Kumarapalayam Assembly constituency
| Kumarapalayam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 97 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Namakkal |
| LS constituency | Erode |
| Total electors | 2,54,439[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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.
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
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P. Thangamani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2021
| 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
| 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
| 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
- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.