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'''Kunnam''' is a state assembly constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] newly formed after constituency [[boundary delimitation|delimitations]] 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008 |url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |archivedate=2012-05-15 }}</ref> It is included in the [[Chidambaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chidambaram parliamentary constituency]].
'''Kunnam''' is a state assembly constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] newly formed after constituency [[boundary delimitation|delimitations]] 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008 |url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |archivedate=2012-05-15 }}</ref> It is included in the [[Chidambaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chidambaram parliamentary constituency]].


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! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
|----  
|-
|2011
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|[[S. S. Sivasankar]]
| [[S. S. Sivasankar]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|----  
|-
|2016
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|R. T. Ramachandran
| [[R.T. Ramachandran (politician)|R. T. Ramachandran]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[S. S. Sivasankar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}
|}
==Election Results==
==Election Results==
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kunnam]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kunnam]]}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
   |party      = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
   |candidate  = R. T. Ramachandran
   |candidate  = [[R. T. Ramachandran]]
   |votes      = 78,218
   |votes      = 78,218
   |percentage = 38.15
   |percentage = 38.15
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
   |party      = Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
   |candidate  = Mohamed Shanavas J
   |candidate  = [[Aloor Shanavas]]
   |votes      =19.853
   |votes      =19.853
   |percentage = 9.68
   |percentage = 9.68

Latest revision as of 11:59, 18 December 2021

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.

Year Winner Party
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[edit | edit source]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kunnam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. T. Ramachandran 78,218 38.15
DMK Durairaj T 59,422 28.98
PMK Vaithilingam G 37,271 18.18
VCK Aloor Shanavas 19.853 9.68
NOTA None of the above 3,024 1.47
Margin of victory 18,796 9.17
Turnout 2,05,052 80.15
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kunnam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. S. Sivasankar 81,723 46.89
DMDK Durai Kamaraj 58,766 33.72
IJK Jayaseelan P 13,735 7.889
IND Ponnivalavan P 8,395 4.82
BJP Baskaran T 2,509 1.44
Margin of victory 22,957 13.17
Turnout 1,74,429 81.97
DMK win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

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