Tiruchendur was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu until 2008 constituency realignment.
Assembly segments Before constituencies realignment of 2008, Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: Cheranmadevi (defunct) Nanguneri (moved to Tirunelveli Constituency) Radhapuram (moved to Tirunelveli Constituency) Sathankulam (defunct) Tiruchendur (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency) Kanyakumari (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
Members of Parliament YearNameParty1957T. Ganapathy1962T. T. Krishnamachari1967Santhosam1971M. S. Sivasamy1977K. T. Kosalram198019841985^R. Dhanuskodi Athithan1989199119961998Ramarajan1999A. D. K. Jayaseelan2004V. Radhika Selvi
After 2008 constituency realignment, this seat ceased to exist.
Electorate In 2004, it had 10,31,362 of electorate, 4,95,753 men and 5,35,609 women.
Election results
2004
General Election 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%DMKA.D.K.Jayaseelan237,63043.6%AIADMKDr.P.B.Rajan177,96432.7%TMC(M)Dhanushkodi Aadhithan109,03520.0%INDS.Selvin Nadar8,3231.5%Majority59,66611.0%Turnout544,78252.4%DMKgain from AIADMK
General Election 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%AIADMKRamaraajan264,29048.3%TMC(M)Dhanushkodi Aadhithan217,43539.7%INCKumari Ananthan38,2917.0%INDA.Backiyaraj11,4082.1%Majority46,8558.6%Turnout547,23454.0%AIADMK gain from TMC
General Election 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%TMCDhanushkodi Aadhithan317,94353.3%INCS.Justin114,23219.2%BJPN.S.Chandra Bose79,05113.3%JDAnton Gomez48,0668.1%INDR.Sundaram3,2740.5%INDS.Arullappa Nadar2,9950.5%Majority203,71134.2%Turnout596,50060.9%TMC(M) gain from INC
General Election 1991 PartyCandidateVotes%INCDhanushkodi Aadhithan381,52171.4%JDG.Anton Gomez122,74523.0%Jharkhand PartyB.Samson Daniel5,1811.0%PMKR.Christ Doss2,8550.5%Tharasu Makkal MandramI.Ilavarasan1,7400.3%Majority258,77648.4%Turnout534,58656.6%INC Hold General Election 1989
PartyCandidateVotes%INCDhanushkodi Aadhithan385,65667.0%DMKA.Karthikeyan173,58530.2%Tharasu Makkal MandramI.Ilavarasan1,6020.3%INDLeshmana Perumal1,5350.3%PMKC.Papanasam1,5000.3%Majority212,07136.8%Turnout575,55660.5% INC Hold
By-election 1985 PartyCandidateVotes%INCDhanushkodi Aadhithan169,71062.0%JPP.Vijayaraghavan93,83134.3%Majority75,819Turnout273,776INC Hold
General Election 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%INCK.T.Kosalram345,38167.9%JPJawaharlal121,95424.0%INDA.Dhanushkodi Ramalinga Pandian11,5732.3%INDK.Kesavam5,6711.1%Majority223,42743.9%Turnout508,48767.9%INC Hold General Election 1980 PartyCandidateVotes%INC(I)K.T.Kosalram227,39551.0%JPN.Soundara Pandian113,57625.5%INDAnanthan75,02016.8%JP(S)Pillai14,1063.2%Majority113,81925.5%Turnout445,88063.3%INC(I) Hold
General Election 1977 PartyCandidateVotes%INCK.T.Kosalram272,33860.2%INC(O)Devadasan Edwin152,14833.6%INDArumugam Pandian11,3362.5%Majority120,19026.6%Turnout452,54063.5%INC gain from DMK
General Election 1971 PartyCandidateVotes%DMKM.S.Sivasamy202,78347.6%SWAN.Parthasarathy202,75747.6%INDA.Ponnaih5,8451.4%Majority260.0%Turnout411,38569.8%DMK gain from SWA
General Election 1967 PartyCandidateVotes%SWASanthosham183,05345.8%INCK.T.Kosalram182,65945.7%Majority3940.1%Turnout390,33971.1%SWA gain from INC
General Election 1962
PartyCandidateVotesINCT.T.KrishnamachariUnopposed
General Election 1957 PartyCandidateVotes%INCT.GanapathyRUN/AINDN.Duraipandi00.0%INC Win (New Seat)
See also Thiruchendur List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
External links Election Commission of India