Uthangarai Assembly constituency
Coordinates: 12°15′57″N 78°32′07″E / 12.2659119°N 78.5352087°E
Uthangarai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007 The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises a portion.[2] Located in Krishnagiri district, it consists of Uthangarai taluk and a portion of Pochampalli taluk. It is included in the Krishnagiri parliamentary constituency.[3]
| Uthangarai | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| LS constituency | Krishnagiri |
| Total electors | 2,37,810[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | T M Tamilselvam |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members of the Legislative assemblyEdit
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016[4] | |||
| 2021 | T M Tamilselvam | ||
Election resultsEdit
2021Edit
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | T. M. Tamilselvam | 99,675 | 52.96% | +14.21 | |
| INC | S. Arumugam | 71,288 | 37.87% | New | |
| NTK | Elangovan | 10,424 | 5.54% | New | |
| DMDK | R. Bakyaraj | 2,291 | 1.22% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,359 | 0.72% | -0.23 | |
| MNM | K. Murugesan | 1,254 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,387 | 15.08% | 13.63% | ||
| Turnout | 188,223 | 79.15% | -3.45% | ||
| Registered electors | 237,810 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 14.21% | |||
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2016Edit
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | 69,980 | 38.75% | -20.18 | |
| DMK | S. Malathy | 67,367 | 37.30% | New | |
| PMK | T. N. Anguthi | 23,500 | 13.01% | New | |
| VCK | C. Kaniyamudhan | 12,669 | 7.01% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,717 | 0.95% | New | |
| BJP | S. A. Pandu | 1,591 | 0.88% | -0.78 | |
| KMDK | V. Theerthagiri | 1,266 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,613 | 1.45% | -24.08% | ||
| Turnout | 180,616 | 82.60% | 0.51% | ||
| Registered electors | 218,671 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -20.18% | |||
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2011Edit
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | 90,381 | 58.92% | New | |
| VCK | Muniyammal | 51,223 | 33.39% | New | |
| Independent | S. Vediyappan | 4,134 | 2.70% | New | |
| BJP | C. K. Sankar | 2,549 | 1.66% | New | |
| Independent | Dr. V. Devarajan | 2,138 | 1.39% | New | |
| Independent | P. Vinothkumar | 1,584 | 1.03% | New | |
| Independent | Murugan | 1,382 | 0.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,158 | 25.53% | |||
| Turnout | 153,391 | 82.09% | |||
| Registered electors | 186,855 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 51. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Uthangarai Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ "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.