Veerapandi (state assembly constituency)

Coordinates: 11°34′32″N 78°04′06″E / 11.5754799°N 78.0682978°E / 11.5754799; 78.0682978

Veerapandi is a legislative assembly constituency in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[1] It comprises a portion of Salem taluk and is a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[2] The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Demographics[]

Demographics
Category	Data
Created	2016
Vanniyar	30%
Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliyar	25%
Kongu Vellalar	15%
Adi Dravida	7%
Arunthathiyar	05%
Others	18%
Total Electorate	2,39,268

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Madras State[]

Year	Winner
1957	M. R. Kandasami Mudaliar	Indian National Congress
1962	S. Arumugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	S. Arumugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu[]

Year	Winner
1971	S. Arumugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	P. Vijayalakshmi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	P. Vijayalakshmi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	K. Arjunan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	S. Arumugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	S. K. Selvam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	A. Rajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	S. K. Selvam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	^[4]	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Veerapandi
Party		Candidate	Votes
	AIADMK	M.Raja	1,11,682
	DMK	Tharun	91,787
	NTK	Rajeshkumar	9,806
	AMMK	S.K.Selvam	4,986
Majority
Turnout
	AIADMK gain from		Swing

References[]

^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
^ Dinamalar (2016). "Trouble for ADMK".
^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 91. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

"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.

[2] "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

[3] Dinamalar (2016). "Trouble for ADMK".

[4] "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 91. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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