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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.
Krishnagiri was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.
It comprises the following areas.
- 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. Ashokkumar | 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 | 211,648 | ||||
| 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(M) | 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 | ||||
References
- "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 reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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| See also: Elections in India | |||||