Modakkurichi (state assembly constituency)

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Modakkurichi is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

It Covers Sivagiri, Modakkurichi & some parts of Erode City. It is included in Erode Parliamentary Constituency.

During 1996 Assembly elections, a record 1033 candidates contested the Modakurachi Assembly seat. To check a repeat of this, the Election Commission increased the security deposit amount in the next elections.[1]

Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Madras State[]

Year Winner Party
1951 and N. Mahalingam Indian National Congress
1967 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu[]

Year Winner Party
1971 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 S. Balakrishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 S. Balakrishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 Erode A.Ganeshamoorthy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 Indian National Congress
2011 R. N. Kittusamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 C. Saraswathi Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Modakkurichi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP C. Saraswathi 78,125 42.96%
DMK Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan 77,844 42.81%
MNM Rajesh Kumar.M 4,574 2.52%
NTK Prakash.G 12,944 7.12%
None of the Above None of the Above 2,332 1.29%
Margin of victory 281
Turnout 1,81,857 75.26%
BJP gain from DMK Swing

References[]

  1. ^ Elections in India: A fascinating story
  • "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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