Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)
Kumarapalayam is a state assembly constituency in Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu. It consists of a portion of Kumarapalayam taluk. It is included in the Erode Parliamentary Constituency.[1]
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.
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P. Thangamani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | P. Thangamani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Demographics
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Created | 2016 |
| Kongu Vellalar | 35% |
| Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliyar | 29% |
| Adi Dravida | 7% |
| Vanniyar | 04% |
| Others | 25% |
| Total Electorate | 2,31,009 |
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Thangamani | 1,03,032 | 55.20 | +1.39 | |
| DMK | P. Yuvaraj | 55,703 | 29.84 | -10.04 | |
| DMDK | Madeswaran P. A. | 9,784 | 5.24 | +5.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,994 | 1.60 | +1.60 | |
| NTK | G. Arunkumar | 2,908 | 1.56 | +1.56 | |
| Majority | 47,329 | 25.36 | +8.65 | ||
| Turnout | 1,86,906 | 80.91 | -5.45 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | +1.39 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Thangamani | 91,077 | 56.59 | +56.59 | |
| DMK | G. Selvaraju | 64,190 | 39.88 | +39.88 | |
| BJP | K. S. Bala Murugan | 1,600 | 0.99 | +0.99 | |
| IND | Thangamani S | 1,179 | 0.73 | +0.73 | |
| IND | K. Venugopal | 1,126 | 0.70 | +0.70 | |
| Majority | 26,887 | 16.71 | ---- | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,008 | 86.36 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- Dinamani (2019). "Who will wins Erode constituency".
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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