Katpadi Assembly Constituency
12°59′N 79°08′E / 12.98°N 79.13°E
Katpadi | |
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Constituency No. 40 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Vellore |
LS constituency | Arakkonam |
Total electors | 2,48,567 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Elected year | 2021 |
Katpadi is a state assembly constituency in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 40. It comprises portions of the Katpadi, Vellore, and Walajah taluks. It is a part of Arakkonam constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. The constituency was formed in 1962 by separating Gudiyatham constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Demographics
Category | Data |
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Created | 2016 |
Adi dravidar | 25% |
Vanniyar | 25% |
Sengunthar kaikolar mudaliar | 20% |
Telugu People and Religious Minorities | 20% |
Others | 10% |
Total Electorate(2016) | 2,29,868 |
Madras State
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1962 | B. Rajagopal Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | G. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Durai Murugan | 85,140 | 46.18% | −4.72 | |
AIADMK | V. Ramu | 84,394 | 45.78% | +8.34 | |
NTK | S. Thirukkumaran | 10,449 | 5.67% | +5.03 | |
NOTA | NOTA | 1,889 | 1.02% | −0.38 | |
AMMK | A. S. Raja | 1,066 | 0.58% | New | |
IJK | M. Sudharsan | 1,003 | 0.54% | New | |
Margin of victory | 746 | 0.40% | −13.06% | ||
Turnout | 184,357 | 74.17% | −3.21% | ||
Rejected ballots | 517 | 0.28% | |||
Registered electors | 248,567 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -4.72% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Durai Murugan | 90,534 | 50.90% | +1.35 | |
AIADMK | S. R. K. Appu | 66,588 | 37.44% | −10.15 | |
PMK | N. T. Shanmugam | 12,728 | 7.16% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 2,492 | 1.40% | New | |
TMC(M) | T. V. Sivanandam | 2,163 | 1.22% | New | |
NTK | L. Puviarasan | 1,135 | 0.64% | New | |
Margin of victory | 23,946 | 13.46% | 11.50% | ||
Turnout | 177,870 | 77.38% | −2.17% | ||
Registered electors | 229,868 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 1.35% |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Durai Murugan | 75,064 | 49.55% | −7.9 | |
AIADMK | S. R. K. Appu (A) S. Radhakrishnan. | 72,091 | 47.59% | +13.39 | |
BJP | A. Varadarajan | 1,539 | 1.02% | −0.01 | |
Independent | M. Sriram | 1,067 | 0.70% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,973 | 1.96% | −21.29% | ||
Turnout | 151,498 | 79.54% | 9.15% | ||
Registered electors | 190,456 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -7.90% |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Durai Murugan | 86,824 | 57.45% | +7.98 | |
AIADMK | B. Narayanan | 51,677 | 34.19% | New | |
DMDK | S. Radha Krishanan | 8,492 | 5.62% | New | |
BJP | V. R. Suresh | 1,543 | 1.02% | New | |
Independent | K. Jaganathan | 779 | 0.52% | New | |
Margin of victory | 35,147 | 23.26% | 17.09% | ||
Turnout | 151,130 | 70.39% | 3.43% | ||
Registered electors | 214,702 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 7.98% |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Durai Murugan | 64,187 | 49.47% | −11.73 | |
PMK | A. K. Natarajan | 56,185 | 43.30% | +39.21 | |
MDMK | Satchidanandam D | 2,923 | 2.25% | New | |
Independent | S. Sellapandiyan | 1,997 | 1.54% | New | |
Puratchi Bharatham | G. Deenadhayalan | 1,563 | 1.20% | New | |
Independent | M. Velmurugan | 1,071 | 0.83% | New | |
Independent | Venkatesan K | 781 | 0.60% | New | |
Independent | A. N. Selvam | 766 | 0.59% | New | |
Margin of victory | 8,002 | 6.17% | −27.10% | ||
Turnout | 129,746 | 66.96% | −3.43% | ||
Registered electors | 193,925 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -11.73% |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Durai Murugan | 75,439 | 61.20% | +28.18 | |
AIADMK | K. Pandurangan | 34,432 | 27.93% | −28.5 | |
PMK | B. Murugesan | 5,042 | 4.09% | New | |
CPI(M) | T. R. Purushothaman | 4,819 | 3.91% | New | |
Independent | S. Sellapandian | 2,037 | 1.65% | New | |
Margin of victory | 41,007 | 33.27% | 9.86% | ||
Turnout | 123,266 | 70.39% | 3.62% | ||
Registered electors | 181,380 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.77% |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | K. M. Kalaiselvi | 63,005 | 56.43% | +32.96 | |
DMK | Durai Murugan | 36,866 | 33.02% | −10.39 | |
PMK | M. Damodaran | 8,778 | 7.86% | New | |
Independent | G. Subramani | 1,980 | 1.77% | New | |
Margin of victory | 26,139 | 23.41% | 3.47% | ||
Turnout | 111,652 | 66.77% | −2.93% | ||
Registered electors | 173,715 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 13.02% |
1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Durai Murugan | 43,181 | 43.41% | +3.79 | |
AIADMK | R. Margabandu | 23,344 | 23.47% | −33.61 | |
INC | V. Dhandayutha Pani | 20,859 | 20.97% | New | |
AIADMK | A. M. Ragunatan | 8,858 | 8.90% | −48.17 | |
Independent | K. P. Santhana Raj | 2,192 | 2.20% | New | |
Margin of victory | 19,837 | 19.94% | 2.48% | ||
Turnout | 99,475 | 69.71% | −6.02% | ||
Registered electors | 145,879 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -13.67% |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | G. Raghupathi | 53,077 | 57.08% | New | |
DMK | Durai Murugan | 36,839 | 39.62% | New | |
Independent | T. K. Somasundaram | 1,195 | 1.29% | New | |
Independent | R. G. S. Mahalingam | 983 | 1.06% | New | |
Independent | K. P. Santhanaraj | 894 | 0.96% | New | |
Margin of victory | 16,238 | 17.46% | 9.78% | ||
Turnout | 92,988 | 75.73% | 18.09% | ||
Registered electors | 127,249 | ||||
AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 10.60% |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | N. A. Poongavanam | 31,918 | 46.48% | New | |
INC | A. K. Shanmugasundaram | 26,639 | 38.79% | +34.37 | |
JP | T. R. Ranga Reddy | 7,214 | 10.50% | New | |
Independent | M. A. Jayavelu | 2,905 | 4.23% | New | |
Margin of victory | 5,279 | 7.69% | 1.02% | ||
Turnout | 68,676 | 57.64% | −5.08% | ||
Registered electors | 121,387 | ||||
CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | 8.30% |
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. A. Jayavelu | 26,873 | 38.18% | New | |
DMK | Sambasivam | 22,183 | 31.51% | −26.27 | |
JP | K. P. Navakoti | 15,683 | 22.28% | New | |
INC | V. N. Rathinam | 3,114 | 4.42% | −27.82 | |
Independent | P. Natarajan | 1,112 | 1.58% | New | |
Independent | Ramasamy Alias Shozhan | 878 | 1.25% | New | |
Independent | K. Govindaraji | 546 | 0.78% | New | |
Margin of victory | 4,690 | 6.66% | −18.88% | ||
Turnout | 70,389 | 62.72% | −11.43% | ||
Registered electors | 113,689 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -19.61% |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Durai Murugan | 37,487 | 57.79% | +4.73 | |
INC | Dhandayuthapani | 20,919 | 32.25% | −8.05 | |
CPI(M) | Sundaram | 6,133 | 9.45% | New | |
Independent | M. Manickam | 329 | 0.51% | New | |
Margin of victory | 16,568 | 25.54% | 12.79% | ||
Turnout | 64,868 | 74.15% | −4.87% | ||
Registered electors | 91,305 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 4.73% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | G. Natarajan | 32,952 | 53.06% | +18.38 | |
INC | P. S. R. Naidu | 25,032 | 40.30% | −3.88 | |
RPI | C. Gopal | 4,125 | 6.64% | New | |
Margin of victory | 7,920 | 12.75% | 3.24% | ||
Turnout | 62,109 | 79.02% | 5.40% | ||
Registered electors | 82,615 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 8.87% |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | B. Rajagopal Naidu | 26,389 | 44.19% | New | |
DMK | Natarajan | 20,710 | 34.68% | New | |
CPI | Kothandaraman | 10,192 | 17.07% | New | |
PSP | A. Kulasekara Naidu | 1,219 | 2.04% | New | |
Independent | C. R. Gopal | 1,212 | 2.03% | New | |
Margin of victory | 5,679 | 9.51% | |||
Turnout | 59,722 | 73.62% | |||
Registered electors | 85,824 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |