Vikravandi Assembly constituency

Vikravandi
Vikravandi
Constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Villupuram
LS constituency	Villupuram
Total electors	2,34,624[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent N. Pugazhenthi
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

12°02′21″N 79°31′36″E

Vikravandi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, formed after constituency delimitations in 2007.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 75. It comprises a portion of Viluppuram taluk and is included in the Villupuram constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner
2011	R. Ramamurthy	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2016	K. Rathamani[4]	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019	Muthamilselvan R	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	N. Pugazhenthi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			48.69%
2019 By-election			60.29%
2016			35.69%
2011			51.72%
1952			47.60%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vikravandi[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	N. Pugazhenthi	93,730	48.69%	+13
	AIADMK	R. Muthamilselvan	84,157	43.72%	+11.9
	NTK	R. Sheeba Ashmi	8,216	4.27%	New
	AMMK	R. Iyyanar	3,053	1.59%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,122	0.58%	-0.19
Margin of victory			9,573	4.97%	1.10%
Turnout			192,495	82.04%	0.33%
Rejected ballots			209	0.11%
Registered electors			234,624
	DMK hold		Swing	13.00%

2019 By-election

Bye-election, 2019: Vikravandi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AIADMK	Muthamil Selvan R	1,13,766	60.29
	DMK	N. Pugazhenthi	68,842	36.48
	NTK	Kandasamy K	2,921	1.55
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,560	0.83
Majority			44,924	23.81
Turnout			1,88,700	84.35
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vikravandi[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Rathamani	63,757	35.69%	-6.24
	AIADMK	R. Velu	56,845	31.82%	New
	PMK	C. Anbumani	41,428	23.19%	New
	CPI(M)	R. Ramamurthy	9,981	5.59%	-46.14
	NOTA	NOTA	1,385	0.78%	New
	BJP	S. Aadhavan	1,291	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			6,912	3.87%	-5.93%
Turnout			178,637	81.71%	0.32%
Registered electors			218,619
	DMK gain from CPI(M)		Swing	-16.03%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vikravandi[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	R. Ramamurthy	78,656	51.72%	*New*
	DMK	K. Rathamani	63,759	41.93%	New
	Independent	K. Ramamoorthi	2,442	1.61%	New
	PB	A. Kannadhsan	2,212	1.45%	New
	Independent	M. Kamalakannan	1,547	1.02%	New
	BSP	V. Kaliyaperumal	1,118	0.74%	New
	Independent	T. Ramamuthy	892	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			14,897	9.80%
Turnout			152,070	81.39%
Registered electors			186,842
	CPI(M) win (new seat)

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Vikravandi[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TTP	Govindaswamy Nayagar	21,148	47.60%	*New*
	INC	Bhashyam Reddiar	19,298	43.43%	New
	Independent	Ramaswamy Iyer	1,760	3.96%	New
	Independent	Muthukumaraswamy Pavalar	1,660	3.74%	New
	Independent	N. Ramachandran	567	1.28%	New
Margin of victory			1,850	4.16%
Turnout			44,433	64.01%
Registered electors			69,411
	TTP win (new seat)

References

"Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
"New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
"Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
"2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 75. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
"Vikravandi Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
"Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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[1] "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[2] "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

[3] "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[4] "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 75. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[5] "Vikravandi Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[6] "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[7] Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[8] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.