Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016
Thanjavur Bye-Elections 2016 - Polling Updates
Voting underway in Thanjavur assembly constituency: Voter Turnout 50.05%, till 01.00 PMThanjavur Bye-Elections 2016
The Election Commission of India has announced that elections to the Thanjavur assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be taking place on 19 November 2016. Polling was rescinded by the Election Commission in the 16 May assembly elections following reports of large-scale money laundering by candidates and political parties.
| Poll Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Date of Notification | Oct 26, 2016 |
| Last Date of Making Nomination | Nov 2, 2016 |
| Date of Scrutiny | Nov 3, 2016 |
| Last Date of Withdrawal | Nov 5, 2016 |
| Date of Poll | Nov 19, 2016 |
| Date of Counting | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Date before which Election shall be completed | Nov 24, 2016 |
Thanjavur Candidate List 2016 for Bye-Elections
| Sl.No. | Candidate name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anjugam Boopathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2 | Abdullah Sait.V | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| 3 | Karikalacholan.S | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 4 | Ramalingam.M.S | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5 | Rengasamy.M | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 6 | Kunjithapatham.G | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 7 | Nalladurai.A | Naam Tamilar Katchi |
| 8 | Arumugam.M.S | Independent |
| 9 | Karvannan.K | Independent |
| 10 | Santhosh.M | Independent |
| 11 | Nedunchezhian.Adhi | Independent |
| 12 | Baburaman.L | Independent |
| 13 | Ramesh Gandhi.V | Independent |
| 14 | Raja.N | Independent |
About Thanjavur Assembly Constituency
Thanjavur is constituency No. 174 of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. This unreserved constituency is situated in the district that goes by the same name. It comes under Thanjavur parliamentary constituency.According to the Election Commission of India, Thanjavur assembly constituency has 2,02,002 registered voters. It comprises 99,574 male and 1,02,428 female voters.
In the 2011 assembly elections, the AIADMK secured an important win from this seat. It toppled the DMK which had retained this seat for three consecutive terms. M.Rengasamy, the winning AIADMK candidate, got 75,415 votes. His main contender, S.N.M.Ubayadullah of DMK, got 68,086. The voter turnout was 74.02 %.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Thanjavur Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Thanjavur assembly elections conducted so far.| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Sex | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 174 | Thanjavur | GEN | M.Rengasamy | M | AIADMK | 75415 | S.N.M.Ubayadullah | M | DMK | 68086 |
| 2006 | 183 | Thanjavur | GEN | Ubayadullah.S.N.M | M | DMK | 61658 | Rengasamy.M | M | AIADMK | 50412 |
| 2001 | 183 | Thanjavur | GEN | Ubayadullah. S.N.M | M | DMK | 55782 | Rajmohan. R | M | INC | 46192 |
| 1996 | 183 | Thanjavur | GEN | Ubayadullah S.N.M. | M | DMK | 79471 | Somasundaram S.D. | M | ADMK | 34389 |
| 1991 | 183 | Thanjavur | GEN | Somasundaram S. D. | M | ADK | 64363 | Ubayadullah S. N. M. | M | DMK | 44502 |
| 1989 | 183 | Thanjavur | GEN | Ubayadullah S.N.M | M | DMK | 60380 | Thirugnanam Durai | M | ADK(JL) | 25527 |
| 1984 | 183 | Thanjavur | GEN | Durai Krishnamurthy | M | INC | 48065 | Thangamuthu, P. S. | M | DMK | 46304 |
| 1984 | By Polls | Thanjavur | GEN | A.Vandayar.K | M | INC | 54180 | Thanagamuthu | M | DMK | 47910 |
| 1980 | 183 | Thanjavur | GEN | Natarajan, S. | M | DMK | 40880 | Ramamurthy, A. | M | IND | 39901 |
| 1977 | 183 | Thanjavur | GEN | S. Natarajan | M | DMK | 33418 | R. Saminathan | M | ADK | 23662 |
| 1971 | 170 | Thanjavur | GEN | Natarajan S. | M | DMK | 38288 | Arokiasamy Nadar A. Y. | M | NCO | 30423 |
| 1967 | 170 | Thanjavur | GEN | P.Nadar | M | INC | 33228 | S.Natarajan | M | DMK | 28717 |
