Vilathikulam (state assembly constituency)

Vilathikulam State Assembly constituency (Tamil: விளாத்திகுளம் சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி) is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is also one of the 6 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thoothukkudi (Lok Sabha constituency). It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence. Farming is the major occupation of the constituents and Chilli is their major crop.[1]

Vilathikulam
state assembly constituency
Birthplace of Subramania Bharati
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Existence	1952–present
Reservation	None
Current MLA	P. Chinnappan
Party	AIADMK
Elected Year	2019
Total Electors	2,08,498
Most Successful Party	AIADMK (9 times)

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Assembly	Member	Political Party		Tenure
1952	1st	P. Selvaraj		Indian National Congress	1952-1957
1967	4th	M. Rathinasabapathy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1967-1971
1971	5th	M. Rathinasabapathy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1971-1977
1977	6th	R. K. Perumal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1977-1980
1980	7th	R. K. Perumal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1980-1984
1984	8th	S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1984-1989
1989	9th	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1989-1991
1991	10th	N. C. Kanagavalli		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1991-1996
1996	11th	K. Ravisankar		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1996-2001
2001	12th	N. K. Perumal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2001-2006
2006	13th	P. Chinnappan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2006-2011
2011	14th	V. Markandayan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2011-2016
2016	15th	K. Uma Maheswari		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2016-2019
2019	15th	P. Chinnappan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2019-Incumbent

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2019			44.32%
2016			46.79%
2011			54.58%
2006			46.74%
2001			48.16%
1996			32.10%
1991			62.10%
1989			36.59%
1984			40.52%
1980			53.75%
1977			38.39%
1971			57.33%
1967			37.47%
1952			50.44%

Assembly Bye-election 2019

Bye-election, 2019: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Chinnappan	70,139	44.32	-2.47
	DMK	A. C. Jayakumar	41,585	26.28	-8.26
	Independent	V. Markandayan	27,456	17.35	New
	AMMK	K. Jothimony	9695	6.13	New
	NTK	M. Kalidoss	4628	2.93	+1.77
	MNM	T. Natarajan	1399	0.88	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1386	0.88	-0.15
Majority			28,554	18.04	+5.79
Turnout			1,58,289	75.65	+1.37
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-2.47

Assembly election 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Uma Maheswari	71,496	46.79	-7.79
	DMK	S. Beemaraj	52,778	34.54	New
	TMC	P. Kathirvel	15,030	9.54	New
	BJP	P. Rama Moorthy	6,441	4.22	+3.10
	NTK	G. N. Marudhanayagam	1,766	1.16	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,581	1.03	New
	BSP	I. Subbalakshmi	850	0.56	-0.51
	SHS	A. Murugan	704	0.46	New
	PMK	S. Munisamy	560	0.37	New
Majority			18,718	12.25	-4.70
Turnout			1,52,795	74.28	-1.73
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-7.79

Assembly election 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Markandayan	72,753	54.58	+7.84
	INC	K. Perumalsamy	50,156	37.63	New
	BJP	K. Sundaramoorthy	1,499	1.12	-0.12
	BSP	S. Ayyadurai	1,423	1.07	-3.08
Majority			22,597	16.95	+9.07
Turnout			1,33,292	76.01	+10.24
	AIADMK hold		Swing	+7.84

Assembly election 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Chinnappan	45,409	46.74	-1.42
	DMK	K. Rajaram	37,755	38.86	+7.23
	DMDK	S. Balakrishnan	5,779	5.95	New
	BSP	Lingaraj	4,026	4.15	New
	BJP	V. P. Jayaraj	1,197	1.24	New
Majority			7,654	7.88	-8.65
Turnout			97,171	65.77	+4.89
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-1.42

Assembly election 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. K. Perumal	44,415	48.16	+20.63
	DMK	R. K. P. Rajasekaran	29,172	31.63	-0.47
	MDMK	S. Kumara Gurubara Ramanathan	16,237	17.61	-13.82
Majority			15,243	16.53	+15.86
Turnout			92,282	60.88	-4.41
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	+20.63

Assembly election 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Ravisankar	30,190	32.10	-4.90
	MDMK	Vai. Gopalsamy	29,556	31.43	New
	AIADMK	N. K. Perumal	25,891	27.53	-34.57
	PMK	Krishna Kanthan Yadhav	3,374	3.59	New
Majority			634	0.67	-24.43
Turnout			97,879	65.29	+5.16
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.90

Assembly election 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. C. Kanagavalli	53,713	62.10	+25.51
	DMK	S. Manvelraj	32,004	37.00	+9.03
Majority			21,709	25.10	+16.48
Turnout			88,647	60.13	-10.16
	AIADMK hold		Swing	+25.51

Assembly election 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. K. S. S. Ramachandran	33,951	36.59	+3.97
	DMK	S. Kumara Gurubara Ramanathan	25,955	27.97	-12.55
	AIADMK	M. Deivendran	21,486	23.16	New
	INC	K. S. K. Subba Reddiar	6,247	6.73	New
Majority			7,996	8.62	+0.72
Turnout			94,591	70.29	+1.15
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	+3.97

Assembly election 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Kumara Gurubara Ramanathan	32,481	40.52	-4.47
	AIADMK	R. K. Perumal	26,143	32.62	-21.13
Majority			6,338	7.90	-0.86
Turnout			83,961	69.14	+3.24
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.47

Assembly election 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. K. Perumal	40,728	53.75	+15.36
	DMK	S. Kumara Gurubara Ramanathan	34,088	44.99	+31.80
Majority			6,640	8.76	+3.04
Turnout			76,930	65.90	+7.46
	AIADMK hold		Swing	+15.36

Assembly election 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. K. Perumal	25,384	38.39	New
	INC	K. Subba Reddiar	22001	33.27	New
	DMK	A. K. Kondu Reddiar	8720	13.19	-44.14
	JP	A. A. Arulanandam	8452	12.78	New
	Independent	Ramaswamy Reddiar	706	1.07	New
	AIFB	K. P. Ganapathy	579	0.88	New
Majority			3,383	5.72	-12.73
Turnout			67,060	58.44	-7.76
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	New

Assembly election 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Rathinasabapathy	32,583	57.33	+19.86
	INC (O)	K. Subba Reddiar	22,097	38.88	New
Majority			10,486	18.45	+12.88
Turnout			59911	66.20	-12.05
	DMK hold		Swing	+19.86

Assembly election 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Rathinasabapathy	23,905	37.47	New
	Independent	M. P. S. Reddiar	20,350	31.90	New
	INC	A. L. R. Naicker	19,540	30.63	-19.81
Majority			3555	5.57	+4.69
Turnout			66,458	78.25	+19.68
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	New

Assembly election 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vilathikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Selvaraj	18,819	50.44	New
	Independent	Sankaralingam	18,494	49.56	New
Majority			325	0.88	New
Turnout			37,313	58.57	New
	INC win (new seat)

References

1. "One who wins hearts of farmers will taste success". The Hindu. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

• "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.