Kunnam (state assembly constituency)

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Kunnam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India newly formed after constituency delimitations 2008. [1] It is included in the Chidambaram parliamentary constituency.

YearWinnerParty
2011 S. S. Sivasankar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 R. T. Ramachandran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 S. S. Sivasankar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kunnam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK R. T. Ramachandran 78,21838.15
DMK Durairaj T59,42228.98
PMK Vaithilingam G37,27118.18
VCK Aloor Shanavas 19.8539.68
NOTA None of the above 3,0241.47
Margin of victory18,7969.17
Turnout 2,05,05280.15
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kunnam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK S. S. Sivasankar 81,72346.89
DMDK Durai Kamaraj58,76633.72
IJK Jayaseelan P13,7357.889
IND Ponnivalavan P8,3954.82
BJP Baskaran T2,5091.44
Margin of victory22,95713.17
Turnout 1,74,42981.97
DMK win (new seat)

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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.