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Thanjavur
Indian electoral constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThanjavur
LS constituencyThanjavur
Established1952
Total electors2,90,772[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year2021


Thanjavur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2]

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1952 M. Marimuthu and S. Ramalingam Indian National Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1957 A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar Indian National Congress
1962 M. Karunanidhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 S. Natarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 S. Natarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 S. Natarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 Durai Krishnamurthy Indian National Congress
1989 S. N. M. Ubayadullah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 S. D. Somasundaram All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 S. N. M. Ubayadullah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 S. N. M. Ubayadullah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 S. N. M. Ubayadullah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 M. Rengasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 - 2017 M. Rangaswamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019-By election T. K. G. Neelamegam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 T. K. G. Neelamegam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK T. K. G. Neelamegam 1,03,772
AIADMK Arivudainambi 56,623
NTK Subhadevi 17,366
Makkal Neethi Maiyam Sundaramohan 9,681
Majority
Turnout
DMK gain from Swing

2019 By-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections : Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK T. K. G. Neelamegam 88,972 46.37
AIADMK R. Gandhi 54,992 28.66
AMMK M. Rangaswamy 20,006 10.43
NTK M. Karthi 11,182 5.83
MNM P. Duraisamy 9,345 4.87
NOTA None of the Above 2,797 1.54
Majority 33,980 17.71
Turnout 1,91,871 69.16
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Rangaswamy 1,01,362 54.37
DMK Anjugam Boopathy 74,488 39.95
BJP Ramalingam M S 3,806 2.04
NOTA None of the above 2,295 1.23
DMDK Abdullah Sait V 1,534 0.82
Majority 26,874 14.41
Turnout 1,86,444 69.37
AIADMK hold Swing

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Rangaswamy 75,415 50.57
DMK S. N. M. Ubayadullah 68,086 45.66
BJP Ramalingam M S 1,901 1.27
IJK P Rayar Victor Arokiyaraj 1,505 1.01
IND K Muthukumaran 712 0.48
Majority 7,329 4.91
Turnout 1,49,517 74.02
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Thanjavur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Marimuthu 27,712 20.80% 20.80%
CPI S. Ramalingam 24,585 18.45%
INC R. Swaminatha Mercondar 23,332 17.51% 17.51%
Independent R. Shanmugan 22,865 17.16%
Independent R. Gopalakrishnan 12,244 9.19%
Independent R. Narayanaswami 4,492 3.37%
Independent A. Lakshmana Marupathiar 4,226 3.17%
Akhil Bharat Hindu Maha Sabha S. Srinivasachari 3,195 2.40%
Independent P. Natarajan 3,080 2.31%
Independent T. K. Singarvelu 2,618 1.96%
Independent V. Govindan 2,523 1.89%
Margin of victory 3,127 2.35%
Turnout 1,33,240 89.81%
Registered electors 1,48,355
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.