Nellikkuppam Assembly constituency

One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nellikkuppam is the legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, that includes the city, Nellikuppam.[1] Nellikkupam Assembly constituency is a part of Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictCuddalore
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Nellikkuppam
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictCuddalore
Established1957
Abolished2008
Total electors1,64,369
ReservationNone
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Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Winner Party
Madras State
1957[a] S. Thangavelu Indian National Congress
Sivachidambara Ramasamy Padayachi
1962 V. Krishnamurthy Gounder Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 C. Govindarajan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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  1. [a]
    2-member constituency

Tamil Nadu

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Assembly Duration Winner Party
Fifth 1971–77 V. Krishnamoorthi Gounder Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth 1977–80 C. Govindarajan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Seventh 1980–84 V. Krishnamoorthi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth 1984–89 Anbarasan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth 1989–91 S. Krishnamoorthy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth 1991–96 M.C. Dhamodaran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1996–96 A. Mani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996–2000 S. Krishnamoorthy[a] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2000–01 V.C. Shanmugam[b] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001–06 M. C. Sampath All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 2006-Incumbent Saba Rajendran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
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  1. [a]
    By-election due to the death of A. Mani in 1996.[2]
  2. [b]
    By-election due to the resignation of S. Krishnamoorthy in 2000.[3]

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2006
 
 46.16%
2001
 
 50.93%
1996
 
 53.84%
1991
 
 59.61%
1989
 
 31.88%
1984
 
 56.71%
1980
 
 55.17%
1977
 
 32.75%
1971
 
 44.93%
1967
 
 47.24%
1962
 
 56.14%
1957
 
 27.38%

2006

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2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Saba Rajendran 57,403 46.16% +1.9
MDMK R. T. Sabapathi Mohan 45,323 36.44% +33.99
DMDK P. Sivakolunthu 15,853 12.75% New
BJP J. Sugumaran 1,160 0.93% New
Independent M. Saravanan 1,043 0.84% New
BSP K. Iyappan 947 0.76% New
Independent P. Sarangapani 924 0.74% New
CPI(ML)L N. Kaliyamoorthy 889 0.71% New
Margin of victory 12,080 9.71% 3.04%
Turnout 124,365 75.66% 6.71%
Registered electors 164,369
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -4.78%
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2001

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2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. C. Sampath 56,349 50.93% +20.67
DMK V. C. Shanmugham 48,967 44.26% −9.58
MDMK A. S. Soundhararajan 2,713 2.45% −2.96
Independent P. Jeyachandran 1,716 1.55% New
Independent K. Sekar 886 0.80% New
Margin of victory 7,382 6.67% −16.90%
Turnout 110,631 68.95% −3.64%
Registered electors 160,479
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -2.90%
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1996

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1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Mani 57,977 53.84% New
AIADMK M. C. Dhamodaran 32,594 30.27% −29.34
PMK A. Devanathan 7,180 6.67% New
MDMK V. Krishnamoorthi 5,827 5.41% New
Independent J. Balasubramanian 2,133 1.98% New
BJP M. Selvakumar 589 0.55% New
Margin of victory 25,383 23.57% −12.91%
Turnout 107,689 72.59% 2.89%
Registered electors 155,744
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -5.77%
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1991

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1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Damotharan 57,373 59.61% +42.42
CPI(M) C. Govindarajan 22,265 23.13% −8.75
PMK A. Devanathan 15,610 16.22% New
Independent M. Selvam 540 0.56% New
Margin of victory 35,108 36.48% 22.59%
Turnout 96,250 69.71% 5.13%
Registered electors 145,061
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) Swing 27.72%
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1989

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1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Party of India Marxist [C.Govindarajan]] 26,233 31.88% +0.42
Independent N. V. Jayaseelan 14,804 17.99% New
AIADMK C. Damodharan 14,143 17.19% −39.52
INC Vasu Selvaraju 11,981 14.56% New
Independent M. Velayutham 9,241 11.23% New
Independent S. Kaliyaperumal Padayatchi 3,173 3.86% New
Independent S. D. Krishnamurthy 1,423 1.73% New
Independent S. Veeraputhiran 540 0.66% New
Margin of victory 11,429 13.89% −11.35%
Turnout 82,278 64.57% −12.72%
Registered electors 130,637
CPI(M) gain from AIADMK Swing -24.82%
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1984

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1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Anbarasan Alias Ramalingam 48,018 56.71% New
CPI(M) C. Govindarajan 26,641 31.46% −7.22
Independent Pandurangan 7,520 8.88% New
Independent Rajalakshmi 763 0.90% New
Independent Arjunan 490 0.58% New
Independent Abdul Wahab 448 0.53% New
Margin of victory 21,377 25.25% 8.76%
Turnout 84,676 77.29% 10.58%
Registered electors 117,487
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 1.54%
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1980

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1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Krishnamurthy Gounder 40,526 55.17% +29.26
CPI(M) C. Govindarajan 28,415 38.68% +5.93
JP C. Dhandapani 3,655 4.98% New
RPI R. V. Seetharaman 859 1.17% New
Margin of victory 12,111 16.49% 9.65%
Turnout 73,455 66.71% −0.89%
Registered electors 111,615
DMK gain from CPI(M) Swing 22.42%
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1977

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1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) C. Govindarajan 23,077 32.75% +20.65
DMK V. Krishnamurthy Gounder 18,260 25.91% −19.02
JP S. L. Krishnamoorthy 14,217 20.18% New
INC K. G. Kandhan 9,444 13.40% −22.1
Independent N. V. Jayaseelan 5,466 7.76% New
Margin of victory 4,817 6.84% −2.59%
Turnout 70,464 67.60% −9.40%
Registered electors 106,084
CPI(M) gain from DMK Swing -12.18%
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1971

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1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Krishnamurthy Gounder 27,741 44.93% New
INC K. G. Kandan 21,921 35.50% −3.37
CPI(M) C. Govindaranjan 7,471 12.10% −35.14
Independent C. Gunasekaran 4,325 7.01% New
Margin of victory 5,820 9.43% 1.06%
Turnout 61,741 76.99% 0.82%
Registered electors 87,406
DMK gain from CPI(M) Swing -2.31%
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1967

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1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) C. Govindarajan 28,090 47.24% New
INC A. Lakshminarayanan 23,117 38.88% −3.12
Independent S. S. Chandrasekaran 5,537 9.31% New
Independent M. Gangachalam 1,633 2.75% New
Independent V. Rajaram 1,085 1.82% New
Margin of victory 4,973 8.36% −5.78%
Turnout 59,462 76.18% 3.94%
Registered electors 84,171
CPI(M) gain from DMK Swing -8.90%
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1962

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1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Krishnamurthy Gounder 37,419 56.14% New
INC L. Subbarayalu Reddiar 27,989 41.99% +14.61
Independent G. Ramachandran 1,245 1.87% New
Margin of victory 9,430 14.15% 12.57%
Turnout 66,653 72.24% −24.16%
Registered electors 95,780
DMK gain from INC Swing 28.76%
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1957

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1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sivachidambara Ramasamy Padayachi 42,890 27.38% New
Independent Krishnamoorthy Goundar 40,417 25.80% New
INC S. Thangavelu 34,299 21.90% New
Independent Rajaangam (Sc) 29,492 18.83% New
Independent Perumal (Sc) 9,554 6.10% New
Margin of victory 2,473 1.58%
Turnout 156,652 96.40%
Registered electors 162,499
INC win (new seat)
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