Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)
Pudukkottai was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.
Assembly segments
Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
- Pattukkottai (State Assembly Constituency) (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
- Peravurani (moved to Thanjavur constituency after 2009)
- Kolathur (SC) (dissolved and its territories were shared between the newly formed Gandarvakottai and Viralimalai constituencies after 2009)
- Pudukkottai (moved to Tiruchirappall constituency after 2009)
- Alangudi (moved to Sivaganga constituency after 2009)
- Arantangi (moved to Ramanathapuram constituency after 2009)
- Viralimalai (moved to Karur after 2009)
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | K.M. Valatharsu | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |
| 1957 | R. Ramanathan Chettiar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | R. Umanath | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | R. Umanath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | K. Veeriah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | V.S. Elanchezhian | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | V.N. Swamynathan | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | N. Sundararaj | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | N. Sundararaj | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | N. Sundararaj | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Tiruchi Siva | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1998 | Raja Paramasivam | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2004 | S. Regupathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Regupathy | 466,133 | 56.82 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | Ravichandran. A | 309,637 | 37.75 | n/a | |
| BSP | Nagooran. A | 10,024 | 1.22 | n/a | |
| Independent | M. S. Lion Rajendran | 9,723 | 1.19 | n/a | |
| Majority | 156,496 | 19.08 | +10.84 | ||
| Turnout | 820,300 | 66.42 | +2.32 | ||
| DMK gain from MADMK | Swing | +56.82 | |||
Note: The incumbent party MADMK did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its coalition partner from the previous 1999 elections - DMK.
References
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
See also
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