Sankarapuram (state assembly constituency)
Sankarapuram is a state assembly constituency in kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It comprises portions of the Sankarapuram, Chinnasalem and Kallakkurichi taluks. It is a part of the Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2] Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
The former Chinnasalem state assembly was absorbed in part by the Sankarapuram constituency and in part by Kallakurichi constituency.[citation needed]. Most successful party: DMK (7 times)
Demographics[]
Adi Dravida, Vanniyar and Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliar were majority in this constituency. Telugu Naidu, Udayar, Chettiyar and other religious minorities constitutes secondary population.[3]
Madras State[]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | K. Parthasarathi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
Tamil Nadu[]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1980 | S. Kalitheerthan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1984 | S. Kalitheerthan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1989 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 1991 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 1996 | T. Udhayasuriyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | Pattali Makkal Katchi | ||
| 2006 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 2011 | P. Mohan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | T. Udhayasuriyan[4] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | T. Udhayasuriyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election Results[]
2021[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "இதுதான் இந்தத் தொகுதி". The Hindu. 2019.
- ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 79. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
Categories:
- Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
- Viluppuram district