Thiruvonam Assembly constituency
State assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
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Thiruvonam was a state assembly constituency in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.[1] Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.
| Thiruvonam | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thanjavur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thanjavur |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 200,113 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Durai Govindarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | N. Sivagnanam | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | V. Sivagnanam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | M. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | K. Thangamuthu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1996 | M. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | C. Rajendran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2006 | T. Mahesh Krishnasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Durai Govindarajan | 23,779 | 29.06% | ||
| DMK | Pulavar T. Tholappan | 21,566 | 26.36% | ||
| INC | N. Vaiyapuri Vanniyar | 17,004 | 20.78% | ||
| Independent | P. Thangaraj | 9,987 | 12.21% | ||
| JP | N. Kaliamoorthy | 9,490 | 11.60% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,213 | 2.70% | |||
| Turnout | 81,826 | 76.24% | |||
| Registered electors | 108,939 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Sivagnanam | 44,748 | 49.36% | 28.58% | |
| AIADMK | Durai Govindarajan | 44,686 | 49.29% | 20.23% | |
| Independent | D. Sambandam | 1,229 | 1.36% | ||
| Margin of victory | 62 | 0.07% | −2.64% | ||
| Turnout | 90,663 | 77.10% | 0.86% | ||
| Registered electors | 118,707 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 20.30% | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. Sivagnanam | 46,777 | 48.25% | −1.11% | |
| DMK | M. Ramachandran | 35,707 | 36.83% | ||
| INC(J) | K. Thangamuthu | 12,601 | 13.00% | ||
| Independent | S. Prakasom | 1,065 | 1.10% | ||
| Independent | V. Thenmani | 415 | 0.43% | ||
| Independent | M. K. Arumugam | 388 | 0.40% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,070 | 11.42% | 11.35% | ||
| Turnout | 96,953 | 82.02% | 4.93% | ||
| Registered electors | 124,226 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -1.11% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Ramachandran | 42,479 | 37.17% | 0.34% | |
| AIADMK | K. Thangamuthu | 29,730 | 26.01% | ||
| INC | Nanchi K. Varadarajan | 23,124 | 20.23% | −28.02% | |
| AIADMK | Durai Govindarajan | 17,522 | 15.33% | ||
| Independent | C. Kasinathan | 1,333 | 1.17% | ||
| Independent | R. Vaiyapuri | 110 | 0.10% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,749 | 11.15% | −0.26% | ||
| Turnout | 114,298 | 81.38% | −0.64% | ||
| Registered electors | 142,748 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | -11.08% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Thangamuthu | 75,141 | 64.73% | 38.72% | |
| DMK | M. Ramachandran | 40,173 | 34.61% | −2.56% | |
| THMM | K. Gunaseelan | 306 | 0.26% | ||
| Independent | K. Mathiyazhagan | 264 | 0.23% | ||
| LKD | R. Vaiyapurikadavarayar | 206 | 0.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 34,968 | 30.12% | 18.97% | ||
| Turnout | 116,090 | 74.33% | −7.05% | ||
| Registered electors | 161,027 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 27.56% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Ramachandran | 72,403 | 57.36% | 22.76% | |
| AIADMK | K. Thangamuthu | 40,853 | 32.37% | −32.36% | |
| MDMK | Balakrishnan Durai | 9,524 | 7.55% | ||
| PMK | K. Kunjupillai Mutharaiyar | 771 | 0.61% | ||
| Independent | R. Nedunchezhian | 652 | 0.52% | ||
| Independent | M. Kaliaperumal | 446 | 0.35% | ||
| Independent | T. Samiaiya | 380 | 0.30% | ||
| Independent | V. Kaliaperumal Yadava | 237 | 0.19% | ||
| Independent | C. Balaiyan | 230 | 0.18% | ||
| Independent | N. Palaiyan | 192 | 0.15% | ||
| Independent | V. Raju Udayar | 148 | 0.12% | ||
| Margin of victory | 31,550 | 25.00% | −5.12% | ||
| Turnout | 126,215 | 74.97% | 0.64% | ||
| Registered electors | 176,055 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.36% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Rajendran | 67,094 | 52.21% | 19.84% | |
| DMK | M. Ramachandran | 55,871 | 43.48% | −13.89% | |
| MDMK | Ramachandran Singh | 5,544 | 4.31% | −3.23% | |
| Margin of victory | 11,223 | 8.73% | −16.26% | ||
| Turnout | 128,509 | 65.60% | −9.38% | ||
| Registered electors | 195,917 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -5.16% | |||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Mahesh Krishnasamy | 69,235 | 46.16% | 2.68% | |
| AIADMK | K. Thangamuthu | 67,430 | 44.96% | −7.25% | |
| DMDK | M. Sivakumar | 8,488 | 5.66% | ||
| Independent | S. Govindaraj | 1,965 | 1.31% | ||
| BJP | V. Mookkaiyan | 1,150 | 0.77% | ||
| Independent | Arjunan Malai | 938 | 0.63% | ||
| SP | T. Sathiya Moorthy | 411 | 0.27% | ||
| BSP | N. Ravi | 374 | 0.25% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,805 | 1.20% | −7.53% | ||
| Turnout | 149,991 | 74.95% | 9.35% | ||
| Registered electors | 200,113 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -6.05% | |||