Tindivanam Assembly constituency
{{Short description|State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 72
| map_image = Constitution-Tindivanam.svg
| Existence =
| district = Viluppuram
| loksabha_cons = Viluppuram
| established = 1951
| state = Tamil Nadu
| party = {{Party index link|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| mla = P. Arjunan
| latest_election_year = 2021
| name = Tindivanam
| reservation = None
}}
Tindivanam is a state assembly constituency in Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India.{{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= 22 January 2017}} Its State Assembly Constituency number is 72. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises a portion of Tindivanam taluk and is a part of Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 26 January 2017}} It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly
= Madras State =
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! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party |
| 1952
|Venugopala Gounder and M. Jagannathan | |
| 1957
| P. Veerappa Gounder and M. Jagannathan | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
| 1962
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 1967
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
= Tamil Nadu =
| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party |
| 1971
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 1977
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1980
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (I)}} |
| 1984
| K. M. Thangamani Gounder | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 1989
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 1991
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1996
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 2001
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 2006
| C. V. Shanmugam | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 2011
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 2016
| P. Seethapathy{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=72}} | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 2021
|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
Election results
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{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.15}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|35.33}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|52.59}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|47.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|53.31}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|45.40}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|50.58}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.05}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|58.67}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|42.33}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|29.55}}
{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.83}}
{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|51.59}}
{{bar percent|1962|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|45.33}}
{{bar percent|1957|{{party color|Independent politician}}|27.00}}
{{bar percent|1952|{{party color|Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party}}|29.09}}
}}
= 2021 =
{{Election box begin|title= 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{cite web|title=Tindivanam Election Result|url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/-s22a072|access-date= 2 Jul 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. Arjunan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=87,152 |percentage=48.15% |change=+12.87 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Seethapathy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=77,399 |percentage=42.76% |change=+7.43 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Pachimuthu |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=9,203 |percentage=5.08% |change=+4.57 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Chandralekha |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=2,701 |percentage=1.49% |change=-7.03 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Poyathu @ Anbin S. Poyyamozhi |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=2,079 |percentage=1.15% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=1,523 |percentage=0.84% |change=-0.36 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,753 |percentage=5.39% |change= 5.33% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=181,015 |percentage=78.52% |change= -0.42% }}
{{Election box rejected|votes=142|percentage=0.08% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 230,527 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 12.82% }}
{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
{{Election box begin|title= 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|access-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. Seethapathy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=61,879 |percentage=35.33% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. P. Rajendran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=61,778 |percentage=35.27% |change=-17.32 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Kalidoss |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=29,848 |percentage=17.04% |change=-25.41 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Udhayakumar |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=14,928 |percentage=8.52% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=2,112 |percentage=1.21% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Poovazhagi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,509 |percentage=0.86% |change=+0.2 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Bhuvaneshwari |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=908 |percentage=0.52% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=101 |percentage=0.06% |change= -10.09% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=175,150 |percentage=78.94% |change= -2.33% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 221,864 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -17.26% }}
{{Election box end}}
= 2011 =
{{Election box begin|title= 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu|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}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=D. Haridoss |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=80,553 |percentage=52.59% |change=+5.55 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. P. Sankar |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=65,016 |percentage=42.45% |change=-2.74 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Munusamy |party=Independent politician |votes=2,071 |percentage=1.35% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Radhika |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=1,125 |percentage=0.73% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Venugopal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,010 |percentage=0.66% |change=+0.09 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,537 |percentage=10.14% |change= 8.28% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=153,169 |percentage=81.27% |change= 3.94% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 188,461 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 5.55% }}
{{Election box end}}
=2006=
{{Election box begin|title= 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{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=C. V. Shanmugam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=55,856 |percentage=47.04% |change=-6.27 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Karunanithi |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=53,648 |percentage=45.18% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Lakshmanan |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=4,364 |percentage=3.68% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Manickam |party=Independent politician |votes=2,102 |percentage=1.77% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Thanasekaran |party=Independent politician |votes=827 |percentage=0.70% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=I. M. Sekar Nayakar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=674 |percentage=0.57% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,208 |percentage=1.86% |change= -9.94% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=118,735 |percentage=77.34% |change= 14.63% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 153,528 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -6.27% }}
{{Election box end}}
=2001=
{{Election box begin|title= 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|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=C. V. Shanmugam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=54,884 |percentage=53.31% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Sedunathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,736 |percentage=41.51% |change=-3.89 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Ravi |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,353 |percentage=2.29% |change=-14.15 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Megesh |party=Independent politician |votes=2,182 |percentage=2.12% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Iniyadayalan |party=Independent politician |votes=801 |percentage=0.78% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,148 |percentage=11.80% |change= -13.55% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=102,956 |percentage=62.71% |change= -5.93% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 164,200 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 7.91% }}
{{Election box end}}
=1996=
{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{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=R. Sedunathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=45,448 |percentage=45.40% |change=+14.75 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Karunanithi |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=20,068 |percentage=20.05% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Masilamani |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=16,449 |percentage=16.43% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Rajaram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,018 |percentage=16.00% |change=-34.58 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Moorthy |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=523 |percentage=0.52% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=25,380 |percentage=25.35% |change= 5.43% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=100,106 |percentage=68.64% |change= 0.79% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 153,450 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -5.18% }}
{{Election box end}}
=1991=
{{Election box begin|title= 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{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. Pannirselvam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=48,317 |percentage=50.58% |change=+15.61 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=R. Masilamani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=29,282 |percentage=30.65% |change=-17.4 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Karuranidhi |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=16,580 |percentage=17.36% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Sadaian |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=577 |percentage=0.60% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,035 |percentage=19.93% |change= 6.84% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=95,532 |percentage=67.85% |change= 3.41% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 145,939 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 2.52% }}
{{Election box end}}
=1989=
{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{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. Masilamani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=39,504 |percentage=48.05% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Ramamurthi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,749 |percentage=34.97% |change=-23.7 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. R. Ravindhran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,258 |percentage=7.61% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. M. Thangamani |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,478 |percentage=5.45% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Gandhidass |party=Independent politician |votes=941 |percentage=1.14% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. R. Maheswaran |party=Independent politician |votes=525 |percentage=0.64% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,755 |percentage=13.08% |change= -11.88% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=82,210 |percentage=64.44% |change= -7.11% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 129,844 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -10.61% }}
{{Election box end}}
=1984=
{{Election box begin|title= 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{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=K. M. Thangamani Gounder |party=Indian National Congress |votes=45,404 |percentage=58.67% |change=+16.33 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Subramanya Kounder |party=Janata Party |votes=26,088 |percentage=33.71% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Krishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,596 |percentage=4.65% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Semmaneri Gounder K. |party=Independent politician |votes=2,306 |percentage=2.98% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,316 |percentage=24.96% |change= 17.17% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=77,394 |percentage=71.55% |change= 5.39% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 113,711 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 16.33% }}
{{Election box end}}
=1980=
{{Election box begin|title= 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{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=K. M. Thangamani Gounder |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,778 |percentage=42.33% |change=+12.78 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Erajaram Reddy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=24,302 |percentage=34.55% |change=+11.02 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Radhakrishnan |party=Janata Party |votes=15,953 |percentage=22.68% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,476 |percentage=7.78% |change= 4.92% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=70,343 |percentage=66.16% |change= 2.06% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 107,921 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 12.78% }}
{{Election box end}}
=1977=
{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{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=T. R. Erajaram Reddy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,990 |percentage=29.55% |change=-6.72 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Radhakrishnan |party=Janata Party |votes=17,150 |percentage=26.69% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Rajaram |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=15,117 |percentage=23.52% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Venkatraman |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=11,958 |percentage=18.61% |change=-37.22 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. M. Ranganathan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,046 |percentage=1.63% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,840 |percentage=2.86% |change= -16.69% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=64,261 |percentage=64.10% |change= -8.77% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 101,610 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -26.27% }}
{{Election box end}}
=1971=
{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{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=G. Rajaram |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,933 |percentage=55.83% |change=+7.41 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Ramamurthy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,048 |percentage=36.27% |change=-15.31 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Renganathan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,960 |percentage=6.51% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. R. Reddy |party=Independent politician |votes=843 |percentage=1.39% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,885 |percentage=19.55% |change= 16.38% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=60,784 |percentage=72.87% |change= -3.53% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 95,171 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 4.24% }}
{{Election box end}}
=1967=
{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{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=K. Ramamoorthy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=34,106 |percentage=51.59% |change=+6.69 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Thangavelu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,008 |percentage=48.41% |change=+3.08 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,098 |percentage=3.17% |change= 2.74% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=66,114 |percentage=76.39% |change= 4.61% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 89,697 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 6.26% }}
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=1962=
{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{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}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Thangavelu A. |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,687 |percentage=45.33% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Veerappa Kounder P. |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,422 |percentage=44.90% |change=+24.23 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Murugesan |party=Communist Party of India |votes=4,927 |percentage=8.07% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Krishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,044 |percentage=1.71% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=265 |percentage=0.43% |change= -1.51% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=61,080 |percentage=71.79% |change= -17.44% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 88,723 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Independent politician |swing= 18.33% }}
{{Election box end}}
=1957=
{{Election box begin|title= 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | 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}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. Veerappa Goundar |party=Independent politician |votes=37,448 |percentage=27.00% |change= }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Jagannathan |party=Independent politician |votes=34,753 |percentage=25.06% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Venugopal Koundar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,658 |percentage=20.66% |change=0.32% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pichaikuppan (Sc) |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,941 |percentage=16.54% |change=-3.80% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kannan (Sc) |party=Independent politician |votes=5,563 |percentage=4.01% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Thiruneelakantar |party=Independent politician |votes=4,730 |percentage=3.41% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Arumugha Mudaliar |party=Independent politician |votes=4,586 |percentage=3.31% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,695 |percentage=1.94% |change=-2.70% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,38,679 |percentage=89.23% |change= -14.55% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,55,419 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party |swing= -2.09% }}
{{Election box end}}
=1952=
{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tindivanam{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Jagannathan |party=Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party |votes=48,783 |percentage=29.09% |change= }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Venugopala Gounder |party=Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party |votes=40,998 |percentage=24.45% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Balasundaram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=34,119 |percentage=20.35% |change=20.35% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Venkatakrishna Reddiar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=33,414 |percentage=19.92% |change=19.92% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ganapathi |party=Independent politician |votes=10,385 |percentage=6.19% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,785 |percentage=4.64% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,67,699 |percentage=103.78% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,61,593 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party |loser= |swing= }}
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- {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|access-date= 8 July 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= 5 October 2010|df= dmy-all}}
- [http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2272.htm?ac=72 MLA Tindivanam Assembly Election] Election Commission of India.
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