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Katpadi (state assembly constituency)

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Katpadi
Constituency for the State Assembly
Constitution-Katpadi.svg
Constituency details
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictVellore
LS constituencyArakkonam
Total electors2,48,567[1]
Most successful partydmk (9 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLADurai Murugan
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year2021

Katpadi is a state assembly constituency in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, India.[2] It comprises portions of the Katpadi, Vellore, and Walajah taluks. It is a part of Arakkonam constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] The constituency was formed in 1962 by separating Gudiyatham constituency.[4]

Demographics[]

Demographics (2016)
Category Data
Created 2016
Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar 20%
Vanniyar 25%
Adi Dravida 25%
Telugu Peoples and Religious Minorities 20%
Others 10%
Total Electorate(2016) 2,29,868

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Madras State[]

Year Winner Party
1962 B. Rajagopalan Indian National Congress
1967 G. Natarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu[]

Year Winner Party
1971 Durai Murugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 M. A. Jayavelu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 N. A. Poongavanam Communist Party of India
1984 G. Ragupathi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 Durai Murugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 K. M. Kalaiselvi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 Duraimurugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 Duraimurugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 Duraimurugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 Duraimurugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 Duraimurugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 Duraimurugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 85,140 45.71
AIADMK V Ramu 84,394 45.31
NTK S Thirukkumaran 10,449 5.61
None of the Above None of the Above 1,889 1.01
AMMK A S Raja 1,066 0.57
Margin of victory 746
Turnout 1,86,246
DMK hold Swing

2016[]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 90,534 50.90
AIADMK S. R. K. Appu 66,588 37.44
DMK hold Swing

2011[]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan 75,064
AIADMK S. R. K. Appu 72,091
DMK hold Swing

2006[]

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan
DMK hold Swing

2001[]

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan
DMK hold Swing

1996[]

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Katpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Murugan
DMK hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ^ "காட்பாடியில் துரைமுருகன் மீண்டும் போட்டி?". Dina Mani. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Katpadi Legestrative continuous victory". Dinakaran. 2016.
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