Kavundampalayam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 117. It is the second largest electorate holding assembly constituency in Tamilnadu as of 2021.[2]
| Kavundampalayam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 117 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Coimbatore |
| LS constituency | Coimbatore |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 4,65,228[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Composition
editIt comprises the municipality of Kavundampalayam and its surrounding areas in Coimbatore.
History
editIt was formed in 2009 and is part of the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency.[3] It was created by the bifurcation of the Thondamuthur assembly constituency.[4] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
Demographics
editGender demographics of Kavundampalayam constituency as of 01.04.2021,[5] taken ahead of the State General election in Tamilnadu in 2021.
| Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,29,997 | 2,30,908 | 95 | 4,61,000 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | V. C. Arukutty | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | P. R. G. Arunkumar | ||
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. R. G. Arunkumar | 135,669 | 44.19% | 3.49% | |
| DMK | R. Krishnan | 1,25,893 | 41.00% | 3.25% | |
| MNM | Pankaj Jain | 23,527 | 7.66% | ||
| NTK | Kalamani. M | 17,897 | 5.83% | 4.46% | |
| NOTA | Nota | 2,892 | 0.94% | −0.99% | |
| AMMK | Aruna. M | 2,002 | 0.65% | ||
| Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | Siva. K | 726 | 0.24% | ||
| Independent | Pushpanantham. V | 420 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | Arunkumar. T | 296 | 0.10% | ||
| Selvaraj. M | 178 | 0.06% | |||
| Independent | Gnanaraj. M | 161 | 0.05% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,776 | 3.18% | 0.24% | ||
| Turnout | 3,07,026 | 65.99% | −0.43% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 971 | 0.32% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,65,228 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.49% | |||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. C. Arukutty | 110,870 | 40.70% | −22.52% | |
| DMK | Payya Gounder @ Krishnan. R. | 1,02,845 | 37.76% | 6.48% | |
| BJP | Nandakumar. R. | 22,444 | 8.24% | 5.39% | |
| CPI(M) | Ramamurthy. V. | 16,874 | 6.19% | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 5,274 | 1.94% | ||
| NTK | Kousalya. P. | 3,735 | 1.37% | ||
| PMK | Thangavelu. A. | 2,533 | 0.93% | ||
| KMDK | Kulandaivelu. K. S. | 2,521 | 0.93% | ||
| Independent | Aruna. D. | 1,045 | 0.38% | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Velmurugan. M. S. | 1,004 | 0.37% | ||
| Independent | Mari. V. | 576 | 0.21% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,025 | 2.95% | −29.00% | ||
| Turnout | 2,72,400 | 66.42% | −7.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 4,10,090 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -22.52% | |||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. C. Arukutty | 137,058 | 63.22% | ||
| DMK | Subramanian T P | 67,798 | 31.27% | ||
| BJP | Nandakumar R | 6,175 | 2.85% | ||
| Independent | Ganesan D | 1,749 | 0.81% | ||
| Independent | Vasanthakumar D | 1,436 | 0.66% | ||
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | Vishwanathan V | 1,331 | 0.61% | ||
| JMM | Parthipan P | 654 | 0.30% | ||
| Independent | Kumanan R | 584 | 0.27% | ||
| Margin of victory | 69,260 | 31.95% | {{{change}}} | ||
| Turnout | 2,94,632 | 73.58% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,16,785 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Kavundampalayam Assembly Constituency". The Times of India. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Two more Assembly segments notified". The Hindu. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Patrikai.com Voters Count".
External links
edit- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.