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Krishnagiri (state assembly constituency)
Coordinates: 12°32′N 78°14′E / 12.53°N 78.23°E
Krishnagiri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a part of the similarly named constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency is delimited in the year 2008.[citation needed]
Krishnagiri was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[1]
It comprises the following areas.[2]
- Krishnagiri Taluk (Part) - Polupalli, Kurubarapalli, Ragimaganapalli, Junjupalli, Byanapalli, Kothapetta, Kattinayanapalli, Kammaampalli, Boganapalli, Pethathalapalli, Gangaleri, Kondepalli, Kompalli, Sembadamuthur, Gooliam, Bellampalli, Chikkapoovathi, Thandegoundanahalli, Alapatti, Agaram, Marikkampalli, Bellarampalli, Periyamuthur, Devasamudiram, Agasipalli, Chowttahalli, Sundekuppam, Timmapuram, Katteri, Gundalapatti, Sokkadi, Velakalahalli, Chaparthi, Bannihalli, Mittahalli, Errahalli, Kaveripattinam, Paiyur, Jagadab, Kallukurukki and Karadihalli villages.
- Krishnagiri Municipality & Kattiganapalli
- Kaveripattinam Town Panchayat
Madras State[edit]
Tamil Nadu[edit]
Election Results[edit]
2021[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Ashok Kumar | 96,050 | 45.38 | ||
| DMK | T. Senguttuvan | 95,256 | 45.01 | ||
| NTK | Nirandari.V | 11,137 | 5.26 | ||
| MNM | R. K. Ravishankar | 3,455 | 1.63 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,837 | 0.87 | ||
| Margin of victory | 794 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,11,648 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Senguttuvan | 87,637 | 43.80 | ||
| AIADMK | V. Govindaraj | 82,746 | 41.35 | ||
| PMK | S. Kumar | 15,736 | 7.86 | ||
| TMC | R. Jayaprakash | 4,199 | 2.10 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,855 | 0.93 | ||
| Majority | 4,891 | 2.44 | |||
| Turnout | 2,00,229 | 80.45 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 89,776 | 55.98 | ||
| INC | Syed Ghiyas Ul Haq | 60,679 | 37.83 | ||
| BJP | Kotteswaran | 3,025 | 1.89 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Uzhaippali Makkal Katchi/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Uzhaippali Makkal Katchi|Template:Uzhaippali Makkal Katchi/meta/shortname]] | R. Raja | 2,357 | 1.47 | |
| Majority | 29,097 | 18.14 | |||
| Turnout | 1,60,525 | 79.50 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes".
- ↑ "Constituencies post-delimitation 2008" (PDF). CEO, Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 53. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.