THIRUVATTAR
Assembly seat no. 232 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
HEMACHANDRAN.J.
CPM
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 8
Margin, 2001
19,497
20.41% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
BJPRAJAMONY.P.
- Votes
- 28,310
- Vote share
- 29.64%
- Behind by
- 19,497
Electors
1,69,027
Total votes polled
95,507
Valid votes
95,507
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.5%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 95,507 valid votes
HEMACHANDRAN.J.CPMwon
47,807
50.1%
RAJAMONY.P.BJP
28,310
29.6%
APPU NADESAN.R.IND
14,948
15.7%
ISSAC.K.NCP
2,142
2.2%
HAARRIS.V.IND
900
0.9%
THOMAS.D.IND
897
0.9%
SASIKUMAR.S.IND
503
0.5%
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