12°15′57″N 78°32′07″E / 12.2659119°N 78.5352087°E Uthangarai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007 The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises a portion.[1] Located in Krishnagiri district, it consists of Uthangarai taluk and a portion of Pochampalli taluk. It is included in the Krishnagiri parliamentary constituency.[2]
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | Manoranjitham Nagaraj[3] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | 69,980 | 38.75 | ||
| DMK | S Malathy | 67,367 | 37.30 | ||
| PMK | T N Anguthi | 23,500 | 13.01 | ||
| VCK | C Kaniyamudhan | 12,669 | 7.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,717 | 0.95 | ||
| Majority | 2,613 | 1.45 | |||
| Turnout | 1,80,646 | 82.61 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | 90,381 | 58.92 | ||
| VCK | Muniyammal | 51,223 | 33.39 | ||
| IND | Vediyappan S | 4,134 | 2.70 | ||
| BJP | Sankar C K | 2,549 | 1.66 | ||
| IND | Dr Devarajan V | 2,138 | 1.39 | ||
| Majority | 39,158 | 25.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,53,475 | 82.14 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitaion 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 51. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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