Kallakurichi Assembly constituency

Kallakurichi
Kallakurichi
Constituency No. 80 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kallakurichi
Lok Sabha constituency	Kallakurichi
Established	1951
Total electors	281,582
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Arul Vignesh
Party	TVK
Elected year	2026

11.738°N 78.962°E / 11.738; 78.962

CountryIndia

RegionSouth India

StateTamil Nadu

DistrictKallakurichi

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Kallakurichi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 80. Located in Kallakurichi district, it consists of a portion of Kallakkurichi taluk. It is a part of Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[1] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Previously in existence for the elections from 1951 to 1971, inclusive, it was converted into Chinnasalem Assembly constituency for the 1977 election. It came into existence again for the 2011 election following the reorganisation of constituencies in 2008.^[2]^[3] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.^[4]

Sugarcane is famous in Kallakurichi district.

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Year	Winner
1952	Elaya Pillai	Independent
1957	Natarajan Udayar	Independent
1962	T. Chinnasamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	D. Kesavalu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Year	Winner
1971	D. Kesavalu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	K. Alaguvel Babu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	A. Prabhu^[5]
2021	M. Senthilkumar


2026			32.50%
2021			49.26%
2016			42.16%
2011			62.18%
1971			52.84%
1967			56.38%
1962			48.76%
1957			21.84%
1952			19.25%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TVK	Arul Vignesh	81,132	32.50%	New
	AIADMK	S. Rajiv Gandhi	80,334	32.18%	−17.08%
	VCK	K. Malathi	77,666	31.11%	New
	NTK	R. Nagammal	7,494	3%	−4.33%
	NOTA	NOTA	883	0.35%	−0.21%
Margin of victory			798	0.31%	−11.22%
Turnout			249,626	88.65%	+10.29%
Rejected ballots
Registered electors			281,582
	TVK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-16.76%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Senthilkumar	110,643	49.26%	+7.1
	INC	K. I. Manirathinem	84,752	37.73%	New
	NTK	D. Dravida Muthamilselvi	16,474	7.33%	+6.78
	DMDK	N. Vijayakumar	6,571	2.93%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,257	0.56%	−0.85
	Independent	K. Devimangayarkarasi	1,197	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			25,891	11.53%	9.61%
Turnout			224,601	78.36%	−2.55%
Rejected ballots			168	0.07%
Registered electors			286,621
	AIADMK hold		Swing	7.10%

Kallakurichi Assembly constituency

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Tamil Nadu

Election results

2026

2021

2016

2011

1971

1967

1962

1957

1952

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Prabhu	90,108	42.16%	−20.02
	DMK	P. Kamaraj	86,004	40.24%	New
	VCK	S. Ramamoorththy	17,492	8.18%	New
	PMK	R. Senthamilselvi	9,736	4.56%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	3,008	1.41%	New
	Independent	A. Ranganathan	2,085	0.98%	New
	KMDK	R. Chandiran	1,892	0.89%	New
	IJK	K. Elayaperumal	1,309	0.61%	New
	NTK	C. Mariyappan	1,181	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			4,104	1.92%	−31.62%
Turnout			213,719	80.91%	−1.44%
Registered electors			264,140
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-20.02%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Alaguvelu	111,249	62.18%	*New*
	VCK	A. C. Pavarasu	51,251	28.65%	New
	Independent	K. Natesan	4,031	2.25%	New
	IJK	K. Arivukkarasu	3,246	1.81%	New
	Independent	M. Senthilkumar	2,425	1.36%	New
	Independent	V. Ananthi	2,246	1.26%	New
	BSP	M. Dinesh	1,481	0.83%	New
	BJP	N. Rajesh	1,192	0.67%	New
	Independent	M. Gurusamy	1,025	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			59,998	33.54%
Turnout			178,906	82.35%
Registered electors			217,252
	AIADMK win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Kesavalu	38,513	52.84%	−3.54
	INC	S. Sivaraman	34,374	47.16%	+5.94
Margin of victory			4,139	5.68%	−9.48%
Turnout			72,887	76.66%	−6.61%
Registered electors			97,988
	DMK hold		Swing	-3.54%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. K. Naidu	39,175	56.38%	+7.62
	INC	V. T. Elayapillai	28,642	41.22%	+4.6
	Independent	M. Muthuvel	1,261	1.81%	New
	Independent	K. K. V. Rao	409	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			10,533	15.16%	3.02%
Turnout			69,487	83.27%	23.48%
Registered electors			86,613
	DMK hold		Swing	7.62%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. Chinnasamy	25,084	48.76%	*New*
	INC	P. Vedamanickam	18,837	36.61%	+14.85
	SWA	K. Sadayan	4,537	8.82%	New
	Independent	A. Kaliaperumal	2,989	5.81%	New
Margin of victory			6,247	12.14%	12.07%
Turnout			51,447	59.79%	−9.46%
Registered electors			91,264
	DMK gain from Independent		Swing	26.92%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nataraia Odayar	25,020	21.84%	*New*
	INC	Parthasarathi	24,939	21.77%	+3.2
	Independent	M. Anandan	24,099	21.03%	New
	Independent	Narayanasami (Sc)	8,331	7.27%	New
	Independent	Alamelu	5,238	4.57%	New
	Independent	Thandavarayan (Sc)	4,290	3.74%	New
Margin of victory			81	0.07%	−0.62%
Turnout			114,582	69.25%	−14.84%
Registered electors			165,468
	Independent hold		Swing	2.58%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Elaya Pillai	25,799	19.25%	*New*
	INC	Anandan	24,874	18.56%	New
	TTP	Rathainam	15,259	11.39%	New
	Independent	Pavadi	12,336	9.21%	New
	Independent	Munusami	6,946	5.18%	New
Margin of victory			925	0.69%
Turnout			134,006	84.09%
Registered electors			159,369
	Independent win (new seat)