Tiruvannamalai (state assembly constituency)

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Tiruvannamalai
Constituency for the State Assembly
Constitution-Tiruvannamalai.svg
Constituency details
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvannamalai
LS constituencyTiruvannamalai
Total electors2,86,380[1]
Most successful partyDMK (11 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAE. V. Velu
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year2021

Tiruvannamalai is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] It comprises portions of the Chengam and Tiruvannamalai taluks and is a part of the similarly named constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] Most successful party: DMK (10 times)

Madras State[]

Year Winner Party
1952 Thangavelu and Ramachandra Reddiar Indian National Congress
1957 P U Shanmugam and C Santhanam Independent
1962 P Palani Pillai Indian National Congress
1963 by election P U Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 D Vijayaraj Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu[]

Year Winner Party
1971 P. U. Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 P. U. Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1984 indian national congress
1989 K. Pitchandi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 Indian National Congress
1996 K. Pitchandi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 K. Pitchandi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 K. Pitchandi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 E. V. Velu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 E. V. Velu[4] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 E. V. Velu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK E. V. Velu 137,876 66.02
BJP S. Thanigaivel 43,203 20.69
Majority 94,673 45.33
Turnout
DMK gain from Swing

2016[]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvannamalai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK E. V. Velu 116,484 57.15
AIADMK Rajan. K 66,136 32.45

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. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 63. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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