Kavundampalayam Assembly constituency

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Kavundampalayam
Constituency No. 117 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictCoimbatore
Lok Sabha constituencyCoimbatore
Established2008
Total electors422,138
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK  
Alliance  NDA  
Elected year2021

Kavundampalayam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 117. It is the second largest electorate holding assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu as of 2021.[1]

Composition[edit | edit source]

It comprises the municipality of Kavundampalayam and its surrounding areas in Coimbatore.

History[edit | edit source]

It was formed by the 2008 delimitation and is part of the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency.[2] It was created by the bifurcation of Thondamuthur Assembly constituency.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Gender demographics of Kavundampalayam constituency as of 01.04.2021,[4] taken ahead of the State General election in Tamilnadu in 2021.

Year Female Male Transgender Total
2021 2,29,997 2,30,908 95 4,61,000

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Name Party
2011 V. C. Arukutty All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021 P. R. G. Arunkumar
2026 Kanimozhi Santhosh Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Election results[edit | edit source]

Vote share of winning candidates
2021
 
 44.19%
2016
 
 40.70%
2011
 
 63.22%

2026[edit | edit source]

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2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kavundampalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TVK Kanimozhi Santhosh 146466
AIADMK P. R. G. Arunkumar 104326
NTK Kalamani Jagannathan
INC SURYA PRAKASH K.P New
NOTA NOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Registered electors 407507
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

2021[edit | edit source]

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kavundampalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. R. G. Arunkumar 135,669 44.19 3.49
DMK R. Krishnan 1,25,893 41.00 3.25
MNM Pankaj Jain 23,527 7.66
NTK Kalamani. M 17,897 5.83 4.46
NOTA Nota 2,892 0.94 −0.99
AMMK Aruna. M 2,002 0.65
Margin of victory 9,776 3.18 0.24
Turnout 3,07,026 65.99 −0.43
Registered electors 4,65,228
AIADMK hold Swing 3.49

2016[edit | edit source]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kavundampalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. C. Arukutty 110,870 40.70 −22.52
DMK Payya Gounder @ Krishnan. R. 1,02,845 37.76 6.48
BJP Nandakumar. R. 22,444 8.24 5.39
CPI(M) Ramamurthy. V. 16,874 6.19
NOTA None of the above 5,274 1.94
Margin of victory 8,025 2.95 -29.00
Turnout 2,72,400 66.42 −7.15
Registered electors 4,10,090
AIADMK hold Swing -22.52

2011[edit | edit source]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kavundampalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. C. Arukutty 137,058 63.22
DMK Subramanian T P 67,798 31.27
BJP Nandakumar R 6,175 2.85
Margin of victory 69,260 31.95
Turnout 2,94,632 73.58
Registered electors 2,16,785
AIADMK win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Kavundampalayam Assembly Constituency". The Times of India. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "Two more Assembly segments notified". The Hindu. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Patrikai.com Voters Count".

External links[edit | edit source]

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