Kumarapalayam Assembly constituency

Kumarapalayam is a state assembly constituency in Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 97. It consists of a portion of Kumarapalayam taluk. It is included in the Erode Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Kumarapalayam
Constituency No. 97 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictNamakkal
LS constituencyErode
Total electors2,54,439[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Elected year2021

It was newly formed in the year of 2008 by separating the Sankari and Tiruchengode constituencies.

It covers Kumarapalayam Municipality & the majority of Pallipalayam Block. It covers till Bhavani constituency in the north & Erode East with the river Kaveri as its boundary.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Party
2011 P. Thangamani All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021

Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
49.92%
2016
55.20%
2011
56.59%

2021

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kumarapalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Thangamani 100,800 49.92%   5.28
DMK M. Venkatachalam 69,154 34.25%   4.4
NTK S. Varun 13,240 6.56%   5
Independent S. Ommsharravana 7,342 3.64% New
MNM K. Kamaraj 6,125 3.03% New
NOTA Nota 1,342 0.66%   0.94
DMDK K. R. Sivasubiramaniyan 1,022 0.51%   4.74
Margin of victory 31,646 15.67% −9.68%
Turnout 201,925 79.36% −1.44%
Rejected ballots 87 0.04%
Registered electors 254,439
AIADMK hold Swing -5.28%

2016

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2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kumarapalayam[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Thangamani 103,032 55.20%   1.39
DMK P. Yuvaraj 55,703 29.84%   10.04
DMDK P. A. Madeshwaran 9,784 5.24% New
NOTA None Of The Above 2,994 1.60% New
NTK G. Arunkumar 2,908 1.56% New
KMDK R. Ponnusamy 2,813 1.51% New
PMK S. Murthy 2,773 1.49% New
BJP K. Easwaran 1,981 1.06%   0.07
Margin of victory 47,329 25.36% 8.65%
Turnout 186,652 80.80% −5.53%
Registered electors 231,009
AIADMK hold Swing -1.39%

2011

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2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kumarapalayam[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Thangamani 91,077 56.59% New
DMK G. Selvaraju 64,190 39.88% New
BJP K. S. Balamurugan 1,600 0.99% New
Independent S. Thangamani 1,179 0.73% New
Independent K. Venugopal 1,126 0.70% New
Margin of victory 26,887 16.70%
Turnout 186,437 86.33%
Registered electors 160,955
AIADMK win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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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