Kilpennathur (state assembly constituency)

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Kilpennathur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitations in 2007.[1] It comprises a portion of Tiruvannamalai taluk and is included in the similarly named parliamentary constituency for national elections.[2]

Year Winner Party
2011 A. K. Aranganathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 K. Pitchandi[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 K. Pitchandi[4] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[edit]

2021[edit]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilpennathur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Pitchandi 104,675 51.3
PMK K. Selvakumar 77,888 38.2
Majority 26,787 13.1
Turnout
DMK gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

2016[edit]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilpennathur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Pitchandi 99,070 50.22
AIADMK Selvamani. K 64,404 32.63

References[edit]

  1. "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitaion 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.