This is an old revision of this page, as edited by CarTick (talk | contribs) at 21:14, 19 May 2011 (→List of Longest Term Served Members: i have no idea why his biography needs to be here in this article). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 21:14, 19 May 2011 by CarTick (talk | contribs) (→List of Longest Term Served Members: i have no idea why his biography needs to be here in this article)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Kovilpatti (Template:Lang-ta) is located at 9.17°N 77.87°E. It has an average elevation of 106 metres (347 feet). Kovilpatti is a fast growing town in Tuticorin District,Tamil Nadu, India with prominent commercial and industrial activity, including a large number of match factories, textile mills and factories manufacturing Fire Works. It is the gateway for entrants to Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts, from the north and west, located 100 km south of Madurai city, 55 km north of Tirunelveli Town and 60 km north-west of Tuticorin. Kovilpatti is situated on the National Highway No.7 which connects Varanasi in the North and Kanyakumari in the South. The town lies approximately 130 m above mean sea Level, which gives a unique geographical look to this town. It has a small hill to its south east known as Swarna Kathiresa Malai. The deity is Lord Muruga.
Kovilpatti is an Assembly Constitution and was part of Sivakasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivakasi Lok Sabha Constituency]] in Tamil Nadu. As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the Tamil Nadu, the Kovilpatti assembly constituency has been a segment of the new Thoothukkudi (Lok Sabha constituency). Delimitation was made effective for all elections in the state of Tamil Nadu that is held on or after 19 February 2008.
List of Elected Members
Madras State assembly
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ramasamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | V. Suppaya Naicker | Independent |
| 1962 | N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami | Independent |
| 1967 | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India |
Tamil Nadu assembly
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India |
| 1980 | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India |
| 1984 | R. Rangasamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India |
| 1991 | R. Shyamala | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | L. Ayyalusamy | Communist Party of India |
| 2001 | S. Rajendran | Communist Party of India |
| 2006 | L. Radhakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | Kadambur Raju C | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Electoral records
Madras State Assembly
| Year | Winner | Contestants | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | V. Suppaya Naicker | V.Suppaya Naicker Selvaraj S. Alagarsamy Ponnusamy |
IND INC CPI IND |
11425 10726 9901 3898 |
31.78% 29.84% 27.54% 10.84% |
| 1962 | N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami | N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami R.S.Appsami S. Alagarsamy M. Periasami K.Venkataram Naidu |
INC SWA CPI DMK IND |
22158 18059 15387 5030 543 |
36.22% 29.52% 25.15% 8.22% 0.89% |
| 1967 | S. Alagarsamy | S. Alagarsamy V.O.C.A.Pillai R.K.Thevar R.Chairman |
CPI INC IND IND |
33311 22885 3709 641 |
55.02% 37.80% 6.13% 1.06% |
Tamil Nadu Assembly
| Year | Winner | Contestants | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | S. Alagarsamy | S. Alagarsamy L.Subba Naicker |
CPI NCO |
38844 23646 |
62.16% 37.84% |
| 1977 | S. Alagarsamy | S. Alagarsamy P.Seeniraj A.K.C. Thangappandian L.Sundararaj Naicker R.Kovilpillai |
CPI ADMK DMK INP IND |
21985 21588 13778 7187 2602 |
32.75% 32.15% 20.52% 10.70% 3.88% |
| 1980 | S. Alagarsamy | S. Alagarsamy V.Jeyalakshmi S.Kalidas A.N.A. Gurusamy |
CPI INC (I) JNP (JP) IND |
39442 30792 6281 262 |
51.37% 40.11% 8.18% 0.34% |
| 1984 | R. Rangasamy | R.Rangasamy S. Alagarsamy P.Seenirasu V.Paulraj R.Paramasivam S.Perumalsamy T.N.P. Raju S.Solaippan |
INC CPI IND IND IND IND IND IND |
45623 28327 4655 977 715 633 627 283 |
55.75% 34.61% 5.69% 1.19% 0.87% 0.77 0.77 0.35 |
| 1989 | S. Alagarsamy | S. Alagarsamy S.Radhakrishnan A.Palpandian S.Dharmar M.S.Iyyadurai V.Anandasamy R.P.Ramasamy R.Ranjitkumar A.Mariappan M.Ayyadurai S.Solaiappan R. Gurusamy Naicker R.Lingasamy S.Sivasubramaniam C.Joseph T.Selvaraj |
CPI DMK IND M IND IND IND IFT IND IND IND IND IND IND IND IND IND |
35008 31724 13981 6462 4759 3263 2742 240 229 128 116 116 104 77 70 50 |
35.34% 32.02% 14.11% 6.52% 4.80% 3.29% 2.77% 0.24% 0.23% 0.13% 0.12% 0.12% 0.10% 0.08% 0.07% 0.05% |
References
- "Statistical reports of assemby elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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