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Ottapidaram (SC) Ottapidaram (SC)

Assembly 217 in Thoothukudi. Reservation status: SC.

Latest recorded result

2021

M. C. Shunmugaiah (DMK ) won with 73,110 votes.

Latest result source ECI official Election Commission of India | 2021-05-02

Data quality note

Recorded values for this constituency include constrained source coverage.

  • The candidate list is partial for this result (top-two layer).
  • Electorate or turnout values include estimates.
  • Top-two candidate layer only; full candidate list and full-vote distribution are not loaded. Electorate and turnout counts are inferred from limited published fields and should be treated as estimates.
Latest electorate Unavailable
Turnout Unavailable
Margin 8,510
Winner M. C. Shunmugaiah

Historical results

Election years recorded for this constituency.

Year Winner Runner-up Turnout Margin Source
2021 M. C. Shunmugaiah
DMK
P. Mohan 70.68% 8,510 4.78% Source ECI official Election Commission of India | 2021-05-02
2016 R. Sundararaj Dr. Krishnasamy.K
PTK
100.00% 493 0.38% Source Public source Wikipedia
2011 Dr.K.Krishnasamy
PT
S. Raja
DMK
100.00% 25,126 21.38% Source Public source Wikipedia
2006 Poongothai Aladi Aruna
DMK
M. Pandiaraj 100.00% 6,845 5.81% Source Public source Wikipedia
2001 P.G. Rajendran Aladi Aruna
DMK
100.00% 4,111 3.64% Source Public source Wikipedia
1996 Aladi Aruna
DMK
M.S. Kamaraj
INC
100.00% 24,336 29.53% Source Public source Wikipedia
1991 S. S. Ramasubbu
INC
S. Gurunathan
DMK
100.00% 31,150 30.50% Source Public source Wikipedia
1989 S. S. Ramasubbbu
INC
M. P. Murugiah
DMK
100.00% 482 0.78% Source Public source Wikipedia

Current candidate slate

All candidates from the latest recorded constituency election.

Manifesto links

Statewide manifesto documents for contesting parties in the latest recorded election.

Margin trend

Winning margin across election years

1989 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021
1989 482 votes 0.78%
1991 31,150 votes 30.50%
1996 24,336 votes 29.53%
2001 4,111 votes 3.64%
2006 6,845 votes 5.81%
2011 25,126 votes 21.38%
2016 493 votes 0.38%
2021 8,510 votes 4.78%

District map

Constituency cluster in Thoothukudi

#213 Vilathikulam GENERAL DMK 2021 #214 Thoothukkudi GENERAL DMK 2021 #215 Tiruchendur GENERAL DMK 2021 #216 Srivaikuntam GENERAL INC 2021 #217 Ottapidaram (SC) SC DMK 2021 #218 Kovilpatti GENERAL ADMK 2021

Winner history

Election winners across recorded years.

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District and nearby constituencies

Thoothukudi district hubVilathikulamThoothukkudiTiruchendurSrivaikuntamKovilpatti

Contesting parties

DMK - DMKADMK - ADMKPTK - PTKPT - PTAIADMK - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamINC - INC

Election-year pages

20212016201120062001199619911989

Source trail

Referenced public documents