Uthangarai Assembly constituency
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
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| Uthangarai | |
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| Constituency No. 51 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Krishnagiri |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 235,451 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Uthangarai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after the constituency delimitation in 2008. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 51. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises a portion.[1] Located in Krishnagiri district, it consists of Uthangarai taluk and a portion of Pochampalli taluk. It is included in Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | N. Elaiyaraja | 70,201 | 29.82 | New | |
| AIADMK | T. M. Tamilselvam | 65,003 | 27.6 | ||
| INC | R. Kuppusamy | 60,993 | 25.9 | ||
| NTK | Megala | 6,629 | 2.81 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 881 | 0.37 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,198 | 2.22 | |||
| Turnout | 2,05,530 | 87.3 | |||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | 235,451 | ||||
| TVK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 29.82 | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | T. M. Tamilselvam | 99,675 | 52.96% | +14.21 | |
| INC | S. Arumugam | 71,288 | 37.87% | New | |
| NTK | Elangovan | 10,424 | 5.54% | New | |
| DMDK | R. Bakyaraj | 2,291 | 1.22% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,359 | 0.72% | −0.23 | |
| MNM | K. Murugesan | 1,254 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,387 | 15.08% | 13.63% | ||
| Turnout | 188,223 | 79.15% | −3.45% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 214 | 0.11% | |||
| Registered electors | 237,810 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 14.21% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | 69,980 | 38.75% | −20.18 | |
| DMK | S. Malathy | 67,367 | 37.30% | New | |
| PMK | T. N. Anguthi | 23,500 | 13.01% | New | |
| VCK | C. Kaniyamudhan | 12,669 | 7.01% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,717 | 0.95% | New | |
| BJP | S. A. Pandu | 1,591 | 0.88% | −0.78 | |
| KMDK | V. Theerthagiri | 1,266 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,613 | 1.45% | −24.08% | ||
| Turnout | 180,616 | 82.60% | 0.51% | ||
| Registered electors | 218,671 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -20.18% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | 90,381 | 58.92% | New | |
| VCK | Muniyammal | 51,223 | 33.39% | New | |
| Independent | S. Vediyappan | 4,134 | 2.70% | New | |
| BJP | C. K. Sankar | 2,549 | 1.66% | New | |
| Independent | Dr. V. Devarajan | 2,138 | 1.39% | New | |
| Independent | P. Vinothkumar | 1,584 | 1.03% | New | |
| Independent | Murugan | 1,382 | 0.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,158 | 25.53% | |||
| Turnout | 153,391 | 82.09% | |||
| Registered electors | 186,855 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||