Kilpennathur Assembly constituency
| Kilpennathur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 64 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvannamalai |
| LS constituency | Tiruvannamalai |
| Total electors | 2,53,101[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kilpennathur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitations in 2007.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 64. It comprises a portion of Tiruvannamalai taluk and is included in the similarly named parliamentary constituency for national elections.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A. K. Aranganathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016[4] | K. Pitchandi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021[5] | |||
Election results[edit]
2021[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Pitchandi | 104,675 | 51.34% | +1.12 | |
| PMK | K. Selvakumar | 77,888 | 38.20% | +27.69 | |
| NTK | Dr. R. Ramesh Babu | 11,541 | 5.66% | New | |
| AMMK | P. Karthikeyan | 2,191 | 1.07% | New | |
| MNM | V. Suganantham | 1,437 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,787 | 13.14% | -4.43% | ||
| Turnout | 203,884 | 80.55% | -3.90% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 252 | 0.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 253,101 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 1.12% | |||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Pitchandi | 99,070 | 50.22% | +4.37 | |
| AIADMK | K. Selvamani | 64,404 | 32.64% | -15.55 | |
| PMK | G. Ediroli Manian | 20,737 | 10.51% | New | |
| CPI | K. Jothi | 4,613 | 2.34% | New | |
| BSP | S. Devendiran | 1,273 | 0.65% | -0.05 | |
| BJP | M. Subbarayan | 1,209 | 0.61% | -0.43 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,164 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 34,666 | 17.57% | 15.22% | ||
| Turnout | 197,287 | 84.45% | -0.02% | ||
| Registered electors | 233,605 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 2.02% | |||
2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. K. Aranganathan | 83,663 | 48.20% | New | |
| DMK | K. Pitchandi | 79,582 | 45.85% | New | |
| Independent | D. Sridharan | 2,301 | 1.33% | New | |
| BJP | D. Pitchandi | 1,811 | 1.04% | New | |
| Independent | R. Settu | 1,724 | 0.99% | New | |
| BSP | A. Isaac Newton | 1,203 | 0.69% | New | |
| Independent | M. Murugan | 1,057 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,081 | 2.35% | |||
| Turnout | 173,576 | 84.47% | |||
| Registered electors | 205,491 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. 64. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 64. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Kilpennathur Election Result". Retrieved 15 October 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.