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Theni Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 10°01′N 77°28′E / 10.01°N 77.47°E / 10.01; 77.47
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Theni
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTheni
LS constituencyPeriyakulam
Established1957
Abolished2011
ReservationNone

Theni was a state assembly constituency in Theni district in Tamil Nadu.[1] The constituency was in existence since 1957 election till 2011.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Winner Party
Madras State
1957 N. M. Velappan and N. R. Thiagarajan Indian National Congress
1962 S. S. Rajendran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tamil Nadu
1971 P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 V. R. Jayaraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 V. R. Jeyaraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 V. R. Jeyaraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 G. Ponnu Pillai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 V. R. Nedunchezhiyan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 N. R. Alagaraja Tamil Maanila Congress
2001 D. Ganesan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 D. Ganesan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

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1957

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1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Theni[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. R. Thiagarajan 38,185 26.62%
Independent S. S. Rajendran 31,404 21.90%
INC N. M. Velappan 26,673 18.60%
Independent S. Arunachalam 15,308 10.67%
Independent A. Ayyanar (SC) 13,163 9.18%
PSP R. Suruliammal (SC) 10,731 7.48%
Independent P. Selvaraj (SC) 7,960 5.55%
Margin of victory 6,781 4.73%
Turnout 1,43,424 90.76%
Registered electors 1,58,034
INC win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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