Valparai (state assembly constituency)

Coordinates: 10°19′39″N 76°57′19″E / 10.327556°N 76.955271°E / 10.327556; 76.955271

Valparai (SC) is the legislative assembly in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, which includes the city, Valparai.^[1] This seat is reserved for scheduled caste. Valparai assembly constituency was part of Pollachi (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly[]

Assembly	Duration	Winner
Fourth	1967-71	E. Ramaswamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth	1971-77	E. Ramaswamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977-80		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980-84	A. T. Karuppiah	Communist Party of India
Eighth	1984-89		Indian National Congress
Ninth	1989-91		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991-96		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh	1996-01	V. P. Singaravelu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth	2001-06	N. Kovaithangam	Tamil Maanila Congress
Thirteenth	2006-2011	N. Kovaithangam	Indian National Congress
Fourteenth	2011-2016	M. Arumugham	Communist Party of India
Fifteenth	2016-2021		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth	2021-		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Valparai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AIADMK	Amul Kandasamy	71,672	49.37
	CPI	Arumugam	59,449	40.95
	NTK	Kohila	7,632	5.26
	MNM	Senthilraj	3,314	2.28
Majority
Turnout			1,45,172
	AIADMK hold		Swing

2016[]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Valparai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AIADMK	Kasthuri Vasu, V	69,980	48.68
	DMK	Paulpandi, T.	61,736	42.95
	CPI	Manibharathi, P.	3,494	2.43
	BJP	Murugesan, P.	2,565	1.78
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,206	1.53
Majority			8,244	5.74
Turnout			1,43,832	73.09
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing

2011[]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Valparai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CPI	Arumugham M	61,171	49.16
	INC	Kovai Thangam	57,750	46.41
	BJP	Murugesan P.	2,273	1.83
	Independent	Rangasami M.	1,912	1.54
Majority			3,421	2.74
Turnout			1,24,480	76.76
	CPI gain from INC		Swing

References[]

^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

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

[1] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

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