Tiruppur North (state assembly constituency)
Refer Tiruppur (State Assembly Constituency) for previous elections held in this constituency.
Tiruppur North is a state assembly constituency in Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu, India newly formed after constituency delimitations 2008.[1] It is included in the Tiruppur parliamentary constituency. Tiruppur North will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2]
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | M. S. M. Anandan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | K. N. Vijayakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Demographics
Kongu Vellalar, Senguntha Mudaliar and Adi Dravida communities are populated in this constituency.[3]
Election Results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. N. Vijayakumar | 1,06,717 | 48.56 | -22.06 | |
| DMK | Saminathan M P | 68,943 | 31.37 | +6.28 | |
| CPI | Subramanian M | 20,061 | 9.13 | +9.13 | |
| BJP | Chinnasamy R | 8,397 | 3.82 | +1.95 | |
| KMDK | Ravi Chandharan D | 3,988 | 1.81 | +1.81 | |
| Margin of victory | 37,774 | 17.19 | -28.34 | ||
| Turnout | 2,20,353 | 66.80 | -7.59 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -22.06 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. S. M. Anandan | 1,13,640 | 70.62 | +70.62 | |
| DMK | Govindasamy C | 40,369 | 25.09 | +25.09 | |
| BJP | A. Parthiban | 3,009 | 1.87 | +1.87 | |
| IND | Krishnasamy P | 1,595 | 0.99 | +0.99 | |
| IND | D. Murugesan | 847 | 0.53 | +0.53 | |
| Margin of victory | 73,271 | 45.53 | ---- | ||
| Turnout | 1,60,925 | 74.39 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitaion 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes".
- https://www.hindutamil.in/news/election-2016/tirupur/81886-113.html
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