Kuruvinatham Assembly constituency

Kuruvinatham was a state assembly constituency in the India state of Puducherry. It was in existence from 1964 to 2006 state elections.

Kuruvinatham
Former constituency for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
Union TerritoryPuducherry
Established1964
Abolished2006

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year Member Party
1964K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi Independent politician
1969K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi Indian National Congress
1974N. Vengadasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977N. Vengadasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980M. A. Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1985R. Ramansthan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1990R. Ramanathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991T. Thiagarajan Indian National Congress
1996T. Thiagarajan Indian National Congress
2001R. Radhakrishnan Puducherry Makkal Congress
2006R. Radhakrishnan Indian National Congress

Election results
Vote share of Winning candidates
2006
 
 74.66%
2001
 
 50.58%
1996
 
 48.85%
1991
 
 51.72%
1990
 
 43.99%
1985
 
 40.67%
1980
 
 42.59%
1977
 
 39.87%
1974
 
 44.50%
1969
 
 56.13%
1964
 
 47.91%

Assembly Election 2006
2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. Radhakrishnan 13,020 74.66% 36.85%
JD(S) B. Navaneetha Kannan 3,557 20.40%
Independent P. Sivanandam 329 1.89%
BJP T. Vikraman 265 1.52%
DMDK A. Rajasekaran 156 0.89%
BSP S. Subramanian 101 0.58%
Margin of victory 9,463 54.26% 41.48%
Turnout 17,439 90.10% 6.52%
Registered electors 19,356 2.28%
INC gain from PMC Swing 24.08%

Assembly Election 2001
2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMC R. Radhakrishnan 8,000 50.58%
INC T. Thiagarajan 5,979 37.81% -11.04%
PMK T. Vikkiraman 1,308 8.27%
Independent G. Rajasegar 233 1.47%
JP C. Soolaimani 125 0.79%
Independent S. Sundaramoorthy 111 0.70%
Margin of victory 2,021 12.78% 11.51%
Turnout 15,815 83.57% 3.16%
Registered electors 18,924 7.60%
PMC gain from INC Swing -1.14%

Assembly Election 1996
1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. Thiagarajan 7,209 48.85% -2.88%
MDMK R. Ramanathan 7,022 47.58%
DMK A. Annapoorni 305 2.07% -28.62%
BSP M. Shanmugam 89 0.60%
Independent M. Muthunarayanan 83 0.56%
Margin of victory 187 1.27% -19.77%
Turnout 14,758 87.32% 6.91%
Registered electors 17,587 5.82%
INC hold Swing -2.88%

Assembly Election 1991
1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. Thiagarajan 6,765 51.72%
DMK N. Vengadasamy 4,014 30.69% -13.30%
PMK P. Venugopal 2,161 16.52% -7.92%
Margin of victory 2,751 21.03% 8.25%
Turnout 13,079 80.41% -4.13%
Registered electors 16,619 0.86%
INC gain from DMK Swing 7.73%

Assembly Election 1990
1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. Ramanathan 6,072 43.99% 3.32%
AIADMK P. Purushothaman 4,307 31.21% -1.29%
PMK C. Subramanian 3,373 24.44%
Margin of victory 1,765 12.79% 4.61%
Turnout 13,802 84.54% -1.30%
Registered electors 16,477 35.36%
DMK hold Swing 3.32%

Assembly Election 1985
1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. Ramansthan 4,207 40.67% -1.92%
AIADMK K. Parasuraman 3,361 32.49%
JP K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi 2,776 26.84%
Margin of victory 846 8.18% -3.36%
Turnout 10,344 85.84% -2.68%
Registered electors 12,173 16.25%
DMK hold Swing -1.92%

Assembly Election 1980
1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. A. Shanmugam 3,738 42.59% 32.34%
JP K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi 2,725 31.05%
Independent N. Venkatasamy 2,313 26.36%
Margin of victory 1,013 11.54% 6.56%
Turnout 8,776 88.52% 6.11%
Registered electors 10,471 1.39%
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 2.72%

Assembly Election 1977
1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK N. Vengadasamy 3,359 39.87% -4.63%
JP K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi 2,939 34.89%
INC S. Jegadeesan 1,262 14.98%
DMK V. Dhamodaran 864 10.26% -11.11%
Margin of victory 420 4.99% -5.39%
Turnout 8,424 82.42% -6.63%
Registered electors 10,327 14.92%
AIADMK hold Swing -4.63%

Assembly Election 1974
1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK N. Vengadasamy 3,445 44.50%
INC(O) K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi 2,642 34.13%
DMK V. Dhamodaran 1,654 21.37%
Margin of victory 803 10.37% -5.52%
Turnout 7,741 89.05% 2.97%
Registered electors 8,986 5.37%
AIADMK gain from INC Swing -11.63%

Assembly Election 1969
1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi 4,050 56.13% 29.51%
CPI M. Rajagopal 2,903 40.24%
Independent A. Deivasigamani 262 3.63%
Margin of victory 1,147 15.90% -5.39%
Turnout 7,215 86.08% -1.79%
Registered electors 8,528 11.80%
INC gain from Independent Swing 8.23%

Assembly Election 1964
1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruvinatham[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi 3,167 47.91%
INC R. L. Purushothaman 1,760 26.62%
Independent R. Ramachandran 1,625 24.58%
IPF S. Ramalingam 59 0.89%
Margin of victory 1,407 21.28%
Turnout 6,611 87.87%
Registered electors 7,628
Independent win (new seat)

References
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  2. "Puducherry 2001". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
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  4. "Puducherry 1991". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  5. "Puducherry 1990". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
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  8. "Puducherry 1977". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
  9. "Puducherry 1974". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  10. "Puducherry 1969". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  11. "Puducherry 1964". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.
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