Kadayanallur Assembly constituency

9°05′N 77°21′E / 9.08°N 77.35°E / 9.08; 77.35

Kadayanallur
Constituency No. 221 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Lok Sabha constituencyTenkasi
Established1967
Total electors269,220
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
T. M. Rajendran
Party  MDMK (DMK)
Alliance  SPA
Elected year2026

Kadayanallur is a state assembly constituency in Tenkasi district in Tamil NaduMost successful political party- AIADMK.[1] It is a part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Demographics

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Gender demographics of Kadayanallur constituency as of 01.05.2021,[3] taken ahead of the state general elections in 2021.

Year Female Male Transgender Total
2021 1,43,484 1,45,416 9 2,88,909

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Madras State

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Tamil Nadu

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Election results

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Vote share of winning candidates
2026
35.97%
2021
43.08%
2016
37.49%
2011
49.83%
2006
44.58%
2001
45.57%
1996
46.58%
1991
56.59%
1989
36.71%
1984
53.44%
1980
50.71%
1977
38.78%
1971
52.49%
1967
49.89%

2026

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2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MDMK T. M. Rajendran 79,832 35.97
AIADMK C Krishnamurali 73,579 33.15 Decrease9.93
TVK R. K. Abdul Jalil 49,254 22.19 New
NTK Abubacker Siddheeq 10,965 4.94
PT Kavitha R 2,882 1.3
Independent Esakki Pandi K 576 0.26
Independent Murugan P 537 0.24
NOTA NOTA 527 0.24
Margin of victory 6,253
Turnout 2,21,951
Rejected ballots
Registered electors
MDMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2021

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Krishnamurali 88,474 43.08% 6.22%
IUML K. A. M. Muhammed Abubacker 64,125 31.22% −6.27%
AMMK S. Ayyaduraipandian 34,216 16.66%
NTK M. Muthulakshmi 10,136 4.94% 4.04%
MNM M. Ambikadevi 1,778 0.87%
NOTA Nota 1,056 0.51% −0.53%
Independent S. Seenivasan 938 0.46%
Independent Velammal 672 0.33%
Independent Sivasubramaniyan R 672 0.33%
Independent Poologaraj R 658 0.32%
Independent S. Muruganantham 532 0.26%
Margin of victory 24,349 11.86% 11.22%
Turnout 2,05,374 70.71% −0.55%
Registered electors 2,90,432
AIADMK gain from IUML Swing 5.59%

2016

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2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IUML K. A. M. Muhammed Abubacker 70,763 37.49%
AIADMK Sheik Dawood. S 69,569 36.86% −12.96%
DMDK Gothai Mariappan 15,858 8.40%
BJP Kathirvelu. V 14,286 7.57% 5.58%
SDPI Jabar Ali Usmani. J 5,993 3.18% −0.93%
AIFB Raja Maravan. S 3,581 1.90%
NOTA None Of The Above 1,969 1.04%
NTK Muthuramalingam . S 1,681 0.89%
PMK Thirumalaikumarasamy. M 1,350 0.72%
TMMK Santhana Mariappan. V 844 0.45%
Independent Mohamed Abdul Rahman. P 812 0.43%
Margin of victory 1,194 0.63% −9.29%
Turnout 1,88,737 71.26% −4.16%
Registered electors 2,64,848
IUML gain from AIADMK Swing -12.33%

2011

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2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Chendur Pandian 80,794 49.83% 8.82%
INC S. Peter Alphonse 64,708 39.91% −4.68%
SDPI Mohamed Mubarak . S. 6,649 4.10%
BJP Pandi Durai R. 3,233 1.99% −0.67%
Independent Jahir Hussain . S. S 1,753 1.08%
BSP Ramaiah . M 1,177 0.73% −4.89%
Independent Mohamed Jaffer . K 929 0.57%
Independent Ramanathan . P 471 0.29%
Independent Marimuthu . T 417 0.26%
Independent Bala Subramanian . M 385 0.24%
Independent Sankar . A 345 0.21%
Margin of victory 16,086 9.92% 6.34%
Turnout 2,14,997 75.42% 6.90%
Registered electors 1,62,155
AIADMK gain from INC Swing 5.24%

2006

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2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. Peter Alphonse 53,700 44.58%
AIADMK Kamaludeen. U. H 49,386 41.00% −4.56%
PT Arumugasamy. M 6,760 5.61%
Independent Thiruppathy. V. S. 3,229 2.68%
BJP Shanmugavelu. M 3,203 2.66%
SP Raj @ Shanmugaraj 1,372 1.14%
Independent Magdoom 1,196 0.99%
Independent Pandian. P. S 1,110 0.92%
Independent Senthil Raj. V. 490 0.41%
Margin of victory 4,314 3.58% 2.41%
Turnout 1,20,446 68.52% 7.86%
Registered electors 1,75,786
INC gain from AIADMK Swing -0.98%

2001

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2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Subbiah Pandian 48,220 45.57% 14.65%
DMK Shahul P. M. 46,976 44.39% −2.19%
MDMK Pandara Mudaliar. S. 7,360 6.96% −8.00%
Independent Bathusah M. 1,571 1.48%
Independent Saied Magthume. K 918 0.87%
Independent Hamardin . V. S. 409 0.39%
Independent Abdul Kadar. R. 368 0.35%
Margin of victory 1,244 1.18% −14.49%
Turnout 1,05,822 60.66% −9.75%
Registered electors 1,74,540
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -1.02%

1996

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1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Naina Mohammad 49,641 46.58% 18.15%
AIADMK Gani. A. M. 32,949 30.92% −25.67%
MDMK Sanjeevi. M. 15,939 14.96%
PMK Sehana. M. M. 2,342 2.20%
BJP Murugesan. G. 2,215 2.08% −3.32%
Independent Shanmugiah Pandian. S. 1,927 1.81%
JP Pandian. S. 253 0.24%
Independent Subbiah Pandian. S. 198 0.19%
Independent Paulraj. R. 106 0.10%
Independent Velusamy. K. 104 0.10%
Independent Esakki. S. 104 0.10%
Margin of victory 16,692 15.66% −12.50%
Turnout 1,06,563 70.41% 3.08%
Registered electors 1,59,882
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -10.01%

1991

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1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Nagoor Meeran 55,681 56.59% 37.99%
DMK Samusudeen Alias Kathiravan 27,971 28.43% −8.28%
IUML V. S. Kamarudeen 8,215 8.35%
BJP R. Mailerumperumal 5,316 5.40%
THMM Selvakumar Alias I. S. S. Rajan 377 0.38%
Independent Mydeen Pitchai 268 0.27%
Independent T. Shahul Hameed 185 0.19%
Independent R. Rajendran 161 0.16%
Independent A. Mariappan 107 0.11%
Independent S. Varisai Mohamed 56 0.06%
Independent M. S. Esakkia Pillai Alias Durai Pillai 50 0.05%
Margin of victory 27,710 28.16% 21.44%
Turnout 98,387 67.33% −8.01%
Registered electors 1,52,327
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 19.88%

1989

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1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Samusudeen Alias Kathiravan 37,531 36.71% −8.47%
INC Ayyadurai Alias Subramanian S. R. M 30,652 29.98%
AIADMK Anaikutti Pandian S. P. M 19,019 18.60% −34.83%
AIADMK Abdul Razaak M. M. A. M 12,908 12.63% −40.81%
Independent Marimutu M. P. P. M 598 0.58%
Independent Alagumuthu Thevar K. M 331 0.32%
Independent Kannan. M. M 264 0.26%
Independent Sampath. R. M 229 0.22%
Independent Thirumalaivel S. K. M 217 0.21%
Independent Shahul Hameed M. S. M 184 0.18%
Independent Rajaiah. A. M 118 0.12%
Margin of victory 6,879 6.73% −1.53%
Turnout 1,02,230 75.34% −11.67%
Registered electors 1,38,368
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -16.73%

1984

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1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK T. Perumal 49,186 53.44% 5.21%
DMK Samusudeen Alias Kathiravan 41,584 45.18%
Independent Natrajan. A. 1,019 1.11%
Independent Esakkia Pillai. M. S. 255 0.28%
Margin of victory 7,602 8.26% 5.78%
Turnout 92,044 87.01% 17.57%
Registered electors 1,11,405
AIADMK gain from Independent Swing 2.73%

1980

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1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Shahul Hameed 38,225 50.71%
AIADMK Gani A. M. Alias Mohideen Pitchai. A. 36,354 48.23% 9.45%
Independent Kumaraswamy Thevar. S. 357 0.47%
Independent Abdul Kader. S. T. 175 0.23%
Independent Ramachandran. S. 173 0.23%
Independent Ramanathan. P. 96 0.13%
Margin of victory 1,871 2.48% −5.00%
Turnout 75,380 69.44% −1.23%
Registered electors 1,10,307
Independent gain from AIADMK Swing 11.93%

1977

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1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. M. A. Razak 29,347 38.78%
INC S.K.T. Ramachandran 23,686 31.30% −16.21%
DMK K.Kattari Pandian 16,329 21.58% −30.91%
JP M. Lakshmana Nadar 5,623 7.43%
Independent Nellai Gandhi Abdul Kader 690 0.91%
Margin of victory 5,661 7.48% 2.50%
Turnout 75,675 70.67% −5.54%
Registered electors 1,08,473
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -13.71%

1971

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1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar 37,649 52.49%
INC Abdul Majid Sahib S. M. 34,079 47.51% −1.77%
Margin of victory 3,570 4.98% 4.36%
Turnout 71,728 76.21% −5.20%
Registered electors 96,720
DMK gain from Independent Swing 2.60%

1967

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1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kadayanallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar 36,349 49.89%
INC S. M. A. Majid 35,903 49.28%
ABJS S. R. Naicker 603 0.83%
Margin of victory 446 0.61%
Turnout 72,855 81.41%
Registered electors 91,875
Independent win (new seat)

References

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  1. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  3. "Assembly constituency Voters Count".
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