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'''Veerapandi''' is a [[Legislature of Tamil Nadu|legislative assembly]] constituency in [[Salem district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |title= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map |website= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date= 22 January 2017}}</ref> It comprises a portion of [[Salem taluk]] and is a part of the wider [[Salem (Lok Sabha constituency)|Salem constituency]] for national elections to the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 27 January 2017}}</ref> The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{| class="wikitable" "width:300px"<br />
|+ Demographics <br />
! Category<br />
! Data<br />
|-<br />
|Created<br />
|2016<br />
|-<br />
|Vanniyar<br />
|30%<br />
|-<br />
|Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliyar<br />
|25%<br />
|-<br />
| Kongu Vellalar<br />
|15%<br />
|-<br />
| Adi Dravida<br />
| 7%<br />
|-<br />
| Arunthathiyar<br />
|05%<br />
|-<br />
|Others<br />
|18%<br />
|-<br />
|Total Electorate<br />
|2,39,268<br />
|-<br />
|}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/detail.php?id=1506326 |author=Dinamalar |author-link=Dinamalar |title= Trouble for ADMK<br />
|year=2016}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Madras State ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
| [[M. R. Kandasamy Mudaliar|M. R. Kandasami Mudaliar]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
| [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Tamil Nadu ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br />
| [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| [[P. Venga Gounder]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
| [[P. Vijayalakshmi]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br />
| [[P. Vijayalakshmi]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br />
| [[P. Venkatachalam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
| [[K. Arjunan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
| [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
| [[S. K. Selvam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
| A. Rajendran<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
| [[S. K. Selvam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
| [[P. Manonmani]]<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=91}}</ref><br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
===2021===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Veerapandi<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=M.Raja|votes=1,11,682|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=Tharun|votes=91,787|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|candidate=Rajeshkumar|votes=9,806|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |<br />
|party =Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate =S.K.Selvam <br />
|votes =4,986 <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
* {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|access-date= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archive-date= 5 October 2010|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}<br />
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{{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}<br />
{{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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