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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Alangudi<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 182<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| map_image = Constitution-Alangudi.svg<br />
| established = 1957<br />
| district = [[Pudukottai district|Pudukottai]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency|Sivaganga]]<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| mla = [[Meyyanathan Siva V]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
| latest_election_year = 2021<br />
| electors = 212,078 <br />
}}<br />
'''Alangudi''' is a [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly constituency]] in [[Pudukkottai district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map |website=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date=25 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm |archive-date=14 June 2012 }}</ref> It includes the city of [[Alangudi, Pudukkottai|Alangudi]] and is a part of [[Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency]]. The constituency has been in existence since the 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.<br />
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== Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br />
=== Madras State ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Assembly<br />
! Year<br />
! Winner<br />
! colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1957 Madras State legislative assembly election|Second]]<br />
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
| [[Chinniah]] and [[Arunachala Thevar]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1962 Madras State legislative assembly election|Third]]<br />
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
| [[P. Murugaiyan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Madras State legislative assembly election|Fourth]]<br />
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| [[K. V. Subbiah]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Tamil Nadu ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Assembly<br />
! Year<br />
! Winner<br />
! colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Fifth]]<br />
| 1971-1977<br />
| [[K. V. Subbiah]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Sixth]]<br />
| 1977-1980<br />
| [[T. Pushparaju]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Seventh]]<br />
| 1980-1984<br />
| [[P. Thirumaran]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Eighth]]<br />
| 1984-1989<br />
| [[A. Venkatachalam]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Ninth]]<br />
| 1989-1991<br />
| [[K. B. V. Sc. Chandrasekaran]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Tenth]]<br />
| 1991-1996<br />
| [[S. Shanmuganathan (Indian politician)|S. Shanmuganathan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Eleventh]]<br />
| 1996-2001<br />
|rowspan=2|A. Venkatachalam<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Twelfth]]<br />
| 2001-2006<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Thirteenth]]<br />
| 2006-2011<br />
| [[S. Rajasekaran]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Fourteenth]]<br />
| 2011-2016<br />
| [[Ku. Pa. Krishnan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Fifteenth]]<br />
| 2016-2021<br />
|rowspan=2| [[Meyyanathan Siva V]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Sixteenth]]<br />
| 2021-Incumbent<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|float=right<br />
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<br />
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|barwidth=275px<br />
|bars=<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.17}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|46.17}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|41.42}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|39.30}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|42.67}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Independent politician}}|25.58}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|68.83}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|29.18}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|65.86}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.33}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|38.94}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|54.22}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.64}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1962|1962]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|60.99}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1957|1957]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|20.27}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== 2026 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate=Siva V. Meyyanathan<br />
|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|votes=64929<br />
|percentage=36.23<br />
|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate=Kandasamy<br />
|party=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam<br />
|votes=51952<br />
|percentage=29.02<br />
|change=New}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate=Dhana Vimal<br />
|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|votes=50063<br />
|percentage=27.95<br />
|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate=R. Rajaram<br />
|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi<br />
|votes=10652<br />
|percentage=5.95<br />
|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate=NOTA<br />
|party=None of the above<br />
|votes=673<br />
|percentage=0.38<br />
|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box margin of victory<br />
|votes=12977<br />
|percentage=7.21<br />
|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes=179283<br />
|percentage=80.43<br />
|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box registered electors<br />
|reg. electors=222911<br />
|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|loser=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam<br />
|swing=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2021===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web|title=alangudi Election Result|url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/-s22a182|access-date= 3 Jul 2022}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Meyyanathan Siva V]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=87,935 |percentage=51.17% |change=+5 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dharma Thangavel |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=62,088 |percentage=36.13% |change=-3.75 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Thiruchelvam |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=15,477 |percentage=9.01% |change=+8.06 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Vidangar |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,924 |percentage=1.70% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Vairavan |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=1,230 |percentage=0.72% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=25,847 |percentage=15.04% |change= 8.75% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=171,842 |percentage=79.09% |change= -0.36% }}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=26|percentage=0.02% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 217,280 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 5.00% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2016===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|access-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-date= 30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Meyyanathan Siva V]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=72,992 |percentage=46.17% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Gnana Kalaiselvan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=63,051 |percentage=39.88% |change=-1.54 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Chandrasekaran |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=11,387 |percentage=7.20% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Arulmani |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=5,514 |percentage=3.49% |change=-34.23 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kala Durai |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=1,495 |percentage=0.95% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=1,068 |percentage=0.68% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,941 |percentage=6.29% |change= 2.58% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=158,096 |percentage=79.45% |change= -2.48% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 198,988 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 4.74% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2011===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu|work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf| archive-date =15 February 2017}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Ku. Pa. Krishnan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=57,250 |percentage=41.42% |change=+8.11 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Arulmani |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=52,123 |percentage=37.71% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. V. Rajapandiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=21,717 |percentage=15.71% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Saravanan |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=3,666 |percentage=2.65% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Jeganathan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,033 |percentage=1.47% |change=-3.52 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Nagamoorthy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,414 |percentage=1.02% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,127 |percentage=3.71% |change= -2.27% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=138,203 |percentage=81.93% |change= 4.56% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 168,687 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Communist Party of India |swing= 2.13% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2006===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = 2006 Election Statistical Report| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf| access-date = 12 May 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. Rajasekaran]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=60,122 |percentage=39.30% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. Venkatachalam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=50,971 |percentage=33.32% |change=-9.36 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Selvinraj |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=16,739 |percentage=10.94% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rajaparamasivam |party=Independent politician |votes=14,939 |percentage=9.76% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Jeevanandham |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=7,634 |percentage=4.99% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Karuppaiah |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,400 |percentage=0.92% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Durai. Sivakumar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,181 |percentage=0.77% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,151 |percentage=5.98% |change= -5.99% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=152,986 |percentage=77.37% |change= 8.77% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 197,744 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -3.38% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2001===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. Venkatachalam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=59,631 |percentage=42.67% |change=+23.41 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. A. Soosairaj |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,900 |percentage=30.70% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Pushparaj |party=Independent politician |votes=18,052 |percentage=12.92% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dr. K. Chandrasekaran |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=11,578 |percentage=8.29% |change=-3.22 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Yoganantham |party=Independent politician |votes=5,332 |percentage=3.82% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Ramaiahthondaiman |party=Independent politician |votes=2,242 |percentage=1.60% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,731 |percentage=11.97% |change= 11.50% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=139,735 |percentage=68.60% |change= -7.09% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 203,850 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Independent politician |swing= 17.09% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1996===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = 1996 Election Statistical Report| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. Venkatachalam]] |party=Independent politician |votes=35,345 |percentage=25.58% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Erasasekaran |party=Communist Party of India |votes=34,693 |percentage=25.11% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. P. Raman |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,623 |percentage=19.27% |change=-49.57 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Chandrasekaran |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=15,904 |percentage=11.51% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. C. Ganesan |party=All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) |votes=15,625 |percentage=11.31% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Gurumoorthi |party=Independent politician |votes=5,712 |percentage=4.13% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Vetriselvan |party=Independent politician |votes=999 |percentage=0.72% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Rajappu Trirumatri |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=865 |percentage=0.63% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=652 |percentage=0.47% |change= -38.10% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=138,176 |percentage=75.69% |change= 1.28% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 194,721 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -43.25% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1991===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. Shanmuganathan (Indian politician)|S. Shanmuganathan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=88,684 |percentage=68.83% |change=+48.38 }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. Chirtrarasu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,983 |percentage=30.26% |change=+1.08 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. M. M. Singaravelu Chetty |party=Independent politician |votes=651 |percentage=0.51% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=49,701 |percentage=38.58% |change= 35.28% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=128,837 |percentage=74.41% |change= -7.45% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 177,995 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 39.66% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1989===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf| archive-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. B. V. Sc. Chandrasekaran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,361 |percentage=29.18% |change=-3.82 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Purhparaju |party=Indian National Congress |votes=33,141 |percentage=25.88% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vijaya Regunatha Pallavaraya Durai |party=Independent politician |votes=29,649 |percentage=23.15% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Valaramathy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,192 |percentage=20.45% |change=-45.41 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,220 |percentage=3.30% |change= -29.57% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=128,050 |percentage=81.86% |change= -2.24% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 158,817 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -36.68% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1984===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf| archive-date = 17 January 2012}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. Venkatachalam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=74,202 |percentage=65.86% |change=+10.53 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. Periyannan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,173 |percentage=32.99% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Mathinirai Selvan |party=Independent politician |votes=994 |percentage=0.88% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=37,029 |percentage=32.87% |change= 19.22% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=112,667 |percentage=84.10% |change= 2.61% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 139,144 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 10.53% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1980===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf| archive-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Thirumaran]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=59,206 |percentage=55.33% |change=+27.33 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[T. Pushparaju]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=44,605 |percentage=41.68% |change=+2.74 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Bala Krishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,296 |percentage=2.15% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,601 |percentage=13.64% |change= 2.70% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=107,011 |percentage=81.49% |change= 2.67% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 132,592 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 16.39% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1977===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[T. Pushparaju]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=37,634 |percentage=38.94% |change=-5.41 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Thirumaran]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,059 |percentage=28.00% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Periannan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=20,244 |percentage=20.95% |change=-33.27 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Ramachandran |party=Janata Party |votes=10,788 |percentage=11.16% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Sathyanathan |party=Independent politician |votes=927 |percentage=0.96% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,575 |percentage=10.94% |change= 1.07% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=96,652 |percentage=78.82% |change= -8.10% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 123,846 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -15.28% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1971===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. V. Subbiah]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=43,279 |percentage=54.22% |change=+3.57 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. A. S. Thangavelu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=35,397 |percentage=44.34% |change=-5.02 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Soorianarayanan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,150 |percentage=1.44% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,882 |percentage=9.87% |change= 8.59% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=79,826 |percentage=86.92% |change= 2.34% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 95,080 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 3.57% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1967===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf|title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2012|access-date= 19 April 2009}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. V. Subbiah]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,984 |percentage=50.64% |change=-10.35 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. A. S. Thangavelu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=32,148 |percentage=49.36% |change=+13.52 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=836 |percentage=1.28% |change= -23.87% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=65,132 |percentage=84.59% |change= 18.39% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 80,163 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -10.35% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1962===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf|access-date= 19 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Murugaiyan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,438 |percentage=60.99% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. R. Mangappan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,472 |percentage=35.84% |change=+15.57 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. U. Velan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,636 |percentage=3.17% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,966 |percentage=25.15% |change= 20.77% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=51,546 |percentage=66.19% |change= -24.86% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,983 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 40.72% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1957===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Alangudi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1957 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf| access-date=2015-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Arunachala Thevar]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,599 |percentage=20.27% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Chinniah]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,405 |percentage=15.88% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Subbiah |party=Independent politician |votes=18,692 |percentage=13.25% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Balakrishan |party=Independent politician |votes=18,337 |percentage=12.99% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Karuppiah (Sc) |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=14,538 |percentage=10.30% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Arumugam (Sc) |party=Independent politician |votes=10,983 |percentage=7.78% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sengol Udayar |party=Independent politician |votes=9,482 |percentage=6.72% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Thangavelu (Sc) |party=Communist Party of India |votes=9,209 |percentage=6.53% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sheik Dawwod |party=Independent politician |votes=3,037 |percentage=2.15% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Periathambi |party=Independent politician |votes=2,299 |percentage=1.63% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Miras Theethappan Kandiyar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,774 |percentage=1.26% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,194 |percentage=4.39% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=141,120 |percentage=91.05% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 154,984 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of assembly elections |access-date=8 July 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 }}<br />
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