# Srivaikuntam Assembly constituency

Srivaikuntam State Assembly constituency (Tamil: ஸ்ரீவைகுண்டம் சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி) is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is also one of the six state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, being in existence since 1957 election.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Assembly (Election) | Political party | Political party |
| No. | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Assembly (Election) | Political party | Political party |
| 1 | A. P. C. Veerabahu | 29 April 1957 | 1 March 1962 | 2nd (1957) | | Indian National Congress |
| 1 | A. P. C. Veerabahu | 29 March 1962 | 28 February 1967 | 3rd (1962) | | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Si. Pa. Aditanar | 15 March 1967 | 5 January 1971 | 4th (1967) | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2 | Si. Pa. Aditanar | 22 March 1971 | 31 January 1976 | 5th (1971) | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 3 | K. Sathu Selvaraj | 4 July 1977 | 17 February 1980 | 6th (1977) | | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 4 | E. Ramasubramanian | 19 June 1980 | 15 November 1984 | 7th (1980) | | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 5 | S. Daniel Raj | 25 February 1985 | 30 January 1988 | 8th (1984) | | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | S. Daniel Raj | 6 February 1989 | 30 January 1991 | 9th (1989) | | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | S. Daniel Raj | 1 July 1991 | 13 May 1996 | 10th (1991) | | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | S. David Selvyn | 22 May 1996 | 14 May 2001 | 11th (1996) | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 7 | S. P. Shunmuganathan | 22 May 2001 | 12 May 2006 | 12th (2001) | | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 8 | D. Selvaraj | 17 May 2006 | 5 July 2009 | 13th (2006) | | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | M. B. Sudalaiyandi | 27 August 2009 | 14 May 2011 | 13th (2009) | | Indian National Congress |
| (7) | S. P. Shunmuganathan | 23 May 2011 | 21 May 2016 | 14th (2011) | | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| (7) | S. P. Shunmuganathan | 25 May 2016 | 3 May 2021 | 15th (2016) | | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 10 | Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj | 11 May 2021 | Incumbent | 16th (2021) | | Indian National Congress |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 46.75% | 46.75% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 41.96% | 41.96% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 52.86% | 52.86% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 63.70% | 63.70% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 40.72% | 40.72% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 46.58% | 46.58% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 42.57% | 42.57% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 62.54% | 62.54% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 34.12% | 34.12% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 53.76% | 53.76% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 38.99% | 38.99% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 31.29% | 31.29% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 54.95% | 54.95% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 62.57% | 62.57% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 48.28% | 48.28% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 61.06% | 61.06% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj | 76,843 | 46.75% | +7.05 |
| | AIADMK | S. P. Shunmuganathan | 59,471 | 36.18% | −5.79 |
| | NTK | P. Subbiah Pandian | 12,706 | 7.73% | +6.37 |
| | AMMK | Eral S. Ramesh | 10,203 | 6.21% | New |
| | MNM | R. Chandra Sekar | 1,355 | 0.82% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,372 | 10.57% | 8.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,386 | 73.26% | −1.62% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 123 | 0.07% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 224,384 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.78% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. P. Shunmuganathan | 65,198 | 41.96% | −10.89 |
| | INC | V. Rani Venkatesan | 61,667 | 39.69% | +2.85 |
| | BJP | S. Selvaraj | 9,582 | 6.17% | +3.04 |
| | TMC(M) | S. D. R. Vijayaseelan | 6,203 | 3.99% | New |
| | AIFB | S. Muthuramalingam | 3,764 | 2.42% | New |
| | NTK | P. Subbiah Pandian | 2,113 | 1.36% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,457 | 0.94% | New |
| | Independent | U. Chithiraipandi | 810 | 0.52% | New |
| | PMK | G. Lingaraj | 806 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,531 | 2.27% | −13.74% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,366 | 74.89% | −0.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 207,471 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -10.89% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. P. Shunmuganathan | 69,708 | 52.86% | +13.82 |
| | INC | M. B. Sudalaiyandi | 48,586 | 36.84% | −3.94 |
| | JMM | S. Sudalaimani | 6,033 | 4.57% | New |
| | BJP | S. Selvaraj | 4,125 | 3.13% | +0.22 |
| | AIMF | H. M. Mohammed Yusuf | 1,303 | 0.99% | New |
| | Independent | N. Saravanan | 1,255 | 0.95% | New |
| | APM | K. Chinnadurai | 869 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,122 | 16.02% | 14.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,879 | 75.03% | 8.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 175,769 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.08% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | D. Selvaraj | 38,188 | 40.78% | New |
| | AIADMK | S. P. Shunmuganathan | 36,556 | 39.04% | −7.54 |
| | PT | E. Athisaya Kumar | 9,324 | 9.96% | New |
| | DMDK | C. Sathiya Seelan | 3,166 | 3.38% | New |
| | BJP | P. M. Paulraj | 2,719 | 2.90% | New |
| | AIFB | S. Frederick Stanley | 2,136 | 2.28% | New |
| | Independent | E. George Benni | 719 | 0.77% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,632 | 1.74% | −1.64% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,643 | 66.58% | 13.59% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 140,639 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.80% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. P. Shunmuganathan | 39,739 | 46.58% | New |
| | DMK | S. David Selvyn | 36,853 | 43.19% | +0.62 |
| | MDMK | P. Selvam | 6,184 | 7.25% | New |
| | Independent | R. Jayapal | 987 | 1.16% | New |
| | SP | J. Rajan | 831 | 0.97% | New |
| | Independent | B. Rajaendran | 727 | 0.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,886 | 3.38% | −11.85% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,321 | 53.00% | −8.50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 161,095 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 4.01% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. David Selvyn | 36,917 | 42.57% | +13.66 |
| | INC | S. Daniel Raj | 23,708 | 27.34% | −35.2 |
| | CPI(M) | P. Sampath @ Thirugnana Sambantham | 11,539 | 13.31% | New |
| | JP | S. Chellappa | 7,743 | 8.93% | New |
| | BJP | S. P. Vel | 3,305 | 3.81% | −2.89 |
| | AIIC(T) | V. Manoharaj | 1,390 | 1.60% | New |
| | Independent | S. Chandrasekar | 1,157 | 1.33% | New |
| | Independent | T. Viswanathan | 494 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,209 | 15.23% | −18.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,719 | 61.50% | 2.21% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 148,864 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -19.97% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Daniel Raj | 50,800 | 62.54% | +28.42 |
| | DMK | S. David Selvyn | 23,486 | 28.91% | −1.21 |
| | BJP | C. Thiru Neelakandan | 5,445 | 6.70% | New |
| | PMK | M. Ysakky | 526 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,314 | 33.62% | 29.62% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,233 | 59.29% | −9.78% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 142,524 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 28.42% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Daniel Raj | 29,615 | 34.12% | −19.64 |
| | DMK | C. Jegaveerapandian | 26,143 | 30.12% | −14.09 |
| | AIADMK | K. Kanagaraj | 16,757 | 19.31% | New |
| | AIADMK | S. Muthukaruppan | 12,951 | 14.92% | New |
| | Independent | M. Arikrishnan | 502 | 0.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,472 | 4.00% | −5.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,797 | 69.07% | −0.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 127,689 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -19.64% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Daniel Raj | 41,513 | 53.76% | +17.85 |
| | DMK | S. P. Muthu | 34,140 | 44.21% | New |
| | Independent | T. Mullai Vazhuthai | 501 | 0.65% | New |
| | Independent | D. Jones | 495 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,373 | 9.55% | 6.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,226 | 69.56% | 7.95% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 116,124 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 14.76% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | E. Ramasubramanian | 26,502 | 38.99% | +7.7 |
| | INC | V. Shanmugam | 24,404 | 35.91% | +12.45 |
| | Independent | S. P. Adithanar | 12,119 | 17.83% | New |
| | Independent | S. Ashokkumar | 3,890 | 5.72% | New |
| | Independent | L. Chelliah | 542 | 0.80% | New |
| | Independent | P. Pothiah Pillai | 511 | 0.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,098 | 3.09% | −2.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,968 | 61.61% | 2.98% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 111,712 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 7.70% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Sathu Selvaraj | 20,459 | 31.29% | New |
| | DMK | S. Muthu | 16,919 | 25.87% | −29.07 |
| | INC | S. Nainar Kulasekaran | 15,340 | 23.46% | −17.35 |
| | JP | M. Sankarapandian | 12,672 | 19.38% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,540 | 5.41% | −8.72% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,390 | 58.63% | −16.46% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 112,893 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -23.66% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. P. Adithanar | 37,329 | 54.95% | −7.63 |
| | INC | R. A. R. Annamalai | 27,724 | 40.81% | +6.75 |
| | Independent | T. Natarajan | 1,541 | 2.27% | New |
| | Independent | C. Esakki Thevar | 377 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,605 | 14.14% | −14.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,938 | 75.09% | −0.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 98,701 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -7.63% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. P. Adithanar | 41,828 | 62.57% | +41.87 |
| | INC | R. Nadar | 22,767 | 34.06% | −14.22 |
| | Independent | K. Kone | 852 | 1.27% | New |
| | Independent | Perumal | 656 | 0.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,061 | 28.51% | 0.94% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,848 | 75.12% | 6.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,282 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 14.30% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. P. C. Veerabahu | 29,949 | 48.28% | −12.79 |
| | DMK | S. Pechi | 12,844 | 20.70% | New |
| | SWA | Ganapathi | 10,639 | 17.15% | New |
| | Independent | T. S. Perumal | 5,951 | 9.59% | New |
| | Independent | A. Packianathan | 2,655 | 4.28% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,105 | 27.57% | −11.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,038 | 68.41% | 15.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,868 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -12.79% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. P. C. Veerabahu | 29,849 | 61.06% | New |
| | Independent | Y. Perumal | 10,943 | 22.39% | New |
| | Independent | Jagaveer Rajendran | 6,300 | 12.89% | New |
| | Independent | P. Cheeni | 1,792 | 3.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,906 | 38.68% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,884 | 53.39% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,557 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |