Edappadi (State Assembly Constituency)
11°35′N 77°51′E / 11.58°N 77.85°E
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| Constituency No. 86 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| LS constituency | Salem |
| Total electors | 2,85,205 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Edapadi or 'Edappadi' is a state assembly constituency in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 86. It comprises Edappadi taluk and a portion of Mettur taluk. It is a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency did not exist during the 1957 and 1962 elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | S. Arthanareeswara Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | A. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 163,154 | 66.27 | +22.53 | |
| DMK | T. Sambathkumar | 69,352 | 28.17 | +3.73 | |
| NTK | Shri Rathna | 6,626 | 2.69 | +2.26 | |
| MNM | D. Thasapparaj | 1,547 | 0.63 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 93,802 | 38.10 | 19.48 | ||
| Turnout | 246,192 | 86.32 | −0.03 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 22.53 | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 98,703 | 43.74 | −12.64 | |
| PMK | N. Annadurai | 56,681 | 25.12 | −12.54 | |
| DMK | P. A. Murugesan | 55,149 | 24.44 | New | |
| CPI(M) | P. Thangavel | 5,437 | 2.41 | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,913 | 0.85 | New | |
| NCP | K. Palanisamy | 1,789 | 0.79 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 42,022 | 18.62 | −0.10 | ||
| Turnout | 225,644 | 86.35 | 0.90 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -12.64 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 104,586 | 56.38 | +15.36 | |
| PMK | M. Karthe | 69,848 | 37.66 | −7.11 | |
| IJK | M. Venkatesan | 3,638 | 1.96 | New | |
| Independent | N. R. Purusothaman | 1,924 | 1.04 | New | |
| BJP | B. Thangaraj | 1,901 | 1.02 | +0.12 | |
| Independent | M. Muthuraj | 1,899 | 1.02 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 34,738 | 18.73 | +14.99 | ||
| Turnout | 185,494 | 85.45 | 9.17 | ||
| AIADMK gain from PMK | Swing | 11.62 | |||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | V. Kaveri | 76,027 | 44.76% | −10.64 | |
| AIADMK | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 69,680 | 41.02% | New | |
| DMDK | A. K. Rajendran | 7,954 | 4.68% | New | |
| Independent | I. Ganesan | 6,881 | 4.05% | New | |
| Independent | R. Ravi | 2,197 | 1.29% | New | |
| BJP | S. Thillaikkarasi Ponnusamy | 1,545 | 0.91% | New | |
| JD(U) | N. Murugesan | 1,540 | 0.91% | New | |
| Independent | V. Selvaraju | 1,432 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,347 | 3.74% | −19.21% | ||
| Turnout | 169,848 | 76.28% | 14.25% | ||
| Registered electors | 222,666 | ||||
| PMK hold | Swing | -10.64% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | I. Ganesan | 74,375 | 55.40% | +17.73 | |
| DMK | A. Kandasamy | 43,564 | 32.45% | +1.78 | |
| Independent | P. Kolanda Gounder | 8,576 | 6.39% | New | |
| MDMK | S. Rathinasabapathi | 3,091 | 2.30% | +1.01 | |
| Independent | A. Devaraj | 2,645 | 1.97% | New | |
| BSP | V. K. Krishnan | 1,308 | 0.97% | New | |
| Independent | K. Kannan | 684 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,811 | 22.95% | 15.95% | ||
| Turnout | 134,243 | 62.03% | −7.05% | ||
| Registered electors | 216,474 | ||||
| PMK hold | Swing | 17.73% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | I. Ganesan | 49,465 | 37.68% | New | |
| DMK | P. A. Murugesan | 40,273 | 30.68% | +14.57 | |
| AIADMK | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 37,036 | 28.21% | −30.03 | |
| MDMK | G. Anbumathi Selvan | 1,702 | 1.30% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,192 | 7.00% | −26.20% | ||
| Turnout | 131,287 | 69.08% | 3.55% | ||
| Registered electors | 201,142 | ||||
| PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -20.56% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 72,379 | 58.24% | +25.16 | |
| PMK | P. Kolandai Gounder | 31,113 | 25.03% | New | |
| DMK | A. Kandasamy | 20,011 | 16.10% | −15.51 | |
| Margin of victory | 41,266 | 33.20% | 31.74% | ||
| Turnout | 124,281 | 65.54% | 12.32% | ||
| Registered electors | 195,456 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 25.16% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 30,765 | 33.08% | New | |
| DMK | L. Palanisamy | 29,401 | 31.62% | +5.3 | |
| INC | S. Govindasami | 16,289 | 17.52% | −47.26 | |
| AIADMK | I. Ganesan | 15,181 | 16.32% | New | |
| Independent | K. Palanisamy | 649 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,364 | 1.47% | −37.00% | ||
| Turnout | 92,993 | 53.21% | −19.04% | ||
| Registered electors | 178,702 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -31.70% | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Govindaswamy | 68,583 | 64.78% | +46.45 | |
| DMK | P. Arumugam | 27,860 | 26.32% | New | |
| Independent | T. Vaithigounder | 6,557 | 6.19% | New | |
| Independent | K. Raju | 2,871 | 2.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 40,723 | 38.46% | 32.50% | ||
| Turnout | 105,871 | 72.26% | 3.24% | ||
| Registered electors | 156,478 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 25.85% | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | I. Ganesan | 37,978 | 38.93% | +0.37 | |
| Independent | T. Natarajan | 32,159 | 32.97% | New | |
| INC | K. S. Subramania Gounder | 17,884 | 18.33% | −11.78 | |
| Independent | R. Arthanari | 4,544 | 4.66% | New | |
| JP | P. Jayadertan | 4,112 | 4.22% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,819 | 5.96% | −2.48% | ||
| Turnout | 97,554 | 69.02% | 8.45% | ||
| Registered electors | 143,256 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.37% | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | I. Ganesan | 31,063 | 38.56% | New | |
| INC | T. Natarajan | 24,256 | 30.11% | −15.17 | |
| JP | P. Jayadevan | 13,544 | 16.81% | New | |
| DMK | A. Arumugam | 11,695 | 14.52% | −40.21 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,807 | 8.45% | −1.00% | ||
| Turnout | 80,558 | 60.57% | −1.62% | ||
| Registered electors | 134,924 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -16.16% | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Arumugam | 35,638 | 54.72% | +0.03 | |
| INC | T. Natarajan | 29,485 | 45.28% | −0.03 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,153 | 9.45% | 0.06% | ||
| Turnout | 65,123 | 62.19% | −9.28% | ||
| Registered electors | 108,906 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 0.03% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Arumugam | 36,935 | 54.70% | New | |
| INC | K. S. S. Gounder | 30,593 | 45.30% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,342 | 9.39% | |||
| Turnout | 67,528 | 71.47% | |||
| Registered electors | 97,701 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. S. Ardhanareeswara Gounder | 15,368 | 33.15% | New | |
| TTP | S. Marimuthu Gounder | 11,280 | 24.33% | New | |
| Socialist | S. Surendran | 7,899 | 17.04% | New | |
| Independent | S. Chinmandi Bakkir | 6,153 | 13.27% | New | |
| Independent | A. Karuppa Chetti Gounder | 3,218 | 6.94% | New | |
| Independent | R. Nallathamby | 2,440 | 5.26% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,088 | 8.82% | |||
| Turnout | 46,358 | 50.15% | |||
| Registered electors | 92,437 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
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