| Kovilpatti | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Constituency No: | 218 |
| Mla: | Kadambur C. Raju |
| Alliance: | NDA |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| District: | Thoothukudi |
| Loksabha Cons: | Thoothukkudi |
| Established: | 1952 |
| Electors: | 266,625 |
| Reservation: | None |
Kovilpatti is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is also one of the 6 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence.[1]
| Election | Assembly | Member | Political Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | Ramaswamy | 1952-1957 | ||
| 1957 | 2nd | V. Suppaya | 1957-1962 | ||
| 1962 | 3rd | N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami | 1962-1967 | ||
| 1967 | 4th | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India | 1967-1971 | |
| 1971 | 5th | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India | 1971-1977 | |
| 1977 | 6th | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India | 1977-1980 | |
| 1980 | 7th | S. Alagarsamy | Communist Party of India | 1980-1984 | |
| 1984 | 8th | R. Rangasamy | 1984-1989 | ||
| 1989 | 9th | S. Alagarsamy | 1989-1991 | ||
| 1991 | 10th | R. Shyamala | 1991-1996 | ||
| 1996 | 11th | L. Ayyalusamy | Communist Party of India | 1996-2001 | |
| 2001 | 12th | S. Rajendran | Communist Party of India | 2001-2006 | |
| 2006 | 13th | L. Radhakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2006-2011 | |
| 2011 | 14th | Kadambur C. Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2011-2016 | |
| 2016 | 15th | Kadambur C. Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2016-2021 | |
| 2021 | 16th | Kadambur C. Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2021-Incumbent | |