Kavundampalayam Assembly constituency
| Kavundampalayam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 117 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Coimbatore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Coimbatore |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 4,22,240 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TVK |
| Alliance | TVK+ |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Kavundampalayam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 117. It historically ranks as one of the largest electorates by population size in the state.[1]
Composition
It comprises the municipality of Kavundampalayam and its surrounding areas in Coimbatore.
History
It was formed by the 2008 delimitation and is part of the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency.[2] It was created by the bifurcation of Thondamuthur Assembly constituency.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
Demographics
Electorate demographics of the Kavundampalayam constituency recorded ahead of recent state assembly general elections.[4][5]
| Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,29,997 | 2,30,908 | 95 | 4,61,000 |
| 2026 | — | — | — | 422,138 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | V. C. Arukutty | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | P. R. G. Arunkumar | ||
| 2026 | Kanimozhi Santhosh | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | Kanimozhi Santhosh | 146,466 | 40.24 | New | |
| AIADMK | Arunkumar PRG | 1,04,326 | 28.66 |  15.53 | |
| INC | Surya Prakash K.P | 90,726 | 24.93 | New | |
| NTK | Kalamani Jaganathan | 16,834 | 4.62 | 1.21 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,116 | 0.58 | 0.36 | |
| Independent | Kanimozhi.K | 567 | 0.16 | New | |
| BSP | K. Velmurugan | 524 | 0.14 | New | |
| TVK | Thozhar.N. Arunkumar | 424 | 0.12 | New | |
| Party For The Rights Of Other Backward Classes | S. Thamarai Kannan | 356 | 0.10 | New | |
| Independent | A. Balamurugan | 340 | 0.09 | New | |
| Independent | M. Rajalingam | 338 | 0.09 | New | |
| All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | Malliga.M | 314 | 0.09 | New | |
| Independent | M. John Bosco | 306 | 0.08 | New | |
| Independent | Suriyakumar.K | 235 | 0.06 | New | |
| Makkal Manadu | V. Pushpanantham | 119 | 0.03 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 42,140 | 11.58 |  8.40 | ||
| Turnout | 3,63,991 | 86.20 | 20.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,22,240 | 42,988 | |||
| TVK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 40.24 |
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2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. R. G. Arunkumar | 135,669 | 44.19 | 3.49 | |
| DMK | R. Krishnan | 1,25,893 | 41.00 | 3.25 | |
| MNM | Pankaj Jain | 23,527 | 7.66 | ||
| NTK | Kalamani. M | 17,897 | 5.83 | 4.46 | |
| NOTA | Nota | 2,892 | 0.94 | 0.99 | |
| AMMK | Aruna. M | 2,002 | 0.65 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,776 | 3.18 | 0.24 | ||
| Turnout | 3,07,026 | 65.99 | 0.43 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 971 | 0.32 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,65,228 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.49 |
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2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. C. Arukutty | 110,870 | 40.70 | 22.52 | |
| DMK | Payya Gounder @ Krishnan. R. | 1,02,845 | 37.76 | 6.48 | |
| BJP | Nandakumar. R. | 22,444 | 8.24 | 5.39 | |
| CPI(M) | Ramamurthy. V. | 16,874 | 6.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,274 | 1.94 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,025 | 2.95 | 29.00 | ||
| Turnout | 2,72,400 | 66.42 | 7.15 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,10,090 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 22.52 |
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2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. C. Arukutty | 137,058 | 63.22 | ||
| DMK | Subramanian T P | 67,798 | 31.27 | ||
| BJP | Nandakumar R | 6,175 | 2.85 | ||
| Margin of victory | 69,260 | 31.95 | |||
| Turnout | 2,94,632 | 73.58 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,16,785 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "Assembly Constituency 117 - Kavundampalayam (Tamil Nadu)". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ↑ "Two more Assembly segments notified". The Hindu. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Kavundampalayam Electorate Data". Oneindia Tamil. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results May-2026 - Kavundampalayam (S22117)". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Kavundampalayam". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 4 August 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Kavundampalayam Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 4 August 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
External links
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.