https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kaveripattinam_Assembly_constituency Kaveripattinam Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T00:46:56Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Kaveripattinam_Assembly_constituency&diff=509046&oldid=prev Pruthviraj at 23:47, 15 April 2026 2026-04-15T23:47:11Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{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 = 1967<br /> | district = [[Krishnagiri district|Krishnagiri]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = <br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | party = Pattali Makkal Katchi<br /> | mla = T. A. Meganathan<br /> | name = Kaveripattinam<br /> | electors= 1,83,149<br /> | reservation = <br /> | abolished= 2008<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Kaveripattinam&#039;&#039;&#039; is a former state assembly constituency in [[Krishnagiri 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;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Winner<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot;| Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> | [[V. C. Govindasamy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | [[K. Samarasam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> | K. Samarasam<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br /> | K. Samarasam<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | V. C. Govindasamy<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> | [[K. P. Munusamy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | [[P. V. S. Venkatesan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> | K. P. Munusamy<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> | [[T. A. Meganathan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===2006=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Kaveripattinam&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. A. Meganathan]] |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=64,878 |percentage=45.96% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. P. Munusamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=53,144 |percentage=37.64% |change=-17.11% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. R. Chinnaraj |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=14,892 |percentage=10.55% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Venkatesan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,509 |percentage=1.78% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Rajamani |party=Independent politician |votes=1,511 |percentage=1.07% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Arul Mozhi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,173 |percentage=0.83% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Kuppusamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,069 |percentage=0.76% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Kaviarasu |party=Independent politician |votes=1,043 |percentage=0.74% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Madappan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=954 |percentage=0.68% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,734 |percentage=8.31% |change=-6.77% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=141,173 |percentage=77.08% |change= 11.72% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 183,149 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Pattali Makkal Katchi |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -8.80% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Kaveripattinam&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=[[K. P. Munusamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=67,241 |percentage=54.75% |change=22.97% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[V. C. Govindasamy Gounder]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=48,724 |percentage=39.67% |change=-22.84% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Subramani |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,785 |percentage=3.08% |change=1.73% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Jayaseelan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,061 |percentage=2.49% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,517 |percentage=15.08% |change=-15.65% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=122,811 |percentage=65.36% |change= -7.06% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 187,940 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -7.76% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===1996=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Kaveripattinam&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=[[P. V. S. Venkatesan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=72,945 |percentage=62.52% |change=39.77% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. P. Munusamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,086 |percentage=31.78% |change=-37.88% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[T. A. Meganathan]] |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=3,032 |percentage=2.60% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[V. C. Govindasamy Gounder]] |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,582 |percentage=1.36% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|candidate=P. Murugesan |party=PJP |votes=984 |percentage=0.84% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Ravi |party=Independent politician |votes=430 |percentage=0.37% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. P. Gnanasekaran |party=Independent politician |votes=274 |percentage=0.23% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Thotlan |party=Independent politician |votes=195 |percentage=0.17% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Ramachandran |party=Independent politician |votes=153 |percentage=0.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=35,859 |percentage=30.73% |change=-16.19% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=116,681 |percentage=72.42% |change= 3.48% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 171,738 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -7.15% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1991=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Kaveripattinam&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=[[K. P. Munusamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=70,136 |percentage=69.67% |change=36.43% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[V. C. Govindasamy Gounder]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=22,900 |percentage=22.75% |change=-14.42% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Gounder Thatha |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=6,084 |percentage=6.04% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Nagarajan |party=Independent politician |votes=651 |percentage=0.65% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. P. Krishnan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=533 |percentage=0.53% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Sankar |party=Independent politician |votes=259 |percentage=0.26% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. M. Ranganathan |party=Independent politician |votes=112 |percentage=0.11% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=47,236 |percentage=46.92% |change=42.98% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=100,675 |percentage=68.94% |change= -6.22% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 154,730 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 32.50% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===1989=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Kaveripattinam&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=[[V. C. Govindasamy Gounder]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,612 |percentage=37.17% |change=-1.02% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Minisamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,628 |percentage=33.23% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Kasilingam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,538 |percentage=20.30% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. V. Venkataraman |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=9,416 |percentage=9.30% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,984 |percentage=3.94% |change=-15.05% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=101,194 |percentage=75.16% |change= 1.29% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 138,478 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Ambedkar Kranti Dal |swing= -20.01% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===1984=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Kaveripattinam&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=[[K. Samarasam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,212 |percentage=57.18% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[V. C. Govindasamy Gounder]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,533 |percentage=38.19% |change=-7.86% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Duri Ramchandran |party=Independent politician |votes=3,820 |percentage=4.63% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,679 |percentage=18.99% |change=13.91% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=82,565 |percentage=73.86% |change= 9.85% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 121,109 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 6.05% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1980=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Kaveripattinam&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=[[K. Samarasam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=35,434 |percentage=51.13% |change=11.17% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Venkatesan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,911 |percentage=46.05% |change=28.95% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Perumal Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=1,377 |percentage=1.99% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. S. Varadarasan |party=Independent politician |votes=574 |percentage=0.83% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,523 |percentage=5.08% |change=-4.93% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=69,296 |percentage=64.02% |change= -1.13% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 110,686 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 11.17% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===1977=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Kaveripattinam&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=[[K. Samarasam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=25,770 |percentage=39.97% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=E. Pattabi Naidu |party=Janata Party |votes=19,312 |percentage=29.95% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. V. S. Venkatesan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=11,025 |percentage=17.10% |change=-47.88% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. K. Pattabhiraman |party=Communist Party of India |votes=8,374 |percentage=12.99% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,458 |percentage=10.02% |change=-19.94% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=64,481 |percentage=65.15% |change= -9.26% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 100,732 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -25.01% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===1971=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Kaveripattinam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[V. C. Govindasamy Gounder]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=41,546 |percentage=64.98% |change=17.72% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=E. Pattabi Naidu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,391 |percentage=35.02% |change=-17.72% }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,155 |percentage=29.96% |change=24.48% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=63,937 |percentage=74.41% |change= -2.06% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 93,425 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 12.24% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===1967=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Kaveripattinam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. Naidu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=32,953 |percentage=52.74% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. V. Seeramulu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=29,532 |percentage=47.26% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,421 |percentage=5.47% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=62,485 |percentage=76.46% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,370 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |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|12.42|78.22|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Krishnagiri district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br /> [[Category:1967 establishments in Madras State]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]<br /> [[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]</div> Pruthviraj