https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Chinnasalem_Assembly_constituency Chinnasalem Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T21:13:34Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Chinnasalem_Assembly_constituency&diff=494235&oldid=prev SBS Khumancha at 16:50, 30 April 2026 2026-04-30T16:50:08Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former legislative Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = <br /> | established = 1977<br /> | district = [[Kallakurichi district|Kallakurichi]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Rasipuram Lok Sabha constituency|Rasipuram]]<br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | name = Chinnasalem<br /> | electors= 1,79,669<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | abolished= 2008<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Chinnasalem&#039;&#039;&#039; was a state assembly constituency in [[Kallakurichi district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].&lt;ref&gt;{{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 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm |archivedate= 14 June 2012 }}&lt;/ref&gt; The constituency was formed after the discontinuation of Kallakurichi constituency and was in existence from 1977 until the 2008 delimitation. This constituency was discontinued by Election Commission Of India by converting it into [[Kallakurichi Assembly constituency]] from the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 election]] onwards.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news| url=http://dinamani.com/edition/Story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&amp;artid=387603&amp;SectionID=129&amp;MainSectionID=129&amp;SEO=&amp;Title=| title=தொகுதி - ஓர் அறிமுகம்! - கள்ளக்குறிச்சி (தனி)| publisher=Dina Mani| date=9 March 2011| accessdate=9 March 2011| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710130407/http://dinamani.com/edition/Story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&amp;artid=387603&amp;SectionID=129&amp;MainSectionID=129&amp;SEO=&amp;Title=| archivedate=10 July 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> !Year<br /> !Name<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | [[M. Subramanian]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> | [[S. Sivaraman]]<br /> | {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br /> | [[Indian National Congress (I)]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br /> | S. Sivaraman<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | [[T. Udhayasuriyan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> | [[R. P. Paramasivam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | [[R. Mookappan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> | [[P. Mohan (Chinnasalem MLA)|P. Mohan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> | T. Udhayasuriyan<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===2006=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Chinnasalem&lt;ref&gt;{{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 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[T. Udhayasuriyan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=64,036 |percentage=48.40% |change=4.78% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=April 2026}} |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=43,758 |percentage=33.08% |change=-18.28% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Subbarayalu |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=19,476 |percentage=14.72% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. P. Mannan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,892 |percentage=1.43% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kalaivendhan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=840 |percentage=0.63% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pon. Bala Subramanian |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=806 |percentage=0.61% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Mana Mohana Doss |party=Lok Janshakti Party |votes=792 |percentage=0.60% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Sekar |party=Independent politician |votes=380 |percentage=0.29% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Arun Kennady |party=Independent politician |votes=318 |percentage=0.24% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=20,278 |percentage=15.33% |change=7.60% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=132,298 |percentage=73.63% |change= 9.43% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 179,669 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.95% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Chinnasalem&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=April 2026}} |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=60,554 |percentage=51.35% |change=19.79% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[R. Mookappan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=51,442 |percentage=43.63% |change=-16.20% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Vaithilingam |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,285 |percentage=1.94% |change=0.43% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Manamohandoss |party=Independent politician |votes=1,843 |percentage=1.56% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Sekar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,220 |percentage=1.03% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Arumugam |party=Independent politician |votes=572 |percentage=0.49% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,112 |percentage=7.73% |change=-20.54% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=117,916 |percentage=64.21% |change= -4.88% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 183,679 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -8.47% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1996=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Chinnasalem&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[R. Mookappan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=66,981 |percentage=59.83% |change=32.98% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=April 2026}} |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=35,336 |percentage=31.56% |change=-32.86% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Narkunam |party=All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) |votes=6,604 |percentage=5.90% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Venkatapathy |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,684 |percentage=1.50% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Pachayapillai |party=Independent politician |votes=373 |percentage=0.33% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Bala Govindarajan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=363 |percentage=0.32% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Lakshmi |party=Independent politician |votes=268 |percentage=0.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Selvaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=206 |percentage=0.18% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[R. Mookappan]] |party=Independent politician |votes=141 |percentage=0.13% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=31,645 |percentage=28.27% |change=-9.31% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=111,956 |percentage=69.09% |change= 1.88% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 168,685 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.60% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1991=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Chinnasalem&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=R. P. Paramasivam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=66,942 |percentage=64.43% |change=41.50% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[R. Mookappan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,900 |percentage=26.85% |change=-9.43% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Vayapuri |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=5,603 |percentage=5.39% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Subramaniyam |party=Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam|votes=2,618 |percentage=2.52% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Preamanandan |party=Independent politician |votes=649 |percentage=0.62% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=H. Syed Hasheem |party=Independent politician |votes=194 |percentage=0.19% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=39,042 |percentage=37.57% |change=24.22% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=103,906 |percentage=67.21% |change= -7.89% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 159,970 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 28.14% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Chinnasalem&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[T. Udhayasuriyan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,776 |percentage=36.28% |change=-0.07% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. R. Ramalingam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=23,238 |percentage=22.93% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. Sivaraman]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,526 |percentage=21.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Mohan |party=Independent politician |votes=10,546 |percentage=10.41% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Dhanabal |party=Independent politician |votes=6,676 |percentage=6.59% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Jayaram |party=Independent politician |votes=1,911 |percentage=1.89% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Gothadaraman |party=Independent politician |votes=312 |percentage=0.31% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Periyasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=195 |percentage=0.19% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=E. N. U. K. V. Soundharrajan |party=Independent politician |votes=174 |percentage=0.17% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,538 |percentage=13.36% |change=-13.93% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=101,354 |percentage=75.10% |change= 0.07% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 138,166 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Independent politician |swing= -27.36% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1984=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Chinnasalem&lt;ref&gt;{{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 Jan 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. Sivaraman]] |party=Independent politician |votes=53,630 |percentage=63.65% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Periyasamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=30,633 |percentage=36.35% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=22,997 |percentage=27.29% |change=20.30% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=84,263 |percentage=75.03% |change= 8.95% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 117,749 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 11.19% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1980=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Chinnasalem&lt;ref&gt;{{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 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. Sivaraman]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=39,370 |percentage=52.45% |change=38.70% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Ambayiram |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,123 |percentage=45.46% |change=9.89% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Kuppan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,562 |percentage=2.08% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,247 |percentage=6.99% |change=2.27% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=75,055 |percentage=66.08% |change= 3.60% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 115,587 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 16.88% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1977=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Chinnasalem&lt;ref&gt;{{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 Oct 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Subramanian]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=24,304 |percentage=35.57% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. P. Pachayappan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=21,081 |percentage=30.86% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Jayalakshmi |party=Janata Party |votes=12,638 |percentage=18.50% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=L. P. Ponnuvel |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,397 |percentage=13.75% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. R. Annamal |party=Independent politician |votes=529 |percentage=0.77% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Subbarayan |party=Independent politician |votes=194 |percentage=0.28% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Arumugam |party=Independent politician |votes=178 |percentage=0.26% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,223 |percentage=4.72% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=68,321 |percentage=62.48% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 111,367 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|accessdate= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archivedate= 5 October 2010}}<br /> <br /> {{Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> {{coord|11.649546|N|78.859863|E|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Viluppuram district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]]<br /> [[Category:1977 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]<br /> [[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]</div> SBS Khumancha