Madhuranthakam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 35. It forms a part of Kancheepuram Lok Sabha Constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B. Parameswaran | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | O. Venkatasubba Reddy P. S. Ellappan |
Independent | |
| 1962 | B. Parameswaran | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Kothandam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | C. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1977 | C. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | S. D. Ugamchand | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1984 | C. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1989 | S. D. Ugamchand | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | P. Chockalingam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1996 | S. K. Venkatesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | P. Vasudevan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2006 | K. Gayathri Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2011 | S. Kanitha Sampath | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | S. Pugazhenthi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | K. Maragatham | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Maragatham | 86,646 | 47.20% | +7.43 | |
| DMK | C. E. Sathya | 83,076 | 45.25% | +3.83 | |
| NTK | P. Sumitha | 9,293 | 5.06% | New | |
| DMDK | N. Moorthi | 2,137 | 1.16% | -5.45 | |
| MNM | K. Dinesh | 1,488 | 0.81% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,371 | 0.75% | -0.11 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,570 | 1.94% | 0.28% | ||
| Turnout | 183,576 | 80.98% | -0.30% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 223 | 0.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 226,685 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 5.77% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Pugazhenthi | 73,693 | 41.43% | New | |
| AIADMK | C. K. Thamizharasan | 70,736 | 39.77% | -13.88 | |
| PMK | E. Adhikesavan | 16,215 | 9.12% | New | |
| DMDK | M. Thennarasu | 11,773 | 6.62% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,525 | 0.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,957 | 1.66% | -10.86% | ||
| Turnout | 177,879 | 81.29% | -0.57% | ||
| Registered electors | 218,831 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -12.22% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Kanitha Sampath | 79,256 | 53.64% | +13.26 | |
| INC | Dr. K. Jayakumar | 60,762 | 41.13% | -2.4 | |
| Independent | C. Jaisankar | 1,885 | 1.28% | New | |
| BJP | R. Varadhan | 1,630 | 1.10% | -0.84 | |
| Independent | V. R. Paramasivam | 1,223 | 0.83% | New | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | M. Dhanasekaran | 886 | 0.60% | New | |
| BSP | S. Vinayagam | 784 | 0.53% | -0.31 | |
| Margin of victory | 18,494 | 12.52% | 9.37% | ||
| Turnout | 147,744 | 81.85% | 5.87% | ||
| Registered electors | 180,495 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 10.12% | |||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Ghayathri Devi | 51,106 | 43.52% | New | |
| AIADMK | K. Appadurai | 47,415 | 40.38% | -10.72 | |
| DMDK | D. Gajendran | 9,885 | 8.42% | New | |
| BJP | M. Sundara Moorthy | 2,282 | 1.94% | New | |
| Independent | S. Menaka | 1,840 | 1.57% | New | |
| Independent | C. Natarajan | 1,256 | 1.07% | New | |
| Independent | M. Devaraj | 1,178 | 1.00% | New | |
| BSP | P. Rajendrababu | 989 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,691 | 3.14% | -7.23% | ||
| Turnout | 117,418 | 75.98% | 14.00% | ||
| Registered electors | 154,532 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.58% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Vasudevan | 57,610 | 51.10% | +11.16 | |
| DMK | S. D. Ugamchand | 45,916 | 40.73% | -9.06 | |
| MDMK | L. S. Raveendranath | 4,070 | 3.61% | -0.72 | |
| Independent | N. Venkatesan | 1,895 | 1.68% | New | |
| PB | M. Abiramalingam | 1,215 | 1.08% | New | |
| Independent | T. Maduraimuthu | 700 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,694 | 10.37% | 0.53% | ||
| Turnout | 112,730 | 61.99% | -9.21% | ||
| Registered electors | 181,901 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 1.31% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. K. Venkatesan | 53,563 | 49.79% | New | |
| AIADMK | U. Kamchand. S. D. | 42,970 | 39.94% | -14.17 | |
| PMK | G. Gunasekaran | 4,837 | 4.50% | New | |
| MDMK | K. R. Veeraraghavan | 4,663 | 4.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,593 | 9.85% | -8.68% | ||
| Turnout | 107,573 | 71.20% | 1.00% | ||
| Registered electors | 159,346 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.32% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Chockalingam | 53,752 | 54.11% | +12.18 | |
| Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam | S. D. Ugamchand | 35,349 | 35.59% | New | |
| PMK | K. Narayanaswamy Alias Mani Arasu | 7,667 | 7.72% | New | |
| BJP | S. Adikesavalu | 862 | 0.87% | New | |
| Independent | N. R. Janarthanan | 503 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,403 | 18.53% | 14.73% | ||
| Turnout | 99,336 | 70.20% | 0.03% | ||
| Registered electors | 149,439 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 12.18% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. D. Ugamchand | 38,704 | 41.93% | New | |
| DMK | C. Arumugam | 35,196 | 38.13% | -8.08 | |
| INC | A. Gopanna | 10,676 | 11.57% | -31.93 | |
| AIADMK | B. Dhanasekaran | 6,205 | 6.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,508 | 3.80% | 1.08% | ||
| Turnout | 92,311 | ||||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | C. Arumugam | 40,105 | 46.21% | +3.68 | |
| INC | Sachuthanandam | 37,745 | 43.49% | New | |
| Independent | K. Kesavan | 538 | 0.62% | New | |
| Independent | C. Angammal | 458 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,360 | 2.72% | -11.59% | ||
| Turnout | 86,784 | 76.48% | 1.01% | ||
| Registered electors | 120,021 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.63% | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. D. Ugamchand | 46,922 | 56.84% | +32.19 | |
| DMK | C. Arumugam | 35,113 | 42.54% | +6.46 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,809 | 14.31% | 4.50% | ||
| Turnout | 82,549 | 75.47% | 2.66% | ||
| Registered electors | 111,475 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 20.77% | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | C. Arumugam | 26,977 | 36.08% | -28.46 | |
| INC | S. D. Ugamchand | 19,645 | 26.27% | -9.2 | |
| AIADMK | V. Venka | 18,434 | 24.65% | New | |
| JP | O. N. Duraibaboo | 8,019 | 10.72% | New | |
| Independent | D. Kanakasabapathy | 968 | 1.29% | New | |
| Independent | V. T. R. Veerappan | 736 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,332 | 9.80% | -19.26% | ||
| Turnout | 74,779 | 72.81% | -3.71% | ||
| Registered electors | 104,339 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -28.46% | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | C. Arumugam | 42,295 | 64.53% | +5.33 | |
| INC | V. Gopal Reddiar | 23,246 | 35.47% | -3.4 | |
| Margin of victory | 19,049 | 29.06% | 8.73% | ||
| Turnout | 65,541 | 76.52% | -3.23% | ||
| Registered electors | 88,600 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 5.33% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Kothandam | 38,382 | 59.20% | New | |
| INC | G. Reddy | 25,200 | 38.87% | -12.8 | |
| Independent | V. Krishnaswamy | 1,248 | 1.93% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,182 | 20.33% | 2.41% | ||
| Turnout | 64,830 | 79.75% | 9.65% | ||
| Registered electors | 84,920 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 7.53% | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Parameswaran | 29,743 | 51.67% | +32.48 | |
| SWA | P. S. Ellappan | 19,424 | 33.75% | New | |
| Independent | K. Ariasankaran | 6,119 | 10.63% | New | |
| Independent | S. Dasarathan | 2,274 | 3.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,319 | 17.93% | 16.50% | ||
| Turnout | 57,560 | 70.11% | -9.67% | ||
| Registered electors | 88,704 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 32.48% | |||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | O. Venkatasubba Reddy | 24,402 | 19.20% | -0.37 | |
| Independent | O. N. Dorajbabu | 22,585 | 17.77% | New | |
| Independent | V. L. Raja | 19,250 | 15.14% | New | |
| Independent | Ellappan (Sc) | 18,516 | 14.57% | New | |
| INC | Jothi Venkatachellum | 18,345 | 14.43% | -5.13 | |
| Independent | Kothandarama Reddy | 15,784 | 12.42% | New | |
| Independent | Angesan (Sc) | 8,230 | 6.47% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,817 | 1.43% | -1.49% | ||
| Turnout | 127,112 | 79.77% | -4.51% | ||
| Registered electors | 159,340 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -0.37% | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Parameswaran | 20,926 | 19.57% | New | |
| INC | V. Venkatasubba Reddi | 17,806 | 16.65% | New | |
| RPI | K. Muthulinga Reddiar | 13,431 | 12.56% | New | |
| Socialist | Kothandarama Reddiar | 13,268 | 12.41% | New | |
| Socialist | Jagadambal | 12,129 | 11.34% | New | |
| RPI | Meenambal | 9,344 | 8.74% | New | |
| KMPP | V. Jayachandran | 8,701 | 8.14% | New | |
| Independent | Venugopala Nayagar | 6,286 | 5.88% | New | |
| KMPP | Angesan | 5,056 | 4.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,120 | 2.92% | |||
| Turnout | 106,947 | 84.29% | |||
| Registered electors | 126,884 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||