Kilpennathur Assembly constituency

Kilpennathur
Kilpennathur
Constituency No. 64 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Lok Sabha constituency	Tiruvannamalai
Established	2008
Total electors	240,823
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent S. Ramachandran
Party	AIADMK
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2026

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Kilpennathur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitations in 2008.^[1] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 64. It comprises a portion of Tiruvannamalai taluk and is included in the similarly named parliamentary constituency for national elections.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
2011	A. K. Aranganathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016^[3]	K. Pitchandi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021^[4]	K. Pitchandi
2026	S. Ramachandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			51.34%
2016			50.22%
2011			48.20%

2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilpennathur
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	AIADMK	S. Ramachandran
	DMK	K. Pitchandi
	APMK	R. Janakiraman^[5]		New
	NTK	V. Loganathan
	TVK	D. Raja		New
	NOTA	NOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Registered electors			240823
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilpennathur^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Pitchandi	104,675	51.34%	+1.12
	PMK	K. Selvakumar	77,888	38.20%	+27.69
	NTK	Dr. R. Ramesh Babu	11,541	5.66%	New
	AMMK	P. Karthikeyan	2,191	1.07%	New
	MNM	V. Suganantham	1,437	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			26,787	13.14%	-4.43%
Turnout			203,884	80.55%	−3.90%
Rejected ballots			252	0.12%
Registered electors			253,101
	DMK hold		Swing	1.12%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilpennathur^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Pitchandi	99,070	50.22%	+4.37
	AIADMK	K. Selvamani	64,404	32.64%	−15.55
	PMK	G. Ediroli Manian	20,737	10.51%	New
	CPI	K. Jothi	4,613	2.34%	New
	BSP	S. Devendiran	1,273	0.65%	−0.05
	BJP	M. Subbarayan	1,209	0.61%	−0.43
	NOTA	NOTA	1,164	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			34,666	17.57%	15.22%
Turnout			197,287	84.45%	−0.02%
Registered electors			233,605
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	2.02%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilpennathur^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. K. Aranganathan	83,663	48.20%	*New*
	DMK	K. Pitchandi	79,582	45.85%	New
	Independent	D. Sridharan	2,301	1.33%	New
	BJP	D. Pitchandi	1,811	1.04%	New
	Independent	R. Settu	1,724	0.99%	New
	BSP	A. Isaac Newton	1,203	0.69%	New
	Independent	M. Murugan	1,057	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			4,081	2.35%
Turnout			173,576	84.47%
Registered electors			205,491
	AIADMK win (new seat)

References

↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 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. 64. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 64. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
↑ https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Apr/03/ramadoss-releases-list-of-18-candidates
↑ "Kilpennathur Election Result". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
↑ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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

[2] "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[3] "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 64. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[4] "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 64. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[5] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Apr/03/ramadoss-releases-list-of-18-candidates

[6] "Kilpennathur Election Result". Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[7] "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[8] Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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