Kilpennathur Assembly constituency

Kilpennathur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitations in 2007.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 64. It comprises a portion of Tiruvannamalai taluk and is included in the similarly named parliamentary constituency for national elections.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Kilpennathur
Constituency No. 64 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvannamalai
LS constituencyTiruvannamalai
Total electors2,53,101[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  DMK
Elected year2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Party
2011 A. K. Aranganathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016[4] K. Pitchandi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021[5]

Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
51.34%
2016
50.22%
2011
48.20%

2021

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilpennathur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Pitchandi 104,675 51.34% +1.12
PMK K. Selvakumar 77,888 38.20% +27.69
NTK Dr. R. Ramesh Babu 11,541 5.66% New
AMMK P. Karthikeyan 2,191 1.07% New
MNM V. Suganantham 1,437 0.70% New
Margin of victory 26,787 13.14% −4.43%
Turnout 203,884 80.55% −3.90%
Rejected ballots 252 0.12%
Registered electors 253,101
DMK hold Swing 1.12%

2016

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2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilpennathur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Pitchandi 99,070 50.22% +4.37
AIADMK K. Selvamani 64,404 32.64% −15.55
PMK G. Ediroli Manian 20,737 10.51% New
CPI K. Jothi 4,613 2.34% New
BSP S. Devendiran 1,273 0.65% −0.05
BJP M. Subbarayan 1,209 0.61% −0.43
NOTA NOTA 1,164 0.59% New
Margin of victory 34,666 17.57% 15.22%
Turnout 197,287 84.45% −0.02%
Registered electors 233,605
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 2.02%

2011

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2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilpennathur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. K. Aranganathan 83,663 48.20% New
DMK K. Pitchandi 79,582 45.85% New
Independent D. Sridharan 2,301 1.33% New
BJP D. Pitchandi 1,811 1.04% New
Independent R. Settu 1,724 0.99% New
BSP A. Isaac Newton 1,203 0.69% New
Independent M. Murugan 1,057 0.61% New
Margin of victory 4,081 2.35%
Turnout 173,576 84.47%
Registered electors 205,491
AIADMK win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 64. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 64. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Kilpennathur Election Result". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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