Kuttalam Assembly constituency

{{Short description|One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = SLA

| map_image =

| established = 1967

| district = Mayiladuthurai

| loksabha_cons =

| state = Tamil Nadu

| party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

| mla = Anbazhagan. K Kuttalam

| name = Kuttalam

| electors= 1,67,513

| reservation =

| abolished= 2008

}}

Kuttalam is a state assembly constituency in Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu.{{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 }} It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Winner

! colspan="2"| Party

1971

| S. Ganesan

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1977

| R. Rajamanickam

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1980

| R. Rajamanickam

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1984

| Pappa Subramanian

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1989

| R. Rajamanickam

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1991

| S. Asaimani

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1996

| P. Kalayanam Kuttalam

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

2001

| Natarajan

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

2006

| Anbazhagam Kuttalam

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Election results

===2006===

{{Election box begin|title= 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Kuttalam K. Anbazhagan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=66,841 |percentage=51.77% |change=5.42% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Rajendran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=55,236 |percentage=42.78% |change=-5.86% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Sarangambani |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=3,240 |percentage=2.51% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Malarvizhi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,435 |percentage=1.11% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Kathamuthu Sharma |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=905 |percentage=0.70% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Mohana Sundaram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=813 |percentage=0.63% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Kudiyarasan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=653 |percentage=0.51% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,605 |percentage=8.99% |change=6.69% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=129,123 |percentage=77.08% |change= 8.06% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 167,513 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 3.12% }}

{{Election box end}}

===2001===

{{Election box begin|title= 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Natarajan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=55,921 |percentage=48.64% |change=17.35% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Kalyanam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=53,277 |percentage=46.34% |change=-7.80% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. S. Mohan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,054 |percentage=1.79% |change=-4.81% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramadoss |party=Independent politician |votes=1,585 |percentage=1.38% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Senthi Vasan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,028 |percentage=0.89% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Dhakshinamoorthi |party=Independent politician |votes=872 |percentage=0.76% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Anbalagan |party=Independent politician |votes=228 |percentage=0.20% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,644 |percentage=2.30% |change=-20.55% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=114,965 |percentage=69.03% |change= -6.06% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 166,639 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -5.50% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1996===

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. Kalayanam Kuttalam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=60,940 |percentage=54.14% |change=18.52% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Rajendran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=35,219 |percentage=31.29% |change=-25.73% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pappa Subramanian |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=8,267 |percentage=7.34% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Rajamanickam |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=7,424 |percentage=6.60% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. V. Murugan |party=Independent politician |votes=139 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Kaliaperumal |party=Independent politician |votes=133 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. R. Sabarulla |party=Independent politician |votes=77 |percentage=0.07% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Saminathan |party=Independent politician |votes=74 |percentage=0.07% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Abdul Jaleel |party=Independent politician |votes=70 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Nacooran |party=Independent politician |votes=66 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Balasubramaniam |party=Independent politician |votes=63 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=25,721 |percentage=22.85% |change=1.45% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=112,557 |percentage=75.09% |change= 0.26% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 157,532 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.87% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1991===

{{Election box begin|title= 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S.Asaimani|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=60,617 |percentage=57.02% |change=41.17% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ko. Si. Mani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,866 |percentage=35.62% |change=-11.95% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Kasinathan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=7,036 |percentage=6.62% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Ramakrishanan |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=261 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Saminathan |party=Independent politician |votes=228 |percentage=0.21% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. R. Sabarulla |party=Independent politician |votes=222 |percentage=0.21% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Singara Muthusamy |party=Independent politician |votes=85 |percentage=0.08% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=22,751 |percentage=21.40% |change=-3.55% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=106,315 |percentage=74.83% |change= -0.18% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 148,950 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 9.45% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1989===

{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=R. Rajamanickam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,559 |percentage=47.57% |change=4.23% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Dhinakaran |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,609 |percentage=22.61% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Rethinam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=15,843 |percentage=15.85% |change=-39.78% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Rajendran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=12,451 |percentage=12.45% |change=-43.17% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Mailaiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=869 |percentage=0.87% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Saminatha Odayar |party=Independent politician |votes=245 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Balu |party=Independent politician |votes=243 |percentage=0.24% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Ramalinga Shatriyar |party=Independent politician |votes=166 |percentage=0.17% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=24,950 |percentage=24.95% |change=12.66% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=99,985 |percentage=75.01% |change= -7.47% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 135,941 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -8.06% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1984===

{{Election box begin|title= 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Pappa Subbramanian |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=53,214 |percentage=55.63% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Rajamanickam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=41,454 |percentage=43.33% |change=-10.06% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rama Sampath |party=Independent politician |votes=621 |percentage=0.65% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Rajendran |party=Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) |votes=376 |percentage=0.39% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,760 |percentage=12.29% |change=-0.84% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=95,665 |percentage=82.48% |change= 7.87% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 120,416 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 2.24% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1980===

{{Election box begin|title= 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=R. Rajamanickam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=44,254 |percentage=53.39% |change=13.47% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Veeraiyan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=33,364 |percentage=40.25% |change=11.03% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Idumpaiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=5,274 |percentage=6.36% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,890 |percentage=13.14% |change=2.44% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=82,892 |percentage=74.61% |change= 3.36% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 112,552 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 13.47% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1977===

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=R. Rajamaniam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=30,819 |percentage=39.92% |change=-14.66% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Veeraiyan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=22,556 |percentage=29.22% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Dhakshinamurthy Kalingaryar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,666 |percentage=25.47% |change=-9.92% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Govindarajan Pon |party=Janata Party |votes=3,924 |percentage=5.08% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. B. Jaganatha Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=241 |percentage=0.31% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,263 |percentage=10.70% |change=-8.48% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=77,206 |percentage=71.26% |change= -9.69% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 110,107 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -14.66% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1971===

{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. Ganesan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,781 |percentage=54.57% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. K. Deen |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,554 |percentage=35.39% |change=-7.08% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Nataraja Pillai |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=5,886 |percentage=9.24% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Somasundaram |party=Independent politician |votes=512 |percentage=0.80% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,227 |percentage=19.18% |change=7.66% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=63,733 |percentage=80.94% |change= -0.63% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,421 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= 0.58% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1967===

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kuttalam{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=G. B. Mohan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=31,548 |percentage=53.99% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Sivakadaksham |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,812 |percentage=42.47% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Subbaih |party=Independent politician |votes=1,243 |percentage=2.13% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. B. J. Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=825 |percentage=1.41% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,736 |percentage=11.53% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=58,428 |percentage=81.58% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,359 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

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