Sankarapuram | |
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Constituency for the State Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Kallakurichi |
LS constituency | Kallakurichi |
Total electors | 2,68,535 [1] |
Most successful party | DMK (7 times) |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
Current MLA | T. Udhayasuriyan |
Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Elected year | 2021 |
Sankarapuram is a state assembly constituency in kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India. [2] It comprises portions of the Sankarapuram, Chinnasalem and Kallakkurichi taluks. It is a part of the Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. [3] Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
The former Chinnasalem state assembly was absorbed in part by the Sankarapuram constituency and in part by Kallakurichi constituency.[ citation needed ]. Most successful party: DMK (7 times)
Adi Dravida, Vanniyar and Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliar were majority in this constituency. Telugu Naidu, Udayar, Chettiyar and other religious minorities constitutes secondary population. [4]
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1962 | K. Parthasarathi | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | S. P. Pachayappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 1,21,186 | |||
PMK | Dr.Raja | 75,223 | |||
NTK | Rajiyamma | 9,873 | |||
Independent | P.Arul | 2,120 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
DMK gain from | Swing | ||||
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