Kunnam Assembly constituency
| Kunnam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 148 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Perambalur |
| LS constituency | Chidambaram |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 2,73,461[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kunnam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India newly formed after constituency delimitations 2008.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 148. It is included in the Perambalur parliamentary constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | S. S. Sivasankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | R. T. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | S. S. Sivasankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. S. Sivasankar | 103,922 | 47.43% |  18.45
| |
| AIADMK | R. T. Ramachandran | 97,593 | 44.54% | 6.39
| |
| NTK | P. Arul | 9,354 | 4.27% | 3.46
| |
| AMMK | S. Kaarthikeyan | 2,118 | 0.97% | New | |
| Independent | R. Selvaraju | 977 | 0.45% | New | |
| Independent | S. Balamurugan | 934 | 0.43% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 753 | 0.34% |  1.13
| |
| MNM | A. S. Sathik Basha | 739 | 0.34% | New | |
| Independent | M. R. Prakash | 604 | 0.28% | New | |
| BSP | S. Pandiyan | 494 | 0.23% | 0.31
| |
| Independent | M. Vinothkumar | 451 | 0.21% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,329 | 2.89% | −6.28% | ||
| Turnout | 219,126 | 80.13% | −0.02% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 151 | 0.07% | |||
| Registered electors | 273,461 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 9.28% | |||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. T. Ramachandran | 78,218 | 38.15% | New | |
| DMK | T. Durairaj | 59,422 | 28.98% | 17.91
| |
| PMK | G. Vaithilingam | 37,271 | 18.18% | New | |
| VCK | J. Mohamed Shanavas | 19,853 | 9.68% | New | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,024 | 1.47% | New | |
| NTK | P. Arul | 1,665 | 0.81% | New | |
| IJK | A. V. R. Ragupathi | 1,168 | 0.57% | New | |
| BSP | K. Rajendran | 1,092 | 0.53% | 0.34
| |
| Independent | R. Durairaj | 1,055 | 0.51% | New | |
| Independent | M. Ramalingam | 586 | 0.29% | New | |
| Independent | N. Silambarasan | 566 | 0.28% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,796 | 9.17% | −4.00% | ||
| Turnout | 205,044 | 80.15% | −1.76% | ||
| Registered electors | 255,823 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -8.74% | |||
2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. S. Sivasankar | 81,723 | 46.89% | New | |
| DMDK | Durai. Kamaraj | 58,766 | 33.72% | New | |
| IJK | P. Jayaseelan | 13,735 | 7.88% | New | |
| Independent | P. Ponnivalavan | 8,395 | 4.82% | New | |
| BJP | T. Baskaran | 2,509 | 1.44% | New | |
| Independent | B. Ramesh | 2,264 | 1.30% | New | |
| BSP | K. Rajendiran | 1,526 | 0.88% | New | |
| JMM | G. Maruthadurai | 1,433 | 0.82% | New | |
| Independent | M. Kumar | 1,411 | 0.81% | New | |
| RJD | M. Thangavel | 1,070 | 0.61% | New | |
| Independent | P. Saminathan | 901 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,957 | 13.17% | |||
| Turnout | 212,789 | 81.91% | |||
| Registered electors | 174,294 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.