Mudukulathur Assembly constituency

Mudukulathur is a legislative assembly constituency in Ramanathapuram district the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner
1952	U. Muthuramalinga Thevar and Mottaya Kudumbar	Forward Bloc
1957	A. Perumal and U. Muthuramalinga Thevar	Indian National Congress
1962	T. L. Sasivarna Thevar	Forward Bloc
1967	R. R. Thevar	Swatantra Party

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	Kadher Batcha alias S. Vellaichamy	Independent
1977	S. Balakrishnan	Indian National Congress
1980	K. Dhanukkodi Thevar	Forward Bloc
1984	K. Muthuvel	Forward Bloc
1989	Kadher Batcha alias S. Vellaichamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	S. Balakrishnan	Indian National Congress
1996	S. Balakrishnan	Tamil Maanila Congress
2001	K. Patinetampatian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	K. Murugavel	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	M. Murugan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	S. Pandi	Indian National Congress
2021	R. S. Rajakannappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021		46.07%
2016		46.71%
2011		46.87%
2006		49.71%
2001		46.99%
1996		44.71%
1991		41.74%
1989		33.14%
1984		37.33%
1980		51.43%
1977		24.13%
1971		32.86%
1967		53.17%
1957		32.80%
1952		29.56%

2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes
	DMK	Raja Kannappan
	AIADMK+	S. Pandi
	NTK	Dr.Chandira Praba
	TVK	V. Malarvizhi Jayabala	New
	NOTA	NOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Registered electors	297,310
	gain from	Swing

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R.S.Rajakannappan	101,901	46.07%
	AIADMK	Keerthika Muniyasamy	81,180	36.70%	−3.44%
	AMMK	M. Murugan	19,699	8.91%
	NTK	R. Rahmadnisha	11,234	5.08%	4.10%
	MNM	C. Navapanneerselvam	943	0.43%
	Independent	K. Sathish	815	0.37%
	Independent	G. M. Senthilmurugan	722	0.33%
	Naam Indiar Party	A. Saravanakumar	614	0.28%
	Independent	S. Prabakaran	557	0.25%
	BSP	N. Sivanandam	535	0.24%	−0.30%
	NOTA	Nota	532	0.24%	−0.28%
Margin of victory	20,721	9.37%	2.80%
Turnout	221,196	71.13%	2.78%
Registered electors	310,954
	DMK gain from INC	Swing	-0.64%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Pandi	94,946	46.71%
	AIADMK	M. Keerthika	81,598	40.14%	−6.73%
	MDMK	P. Rajkumar	8,800	4.33%
	BJP	B. T. Arasakumar	5,408	2.66%	1.09%
	SDPI	S. Mohamed Ishak	2,103	1.03%
	NTK	S. F. Mohamed Gaddaffe	1,993	0.98%
	AIFB	P. Balakrishnan	1,656	0.81%
	PMK	R. Irulandi	1,133	0.56%
	Independent	P. Pandiyan	1,128	0.55%
	BSP	S. Panchatcharam	1,100	0.54%
	NOTA	None Of The Above	1,059	0.52%
Margin of victory	13,348	6.57%	−4.75%
Turnout	203,276	68.35%	−0.70%
Registered electors	297,394
	INC gain from AIADMK	Swing	-0.16%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Murugan	83,225	46.87%	+7.31
	DMK	V. Sathyamoorthy	63,136	35.56%	−14.15
	TMMK	B. John Pandian	21,701	12.22%	New
	BJP	K. Shanmugaraj	2,784	1.57%	−0.53
	JMM	T. Chandrasearan	2,308	1.30%	New
	Independent	R. Murugan	1,838	1.04%	New
	Independent	J. Sivasubramanian	1,628	0.92%	New
	Independent	M. Kathiresan	935	0.53%	New
Margin of victory	20,089	11.31%	1.17%
Turnout	257,118	69.06%	9.20%
Registered electors	177,555
	AIADMK gain from DMK	Swing	-2.84%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Murugavel	51,555	49.71%	*New*
	AIADMK	S. P. Kalimuthu	41,034	39.57%	−7.42
	DMDK	M. Sivakumar	3,535	3.41%	New
	BJP	K. Shanmugaraj	2,178	2.10%	New
	AIFB	K. Thanikodi	1,698	1.64%	New
	BSP	P. Mohandass	1,399	1.35%	New
	Independent	R. Balan	1,037	1.00%	New
Margin of victory	10,521	10.15%	7.61%
Turnout	103,706	59.85%	0.45%
Registered electors	173,271
	DMK gain from AIADMK	Swing	2.72%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Patinetampatian	49,554	46.99%	*New*
	MTD	S. Pandian	46,885	44.46%	New
	MDMK	S. Muniasamy	5,221	4.95%	−2.98
	Independent	P. Muniasamy	1,293	1.23%	New
	SP	I. Raman	1,276	1.21%	New
	JD(S)	S. Albert Valan Babu	744	0.71%	New
Margin of victory	2,669	2.53%	−21.54%
Turnout	105,458	59.41%	2.06%
Registered electors	177,522
	AIADMK gain from TMC(M)	Swing	2.28%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	S. Balakrishnan	41,850	44.71%	*New*
	Independent	V. Bose	19,322	20.64%	New
	INC	R. Nagalingam	13,057	13.95%	−27.79
	Independent	M. Durai Raj	8,777	9.38%	New
	MDMK	P. Villi Thevar	7,421	7.93%	New
	Independent	M. Shanmugavelu	1,131	1.21%	New
	AIIC(T)	T. Velusamy	873	0.93%	New
Margin of victory	22,528	24.07%	12.56%
Turnout	93,599	57.35%	0.20%
Registered electors	173,473
	TMC(M) gain from INC	Swing	2.97%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Balakrishnan	40,065	41.74%	+19.8
	PMK	B. John Pandian	29,021	30.24%	New
	Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam	K. Murugan	25,499	26.57%	New
	Independent	M. Thevar Muthumani	786	0.82%	New
Margin of victory	11,044	11.51%	0.31%
Turnout	95,981	57.15%	−2.62%
Registered electors	174,823
	INC gain from DMK	Swing	8.61%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Kadher Batcha	30,787	33.14%	+5.76
	INC	P. K. Krishnan	20,383	21.94%	New
	AIADMK	K. Murugan	18,970	20.42%	New
	AIFB	K. Thanikodi Thevar	9,388	10.10%	New
	TNC(K)	T. Sathiah	4,542	4.89%	New
	Independent	R. Arunasalam	4,251	4.58%	New
	Independent	T. Veluchamy	3,006	3.24%	New
Margin of victory	10,404	11.20%	1.24%
Turnout	92,908	59.77%	−3.72%
Registered electors	158,153
	DMK gain from Independent	Swing	-4.20%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Muthuvel	32,199	37.33%	*New*
	DMK	Kadher Batcha Alias S. Vellaichamy	23,611	27.38%	New
	Independent	M. Alankaram	23,385	27.11%	New
	Independent	A. Maruthupandian	3,438	3.99%	New
	INC(J)	A. Jeyaraj	1,446	1.68%	New
	Independent	N. Hasan Mohammed	826	0.96%	New
	Independent	C. M. M. Mohanmed Kasim	753	0.87%	New
Margin of victory	8,588	9.96%	3.29%
Turnout	86,244	63.49%	1.03%
Registered electors	143,942
	Independent hold	Swing	-14.10%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K.THANIKKODI THEVAR	42,711	51.43%	*New*
	INC	S. Balakrishnan	37,175	44.77%	+20.64
	Independent	E. Raman	1,790	2.16%	New
	Independent	T. K. S. Madana Meera	1,117	1.35%	New
Margin of victory	5,536	6.67%	2.76%
Turnout	83,043	62.46%	2.50%
Registered electors	134,626
	Independent gain from INC	Swing	27.30%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Balakrishnan	17,709	24.13%	−7.41
	Independent	V. Munisamy	14,844	20.23%	New
	AIADMK	S. M. Karumalaiyan	14,652	19.96%	New
	AIFB	K. Thanukodi Thevar	12,035	16.40%	New
	DMK	T. Veluchamy	7,716	10.51%	New
	JP	A. Habeeb Mohamed	5,524	7.53%	New
	Independent	M. Kalimuthu	405	0.55%	New
	Independent	S. Alagarasamy	386	0.53%	New
Margin of victory	2,865	3.90%	2.58%
Turnout	73,392	59.96%	3.42%
Registered electors	124,054
	INC gain from Independent	Swing	-8.73%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kadher Batcha Alias Vellaichind	18,267	32.86%	*New*
	INC	R. C. Subramoniam	17,532	31.54%	−3.87
	AIFB	R. Rathina Thevar	17,244	31.02%	New
	Independent	C. Abdul Kader	2,227	4.01%	New
	Independent	S. Durairaj Thevar	321	0.58%	New
Margin of victory	735	1.32%	−16.44%
Turnout	55,591	56.53%	−12.86%
Registered electors	104,560
	Independent gain from SWA	Swing	-20.31%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	R. R. Thevar	33,790	53.17%	*New*
	INC	S. A. Servai	22,500	35.40%	−10.05
	Independent	P. Devanesan	3,768	5.93%	New
	Independent	T. D. Thevar	3,495	5.50%	New
Margin of victory	11,290	17.76%	13.85%
Turnout	63,553	69.40%	6.39%
Registered electors	96,817
	SWA gain from AIFB	Swing	3.81%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIFB	T. L. Sasivarna Thevar	37,162	49.36%	*New*
	INC	Kasinatha Dorai	34,217	45.45%	+26.02
	Independent	P. Karuppiah	3,908	5.19%	New
Margin of victory	2,945	3.91%	2.87%
Turnout	75,287	63.01%	−27.66%
Registered electors	124,265
	AIFB gain from Independent	Swing	16.56%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	U. Muthuramalinga Thevar	55,333	32.80%	*New*
	Independent	A. Perumal	53,571	31.76%	New
	INC	Chinniah	32,767	19.43%	+5.72
	INC	A. Krishnan (Sc)	27,013	16.01%	+2.31
Margin of victory	1,762	1.04%	−0.03%
Turnout	168,684	90.67%	2.62%
Registered electors	186,050
	Independent gain from AIFB	Swing	3.24%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mudhukulathur
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIFB	U. Muthuramalinga Thevar	37,011	28.48%	*General seat*
	AIFB	Mottaya Kudumban	38,412	29.56%	Reserved seat
	INC	Sankaran	17,807	13.70%	Reserved seat
	INC	Shanmuga Sundaram	13,546	10.42%	General seat
	Independent	Muniyandi	4,967	3.82%	Reserved seat
	Independent	Michael	4,832	3.72%	Reserved seat
	KMPP	Sathiah	4,433	3.41%	Reserved seat
	RPI	Malaichami	3,588	2.76%	Reserved seat
	KMPP	Ganapathi Servai	3,471	2.67%	General seat
	Independent	Chandra Paul	1,880	1.45%	General seat
Margin of victory	23,465 (General seat) and 20,605 (Reserved seat)	18.06% (General seat) and 15.86% (Reserved seat)
Turnout	129,947	88.05%
Registered electors	147,582
	All India Forward Bloc - both (General and Reserved seat) win (new seat)

. Election Commission of India. Archived from on 5 October 2010.

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