THOTTIAM
Assembly seat no. 156 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 1989
KANNAIYAN K.
DMK
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 8
Margin, 1989
1,137
1.06% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
ADKJLKATHAMUTHU, K. P.
- Votes
- 33,857
- Vote share
- 31.45%
- Behind by
- 1,137
Electors
1,44,492
Total votes polled
1,07,648
Valid votes
1,07,648
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.5%
Full result, 1989
9 candidates · 1,07,648 valid votes
KANNAIYAN K.DMKwon
34,994
32.5%
KATHAMUTHU, K. P.ADKJL
33,857
31.4%
PERIYASAMY, R.INC
24,464
22.7%
RATHINAVELU, S.ADKJR
9,778
9.1%
JAYARAJ, M. K.IND
3,416
3.2%
KARUPPAIAH, P.IND
580
0.5%
KARUPPAIAH, A.IND
231
0.2%
ELANGOVAN, R.IND
184
0.2%
RAJENDRAN, M.IND
144
0.1%
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
