Veppanahalli (state assembly constituency)

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Coordinates: 12°42′08″N 78°11′34″E / 12.7021105°N 78.1927821°E / 12.7021105; 78.1927821

Veppanahalli is a state assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007.[1] Located in Krishnagiri district, it comprises portions of the Hosur, Denkanikottai, and Krishnagiri taluks. The constituency is part of Krishnagiri parliamentary constituency for elections to the Parliament of India.[2]

Year Winner Party
2011 T. Senguttuvan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 P. Murugan[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 K. P. Munusamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[edit | edit source]

2021[edit | edit source]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Veppanahalli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Munusamy 94,104 45.87
DMK P. Murugan 91,050 44.38
NTK M. Sakthivel 8,310 4.05
DMDK S. M. Murugesan 3,601 1.76
IND Abdul Azeez Amanullah 3,022 1.47 +1.47
Margin of victory 3,054
Turnout 2,05,141
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing

2016[edit | edit source]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Veppanahalli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Murugan P 88,952 46.01
AIADMK Madhu A.V.M @ Hemnath M 83,724 43.31
PMK Tamil Selvi M 5,476 2.83
DMDK Nagaraj N 4,656 2.41
BJP Premanathan V S 1,966 1.02
Majority 5,228 2.70
Turnout 1,93,338 84.74
DMK hold Swing

2011[edit | edit source]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Veppanahalli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK T. Senguttuvan 71,471 45.09
DMDK Kandan @ Murugesan .S .M 63,867 40.29
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BJP V. S. Premanathan 5,035 3.18
IND N. V. Kalyani 4,766 3.01
Majority 7,604 4,80
Turnout 1,58,544 85.36 New
DMK win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 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. 54. Retrieved 27 May 2016.