THOTTIAM
Assembly seat no. 156 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 1984
PERIYASAMY
INC
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 8
Margin, 1984
39,516
40.86% of valid votes
Result, 1984
Runner-up
DMKVADIVEL S. R.
- Votes
- 26,615
- Vote share
- 27.52%
- Behind by
- 39,516
Electors
1,27,712
Total votes polled
96,700
Valid votes
96,700
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.7%
Full result, 1984
7 candidates · 96,700 valid votes
PERIYASAMYINCwon
66,131
68.4%
VADIVEL S. R.DMK
26,615
27.5%
THANGAVEL, R.IND
2,210
2.3%
PALANIYANDI, P.IND
664
0.7%
VELUSAMY, K.IND
440
0.5%
VEERAMANI, A. P.IND
421
0.4%
RAMAMOORTHY A. P.IND
219
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | RAJASEKHARAN M. | INC | 43,080 | 34.84% | NATARAJAN R. | 53 |
| 2001 | ANNAVI .P | ADMK | 57,449 | 49.38% | KANNAIYAN.K | 13,148 |
| 1996 | K. KANNAIYAN | DMK | 74,903 | 65.22% | N. NEDUMARAN | 40,982 |
| 1991 | SIVAPATHI N. R. | ADK | 79,594 | 73.51% | KANNAIYAN K. | 52,726 |
| 1989 | KANNAIYAN K. | DMK | 34,994 | 32.51% | KATHAMUTHU, K. P. | 1,137 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
