Uthangarai Assembly constituency
Uthangarai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007 The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises a portion.[2] Located in Krishnagiri district, it consists of Uthangarai taluk and a portion of Pochampalli taluk. It is included in the Krishnagiri parliamentary constituency.[3]
| Uthangarai | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| LS constituency | Krishnagiri |
| Total electors | 2,37,810[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | T M Tamilselvam |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members of the Legislative assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016[4] | |||
| 2021 | T M Tamilselvam | ||
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | T M Tamilselvam | 99,675 | 52.96 | ||
| INC | S. Arumugam | 71,288 | 37.87 | ||
| NTK | Elangovan | 10,424 | 5.54 | ||
| DMDK | R. Bakyaraj | 2,291 | 1.22 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,359 | 0.72 | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,387 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,88,223 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | 69,980 | 38.75 | ||
| DMK | S Malathy | 67,367 | 37.30 | ||
| PMK | T N Anguthi | 23,500 | 13.01 | ||
| VCK | C Kaniyamudhan | 12,669 | 7.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,717 | 0.95 | ||
| Majority | 2,613 | 1.45 | |||
| Turnout | 1,80,646 | 82.61 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | 90,381 | 58.92 | ||
| VCK | Muniyammal | 51,223 | 33.39 | ||
| IND | Vediyappan S | 4,134 | 2.70 | ||
| BJP | Sankar C K | 2,549 | 1.66 | ||
| IND | Dr Devarajan V | 2,138 | 1.39 | ||
| Majority | 39,158 | 25.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,53,475 | 82.14 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 51. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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