Kumarapalayam is a state assembly constituency in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 97. It consists of a portion of Kumarapalayam taluk. It is included in Erode Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
| Kumarapalayam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 97 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Namakkal |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Erode |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,20,072 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TVK |
| Alliance | TVK+ |
| Elected year | 2026 |
It was newly formed in the year 2008 by separating Sankari and Tiruchengode constituencies.
It covers Kumarapalayam Municipality and the majority of Pallipalayam Block. It covers until Bhavani Assembly constituency in the north and Erode East Assembly constituency with the river Kaveri as its boundary.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editElection results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | C. Vijayalakshmi | 81,179 | 39.54 | New | |
| AIADMK | P. Thangamani | 73,483 | 35.79 |  14.13 | |
| DMK | S. Balu | 39,993 | 19.48 | 14.77 | |
| NTK | Uvarani Suresh | 7,663 | 3.73 | 2.83 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 665 | 0.32 | 0.34 | |
| Independent | Selvaraj | 437 | 0.21 | New | |
| Independent | K. Palanivel | 326 | 0.16 | New | |
| Anaithinthiya Anna Dravida Makkal Seyal Katchi | Pannerselvam | 233 | 0.11 | New | |
| Independent | A. Muruganandhan | 185 | 0.09 | New | |
| Independent | P. Senthilkumar | 184 | 0.09 | New | |
| Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam | J. Karthi | 142 | 0.07 | New | |
| Independent | Amirthalingam | 128 | 0.06 | New | |
| Independent | Karthi | 120 | 0.06 | New | |
| Independent | R. Kumaresan | 97 | 0.05 | New | |
| Independent | S. Jayavel | 75 | 0.04 | New | |
| Independent | G. Samuelraj | 72 | 0.04 | New | |
| Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | Palanisamy | 71 | 0.03 | New | |
| Independent | Sivaraj | 68 | 0.03 | New | |
| Independent | R. Raja | 65 | 0.03 | New | |
| Independent | Saravanan | 56 | 0.03 | New | |
| Independent | Gopalakrishnan | 52 | 0.03 | New | |
| Independent | Venkatachalam | 30 | 0.01 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,696 | 3.75 | 11.92 | ||
| Turnout | 2,05,324 | 93.30 |  13.94 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,20,072 | 34,367 | |||
| TVK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 39.54 |
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2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Thangamani | 100,800 | 49.92% | 5.28 | |
| DMK | M. Venkatachalam | 69,154 | 34.25% | 4.4 | |
| NTK | S. Varun | 13,240 | 6.56% | 5 | |
| Independent | S. Ommsharravana | 7,342 | 3.64% | New | |
| MNM | K. Kamaraj | 6,125 | 3.03% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,342 | 0.66% | 0.94 | |
| DMDK | K. R. Sivasubiramaniyan | 1,022 | 0.51% | 4.74 | |
| Margin of victory | 31,646 | 15.67% | −9.68% | ||
| Turnout | 201,925 | 79.36% | −1.44% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 87 | 0.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 254,439 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -5.28% | |||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Thangamani | 103,032 | 55.20% | 1.39 | |
| DMK | P. Yuvaraj | 55,703 | 29.84% | 10.04 | |
| DMDK | P. A. Madeshwaran | 9,784 | 5.24% | New | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,994 | 1.60% | New | |
| NTK | G. Arunkumar | 2,908 | 1.56% | New | |
| KMDK | R. Ponnusamy | 2,813 | 1.51% | New | |
| PMK | S. Murthy | 2,773 | 1.49% | New | |
| BJP | K. Easwaran | 1,981 | 1.06% | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 47,329 | 25.36% | 8.65% | ||
| Turnout | 186,652 | 80.80% | −5.53% | ||
| Registered electors | 231,009 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -1.39% | |||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Thangamani | 91,077 | 56.59% | New | |
| DMK | G. Selvaraju | 64,190 | 39.88% | New | |
| BJP | K. S. Balamurugan | 1,600 | 0.99% | New | |
| Independent | S. Thangamani | 1,179 | 0.73% | New | |
| Independent | K. Venugopal | 1,126 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,887 | 16.70% | |||
| Turnout | 186,437 | 86.33% | |||
| Registered electors | 160,955 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.