Kilvelur (state assembly constituency)

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Kilvelur (SC) is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India newly formed after constituency delimitations 2008. [1] It is included in the Nagapattinam parliamentary constituency.It comprises kilvelur, keezhayur and part of Nagapattinam panchayat union.

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YearWinnerParty
2011 P. Mahalingam Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2016 U. Mathivanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 P. Mahalingam Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Election Results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvelur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI (M) P. Mahalingam 67,98847.55
PMK S. Vadivel Ravanan51,00335.67
Majority16,98511.88
Turnout
CPI (M) gain from DMK Swing

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvelur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK U. Mathivanan 61,999
AIADMK N. Meena51,829

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvelur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI (M) P. Mahalingam 59,402
DMK U. Mathivanan 58,678

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References

  1. "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.

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