https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kuruvinatham_Assembly_constituency Kuruvinatham Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T02:19:05Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Kuruvinatham_Assembly_constituency&diff=417896&oldid=prev Ajay Kumar at 19:07, 23 August 2023 2023-08-23T19:07:45Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{orphan|date=August 2023}}<br /> <br /> {{Short description|Former constituency of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly}}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | name = Kuruvinatham<br /> | state = [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]<br /> | established = 1964<br /> | abolished= 2006<br /> | district = <br /> | loksabha_cons = <br /> | electors = <br /> <br /> }}<br /> &lt;b&gt;Kuruvinatham&lt;/b&gt; was a [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|state assembly constituency]] in the [[India]] state of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It was in existence from [[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1964]] to [[2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2006]] state elections.<br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Member<br /> !colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1964]] || K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1969]] || K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1974]] || N. Vengadasamy || {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || N. Vengadasamy || {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1980]] || M. A. Shanmugam || {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || R. Ramansthan || {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1990]] || R. Ramanathan || {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1991]] || T. Thiagarajan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || T. Thiagarajan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2001]] || R. Radhakrishnan || {{Full party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2006]] || R. Radhakrishnan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> {{bar box<br /> |float=right<br /> |title= Vote share of Winning candidates<br /> |titlebar=#ddd<br /> |width=300px<br /> |barwidth=275px<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 2006|2006]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|74.66}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 2001|2001]]|{{party color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}|50.58}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1996|1996]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|48.85}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1991|1991]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|51.72}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1990|1990]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|43.99}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1985|1985]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|40.67}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1980|1980]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|42.59}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1977|1977]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|39.87}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1974|1974]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.50}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1969|1969]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|56.13}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1964|1964]]|{{party color|Independent politician}}|47.91}}<br /> }}<br /> === Assembly Election 2006 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 2006 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3437-puducherry-2006/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925222225/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3437-puducherry-2006/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=25 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Radhakrishnan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,020 |percentage=74.66% |change=36.85% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Navaneetha Kannan |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes=3,557 |percentage=20.40% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Sivanandam |party=Independent politician |votes=329 |percentage=1.89% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Vikraman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=265 |percentage=1.52% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Rajasekaran |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=156 |percentage=0.89% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Subramanian |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=101 |percentage=0.58% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,463 |percentage=54.26% |change=41.48% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=17,439 |percentage=90.10% |change= 6.52% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 19,356 |change =2.28% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Puducherry Makkal Congress |swing= 24.08% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly Election 2001 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 2001 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3436-puducherry-2001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927050359/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3436-puducherry-2001/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=27 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Radhakrishnan |party=Puducherry Makkal Congress |votes=8,000 |percentage=50.58% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Thiagarajan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,979 |percentage=37.81% |change=-11.04% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Vikkiraman |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,308 |percentage=8.27% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Rajasegar |party=Independent politician |votes=233 |percentage=1.47% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Soolaimani |party=Janata Party |votes=125 |percentage=0.79% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Sundaramoorthy |party=Independent politician |votes=111 |percentage=0.70% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,021 |percentage=12.78% |change=11.51% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=15,815 |percentage=83.57% |change= 3.16% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 18,924 |change =7.60% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Puducherry Makkal Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -1.14% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly Election 1996 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1996 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3434-puducherry-1996/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917135105/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3434-puducherry-1996/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Thiagarajan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,209 |percentage=48.85% |change=-2.88% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Ramanathan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=7,022 |percentage=47.58% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Annapoorni |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=305 |percentage=2.07% |change=-28.62% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Shanmugam |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=89 |percentage=0.60% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Muthunarayanan |party=Independent politician |votes=83 |percentage=0.56% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=187 |percentage=1.27% |change=-19.77% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=14,758 |percentage=87.32% |change= 6.91% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 17,587 |change =5.82% }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -2.88% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly Election 1991 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1991 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3433-puducherry-1991/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917135604/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3433-puducherry-1991/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Thiagarajan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,765 |percentage=51.72% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Vengadasamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,014 |percentage=30.69% |change=-13.30% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Venugopal |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=2,161 |percentage=16.52% |change=-7.92% }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,751 |percentage=21.03% |change=8.25% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=13,079 |percentage=80.41% |change= -4.13% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 16,619 |change =0.86% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 7.73% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1990 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3431-puducherry-1990/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917130547/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3431-puducherry-1990/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Ramanathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,072 |percentage=43.99% |change=3.32% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Purushothaman |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,307 |percentage=31.21% |change=-1.29% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Subramanian |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=3,373 |percentage=24.44% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,765 |percentage=12.79% |change=4.61% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=13,802 |percentage=84.54% |change= -1.30% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 16,477 |change =35.36% }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 3.32% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1985 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3430-puducherry-1985/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917140417/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3430-puducherry-1985/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Ramansthan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,207 |percentage=40.67% |change=-1.92% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Parasuraman |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,361 |percentage=32.49% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi |party=Janata Party |votes=2,776 |percentage=26.84% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=846 |percentage=8.18% |change=-3.36% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=10,344 |percentage=85.84% |change= -2.68% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 12,173 |change =16.25% }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -1.92% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly Election 1980 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1980 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3428-puducherry-1980/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927041541/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3428-puducherry-1980/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=27 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=M. A. Shanmugam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,738 |percentage=42.59% |change=32.34% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi |party=Janata Party |votes=2,725 |percentage=31.05% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Venkatasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=2,313 |percentage=26.36% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,013 |percentage=11.54% |change=6.56% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=8,776 |percentage=88.52% |change= 6.11% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,471 |change =1.39% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 2.72% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1977 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3426-puducherry-1977/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927043330/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3426-puducherry-1977/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=27 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Vengadasamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,359 |percentage=39.87% |change=-4.63% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi |party=Janata Party |votes=2,939 |percentage=34.89% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Jegadeesan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,262 |percentage=14.98% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Dhamodaran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=864 |percentage=10.26% |change=-11.11% }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=420 |percentage=4.99% |change=-5.39% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=8,424 |percentage=82.42% |change= -6.63% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,327 |change =14.92% }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.63% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly Election 1974 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1974 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3425-puducherry-1974/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917133352/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3425-puducherry-1974/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Vengadasamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,445 |percentage=44.50% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi |party=Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes=2,642 |percentage=34.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Dhamodaran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,654 |percentage=21.37% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=803 |percentage=10.37% |change=-5.52% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=7,741 |percentage=89.05% |change= 2.97% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 8,986 |change =5.37% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -11.63% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly Election 1969 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1969 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3423-puducherry-1969/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917140530/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3423-puducherry-1969/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,050 |percentage=56.13% |change=29.51% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Rajagopal |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,903 |percentage=40.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Deivasigamani |party=Independent politician |votes=262 |percentage=3.63% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,147 |percentage=15.90% |change=-5.39% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=7,215 |percentage=86.08% |change= -1.79% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 8,528 |change =11.80% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= 8.23% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly Election 1964 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]] : Kuruvinatham&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1964 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3421-puducherry-1964/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515062755/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3421-puducherry-1964/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=15 May 2019 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi |party=Independent politician |votes=3,167 |percentage=47.91% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. L. Purushothaman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,760 |percentage=26.62% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Ramachandran |party=Independent politician |votes=1,625 |percentage=24.58% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Ramalingam |party=Indian People&#039;s Front |votes=59 |percentage=0.89% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,407 |percentage=21.28% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,611 |percentage=87.87% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,628 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Puducherry]]</div> Ajay Kumar