Acharapakkam Assembly constituency
Acharapakkam (SC) was a state assembly constituency in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It included the town, Acharapakkam. . Acharapakkam assembly constituency (SC) was part of Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency) which is now defunct.
| Acharapakkam | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the State Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chengalpattu |
| LS constituency | Acharapakkam Assembly constituency |
| Established | 1962 |
| Abolished | 2006 |
| Total electors | 1,46,977 |
| Reservation | General |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third | 1962 | Venkatasubba Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Fourth | 1967 | P. S. Ellappan | Swatantra Party | |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | V. Balasundaram | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Ethraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | C. Ganesan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | K. Ethirajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | E. Ramakrishnan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | E. Ramakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | S. Mathivanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Twelfth | 2001-02 | A. Selvaraj | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
| 2002 By-elections | 2002-06 | A. Boovaraghamoorthy[2] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | Sankara Valli | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election Results
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Sankara Valli @ Sankari Narayanan | 55,116 | 50.56% | ||
| AIADMK | Saraswathi. M | 39,260 | 36.02% | ||
| DMK | Kanthagurunathan. S | 10,478 | 9.61% | ||
| Independent | Balasundaram. R.K | 1,926 | 1.77% | ||
| BJP | Shanmugam. K.M | 1,629 | 1.49% | ||
| Independent | Anandan. G | 594 | 0.54% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,856 | 14.55% | |||
| Turnout | 1,09,003 | 74.18% | |||
| DMK gain from PMK | Swing | -3.13% | |||
Bye-election, 2002
Source: The Hindu[3]
The MDMK, did not contest this seat, instead supported the PMK candidate, which also got the support of DMK and BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Boovaragamoorthy | 55,507 | 53.4% | ||
| PMK | D. Parventhan | 37,590 | 36.2% | ||
| CPI | P.S. Ellappan | 4,047 | 3.9% | ||
| APMK | S.J. Raja | 1,928 | 1.9% | ||
| Majority | 17,917 | 3.89% | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 103,911 | 62.1% | n/a | ||
| AIADMK gain from PMK | Swing | ||||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | A. Selvaraj | 54,114 | 53.69% | ||
| DMK | Dr. Murugesan. T | 38,636 | 38.33% | ||
| MDMK | Saker. E | 3,397 | 3.37% | ||
| Independent | Balaraman. P | 2,153 | 2.14% | ||
| Independent | Kadirvelu. M | 1,943 | 1.93% | ||
| Independent | Kothandam. D | 550 | 0.55% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,478 | 15.35% | |||
| Turnout | 1,00,793 | 60.16% | |||
| PMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.46% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Mathivanan | 54,558 | 56.15% | ||
| AIADMK | Bhuvaraghamoorthy. A | 29.187 | 30.04% | ||
| PMK | Adhikesavan. E | 8,098 | 8.33% | ||
| JD(U) | Nagarajan A. V | 2,676 | 2.75% | ||
| Margin of victory | 25,371 | 27.82% | |||
| Turnout | 97,170 | 69.09% | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Ramakrishanan | 52,494 | 56.30% | ||
| DMK | Jayapal M. | 27,769 | 29.78% | ||
| PMK | Raghavan Alias Ambedkar Pithan | 11,465 | 12.30% | ||
| Independent | Vinayagam S. | 737 | 0.79% | ||
| Independent | Mohan R. | 461 | 0.49% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,725 | 26.52% | |||
| Turnout | 93,241 | 69.29 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Ramakrishnan. E | 40,609 | 51.62% | ||
| ADK(JR) | Singaram. P | 12,716 | 16.16% | ||
| INC | Ramalingam. V | 10,534 | 13.39% | ||
| Independent | Dhanasingh | 10,122 | 12.87% | ||
| Independent | Mariappan. K | 2,921 | 3.71% | ||
| Independent | Goodalore Jayaraj | 1,205 | 1.53% | ||
| Independent | Kupuswamy. S | 328 | 0.42% | ||
| Independent | Ponnuswamy. A | 162 | 0.21% | ||
| Independent | Munuswamy. A | 67 | 0.09% | ||
| Margin of victory | 27,893 | 35.46% | |||
| Turnout | 78,664 | 75.22% | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Ethirajan | 43,323 | 54.66% | ||
| DMK | E. Ramakrishnan | 34,744 | 43.83% | ||
| Independent | S. Sukumaran | 1,199 | 1.51% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,579 | 10.82% | |||
| Turnout | 79,266 | 75.22 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Ganesan.C | 35,233 | 50.08% | ||
| DMK | Manavalan.C.M | 35,114 | 49.92% | ||
| Margin of victory | 119 | 0.17% | |||
| Turnout | 70,347 | 69.65% | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Ethraj | 26,756 | 43.19% | ||
| DMK | N. Muthuvel | 23,959 | 38.67% | ||
| INC | R. Kuppuswamy | 6,366 | 10.28% | ||
| JNP | T. Ayyavoo | 4,871 | 7.86% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,797 | 4.51% | |||
| Turnout | 61,952 | 63.94% | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V Balasundaram | 39,816 | 66.77% | ||
| NCO | C Ganesan | 13,457 | 22.57% | ||
| Independent | A Perumal | 4,346 | 7.29% | ||
| Independent | C Elumalai | 1,652 | 2.77% | ||
| Independent | Jeyaraj J R | 365 | 0.61% | ||
| Margin of victory | 26,359 | 44.20% | |||
| Turnout | 59,636 | 73.94% | |||
| DMK gain from SWA | Swing | ||||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA | P. S. Ellappan | 38,223 | 62.11% | ||
| INC | P. Saradambal | 23,322 | 37.89% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,901 | 24.21% | |||
| Turnout | 61,545 | 77.62% | |||
| SWA gain from | Swing | ||||
References
- "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- "AIADMK wrests two seats". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- "Dalits favour AIADMK in Acharapakkam". The Hindu. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
External Links
"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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