Kallakurichi (state Assembly Constituency)
11°44′17″N 78°57′43″E / 11.738°N 78.962°E
| Kallakurichi | |
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| Constituency No. 80 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kallakurichi |
| LS constituency | Kallakurichi |
| Total electors | 2,86,621 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kallakurichi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 80. Located in Kallakurichi district, it consists of a portion of Kallakkurichi taluk. It is a part of the Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Previously in existence for the elections from 1951 to 1971, inclusive, it was converted into Chinnasalem constituency for the 1977 election. It came into existence again for 2011 election following the reorganisation of constituencies in 2007. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.
Kallācarayam is famous in kallakurichi dist
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Elaya Pillai | Independent | |
| 1957 | Nataraja Odayar | ||
| 1962 | T. Chinnasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | D. K. Naidu | ||
Tamil Nadu
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | D. Kesavalu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2011 | K.Alaguvel Babu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | A. Prabhu | ||
| 2021 | M. Senthilkumar | ||
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Senthilkumar | 110,643 | 49.26% | +7.1 | |
| INC | K. I. Manirathinem | 84,752 | 37.73% | New | |
| NTK | D. Dravida Muthamilselvi | 16,474 | 7.33% | +6.78 | |
| DMDK | N. Vijayakumar | 6,571 | 2.93% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,257 | 0.56% | -0.85 | |
| Independent | K. Devimangayarkarasi | 1,197 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 25,891 | 11.53% | 9.61% | ||
| Turnout | 224,601 | 78.36% | -2.55% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 168 | 0.07% | |||
| Registered electors | 286,621 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 7.10% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Prabhu | 90,108 | 42.16% | -20.02 | |
| DMK | P. Kamaraj | 86,004 | 40.24% | New | |
| VCK | S. Ramamoorththy | 17,492 | 8.18% | New | |
| PMK | R. Senthamilselvi | 9,736 | 4.56% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 3,008 | 1.41% | New | |
| Independent | A. Ranganathan | 2,085 | 0.98% | New | |
| KMDK | R. Chandiran | 1,892 | 0.89% | New | |
| IJK | K. Elayaperumal | 1,309 | 0.61% | New | |
| NTK | C. Mariyappan | 1,181 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,104 | 1.92% | -31.62% | ||
| Turnout | 213,719 | 80.91% | -1.44% | ||
| Registered electors | 264,140 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -20.02% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Alaguvelu | 111,249 | 62.18% | New | |
| VCK | A. C. Pavarasu | 51,251 | 28.65% | New | |
| Independent | K. Natesan | 4,031 | 2.25% | New | |
| IJK | K. Arivukkarasu | 3,246 | 1.81% | New | |
| Independent | M. Senthilkumar | 2,425 | 1.36% | New | |
| Independent | V. Ananthi | 2,246 | 1.26% | New | |
| BSP | M. Dinesh | 1,481 | 0.83% | New | |
| BJP | N. Rajesh | 1,192 | 0.67% | New | |
| Independent | M. Gurusamy | 1,025 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 59,998 | 33.54% | |||
| Turnout | 178,906 | 82.35% | |||
| Registered electors | 217,252 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | D. Kesavalu | 38,513 | 52.84% | -3.54 | |
| INC | S. Sivaraman | 34,374 | 47.16% | +5.94 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,139 | 5.68% | -9.48% | ||
| Turnout | 72,887 | 76.66% | -6.61% | ||
| Registered electors | 97,988 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -3.54% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | D. K. Naidu | 39,175 | 56.38% | +7.62 | |
| INC | V. T. Elayapillai | 28,642 | 41.22% | +4.6 | |
| Independent | M. Muthuvel | 1,261 | 1.81% | New | |
| Independent | K. K. V. Rao | 409 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,533 | 15.16% | 3.02% | ||
| Turnout | 69,487 | 83.27% | 23.48% | ||
| Registered electors | 86,613 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 7.62% | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Chinnasamy | 25,084 | 48.76% | New | |
| INC | P. Vedamanickam | 18,837 | 36.61% | +14.85 | |
| SWA | K. Sadayan | 4,537 | 8.82% | New | |
| Independent | A. Kaliaperumal | 2,989 | 5.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,247 | 12.14% | 12.07% | ||
| Turnout | 51,447 | 59.79% | -9.46% | ||
| Registered electors | 91,264 | ||||
| DMK gain from Independent | Swing | 26.92% | |||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nataraia Odayar | 25,020 | 21.84% | New | |
| INC | Parthasarathi | 24,939 | 21.77% | +3.2 | |
| Independent | M. Anandan | 24,099 | 21.03% | New | |
| Independent | Narayanasami (Sc) | 8,331 | 7.27% | New | |
| Independent | Alamelu | 5,238 | 4.57% | New | |
| Independent | Thandavarayan (Sc) | 4,290 | 3.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 81 | 0.07% | -0.62% | ||
| Turnout | 114,582 | 69.25% | -14.84% | ||
| Registered electors | 165,468 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | 2.58% | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Elaya Pillai | 25,799 | 19.25% | New | |
| INC | Anandan | 24,874 | 18.56% | New | |
| TTP | Rathainam | 15,259 | 11.39% | New | |
| Independent | Pavadi | 12,336 | 9.21% | New | |
| Independent | Munusami | 6,946 | 5.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 925 | 0.69% | |||
| Turnout | 134,006 | 84.09% | |||
| Registered electors | 159,369 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||