Morappur Assembly constituency
| Morappur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Dharmapuri |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,73,038 |
Morappur is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the city, Morappur. It is part of Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth | 1977-80 | N. Kuppusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | N. Kuppusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | T. Theerthagiri Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | V. Mullaivendhan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | K. Singaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | V. Mullaivendhan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | P. Palaniappan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Thirteenth | 2006-11 | V. Mullaivendhan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
The constituency was merged into the newly formed Pappireddipatti Assembly constituency after the constituency delimitation in 2008.[1]
Election results
[edit]2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Mullaivendhan | 64,962 | 51.24% | 16.01% | |
| AIADMK | K. Singaram | 51,771 | 40.83% | −15.48% | |
| DMDK | S. Saravanan | 4,932 | 3.89% | ||
| Independent | R. Pathmanapan | 2,116 | 1.67% | ||
| BJP | S. Jayakumar | 1,792 | 1.41% | ||
| BSP | S. Thirumoorthi | 1,211 | 0.96% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,191 | 10.40% | −10.68% | ||
| Turnout | 126,784 | 73.27% | 12.13% | ||
| Registered electors | 173,038 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.07% | |||
2001
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Palaniappan | 62,266 | 56.31% | 27.97% | |
| DMK | E. V. Rajasekaran | 38,950 | 35.22% | −18.76% | |
| Tamil Desiyak Katchi | M. Selvakumar | 3,355 | 3.03% | ||
| MDMK | P. Mathiazhagan | 2,709 | 2.45% | 0.03% | |
| Independent | G. Vasantha | 1,402 | 1.27% | ||
| Independent | R. Chinnaraju | 1,167 | 1.06% | ||
| Independent | M. Sathiavani | 450 | 0.41% | ||
| Independent | P. Kamalasekar | 278 | 0.25% | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,316 | 21.09% | −4.56% | ||
| Turnout | 110,577 | 61.14% | −9.30% | ||
| Registered electors | 180,856 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.33% | |||
1996
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Mullaivendhan | 59,518 | 53.98% | 31.39% | |
| AIADMK | K. Singaram | 31,244 | 28.34% | −24.95% | |
| PMK | T. Ramalingam | 15,689 | 14.23% | ||
| MDMK | R. Ravanan | 2,669 | 2.42% | ||
| Independent | M. Annamalai | 320 | 0.29% | ||
| Independent | R. Sivakavi | 182 | 0.17% | ||
| Independent | R. Kennedy | 169 | 0.15% | ||
| Independent | R. Ayyakannu | 159 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | M. Shanmugam | 117 | 0.11% | ||
| Independent | V. Chandrasekaran | 70 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | M. P. Sekar | 61 | 0.06% | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,274 | 25.65% | −3.75% | ||
| Turnout | 110,250 | 70.44% | 1.03% | ||
| Registered electors | 163,786 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.70% | |||
1991
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Singaram | 53,477 | 53.29% | 22.83% | |
| PMK | A. Arunachalam | 23,973 | 23.89% | ||
| DMK | V. Samikannu | 22,678 | 22.60% | −18.00% | |
| THMM | C. Sathiyamoorthy | 225 | 0.22% | ||
| Margin of victory | 29,504 | 29.40% | 19.25% | ||
| Turnout | 100,353 | 69.41% | 5.41% | ||
| Registered electors | 148,890 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 12.69% | |||
1989
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Mullaivendhan | 34,038 | 40.60% | 5.57% | |
| AIADMK | M. G. Sekhar | 25,531 | 30.46% | ||
| INC | Venkatachalam | 16,308 | 19.45% | −31.31% | |
| Independent | M. Manoharan | 4,922 | 5.87% | ||
| Independent | M. Annamalai | 994 | 1.19% | ||
| Independent | S. Rajaguru | 446 | 0.53% | ||
| Independent | G. Sugadev | 338 | 0.40% | ||
| Independent | M. Rathinasamy | 250 | 0.30% | ||
| Independent | V. Raman | 241 | 0.29% | ||
| Independent | M. Singaravelu | 164 | 0.20% | ||
| Independent | N. V. Chennan | 147 | 0.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,507 | 10.15% | −5.58% | ||
| Turnout | 83,831 | 64.00% | −8.99% | ||
| Registered electors | 133,712 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | -10.16% | |||
1984
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. Theerthagiri Gounder | 39,779 | 50.77% | 11.01% | |
| DMK | V. Samikannu | 27,453 | 35.04% | ||
| Independent | R. Ramachandran | 8,813 | 11.25% | ||
| BJP | T. M. A. Mariappan | 1,528 | 1.95% | ||
| Independent | M. Marydass | 782 | 1.00% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,326 | 15.73% | −1.69% | ||
| Turnout | 78,355 | 72.99% | 0.96% | ||
| Registered electors | 115,821 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -6.41% | |||
1980
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. Kuppusamy | 43,096 | 57.18% | 22.76% | |
| INC | R. Balasubramanian | 29,967 | 39.76% | ||
| JP | G. Suadev | 1,089 | 1.44% | ||
| Independent | M. R. Srinivasan | 713 | 0.95% | ||
| Independent | K. Theethan | 269 | 0.36% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,129 | 17.42% | 14.99% | ||
| Turnout | 75,370 | 72.03% | 1.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 106,081 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 22.76% | |||
1977
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. Kuppusamy | 22,886 | 34.42% | ||
| DMK | R. P. Murugan | 21,270 | 31.99% | ||
| JP | K. Arunachalam | 13,770 | 20.71% | ||
| CPI | P. P. Rasu | 4,616 | 6.94% | ||
| Independent | K. Natarasan | 3,710 | 5.58% | ||
| Independent | M. G. Sekar | 139 | 0.21% | ||
| Independent | T. V. Anganna Chettiar | 108 | 0.16% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,616 | 2.43% | |||
| Turnout | 66,499 | 70.14% | |||
| Registered electors | 95,843 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). 12 May 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
External links
[edit]- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.