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Veerapandi is a legislative assembly constituency in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It comprises a portion of Salem taluk and is a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2] The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
Demographics
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Created | 2016 |
| Vanniyar | 30% |
| Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliyar | 25% |
| Kongu Vellalar | 15% |
| Adi Dravida | 7% |
| Arunthathiyar | 05% |
| Others | 18% |
| Total Electorate | 2,39,268 |
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | M. R. Kandasami Mudaliar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | S. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | S. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M.Raja | 1,11,682 | |||
| DMK | Tharun | 91,787 | |||
| NTK | Rajeshkumar | 9,806 | |||
| AMMK | S.K.Selvam | 4,986 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AIADMK gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ↑ Dinamalar (2016). "Trouble for ADMK".
- ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 91. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.