Avanashi (state assembly constituency)

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Avanashi
Constituency for the State Assembly
Constituency details
State Tamil Nadu
Established1957 - present
Total electors2,80,731 [1]
Reservation Scheduled Caste
Most successful partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (8 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA P. Dhanapal
PartyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year 2021

Avanashi (SC) is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Avanashi. From 1977, this seat is reserved for scheduled caste. Avanashi assembly constituency is part of Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency). This is one of the two assembly constituencies having inter-district boundaries of limit, the other being Udumalpet.

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Madras State

YearWinnerParty
1957 K. Marappa Gounder Indian National Congress
1962 K.Marappa Gounder Indian National Congress
1967 R. K. Gounder Swatantra Party

Tamil Nadu

AssemblyDurationWinnerParty
Fifth 1971-77 T.O.Periyasamy Vivasaya Sangam
Sixth 1977-80 S. N. Palaniswamy Indian National Congress
Seventh 1980-84 M. Arumugam Communist Party of India
Eighth 1984-89 P. Lakshmi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth 1989-91 R. Annanambi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth 1991-96 M. Seeniammal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1996-01 G. Elango Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001-06S. Mahalingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 2006-2011 R. Prema All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth 2011-2016 A. A. Karuppasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth 2016-2021 P. Dhanapal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth 2021-Incumbent P. Dhanapal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Avanashi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK P. Dhanapal 11728455.16
DMK R. Athiyamaan6638231.22
MNM Dr. A. Venkateswaran83793.94
AMMK S. Meera25771.21
NTK Shoba132566.23
Independent
None of the Above None of the Above23721.12
Majority
Turnout
AIADMK hold Swing

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Avanashi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK P. Dhanapal
DMK

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References

  1. "Assembly wise final electoral count-29April2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2019.