Veerapandi Assembly constituency

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Veerapandi
Constituency No. 91 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Lok Sabha constituency Salem
Established1957
Total electors2,60,064 [1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Elected year2021

Veerapandi is a legislative assembly constituency in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 91. It comprises a portion of Salem taluk and is a part of the wider Salem Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. [3] The constituency has been in existence since the 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Contents

Demographics

Demographics
CategoryData
Created2016
Vanniyar 24%
Kongu Vellalar Gounder 20%
Nadar17%
Senguntha kaikola Mudaliyar11%
Adi Dravida7%
Arunthathiyar05%
Others16%
Total Electorate2,39,268

[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

YearWinnerParty
1957 M. R. Kandasami Mudaliar Indian National Congress
1962 S. Arumugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967

Tamil Nadu

YearWinnerParty
1971 S. Arumugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 P. Venga Gounder All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 P. Vijayalakshmi
1984
1989 P. Venkatachalam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 K. Arjunan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 S. Arumugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 S. K. Selvam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 A. Rajendran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 S. K. Selvam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 P. Manonmani [5]
2021 M. Rajamuthu

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021
50.24%
2016
45.86%
2011
55.73%
2006
42.51%
2001
58.38%
1996
54.34%
1991
68.12%
1989
34.53%
1984
63.70%
1980
57.95%
1977
44.87%
1971
62.23%
1967
66.11%
1962
54.78%
1957
55.21%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Veerapandi [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK M. Rajamuthu 111,682 50.24% +4.39
DMK A. K. Tharun91,78741.29%+2.44
NTK S. Rajeshkumar9,8064.41%+3.81
AMMK S. K. Selvam 4,9862.24%New
NOTA NOTA1,4090.63%−0.73
IJK R. Amutha1,3020.59%New
Margin of victory19,8958.95%1.94%
Turnout 222,29385.48%−0.92%
Rejected ballots10630.48%
Registered electors 260,064
AIADMK hold Swing 4.39%

2016

  1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. Dinamalar (2016). "Trouble for ADMK".
  5. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 91. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. "Veerapandi Election Result" . Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  10. Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  11. Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  12. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  13. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  14. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  15. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  16. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  17. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  18. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  19. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  20. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Veerapandi [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK P. Manonmani 94,792 45.86% −9.87
DMK A. Rajendran80,31138.85%−2.13
PMK A. R. B. Samraj17,2188.33%New
CPI A. Mohan6,4833.14%New
NOTA NOTA2,8281.37%New
NTK M. Sasi Kumar1,2330.60%New
KMDK K. P. Kamaraaj1,1980.58%New

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