Kilvaithinankuppam Assembly constituency
| Kilvaithinankuppam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 45 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vellore |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,17,021 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TVK |
| Alliance | TVK+ |
| Elected year | 2026 |
K. V. Kuppam, or Kilvaithinankuppam, is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, formed after the constituency delimitation in 2008. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 45. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[1] It is included in Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | S. K. Tamilarasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | G. Loganathan | ||
| 2021 | M. Jagan Moorthy[2] | ||
| 2026 | E. Thendral Kumar | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | E. Thenral Kumar | 74,305 | 39.13 | New | |
| Puratchi Bharatham (AIADMK) | Jegan Moorthy. M | 54,050 | 28.46 |  20.62 | |
| DMK | Dr. Rajeswari. R | 53,898 | 28.38 | 14.56 | |
| NTK | Kalaiyenthiri. R | 5,183 | 2.73 | 3.09 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 972 | 0.51 | 0.53 | |
| All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | Anandalai Thangaraj. M | 482 | 0.25 | New | |
| Independent | Jayashankar. J | 227 | 0.12 | New | |
| TVK | Raja. M | 202 | 0.11 | New | |
| Independent | Jaya Bharath. J | 157 | 0.08 | New | |
| Independent | Sathish. A | 157 | 0.08 | New | |
| Independent | Murugan. K.P | 146 | 0.08 | New | |
| Independent | Kumaresan. L | 113 | 0.06 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,255 | 10.67 |  4.53 | ||
| Turnout | 1,89,892 | 87.50 | 11.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,17,021 | 10,220 | |||
| TVK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 39.13 |
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2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Jagan Moorthy | 84,579 | 49.08 | 3.32 | |
| DMK | K. Seetharaman | 73,997 | 42.94 | 3.08 | |
| NTK | J. Divya Rani | 10,027 | 5.82 | 5.34 | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,798 | 1.04 | −0.16 | |
| DMDK | P. Dhanaseelan | 1,432 | 0.83 | −1.69 | |
| RPPRINAT | K. Elavarasan | 547 | 0.32 | ||
| IJK | K. Venkatasamy | 519 | 0.30 | ||
| BSP | D. Pushpalatha | 519 | 0.30 | 0.02 | |
| Independent | S. Selva Chenguttuvan | 331 | 0.19 | ||
| Independent | E. P. Elanchezhiyan | 242 | 0.14 | ||
| NDPOSI | K. Sathu | 133 | 0.08 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,582 | 6.14 | 0.24 | ||
| Turnout | 172,326 | 75.83 | −4.56 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 553 | 0.32 | |||
| Registered electors | 227,241 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.32 | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Loganathan | 75,612 | 45.76 | −5.36 | |
| DMK | V. Amulu | 65,866 | 39.86 | −4.33 | |
| PMK | C. Kusalakumari | 13,046 | 7.90 | ||
| DMDK | M. Deviyammal | 4,170 | 2.52 | ||
| BJP | R. Vimala | 2,210 | 1.34 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,990 | 1.20 | ||
| NTK | N. Archana | 788 | 0.48 | ||
| BSP | K. Mohan | 457 | 0.28 | −0.59 | |
| Independent | J. Raja | 283 | 0.17 | ||
| Independent | S. Annammal | 238 | 0.14 | ||
| LJP | A. Selva Kumar | 229 | 0.14 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,746 | 5.90 | −1.03 | ||
| Turnout | 165,226 | 80.39 | 0.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 205,533 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -5.36 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. K. Thamizharasan | 72,002 | 51.12 | ||
| DMK | K. Seetharaman | 62,242 | 44.19 | ||
| Independent | S. Anumanthan | 1,350 | 0.96 | ||
| BSP | B. Saravanan | 1,226 | 0.87 | ||
| IJK | N. Ilayakumar | 1,111 | 0.79 | ||
| Independent | M. Ravi | 1,061 | 0.75 | ||
| Independent | S. Ramesh | 592 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | Tamilarasan | 454 | 0.32 | ||
| Independent | S. Sudhakar | 370 | 0.26 | ||
| LJP | C. Chandran | 257 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | M. Sankar | 183 | 0.13 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,760 | 6.93 | |||
| Turnout | 175,992 | 80.03 | |||
| Registered electors | 140,848 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 45. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Kilvaithinankuppam election results 2026: AIADMK's D Velazhagan wins by 7,081 votes, defeats DMK and TVK". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 6 May 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Kilvaithinankuppam". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kilvaithinankuppam Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 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.