Oddanchatram (state assembly constituency)

Oddanchatram
Oddanchatram
Constituency No. 128 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dindigul
LS constituency	Dindigul
Established	1952
Total electors	2,41,216
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent R. Sakkarapani
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

10°29′18″N 77°44′05″E / 10.4882986°N 77.7345856°E / 10.4882986; 77.7345856

Oddanchatram is a state assembly constituency in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 128. It comes under Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Madras State

Year	Winner
1952	Subramaniya Lakshmipathi Naicker	Independent politician
1957	Karuthappa Gounder	Independent, Indian National Congress
1962	A. Senapathi Gounder	Indian National Congress
1967	N. Gounder	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	Nachimuthu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	Palaniyappan	Indian National Congress
1980	K. Kuppuswamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	K. Kuppuswamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	P. Kaliyappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	A.T. Sellasamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	R. Sakkarapani	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	R. Sakkarapani	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	R. Sakkarapani	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	R. Sakkarapani	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	R. Sakkarapani	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	R. Sakkarapani	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			54.90%
2016			64.26%
2011			51.99%
2006			53.67%
2001			46.40%
1996			58.57%
1991			69.83%
1989			35.81%
1984			49.86%
1980			45.26%
1977			37.09%
1971			58.99%
1967			55.55%
1962			54.25%
1957			73.94%
1952			48.58%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Sakkarapani	109,970	54.90%	9.36
	AIADMK	N. P. Nataraj	81,228	40.55%	10.99
	NTK	T. Sakthi Devi	4,944	2.47%	2.15
	NOTA	Nota	1,457	0.73%	0.05
	DMDK	M. Siva Kumar	1,427	0.71%	New
	MNM	A. Abdul Hadi	1,082	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			28,742	14.35%	-20.35%
Turnout			200,299	83.04%	-1.87%
Rejected ballots			82	0.04%
Registered electors			241,216
	DMK hold		Swing	-9.36%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Sakkarapani	121,715	64.26%	12.27
	AIADMK	K. Kittusamy	55,988	29.56%	13.58
	CPI	K. Santhanam	3,684	1.94%	New
	BJP	S. K. Palanisamy	1,909	1.01%	0
	NOTA	None Of The Above	1,274	0.67%	New
	Independent	K. Muthukumar	1,050	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			65,727	34.70%	25.85%
Turnout			189,414	84.91%	-1.21%
Registered electors			223,074
	DMK hold		Swing	12.27%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Sakkarapani	87,743	51.99%	1.68
	AIADMK	P. Baalasubramani	72,810	43.14%	6.21
	Independent	P. Velkumar	3,092	1.83%	New
	BJP	S. K. Palanisamy	1,708	1.01%	0.37
Margin of victory			14,933	8.85%	-7.89%
Turnout			195,975	86.13%	11.39%
Registered electors			168,785
	DMK hold		Swing	-1.68%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Sakkarapani	63,811	53.67%	7.27
	AIADMK	K. P. Nallasamy	43,908	36.93%	8.27
	DMDK	S. Balasubramani	5,457	4.59%	New
	BJP	P. Karuppusamy	1,642	1.38%	New
	Independent	S. Murugan	1,199	1.01%	New
	AIFB	M. Inbaraja	739	0.62%	New
	Independent	K. Chellamuthu	595	0.50%	New
Margin of victory			19,903	16.74%	15.54%
Turnout			118,896	74.73%	10.28%
Registered electors			159,094
	DMK hold		Swing	7.27%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Sakkarapani	52,896	46.40%	12.17
	AIADMK	A. T. Sellasamy	51,527	45.20%	19.12
	MDMK	Pon. Churchill	4,525	3.97%	3.59
	Independent	P. Loganathan	1,962	1.72%	New
	Independent	A. Arjunan	1,242	1.09%	New
	Independent	P. Murugan	556	0.49%	New
Margin of victory			1,369	1.20%	-31.29%
Turnout			114,010	64.45%	-4.62%
Registered electors			176,900
	DMK hold		Swing	-12.17%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Sakkarapani	66,379	58.57%	29.55
	AIADMK	K. Sellamuthu	29,556	26.08%	43.75
	MDMK	T. Mohan	8,565	7.56%	New
	Independent	R. Eswaravel	5,392	4.76%	New
	BJP	N. Senniappan	1,457	1.29%	New
Margin of victory			36,823	32.49%	-8.31%
Turnout			113,331	69.07%	6.10%
Registered electors			170,995
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-11.26%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. T. Chellamuthu	72,669	69.83%	39.44
	DMK	T. Mohan	30,205	29.02%	6.79
Margin of victory			42,464	40.80%	35.38%
Turnout			104,070	62.96%	-11.18%
Registered electors			170,862
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	34.01%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Kaliappan	38,540	35.81%	*New*
	AIADMK	P. Balasubramani	32,699	30.38%	19.47
	INC	A. P. Palaniappan	25,370	23.57%	New
	AIADMK	K. Kuppuswamy	8,445	7.85%	42.01
Margin of victory			5,841	5.43%	2.77%
Turnout			107,616	74.14%	-0.98%
Registered electors			147,504
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-14.04%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Kuppuswamy	46,466	49.86%	4.59
	Independent	K. Chellamuthu	43,985	47.19%	New
	Independent	P. Naguvel	565	0.61%	New
	Independent	M. Thangavel	518	0.56%	New
	Independent	P. Chinnappan	477	0.51%	New
	Independent	M. V. Gopal	471	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			2,481	2.66%	-11.95%
Turnout			93,200	75.12%	14.84%
Registered electors			132,723
	AIADMK hold		Swing	4.59%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Kuppuswamy	35,269	45.26%	14.47
	INC	S. K. Palaniswamy	23,882	30.65%	6.44
	Independent	A. P. Palaniyappan	18,480	23.72%	New
Margin of victory			11,387	14.61%	8.32%
Turnout			77,922	60.28%	0.32%
Registered electors			131,378
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	8.18%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. P. Palaniappan	27,000	37.09%	2.86
	AIADMK	K. Kuppuswamy	22,419	30.79%	New
	DMK	K. Muthusamy	15,072	20.70%	38.29
	JP	P. Kaliappan	5,925	8.14%	New
	Independent	C. Kathamuthu	1,696	2.33%	New
	Independent	R. Kalyanasamy	692	0.95%	New
Margin of victory			4,581	6.29%	-12.76%
Turnout			72,804	59.96%	-8.04%
Registered electors			123,168
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-21.91%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	N. Nachimuthu Goundar	40,845	58.99%	3.45
	INC	A. P. Palaniyappan	27,654	39.94%	3.24
	Independent	S. Mariyappa Gounder	736	1.06%	New
Margin of victory			13,191	19.05%	6.69%
Turnout			69,235	68.00%	-7.42%
Registered electors			105,416
	DMK hold		Swing	3.45%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	N. Gounder	39,817	55.55%	12.11
	INC	A. P. Palaniappan	30,953	43.18%	11.06
	Independent	V. S. M. Gounder	910	1.27%	New
Margin of victory			8,864	12.37%	1.56%
Turnout			71,680	75.42%	6.35%
Registered electors			98,705
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	1.30%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Senapathi Gounder	30,380	54.25%	19.69
	DMK	Nachimuthu Gounder	24,327	43.44%	New
	Independent	Mariappa Gounder	1,297	2.32%	New
Margin of victory			6,053	10.81%	-37.07%
Turnout			56,004	69.07%	25.05%
Registered electors			85,019
	INC hold		Swing	-19.69%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Karuthappa Gounder	26,646	73.94%	35.26
	Independent	Angamuthu Naicker	9,392	26.06%	New
Margin of victory			17,254	47.88%	37.98%
Turnout			36,038	44.02%	-16.45%
Registered electors			81,873
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	25.36%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Oddanchatram^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Subramaniya Lakshmipathy Naicker	20,076	48.58%	*New*
	INC	K. Karuthappa Gounder	15,986	38.68%	New
	CPI	A. Kamal Yusuf Rowther	5,266	12.74%	New
Margin of victory			4,090	9.90%
Turnout			41,328	60.47%
Registered electors			68,349
	Independent win (new seat)

References

^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[1] "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

[2] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[3] "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[4] Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[5] Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.

[6] Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.

[7] Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[8] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[9] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[10] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[11] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[12] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[13] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[14] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[15] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[16] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[17] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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