% | New |
| | SWA | L. M. K. Balasubramaniam Chettiar | 10,391 | 16.60% | New |
| | Independent | K. Ayyadurai | 3,001 | 4.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,411 | 26.22% | 22.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,579 | 72.75% | −10.39% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,446 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 24.61% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Urkavalan | 40,397 | 27.80% | +3.19 |
| | INC | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | 34,771 | 23.93% | −0.68 |
| | Independent | Adinamilagi | 21,907 | 15.08% | New |
| | PSP | S. Uthaman (Sc) | 12,374 | 8.52% | New |
| | Independent | Vallathurai | 10,310 | 7.10% | New |
| | Independent | Shanmugam (Sc) | 9,937 | 6.84% | New |
| | Independent | Subbiah (Sc) | 9,104 | 6.27% | New |
| | Independent | Ganapathy | 6,511 | 4.48% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,626 | 3.87% | −8.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,311 | 83.15% | −26.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 174,765 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | -9.01% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sankarankoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ramasundara Karunalaya Pandian | 56,256 | 36.81% | New |
| | INC | K. Sattanatha Karayalar | 37,603 | 24.61% | New |
| | INC | P. Urkavalan | 29,967 | 19.61% | New |
| | Independent | O. Sappani | 11,313 | 7.40% | New |
| | Independent | Sithanatha Kutumban | 9,683 | 6.34% | New |
| | Independent | Rakkan | 4,221 | 2.76% | New |
| | Independent | Karuppiah | 3,766 | 2.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,653 | 12.21% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,809 | 110.02% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 138,896 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |