Thiruvattar Assembly constituency
Former assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
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Thiruvattar was an assembly constituency located in Nagercoil Lok Sabha constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.
| Thiruvattar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanniyakumari |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanniyakumari |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 165,801 (2006) |
| Reservation | None |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travancore-cochin | |||
| 1952 | P. Ramasamy Pillai | Tamil Nadu Congress | |
| 1954 | P. Ramasamy Pillai | Tamil Nadu Congress | |
| Madras State | |||
| 1967 | J. James | Indian National Congress | |
| Tamil Nadu | |||
| 1971 | J. James | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | J. James | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | J. Hemachandran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1984 | J. Hemachandran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1989 | R. Nadesan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | R. Nadesan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996-1999 | V. Alban | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1999-2001 | J. Hemachandran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2001 | J. Hemachandran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2006 | R. Leema Rose | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Election results
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | R. Leema Rose | 57,162 | 51.60% | 1.55% | |
| BJP | G. Sujith Kumar | 29,112 | 26.28% | −3.36% | |
| AIADMK | P. C. N. Thilak Kumar | 13,363 | 12.06% | ||
| DMDK | D. Jeganathan | 9,431 | 8.51% | ||
| Independent | N. S. Moni | 1,024 | 0.92% | ||
| BSP | R. Meena | 683 | 0.62% | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,050 | 25.32% | 4.91% | ||
| Turnout | 110,775 | 66.81% | 10.28% | ||
| Registered electors | 165,801 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.55% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | J. Hemachandran | 47,807 | 50.06% | 22.40% | |
| BJP | P. Rajamony | 28,310 | 29.64% | 6.36% | |
| Independent | R. Appu Nadesan | 14,948 | 15.65% | ||
| NCP | K. Issac | 2,142 | 2.24% | ||
| Independent | V. Haarris | 900 | 0.94% | ||
| Independent | D. Thomas | 897 | 0.94% | ||
| Independent | S. Sasikumar | 503 | 0.53% | ||
| Margin of victory | 19,497 | 20.41% | 6.84% | ||
| Turnout | 95,507 | 56.53% | −5.36% | ||
| Registered electors | 169,027 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | 8.82% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Alban | 37,523 | 41.23% | ||
| CPI(M) | J. Hemachandran | 25,169 | 27.66% | −4.20% | |
| BJP | R. Manmadan | 21,192 | 23.29% | 6.66% | |
| AIIC(T) | A. Wilson | 4,720 | 5.19% | ||
| Independent | K. Pal Nadar | 735 | 0.81% | ||
| Independent | C. Selvadhas | 378 | 0.42% | ||
| Independent | P. Kasi | 226 | 0.25% | ||
| Independent | D. Leela Sundaram | 225 | 0.25% | ||
| Independent | S. N. Pushkaran | 221 | 0.24% | ||
| Independent | M. Christu Dhas | 191 | 0.21% | ||
| Independent | T. Vargsee | 140 | 0.15% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,354 | 13.58% | −5.06% | ||
| Turnout | 91,005 | 61.88% | −0.05% | ||
| Registered electors | 154,690 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | -9.26% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Nadesan | 45,591 | 50.49% | 5.13% | |
| CPI(M) | J. Hemachandran | 28,762 | 31.86% | −4.13% | |
| BJP | M. G. Retna Sabapathy | 15,015 | 16.63% | ||
| Independent | T. Wilson | 358 | 0.40% | ||
| THMM | M. Udayakumar | 266 | 0.29% | ||
| PMK | P. K. Haridas | 209 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | Y. John Gnananamuthu | 88 | 0.10% | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,829 | 18.64% | 9.25% | ||
| Turnout | 90,289 | 61.93% | −5.60% | ||
| Registered electors | 149,139 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.13% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Nadesan | 39,193 | 45.37% | ||
| CPI(M) | J. Hemachandran | 31,084 | 35.98% | −0.99% | |
| Independent | S. Lucase | 14,655 | 16.96% | ||
| AIADMK | G. Radhakrishnan | 832 | 0.96% | ||
| Independent | S. Nesayyan | 245 | 0.28% | ||
| Independent | V. Madhusoodhanan Nair | 228 | 0.26% | ||
| Independent | C. Henry | 154 | 0.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,109 | 9.39% | 3.76% | ||
| Turnout | 86,391 | 67.54% | −2.40% | ||
| Registered electors | 129,184 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 8.40% | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | J. Hemachandran | 26,851 | 36.97% | −10.74% | |
| Independent | M. Mohndahs | 22,762 | 31.34% | ||
| Independent | N. Thilakkumar | 19,847 | 27.33% | ||
| GKC | S. Natarajan | 3,167 | 4.36% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,089 | 5.63% | −14.39% | ||
| Turnout | 72,627 | 69.94% | 8.38% | ||
| Registered electors | 110,731 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -10.74% | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | J. Hemachandran | 29,463 | 47.71% | 1.73% | |
| INC | P. Thobias | 17,099 | 27.69% | 24.59% | |
| JP | J. James | 14,970 | 24.24% | ||
| Independent | P. Thomas Marshall | 225 | 0.36% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,364 | 20.02% | 17.18% | ||
| Turnout | 61,757 | 61.55% | 1.97% | ||
| Registered electors | 101,139 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from JP | Swing | -1.12% | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | J. James | 27,812 | 48.82% | ||
| CPI(M) | J. Hemachandran | 26,192 | 45.98% | ||
| INC | A. J. Raj | 1,764 | 3.10% | −56.57% | |
| Independent | N. Sukumarran | 984 | 1.73% | ||
| DMK | S. Gladstone | 212 | 0.37% | −16.30% | |
| Margin of victory | 1,620 | 2.84% | −33.16% | ||
| Turnout | 56,964 | 59.58% | −7.20% | ||
| Registered electors | 96,167 | ||||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | -10.84% | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | James. J | 36,097 | 59.66% | 5.20% | |
| CPI(M) | J. Hemachandran | 14,315 | 23.66% | ||
| DMK | N. Gnanasigamony | 10,088 | 16.67% | ||
| Margin of victory | 21,782 | 36.00% | 20.98% | ||
| Turnout | 60,500 | 66.78% | −7.29% | ||
| Registered electors | 93,019 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.20% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | J. James | 29,345 | 54.47% | ||
| CPI(M) | D. Gnanasingamoni | 21,253 | 39.45% | ||
| Independent | P. Thobias | 3,277 | 6.08% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,092 | 15.02% | |||
| Turnout | 53,875 | 74.07% | |||
| Registered electors | 75,416 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1954
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTNC | P. Ramasamy Pillai | 18,104 | 88.91% | ||
| INC | Pakianathan | 2,258 | 11.09% | 11.09% | |
| Margin of victory | 15,846 | 77.82% | 18.07% | ||
| Turnout | 20,362 | 56.50% | |||
| Registered electors | 36,041 | ||||
| TTNC hold | Swing | ||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTNC | P. Ramasamy Pillai | 18,244 | 68.13% | ||
| S. Kulandaswami | 2,242 | 8.37% | |||
| Independent | V. Sreedharan Pillai | 1,889 | 7.05% | ||
| INC | J. T. Raj | 1,840 | 6.87% | 6.87% | |
| Independent | N. Padmanabhan | 1,437 | 5.37% | ||
| TTP | D. Thankakon | 1,127 | 4.21% | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,002 | 59.76% | 59.76% | ||
| Turnout | 26,779 | 67.61% | |||
| Registered electors | 39,609 | ||||
| TTNC win (new seat) | |||||