Edappadi (state assembly constituency)

Coordinates: 11°35′N 77°51′E / 11.58°N 77.85°E / 11.58; 77.85

Edappadi
Constituency for the State Assembly
Edappadi K. Palaniswami, The MLA of Edappadi
Constituency details
State	Tamil Nadu
Established	1971-present
Total electors	2,61,137 [1]
Reservation	General
Most successful party	AIADMK (7 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Edapadi is a state assembly constituency in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India.^[2] It comprises Edappadi taluk and a portion of Mettur taluk. It is a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[3] Elections were not held in 1957 and 1962.^{[clarification needed]}

Madras State[]

Tamil Nadu[]

Election results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Edappadi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Edappadi K. Palaniswami (CM Candidate)	1,63,154	65.97	22.23
	DMK	Sampath Kumar	69,352	28.04	3.6
	NTK	Sri Ratna	6,626	2.68	2.25
	MNM	D. Dasapparaj	1,547	0.63	0.63
	NOTA	None of the above	1,109	0.45	0.4
Majority			93,802	37.99	19.37
Turnout			2,48,602	87.14
	AIADMK hold		Swing	22.23

2016[]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Edappadi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	98,703	43.74	12.64
	PMK	Annadurai N	56,681	25.12	12.54
	DMK	Murugesan P A	55,149	24.44	24.44
	CPI(M)	Thangavel P	5,437	2.41	2.41
	NOTA	None of the above	1,913	0.85	0.85
Majority			42,022	18.62	0.1
Turnout			2,25,787	86.41	0.93
	AIADMK hold		Swing	12.64

2011[]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Edappadi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	1,04,586	56.38	15.36
	PMK	Karthe M	69,848	37.66	7.10
	IJK	Venkatesan M	3,638	1.96	1.96
	IND	Pursotaman N R	1,924	1.04	1.04
	BJP	Thangaraj B	1,901	1.02	N/A
Majority			34,738	18.72	14.98
Turnout			1,85,552	85.48	9.15
	AIADMK gain from PMK		Swing	11.62

References[]

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