Kilpennathur Assembly constituency
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
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Kilpennathur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitations in 2008.[1] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 64. It comprises a portion of Tiruvannamalai taluk and is included in the similarly named parliamentary constituency for national elections.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
| Kilpennathur | |
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| Constituency No. 64 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvannamalai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tiruvannamalai |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,41,209 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Ramachandran. S | 90,503 | 41.18 | New | |
| DMK | Pitchandi. K | 60,038 | 27.32 |  24.02 | |
| TVK | Raja. D | 59,130 | 26.90 | New | |
| NTK | Loganathan. V | 6,184 | 2.81 | 2.85 | |
| Independent | Pichandi. R | 604 | 0.27 | New | |
| Independent | Pichandi. D | 533 | 0.24 | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 440 | 0.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 30,465 | 13.86 |  0.72 | ||
| Turnout | 2,19,790 | 91.12 | 10.57 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,41,209 | 11,892 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | New | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Pitchandi | 104,675 | 51.34% | +1.12 | |
| PMK | K. Selvakumar | 77,888 | 38.20% | +27.69 | |
| NTK | Dr. R. Ramesh Babu | 11,541 | 5.66% | New | |
| AMMK | P. Karthikeyan | 2,191 | 1.07% | New | |
| MNM | V. Suganantham | 1,437 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,787 | 13.14% | −4.43% | ||
| Turnout | 203,884 | 80.55% | −3.90% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 252 | 0.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 253,101 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 1.12% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Pitchandi | 99,070 | 50.22% | +4.37 | |
| AIADMK | K. Selvamani | 64,404 | 32.64% | −15.55 | |
| PMK | G. Ediroli Manian | 20,737 | 10.51% | New | |
| CPI | K. Jothi | 4,613 | 2.34% | New | |
| BSP | S. Devendiran | 1,273 | 0.65% | −0.05 | |
| BJP | M. Subbarayan | 1,209 | 0.61% | −0.43 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,164 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 34,666 | 17.57% | 15.22% | ||
| Turnout | 197,287 | 84.45% | −0.02% | ||
| Registered electors | 233,605 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 2.02% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. K. Aranganathan | 83,663 | 48.20% | New | |
| DMK | K. Pitchandi | 79,582 | 45.85% | New | |
| Independent | D. Sridharan | 2,301 | 1.33% | New | |
| BJP | D. Pitchandi | 1,811 | 1.04% | New | |
| Independent | R. Settu | 1,724 | 0.99% | New | |
| BSP | A. Isaac Newton | 1,203 | 0.69% | New | |
| Independent | M. Murugan | 1,057 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,081 | 2.35% | |||
| Turnout | 173,576 | 84.47% | |||
| Registered electors | 205,491 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||