Theni | |
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Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Theni |
LS constituency | Periyakulam |
Established | 1957 |
Abolished | 2011 |
Reservation | None |
Theni was a state assembly constituency in Theni district in Tamil Nadu. [1] The constituency was in existence since 1957 election till 2011.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
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