Srivaikuntam Assembly constituency

Srivaikuntam
Srivaikuntam
Constituency No. 216 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Area of Srivaikuntam Assembly constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Lok Sabha constituency	Thoothukkudi
Established	1957
Total electors	214,268
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent G. Saravanan
Party	TVK
Elected year	2026
Preceded by	Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj

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.^[1]

CountryIndia

RegionSouth India

StateTamil Nadu

DistrictThoothukkudi

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Year	Winner
1957	A. P. C. Veerabahu	Indian National Congress
1962	A. P. C. Veerabahu	Indian National Congress
1967	Si. Pa. Aditanar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971	Si. Pa. Aditanar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	K. Sathu Selvaraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	E. Ramasubramanian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	S. Daniel Raj	Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996	S. David Selvyn	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	S. P. Shunmuganathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	D. Selvaraj	Indian National Congress
2009	M. B. Sudalaiyandi^[2]	Indian National Congress
2011	S. P. Shunmuganathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	S. P. Shunmuganathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj	Indian National Congress
2026	V. G. Saravanan	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam


2026			33.34%
2021			46.75%
2016			41.96%
2011			52.86%
2009			63.70%
2006			40.72%
2001			46.58%
1996			42.57%
1991			62.54%
1989			34.12%
1984			53.76%
1980			38.99%
1977			31.29%
1971			54.95%
1967			62.57%
1962			48.28%
1957			61.06%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TVK	G. Saravanan	58,814	33.34	*New*
	AIADMK	Shanmuganathan S P	57,628	32.67	3.51
	INC	Oorvasi Amirtharaj S	41,277	23.4	23.35
	AIFB	Muthuramalingam S	2,347	1.33	New
	PT	Rajasuthan N	1,015	0.58	New
	NOTA	NOTA	579	0.33
Margin of victory			1,186
Turnout			1,76,421
Rejected ballots
Registered electors			212,885
	TVK gain from INC		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj	76,843	46.75%	+7.05
	AIADMK	S. P. Shunmuganathan	59,471	36.18%	−5.79
	AMMK	Eral S. Ramesh	10,203	6.21%	New
	MNM	R. Chandra Sekar	1,355	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			17,372	10.57%	8.30%
Turnout			164,386	73.26%	−1.62%
Rejected ballots			123	0.07%
Registered electors			224,384
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	4.78%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. P. Shunmuganathan	65,198	41.96%	−10.89
	INC	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
	NOTA	NOTA	1,457	0.94%	New
	Independent	U. Chithiraipandi	810	0.52%	New
	PMK	G. Lingaraj	806	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			3,531	2.27%	−13.74%
Turnout			155,366	74.89%	−0.14%
Registered electors			207,471
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-10.89%

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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			21,122	16.02%	14.27%
Turnout			131,879	75.03%	8.45%
Registered electors			175,769
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	12.08%

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			1,632	1.74%	−1.64%
Turnout			93,643	66.58%	13.59%
Registered electors			140,639
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-5.80%

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			2,886	3.38%	−11.85%
Turnout			85,321	53.00%	−8.50%
Registered electors			161,095
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	4.01%

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			13,209	15.23%	−18.39%
Turnout			86,719	61.50%	2.21%
Registered electors			148,864
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-19.97%

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			27,314	33.62%	29.62%
Turnout			81,233	59.29%	−9.78%
Registered electors			142,524
	INC hold		Swing	28.42%

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			3,472	4.00%	−5.55%
Turnout			86,797	69.07%	−0.49%
Registered electors			127,689
	INC hold		Swing	-19.64%

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			7,373	9.55%	6.46%
Turnout			77,226	69.56%	7.95%
Registered electors			116,124
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	14.76%

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			2,098	3.09%	−2.33%
Turnout			67,968	61.61%	2.98%
Registered electors			111,712
	AIADMK hold		Swing	7.70%

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			3,540	5.41%	−8.72%
Turnout			65,390	58.63%	−16.46%
Registered electors			112,893
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-23.66%

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			9,605	14.14%	−14.38%
Turnout			67,938	75.09%	−0.02%
Registered electors			98,701
	DMK hold		Swing	-7.63%

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[16]
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			17,105	27.57%	−11.10%
Turnout			62,038	68.41%	15.01%
Registered electors			93,868
	INC hold		Swing	-12.79%

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Srivaikuntam^[17]
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			18,906	38.68%
Turnout			48,884	53.39%
Registered electors			91,557
	INC win (new seat)

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			19,061	28.51%	0.94%
Turnout			66,848	75.12%	6.71%
Registered electors			93,282
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	14.30%