Kumarapalayam Assembly constituency

Kumarapalayam
Kumarapalayam
Constituency No. 97 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Lok Sabha constituency	Erode
Established	2008
Total electors	220,048
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent C. Vijayalakshmi
Party	[[Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam\|Template:Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam/meta/shortname]]
Alliance	TVK+
Elected year	2026

Kumarapalayam is a state assembly constituency in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 97. It consists of a portion of Kumarapalayam taluk. It is included in Erode Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

It was newly formed in the year 2008 by separating Sankari and Tiruchengode constituencies.

It covers Kumarapalayam Municipality and the majority of Pallipalayam Block. It covers until Bhavani Assembly constituency in the north and Erode East Assembly constituency with the river Kaveri as its boundary.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year	Member
2011	P. Thangamani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021
2026	C. Vijayalakshmi	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Election results[edit | edit source]

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			49.92%
2016			55.20%
2011			56.59%

2026[edit | edit source]

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2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kumarapalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	TVK	C. Vijayalakshmi		*New*
	AIADMK	P. Thangamani
	DMK	S. Balu
	NTK	Yuvarani
	NOTA	NOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Registered electors			217224
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

2021[edit | edit source]

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kumarapalayam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Thangamani	100,800	49.92%	5.28
	DMK	M. Venkatachalam	69,154	34.25%	4.4
	NTK	S. Varun	13,240	6.56%	5
	Independent	S. Ommsharravana	7,342	3.64%	New
	MNM	K. Kamaraj	6,125	3.03%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,342	0.66%	0.94
	DMDK	K. R. Sivasubiramaniyan	1,022	0.51%	4.74
Margin of victory			31,646	15.67%	-9.68%
Turnout			201,925	79.36%	−1.44%
Registered electors			254,439
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-5.28%

2016[edit | edit source]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kumarapalayam^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Thangamani	103,032	55.20%	1.39
	DMK	P. Yuvaraj	55,703	29.84%	10.04
	DMDK	P. A. Madeshwaran	9,784	5.24%	New
	NOTA	None Of The Above	2,994	1.60%	New
	NTK	G. Arunkumar	2,908	1.56%	New
	KMDK	R. Ponnusamy	2,813	1.51%	New
	PMK	S. Murthy	2,773	1.49%	New
	BJP	K. Easwaran	1,981	1.06%	0.07
Margin of victory			47,329	25.36%	8.65%
Turnout			186,652	80.80%	−5.53%
Registered electors			231,009
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-1.39%

2011[edit | edit source]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kumarapalayam^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Thangamani	91,077	56.59%	*New*
	DMK	G. Selvaraju	64,190	39.88%	New
	BJP	K. S. Balamurugan	1,600	0.99%	New
	Independent	S. Thangamani	1,179	0.73%	New
	Independent	K. Venugopal	1,126	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			26,887	16.70%
Turnout			186,437	86.33%
Registered electors			160,955
	AIADMK win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "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.
↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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[1] "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.

[2] "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

[3] "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.

[4] 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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