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Avanashi (state assembly constituency)

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Avanashi
Indian electoral constituency
Constituency details
Country	India

Avanashi (SC) is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Avanashi. From 1977, this seat is reserved for scheduled caste. Avanashi assembly constituency is part of Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency). This is one of the two assembly constituencies having inter-district boundaries of limit, the other being Udumalpet.

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1957	K. Marappa Gounder		Indian National Congress
1962	K.Marappa Gounder		Indian National Congress
1967	R. K. Gounder		Swatantra Party

Tamil Nadu

Assembly	Duration	Winner	Party
Fifth	1971-77	T.O.Periyasamy		Vivasaya Sangam
Sixth	1977-80	S. N. Palaniswamy		Indian National Congress
Seventh	1980-84	M. Arumugam		Communist Party of India
Eighth	1984-89	P. Lakshmi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth	1989-91	R. Annanambi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991-96	M. Seeniammal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh	1996-01	G. Elango		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth	2001-06	S. Mahalingam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth	2006-2011	R. Prema		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth	2011-2016	A. A. Karuppasamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth	2016-2021	P. Dhanapal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth	2021-Incumbent	P. Dhanapal		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Avanashi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Dhanapal	117284	55.16
	DMK	R. Athiyamaan	66382	31.22
	MNM	Dr. A. Venkateswaran	8379	3.94
	AMMK	S. Meera	2577	1.21
	NTK	Shoba	13256	6.23
	Independent
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2372	1.12
Majority
Turnout
	AIADMK hold		Swing

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Avanashi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Dhanapal
	DMK

References

↑ "Assembly wise final electoral count-29April2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

Elections in Tamil Nadu

General elections

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assembly by-elections

Local elections

Municipal	1996 2001 2006 2011 2021
Panchayat	1996 2001 2006 2011 2019

See also: Elections in India

Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu

Current
Constituencies
(2007 Delimitation)

A: Arani; Alandur; Alangudi; Alangulam; Ambasamudram; Ambattur; Ambur; Anaikattu; Andipatti; Anna Nagar; Anthiyur; Arakkonam (SC); Aranthangi; Aravakurichi; Arcot; Ariyalur; Aruppukkottai; Athoor; Attur (SC); Avadi; Avinashi (SC)

B: Bargur; Bhavanisagar (SC); Bhavani; Bhuvanagiri; Bodinayakanur

C: Chengalpattu; Chengam (SC); Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni; Cheyyar; Cheyyur (SC); Chidambaram; Coimbatore North; Coimbatore South; Colachel; Coonoor; Cuddalore; Cumbum

D: Dharapuram (SC); Dharmapuri; Dindigul

E: Edappadi; Egmore (SC); Erode East; Erode West

G: Gandharvakottai (SC); Gangavalli (SC); Gingee; Gobichettipalayam; Gudalur (SC); Gudiyattam (SC); Gummidipundi

H: Harbour; Harur (SC); Hosur

J: Jayankondam; Jolarpet

K: Kadayanallur; Kalasapakkam; Kallakurichi (SC); Kancheepuram; Kangayam; Kanyakumari; Karaikudi; Karur; Katpadi; Kattumannarkoil (SC); Kaundampalayam; Killiyoor; Kilpennathur; Kilvelur (SC); Kinathukadavu; Kolathur; Kovilpatti; Krishnagiri; Krishnarayapuram (SC); Kulithalai; Kumarapalayam; Kumbakonam; Kunnam; Kurinjipadi; K. V. Kuppam (SC)

L: Lalgudi

M: Madathukulam; Madavaram; Madurai Central; Madurai East; Madurai North; Madurai South; Madurai West; Madurantakam (SC); Maduravoyal; Mailam; Manachanallur; Manamadurai (SC); Manapaarai; Mannargudi; Mayiladuthurai; Melur; Mettuppalayam; Mettur; Modakkurichi; Mudhukulathur; Musiri; Mylapore

N: Nagapattinam; Nagercoil; Namakkal; Nanguneri; Nannilam; Natham; Neyveli; Nilakkottai (SC)

O: Oddanchatram; Omalur; Orathanadu; Ottapidaram (SC)

P: Padmanabhapuram; Palacodu; Palani; Palayamkottai; Palladam; Pallavaram; Panruti; Papanasam; Pappireddipatti; Paramakudi (SC); Paramathi Velur; Pattukkottai; Pennagaram; Perambalur (SC); Perambur; Peravurani; Periyakulam (SC); Perundurai; Pollachi; Polur; Ponneri (SC); Poompuhar; Poonamallee (SC); Pudukkottai

R: Radhakrishnan Nagar; Radhapuram; Rajapalayam; Ramanathapuram; Ranipet; Rasipuram (SC); Rishivandiyam; Royapuram

S: Saidapet; Salem North; Salem South; Salem West; Sankarankovil (SC); Sankarapuram; Sankari; Sattur; Senthamangalam (ST); Sholavandan (SC); Sholinganallur; Sholingur; Singanallur; Sirkazhi (SC); Sivaganga; Sivakasi; Sriperumbudur (SC); Srirangam; Srivaikundam; Srivilliputhur (SC); Sulur

T: Tambaram; Tenkasi; Thalli; Thanjavur; Thiyagarayanagar; Thiruporur; Thiruparankundram; Thiruverumbur; Thiruvidaimarudur (SC); Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC); Thiruvottiyur; Thondamuthur; Thoothukkudi; Thousand Lights; Thuraiyur (SC); Tindivanam (SC); Tiruchendur; Tiruchengodu; Tiruchirappalli East; Tiruchirappalli West; Tiruchuli; Tirukkoyilur; Tirumangalam; Thirumayam; Tirunelveli; Tiruppattur (Sivaganga district); Tirupattur (Vellore district); Tiruppur North; Tiruppur South; Thiruthuraipoondi (SC); Tiruttani; Tiruvadanai; Thiruvaiyaru; Thiruvallur; Tiruvannamalai; Thiruvarur; Tittakudi (SC)

U: Udhagamandalam; Udumalpet; Ulundurpettai; Usilampatti; Uthangarai (SC); Uthiramerur

V: Valparai (SC); Vandavasi (SC); Vaniyambadi; Vanur (SC); Vasudevanallur (SC); Vedaranyam; Vedasandur; Veerapandi; Velachery; Vellore; Veppanahalli; Vikravandi; Vilathikulam; Vilavancode; Villivakkam; Villupuram; Viralimalai; Virudhunagar; Virugambakkam; Vriddhachalam

Y: Yercaud (ST)

Related topics

List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Elections in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu

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