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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Kilpennathur (state Assembly Constituency)

Kilpennathur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitations in 2007. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 64. It comprises a portion of Tiruvannamalai taluk and is included in the similarly named parliamentary constituency for national elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
2011 A. K. Aranganathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 K. Pitchandi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
51.34%
2016
50.22%
2011
48.20%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kilpennathur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Pitchandi 104,675 51.34% +1.12
PMK K. Selvakumar 77,888 38.20% +27.69
NTK Dr. R. Ramesh Babu 11,541 5.66% New
AMMK P. Karthikeyan 2,191 1.07% New
MNM V. Suganantham 1,437 0.70% New
Margin of victory 26,787 13.14% -4.43%
Turnout 203,884 80.55% -3.90%
Rejected ballots 252 0.12%
Registered electors 253,101
DMK hold Swing 1.12%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kilpennathur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Pitchandi 99,070 50.22% +4.37
AIADMK K. Selvamani 64,404 32.64% -15.55
PMK G. Ediroli Manian 20,737 10.51% New
CPI K. Jothi 4,613 2.34% New
BSP S. Devendiran 1,273 0.65% -0.05
BJP M. Subbarayan 1,209 0.61% -0.43
NOTA NOTA 1,164 0.59% New
Margin of victory 34,666 17.57% 15.22%
Turnout 197,287 84.45% -0.02%
Registered electors 233,605
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 2.02%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kilpennathur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. K. Aranganathan 83,663 48.20% New
DMK K. Pitchandi 79,582 45.85% New
Independent D. Sridharan 2,301 1.33% New
BJP D. Pitchandi 1,811 1.04% New
Independent R. Settu 1,724 0.99% New
BSP A. Isaac Newton 1,203 0.69% New
Independent M. Murugan 1,057 0.61% New
Margin of victory 4,081 2.35%
Turnout 173,576 84.47%
Registered electors 205,491
AIADMK win (new seat)