Kunnam Assembly constituency

Kunnam
Kunnam
Constituency No. 148 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Perambalur
Lok Sabha constituency	Chidambaram
Established	2008
Total electors	268,095
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent S. S. Sivasankar
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Kunnam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India newly formed after constituency delimitations in 2008.^[1] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 148. It is included in Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year	Member
2011	S. S. Sivasankar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	R. T. Ramachandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	S. S. Sivasankar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results[edit | edit source]

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			47.43%
2016			38.15%
2011			46.89%

2026[edit | edit source]

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2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kunnam
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	DMK	S. S. Sivasankar
	AIADMK	Saranya Anbazhagan^[2]
	NTK	R. Keerthivasan
	TVK	M. Revathi		New
	NOTA	NOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Registered electors			266682
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

2021[edit | edit source]

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kunnam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. S. Sivasankar	103,922	47.43%	18.45
	AIADMK	R. T. Ramachandran	97,593	44.54%	6.39
	NTK	P. Arul	9,354	4.27%	3.46
	AMMK	S. Kaarthikeyan	2,118	0.97%	New
	Independent	R. Selvaraju	977	0.45%	New
	Independent	S. Balamurugan	934	0.43%	New
	NOTA	Nota	753	0.34%	1.13
	MNM	A. S. Sathik Basha	739	0.34%	New
	Independent	M. R. Prakash	604	0.28%	New
	BSP	S. Pandiyan	494	0.23%	0.31
	Independent	M. Vinothkumar	451	0.21%	New
Margin of victory			6,329	2.89%	-6.28%
Turnout			219,126	80.13%	−0.02%
Registered electors			273,461
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	9.28%

2016[edit | edit source]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kunnam^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. T. Ramachandran	78,218	38.15%	*New*
	DMK	T. Durairaj	59,422	28.98%	17.91
	PMK	G. Vaithilingam	37,271	18.18%	New
	VCK	J. Mohamed Shanavas	19,853	9.68%	New
	NOTA	None Of The Above	3,024	1.47%	New
	NTK	P. Arul	1,665	0.81%	New
	IJK	A. V. R. Ragupathi	1,168	0.57%	New
	BSP	K. Rajendran	1,092	0.53%	0.34
	Independent	R. Durairaj	1,055	0.51%	New
	Independent	M. Ramalingam	586	0.29%	New
	Independent	N. Silambarasan	566	0.28%	New
Margin of victory			18,796	9.17%	-4.00%
Turnout			205,044	80.15%	−1.76%
Registered electors			255,823
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-8.74%

2011[edit | edit source]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kunnam^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. S. Sivasankar	81,723	46.89%	*New*
	DMDK	Durai. Kamaraj	58,766	33.72%	New
	IJK	P. Jayaseelan	13,735	7.88%	New
	Independent	P. Ponnivalavan	8,395	4.82%	New
	BJP	T. Baskaran	2,509	1.44%	New
	Independent	B. Ramesh	2,264	1.30%	New
	BSP	K. Rajendiran	1,526	0.88%	New
	JMM	G. Maruthadurai	1,433	0.82%	New
	Independent	M. Kumar	1,411	0.81%	New
	RJD	M. Thangavel	1,070	0.61%	New
	Independent	P. Saminathan	901	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			22,957	13.17%
Turnout			212,789	81.91%
Registered electors			174,294
	DMK win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
↑ Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi candidate contesting under AIADMK symbol
↑ "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.

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[1] "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.

[2] Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi candidate contesting under AIADMK symbol

[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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