Gangavalli Assembly constituency

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Gangavalli
Constituency No. 81 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictSalem
Lok Sabha constituencyKallakurichi
Established2008
Total electors218,317
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK  
Alliance  NDA  
Elected year2026

Gangavalli is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitations in 2008.[1] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 81. Located in Salem district, it comprises Gangavalli taluk and a portion of Attur taluk. It is a part of Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

A. Nallathambi is the MLA from ADMK party elected in 2021.[3][4]

Composition[edit | edit source]

Gangavalli is an assembly constituency in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, which includes Gangavalli Taluk and a part of Attur Taluk.Veeraganur,V.Ramanathapuram, Thammampatti, Sentharapatti, Naduvalur, Unathur, Veppanatham, Varagur, Siruvachur, Maniviluthan, Kattukkottai, Sadasivapuram, Sarvoy, Deviakkurichi, Talaivasal, Pattuthurai, Navakkurchi, Puthur, Nathakkarai, Periyeri, Aragalur, Thiyaganur, Arathi Agraharam, Mummudi, Kamakkapalayam, Vadakumarai, Thenkumarai, Sathapadi, Panavasal, Navalur, Puliyankurichi, Sitheri, Govindampalayam and Pallipalayam, Anayampatti, Anayampatti Puthur, Thedavoor, Odiyathur and other villages.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Party
2011 R. Subha Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016 A. Muruthamuthu[5] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 A. Nallathambi[3]
2026

Election results[edit | edit source]

Vote share of winning candidates
2021
 
 47.89%
2016
 
 42.22%
2011
 
 48.60%


2026[edit | edit source]

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2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gangavalli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. Nallathambi
DMK K. Chinnadurai
NTK Abirami Neduncheralathan
TVK V. Sujatha New
NOTA NOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Registered electors 216794
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

2021[edit | edit source]

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gangavalli[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. Nallathambi 89,568 47.89% +5.67
DMK J. Rekha Priyadharshini 82,207 43.96% +3.02
NTK R. Vinothini 9,323 4.99% +4.46
AMMK A. Pandian 1,519 0.81% New
NOTA NOTA 1,251 0.67% −0.33
Margin of victory 7,361 3.94% 2.65%
Turnout 187,011 78.26% −2.15%
Registered electors 238,960
AIADMK hold Swing 5.67%

2016[edit | edit source]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gangavalli[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. Marutha Muthu 74,301 42.22% New
DMK J. Rekha Priyadharshini 72,039 40.94% +1.31
PMK A. Shanmugavel Murty 10,715 6.09% New
DMDK R. Subha 7,114 4.04% −44.56
KMDK A. Ganesan 3,786 2.15% New
BJP Dr. Sivagami Paramasivam 2,023 1.15% −0.04
NOTA NOTA 1,766 1.00% New
NTK P. Senthilkumar 921 0.52% New
Margin of victory 2,262 1.29% -7.69%
Turnout 175,981 80.41% −1.46%
Registered electors 218,854
AIADMK gain from DMDK Swing -6.38%

2011[edit | edit source]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gangavalli[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMDK R. Subha 72,922 48.60% New
DMK K. Chinnadurai 59,457 39.63% New
Independent J. Manimaran 5,978 3.98% New
IJK P. Sivakami 4,048 2.70% New
Independent A. Murugesan 2,452 1.63% New
BJP G. Mathialagan 1,787 1.19% New
LJP S. Raja 1,520 1.01% New
Margin of victory 13,465 8.97%
Turnout 150,047 81.87%
Registered electors 183,269
DMDK win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

  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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021 live | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results & Updates". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 81. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gangavalli 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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