Taramangalam Assembly constituency
Taramangalam is a state assembly constituency in Salem district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Madras State | |||
1957 | N. S. Sundararajan | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | N. S. Sundararajan | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | Govindan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu | |||
1971 | Paramasivam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1977 | R. Narayanan | Indian National Congress | |
1980 | S. Semmalai | Independent | |
1984 | S. Semmalai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1989 | K. Arjunan | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalitha) | |
1991 | R. Palanisamy | Indian National Congress | |
1996 | P. Govindan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
2001 | M. P. Kamaraj | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
2006 | P. Kannan | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
Election results
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PMK | P. Kannan | 49,045 | 34.60% | ||
Independent | P. Govindan | 36,791 | 25.95% | ||
MDMK | K. S. V. Thamarai Kannan | 34,960 | 24.66% | 22.17% | |
DMDK | C. J. Suresh | 14,870 | 10.49% | ||
Independent | A. Rajendra Kumar | 1,682 | 1.19% | ||
BJP | P. Muthusamy | 1,130 | 0.80% | ||
Independent | P. Govindan | 1,046 | 0.74% | ||
Independent | M. Palanivel | 818 | 0.58% | ||
Independent | M. Govindan | 725 | 0.51% | ||
Independent | K. Gurusamy | 690 | 0.49% | ||
Margin of victory | 12,254 | 8.64% | -12.67% | ||
Turnout | 1,41,757 | 70.57% | 9.57% | ||
Registered electors | 2,00,861 | ||||
PMK hold | Swing | -21.49% |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PMK | M. P. Kamaraj | 67,012 | 56.09% | ||
DMK | S. Ammasi | 41,554 | 34.78% | 12.21% | |
MDMK | V. Vaithinathan | 2,983 | 2.50% | -4.41% | |
Independent | R. Murugan | 2,509 | 2.10% | ||
Independent | K. Govindaraj | 2,032 | 1.70% | ||
Independent | C. Lakshimannan | 1,928 | 1.61% | ||
LJP | P. Srinivasan | 421 | 0.35% | ||
Independent | A. M. Govindan | 410 | 0.34% | ||
Independent | M. Govindan | 317 | 0.27% | ||
Independent | M. Annadurai | 302 | 0.25% | ||
Margin of victory | 25,458 | 21.31% | -0.31% | ||
Turnout | 1,19,468 | 61.01% | -5.73% | ||
Registered electors | 1,95,838 | ||||
PMK hold | Swing | 11.91% |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PMK | P. Govindan | 50,502 | 44.19% | ||
DMK | P. Elavarasan | 25,795 | 22.57% | ||
INC | R. Palanisamy | 25,375 | 22.20% | -25.46% | |
MDMK | P. Kandasamy | 7,889 | 6.90% | ||
Independent | S. Andiyappan | 801 | 0.70% | ||
Independent | M. Govindarajan | 489 | 0.43% | ||
Independent | K. R. Kandasamy | 417 | 0.36% | ||
Independent | M. Mayilsamy | 330 | 0.29% | ||
Independent | A. Kandasamy | 320 | 0.28% | ||
Independent | P. Selvaraj | 260 | 0.23% | ||
Independent | G. Karunakaran | 248 | 0.22% | ||
Margin of victory | 24,707 | 21.62% | 13.76% | ||
Turnout | 1,14,293 | 66.74% | 0.43% | ||
Registered electors | 1,83,768 | ||||
PMK gain from INC | Swing | -3.47% |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | R. Palanisamy | 50,538 | 47.66% | 35.13% | |
PMK | S. Ammasi | 42,204 | 39.80% | ||
JD | P. Nacrimuthu | 11,602 | 10.94% | ||
Independent | A. Kandasamy | 450 | 0.42% | ||
Independent | K. Sundaram | 403 | 0.38% | ||
Independent | C. Mani | 315 | 0.30% | ||
Independent | K. Sithan | 211 | 0.20% | ||
Independent | P. K. Karuppannan | 160 | 0.15% | ||
Independent | R. Palanisamy | 153 | 0.14% | ||
Margin of victory | 8,334 | 7.86% | 5.20% | ||
Turnout | 1,06,036 | 66.30% | 24.57% | ||
Registered electors | 1,66,184 | ||||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 22.18% |
1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | K. Arjunan | 15,818 | 25.49% | -44.20% | |
Independent | P. Kandasamy | 14,165 | 22.82% | ||
DMK | P. Arrjunan | 13,301 | 21.43% | -6.52% | |
AIADMK | S. Semmalai | 8,100 | 13.05% | -56.63% | |
INC | T. Arunachalam | 7,780 | 12.54% | ||
Independent | C. Ganesan | 1,153 | 1.86% | ||
Independent | T. M. Rajamanickam | 328 | 0.53% | ||
Independent | M. Govindan | 311 | 0.50% | ||
Independent | P. Arumugam | 301 | 0.48% | ||
Independent | S. Kiliappan | 243 | 0.39% | ||
Independent | K. Sundar Ganeson | 139 | 0.22% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,653 | 2.66% | -39.07% | ||
Turnout | 62,066 | 41.74% | -31.03% | ||
Registered electors | 1,52,563 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -44.20% |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S. Semmalai | 63,407 | 69.68% | ||
DMK | K. Arjunan | 25,429 | 27.95% | ||
Independent | N. Perumal Gounder | 533 | 0.59% | ||
Independent | Chinnappan | 414 | 0.45% | ||
Independent | C. Manickam | 348 | 0.38% | ||
Independent | K. S. Arumugam | 223 | 0.25% | ||
Independent | Palanisamy | 215 | 0.24% | ||
Independent | Rajugoundan | 207 | 0.23% | ||
Independent | P. Dhanappan | 130 | 0.14% | ||
Independent | G. Dhanabalan | 89 | 0.10% | ||
Margin of victory | 37,978 | 41.74% | 14.51% | ||
Turnout | 90,995 | 72.76% | 2.99% | ||
Registered electors | 1,30,679 | ||||
AIADMK gain from Independent | Swing | 9.35% |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S. Semmalai | 49,597 | 60.33% | ||
INC | R. Narayanan | 27,214 | 33.11% | -1.49% | |
CPI | S. R. Perumal | 3,909 | 4.76% | ||
Independent | K. S. Arumugam | 1,193 | 1.45% | ||
Independent | K. Asaithambi | 290 | 0.35% | ||
Margin of victory | 22,383 | 27.23% | 27.20% | ||
Turnout | 82,203 | 69.78% | 7.53% | ||
Registered electors | 1,19,790 | ||||
Independent gain from INC | Swing | 25.74% |
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | R. Narayanan | 23,882 | 34.59% | -3.62% | |
AIADMK | S. Semmalai | 23,863 | 34.56% | ||
JP | T. M. Ramasamy Gounder | 10,073 | 14.59% | ||
DMK | K. R. Govindan | 9,020 | 13.06% | -48.73% | |
Independent | K. Rajagopal | 935 | 1.35% | ||
Independent | N. Perumal Gounder | 917 | 1.33% | ||
Independent | P. M. Vadivel Gounder | 351 | 0.51% | ||
Margin of victory | 19 | 0.03% | -23.56% | ||
Turnout | 69,041 | 62.24% | 1.62% | ||
Registered electors | 1,13,229 | ||||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | -27.20% |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Paramasivam | 33,257 | 61.79% | 4.00% | |
INC | T. M. Ramasamy Gounder | 20,564 | 38.21% | -4.00% | |
Margin of victory | 12,693 | 23.58% | 7.99% | ||
Turnout | 53,821 | 60.62% | -7.25% | ||
Registered electors | 95,265 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 4.00% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Govindan | 33,222 | 57.80% | 10.45% | |
INC | M. S. Krishnan | 24,259 | 42.20% | -10.45% | |
Margin of victory | 8,963 | 15.59% | 10.29% | ||
Turnout | 57,481 | 67.87% | -4.66% | ||
Registered electors | 88,234 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 5.15% |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | N. S. Sundararajan | 30,020 | 52.65% | -10.82% | |
DMK | P. R. Nallathambi Gounder | 26,997 | 47.35% | ||
Margin of victory | 3,023 | 5.30% | -36.84% | ||
Turnout | 57,017 | 72.53% | 38.65% | ||
Registered electors | 81,534 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | -10.82% |
1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | N. S. Soundararajan | 15,752 | 63.47% | ||
Independent | Chinnappan | 5,293 | 21.33% | ||
Independent | Nallappa Mudaliar | 2,741 | 11.04% | ||
Independent | Periasamy Mudali | 1,033 | 4.16% | ||
Margin of victory | 10,459 | 42.14% | |||
Turnout | 24,819 | 33.88% | |||
Registered electors | 73,266 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |