Kilvelur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India newly formed after constituency delimitations 2008.[2] It is included in the Nagapattinam parliamentary constituency. It comprises kilvelur, keezhayur and a part of Nagapattinam panchayat union. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
| Kilvelur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 164 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Nagapattinam |
| LS constituency | Nagapattinam |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 1,78,686[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nagaimaali V P | Communist Party of India | |
| 2016 | U. Mathivanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | Nagaimaali V P | Communist Party of India | |
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. P. Nagaimaali | 67,988 | 47.85% | +35.88 | |
| PMK | S. Vadivel Ravanan | 51,003 | 35.89% | +33.98 | |
| NTK | S. Ponelavazhaki | 15,173 | 10.68% | +9.55 | |
| MNM | G. Sidhu | 2,906 | 2.05% | New | |
| AMMK | M. Neethimohan | 2,503 | 1.76% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 896 | 0.63% | −0.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 16,985 | 11.95% | 4.58% | ||
| Turnout | 142,099 | 79.52% | −4.88% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 378 | 0.27% | |||
| Registered electors | 178,686 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | 2.90% | |||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | U. Mathivanan | 61,999 | 44.95% | −3.44 | |
| AIADMK | N. Meena | 51,829 | 37.58% | New | |
| CPI(M) | V. P. Nagaimaali | 16,499 | 11.96% | −37.03 | |
| PMK | A. Vanitha | 2,637 | 1.91% | New | |
| NTK | G. Palanivel | 1,553 | 1.13% | New | |
| BJP | S. Kumar | 1,142 | 0.83% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,049 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,170 | 7.37% | 6.78% | ||
| Turnout | 137,929 | 84.40% | −1.48% | ||
| Registered electors | 163,415 | ||||
| DMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -4.04% | |||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. P. Nagaimaali | 59,402 | 48.99% | New | |
| DMK | U. Mathivanan | 58,678 | 48.39% | New | |
| Independent | G. Devaki | 1,487 | 1.23% | New | |
| BSP | J. Shajahan | 743 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 724 | 0.60% | |||
| Turnout | 121,254 | 85.88% | |||
| Registered electors | 141,185 | ||||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ^ "kilvelur Election Result". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "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.