Edappadi (state assembly constituency)

Edapadi is a state assembly constituency in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] It comprises Edappadi taluk and a portion of Mettur taluk. It is a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] Elections were not held in 1957 and 1962.

Edappadi
state assembly constituency
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
Existence1971-present
ReservationGeneral
Current MLAEdappadi K. Palaniswami
PartyAIADMK
Elected Year2016
Total Electors2,61,137 [1]
Most Successful PartyAIADMK (6 times)

Madras State
Year Winner Party
1952 S. Arthanareeswara Gounder Indian National Congress
1967 A. Arumugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu
Year Winner Party
1971 A. Arumugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 I. Ganesan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 I. Ganesan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 Govindaswamy Indian National Congress
1989 Edappadi K. Palaniswami All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalithaa)
1991 Edappadi K. Palaniswami All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 I. Ganesan Pattali Makkal Katchi
2001 I. Ganesan Pattali Makkal Katchi
2006 V. Kaveri Pattali Makkal Katchi
2011 Edappadi K. Palaniswami All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 Edappadi K. Palaniswami[4] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

2016
2016 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election: Edappadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami 98,703 43.74 -12.64
PMK Annadurai N 56,681 25.12 -12.54
DMK Murugesan P A 55,149 24.44 +24.44
CPI (M) Thangavel P 5,437 2.41 +2.41
NOTA None of the above 1,913 0.85 +0.85
Majority 42,022 18.68 -0.04
Turnout 2,25,787 86.41 +0.93
AIADMK hold Swing -12.64

2011
2011 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election: Edappadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami 1,04,586 56.38 +15.36
PMK Karthe M 69,848 37.66 -7.10
IJK Venkatesan M 3,638 1.96 +1.96
IND Pursotaman N R 1,924 1.04 +1.04
BJP Thangaraj B 1,901 1.02 N/A
Majority 34,738 18.72 -14.98
Turnout 1,85,552 85.48 +9.15
AIADMK gain from PMK Swing +11.62

References
  1. "Assembly wise final electoral count-29April2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 86. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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