Krishnagiri Assembly constituency
Krishnagiri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a part of the similarly named constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency is delimited in the year 2008.
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| LS constituency | Krishnagiri |
| Total electors | 2,66,167[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | K. Ashok Kumar |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Krishnagiri was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2]
It comprises the following areas.[3]
- Krishnagiri Taluk (Part) - Polupalli, Kurubarapalli, Ragimaganapalli, Junjupalli, Byanapalli, Kothapetta, Kattinayanapalli, Kammaampalli, Boganapalli, Pethathalapalli, Gangaleri, Kondepalli, Kompalli, Sembadamuthur, Gooliam, Bellampalli, Chikkapoovathi, Thandegoundanahalli, Alapatti, Agaram, Marikkampalli, Bellarampalli, Periyamuthur, Devasamudiram, Agasipalli, Chowttahalli, Sundekuppam, Timmapuram, Katteri, Gundalapatti, Sokkadi, Velakalahalli, Chaparthi, Bannihalli, Mittahalli, Errahalli, Kaveripattinam, Paiyur, Jagadab, Kallukurukki and Karadihalli villages.
- Krishnagiri Municipality & Kattiganapalli
- Kaveripattinam Town Panchayat
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D. Krishna Moorthy Gounder | Independent | |
| 1957 | S. Nagaraja Manigar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Sreeramulu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | P. M. M. Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
Tamil Nadu
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Ashok Kumar | 96,050 | 45.38 | ||
| DMK | T. Senguttuvan | 95,256 | 45.01 | ||
| NTK | Nirandari.V | 11,137 | 5.26 | ||
| MNM | R. K. Ravishankar | 3,455 | 1.63 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,837 | 0.87 | ||
| Margin of victory | 794 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,11,648 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Senguttuvan | 87,637 | 43.80 | ||
| AIADMK | V. Govindaraj | 82,746 | 41.35 | ||
| PMK | S. Kumar | 15,736 | 7.86 | ||
| TMC | R. Jayaprakash | 4,199 | 2.10 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,855 | 0.93 | ||
| Majority | 4,891 | 2.44 | |||
| Turnout | 2,00,229 | 80.45 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 89,776 | 55.98 | ||
| INC | Syed Ghiyas Ul Haq | 60,679 | 37.83 | ||
| BJP | Kotteswaran | 3,025 | 1.89 | ||
| UMK | R. Raja | 2,357 | 1.47 | ||
| Majority | 29,097 | 18.14 | |||
| Turnout | 1,60,525 | 79.50 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Nagaraja Manigar | 23,182 | 66.24% | 30.10% | |
| Independent | N. Mohan Ram | 9,649 | 27.57% | ||
| Independent | M. N. Subharaman | 2,166 | 6.19% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,533 | 38.67% | 33.54% | ||
| Turnout | 34,997 | 36.26% | -12.88% | ||
| Registered electors | 96,518 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 24.97% | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Krishna Moorthy Gounder | 14,639 | 41.27% | ||
| INC | S. Nagaraia Maniar | 12,820 | 36.14% | 36.14% | |
| CPI | N. Annaji | 8,016 | 22.60% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,819 | 5.13% | |||
| Turnout | 35,475 | 49.14% | |||
| Registered electors | 72,197 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes".
- "Constituencies post-delimitation 2008" (PDF). CEO, Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 53. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "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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