Sankarapuram Assembly constituency
Sankarapuram is a state assembly constituency in kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It comprises portions of the Sankarapuram, Chinnasalem and Kallakkurichi taluks. It is a part of the Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2] Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
The former Chinnasalem state assembly was absorbed in part by the Sankarapuram constituency and in part by Kallakurichi constituency.[citation needed]. Most successful party: DMK (7 times)
Demographics
Adi Dravida, Vanniyar and Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliar were majority in this constituency. Telugu Naidu, Udayar, Chettiyar and other religious minorities constitutes secondary population.[3]
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | K. Parthasarathi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | S. P. Pachayappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Udhayasuriyan | 1,21,186 | |||
| PMK | Dr.Raja | 75,223 | |||
| NTK | Rajiyamma | 9,873 | |||
| Independent | P.Arul | 2,120 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| DMK gain from | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "இதுதான் இந்தத் தொகுதி". The Hindu. 2019.
- ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 79. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.