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Modakkurichi is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
It Covers Sivagiri, Modakkurichi & some parts of Erode City. It is included in Erode Parliamentary Constituency.
During 1996 Assembly elections, a record 1033 candidates contested the Modakurachi Assembly seat. To check a repeat of this, the Election Commission increased the security deposit amount in the next elections.[1]
Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | R. Kuppuswami and N. Mahalingam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | K. R. Nallasivam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | C. Saraswathi | 78,125 | 42.96% | ||
| DMK | Subbulakshmi Jegadeeshan | 77,844 | 42.81% | ||
| MNM | Rajesh Kumar.M | 4,574 | 2.52% | ||
| NTK | Prakash.G | 12,944 | 7.12% | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,332 | 1.29% | ||
| Margin of victory | 281 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,81,857 | 75.26% | |||
| BJP gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
References
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.