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| Krishnagiri | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| LS constituency | Krishnagiri |
| Total electors | 2,66,167 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent K. Ashok Kumar | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
12°32′N 78°14′E / 12.53°N 78.23°E / 12.53; 78.23
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
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(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 | ||||
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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