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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 />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 178<br />
| map_image = Constitution-Gandharvakottai.svg<br />
| established = 1957<br />
| district = [[Pudukottai district|Pudukottai]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruchirappalli]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
| alliance = {{Party index link|Secular Progressive Alliance}}<br />
| mla = [[M. Chinnadurai]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| name = Gandarvakottai<br />
| electors = 196,024 <br />
| reservation = SC<br />
}}<br />
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'''Gandarvakottai''' is a state assembly constituency in [[Pudukkottai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It was in existence from 1957 to 1971 state elections, and reappeared after the 2008 delimitation. It is a part of [[Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency]]. 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" width="70%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
|rowspan=2| [[R. Krishnasami Gopalar]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| R. R. Durai<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Tamil Nadu ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br />
| [[Durai Govindarajan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|}<br />
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==== After delimitation ====<br />
'''[[Gandarvakottai]] (SC)''' constituency was formed again after the constituency delimitations in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008 |url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |archive-date=2012-05-15 }}</ref> It is included in [[Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" width="70%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
| [[N. Subramanian]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
| B. Arumugam<br />
|-<br />
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| [[M. Chinnadurai]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS22178.htm?ac=178 |title=Election Commission of India |website=results.eci.gov.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518023713/https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS22178.htm?ac=178 |archive-date=2021-05-18}}</ref><br />
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Election results==<br />
{{bar box<br />
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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<br />
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{{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|44.65}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|43.84}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|54.85}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|57.59}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.68}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1962|1962]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|41.99}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1957|1957]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|46.03}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== 2026 ===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandarvakottai}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Chinnadurai]]|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Udhayakumar|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nadhiya Tamilselvan|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N Subramanian|party=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|votes=|percentage=|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA|party=None of the above|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes= |percentage= |change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,94,732|change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=|loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2021===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandarvakottai}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Chinnadurai]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=69,710 |percentage=44.65% |change=35.12% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Jayabharathi |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=56,989 |percentage=36.50% |change=-7.33% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Lenin |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=12,840 |percentage=8.22% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Ramila |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=12,661 |percentage=8.11% |change=7.13% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=1,390 |percentage=0.89% |change=-0.17% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Asaithambi |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation |votes=1,271 |percentage=0.81% |change=0.50% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Krm. Adhidravidar |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=848 |percentage=0.54% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,721 |percentage=8.15% |change=6.06% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,56,119 |percentage=77.47% |change= -0.69% }}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=11 |percentage=0.01% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,01,521 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 0.81% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2016===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandarvakottai}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=B. Arumugam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=64,043 |percentage=43.84% |change=-11.01% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Anbarasan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=60,996 |percentage=41.75% |change=3.00% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Chinnadurai]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=13,918 |percentage=9.53% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Puratchikavidhasan @ Palaniyappan. M |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,600 |percentage=1.10% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None Of The Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,556 |percentage=1.07% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Mohanraj |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=1,432 |percentage=0.98% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Chandrasekaran. C |party=Independent politician |votes=558 |percentage=0.38% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Palanimanickam. M |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=530 |percentage=0.36% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Veeramuthu. B |party=Independent politician |votes=514 |percentage=0.35% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vanitha. R |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation |votes=465 |percentage=0.32% |change=-0.36% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Thavamoorthy. T |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=284 |percentage=0.19% |change=-0.68% }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,047 |percentage=2.09% |change=-14.01% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,46,090 |percentage=78.16% |change= -1.98% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,86,922 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -11.01% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2011===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandarvakottai<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result|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=Subramanian. N |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=67,128 |percentage=54.85% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kavithaipithan. S |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,429 |percentage=38.76% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Selvarani. R |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=2,974 |percentage=2.43% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rethinam. V |party=Independent politician |votes=1,357 |percentage=1.11% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Murugesan. M |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,073 |percentage=0.88% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Bharathy. K |party=Independent politician |votes=842 |percentage=0.69% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Asaithambi. P |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation |votes=824 |percentage=0.67% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Chitra. R |party=Independent politician |votes=754 |percentage=0.62% |change= }}<br />
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{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,699 |percentage=16.10% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,52,708 |percentage=80.14% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,22,381 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1971===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandarvakottai<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 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Durai Govindarajan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,025 |percentage=57.59% |change=11.34% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Ramachandra Durai |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,239 |percentage=38.70% |change=-13.98% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Kaliaperumal |party=Independent politician |votes=2,705 |percentage=3.71% |change= }}<br />
<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,786 |percentage=18.89% |change=12.46% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=72,969 |percentage=80.73% |change= -1.76% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 93,352 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 4.91% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1967===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandarvakottai<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=R. R. Durai |party=Indian National Congress |votes=34,665 |percentage=52.68% |change=10.69% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. G. Kalingarar |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=30,434 |percentage=46.25% |change=9.01% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. R. Konar |party=Independent politician |votes=706 |percentage=1.07% |change= }}<br />
<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,231 |percentage=6.43% |change=1.67% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=65,805 |percentage=82.49% |change= 12.69% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 82,264 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 10.69% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1962===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandarvakottai<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 Jan 2013}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[R. Krishnaswamy Gopalar]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,878 |percentage=41.99% |change=-4.04% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Govindarasu Kalingarar |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=22,061 |percentage=37.24% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramachandra Dorai |party=Independent politician |votes=12,308 |percentage=20.77% |change= }}<br />
<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,817 |percentage=4.75% |change=-17.35% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=59,247 |percentage=69.80% |change= 18.86% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 89,012 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -4.04% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1957===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandarvakottai<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 Jan 2013}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Krishnasami Gopalar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,928 |percentage=46.03% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramachandra Dorai |party=Independent politician |votes=9,839 |percentage=23.93% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= P.S.Thangamuthu Nattar |party=Independent politician |votes=8,553 |percentage=20.80% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Marimuthu Odayar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,638 |percentage=3.98% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dharamaraja Merkondar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,115 |percentage=2.71% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rangasami Odayar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,051 |percentage=2.56% |change= }}<br />
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{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,089 |percentage=22.10% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=41,124 |percentage=50.95% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 80,716 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|access-date= July 8, 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= October 5, 2010}}<br />
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