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Avanashi (state assembly constituency)
Template:Infobox state assembly constituency 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
2021[edit]
| 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 | |||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2372 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Dhanapal | ||||
| DMK | |||||
References[edit]
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.