THIRUVATTAR
Assembly seat no. 232 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 1991
NADESAN R.
INC
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 8
Margin, 1991
16,829
18.64% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
CPMHEMACHANDRAN J.
- Votes
- 28,762
- Vote share
- 31.86%
- Behind by
- 16,829
Electors
1,49,139
Total votes polled
90,289
Valid votes
90,289
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.5%
Full result, 1991
7 candidates · 90,289 valid votes
NADESAN R.INCwon
45,591
50.5%
HEMACHANDRAN J.CPM
28,762
31.9%
RETNA SABAPATHY M.G.BJP
15,015
16.6%
WILSON T.IND
358
0.4%
UDAYAKUMAR M.TMM
266
0.3%
HARIDAS P.K.PMK
209
0.2%
JOHN GNANANAMUTHU Y.IND
88
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | LEEMA ROSE.R | CPM | 57,162 | 51.60% | SUJITH KUMAR.G | 28,050 |
| 2001 | HEMACHANDRAN.J. | CPM | 47,807 | 50.06% | RAJAMONY.P. | 19,497 |
| 1996 | V. ALBAN | DMK | 37,523 | 41.23% | J. HEMA CHANDRAN | 12,354 |
| 1991 | NADESAN R. | INC | 45,591 | 50.49% | HEMACHANDRAN J. | 16,829 |
| 1989 | R, NADESAN | INC | 39,193 | 45.37% | J. HEMACHANDRAN | 8,109 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
