Veerapandi Assembly constituency
Veerapandi is a legislative assembly constituency in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] It comprises a portion of Salem taluk and is a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
| Veerapandi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| LS constituency | Salem |
| Total electors | 2,60,064[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | M. Rajamuthu |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Demographics
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Created | 2016 |
| Vanniyar | 30% |
| Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliyar | 25% |
| Kongu Vellalar Gounder | 15% |
| Adi Dravida | 7% |
| Arunthathiyar | 05% |
| Others | 18% |
| Total Electorate | 2,39,268 |
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | M. R. Kandasami Mudaliar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | S. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | S. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Rajamuthu | 1,11,682 | 49.92% | ||
| DMK | Tharun | 91,787 | 41.03% | ||
| NTK | Rajeshkumar | 9,806 | 4.38% | ||
| AMMK | S.K.Selvam | 4,986 | 2.23% | ||
| Majority | 19,895 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,23,702 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from | Swing | ||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. R. Kandasamy Mudaliar | 21,264 | 55.21% | ||
| Independent | Chelliah | 11,765 | 30.54% | ||
| Independent | K. V. Palanisamy | 2,838 | 7.37% | ||
| Independent | Shanmuga Mudali | 1,589 | 4.13% | ||
| Independent | Muthusamy Konan | 1,062 | 2.76% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,499 | 24.66% | |||
| Turnout | 38,518 | 51.74% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,451 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- Dinamalar (2016). "Trouble for ADMK".
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 91. 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 reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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