Edappadi Assembly constituency
Edapadi or 'Edappadi' is a state assembly constituency in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 86. It comprises Edappadi taluk and a portion of Mettur taluk. It is a part of the wider Salem Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency did not exist during the 1957 and 1962 elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
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Edappadi Assembly constituency
Edapadi or 'Edappadi' is a state assembly constituency in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 86. It comprises Edappadi taluk and a portion of Mettur taluk. It is a part of the wider Salem Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency did not exist during the 1957 and 1962 elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Madras State
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>S. Arthanareeswara Gounder</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>A. Arumugam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>
Tamil Nadu
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>A. Arumugam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>I. Ganesan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Govindaswamy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Edappadi K. Palaniswami</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>I. Ganesan</td><td></td><td>Pattali Makkal Katchi</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>V. Kaveri</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Edappadi K. Palaniswami</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Kaasi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Edappadi K. Palaniswami</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Priyadharshini</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>M. Arun Kumar</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>274,054</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Edappadi K. Palaniswami</td><td>163,154</td><td>66.27</td><td>+22.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. Sambathkumar</td><td>69,352</td><td>28.17</td><td>+3.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Shri Rathna</td><td>6,626</td><td>2.69</td><td>+2.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>D. Thasapparaj</td><td>1,547</td><td>0.63</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>93,802</td><td>38.10</td><td>19.48</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>246,192</td><td>86.32</td><td>−0.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>22.53</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Edappadi K. Palaniswami</td><td>98,703</td><td>43.74</td><td>−12.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>N. Annadurai</td><td>56,681</td><td>25.12</td><td>−12.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. A. Murugesan</td><td>55,149</td><td>24.44</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>P. Thangavel</td><td>5,437</td><td>2.41</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,913</td><td>0.85</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>K. Palanisamy</td><td>1,789</td><td>0.79</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>42,022</td><td>18.62</td><td>−0.10</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>225,644</td><td>86.35</td><td>0.90</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.64</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Edappadi K. Palaniswami</td><td>104,586</td><td>56.38</td><td>+15.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>M. Karthi</td><td>69,848</td><td>37.66</td><td>−7.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>M. Venkatesan</td><td>3,638</td><td>1.96</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. R. Purusothaman</td><td>1,924</td><td>1.04</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>B. Thangaraj</td><td>1,901</td><td>1.02</td><td>+0.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Muthuraj</td><td>1,899</td><td>1.02</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>34,738</td><td>18.73</td><td>+14.99</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>185,494</td><td>85.45</td><td>9.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from PMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.62</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2006
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>V. Kaveri</td><td>76,027</td><td>44.76%</td><td>−10.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Edappadi K. Palaniswami</td><td>69,680</td><td>41.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>A. K. Rajendran</td><td>7,954</td><td>4.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>I. Ganesan</td><td>6,881</td><td>4.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Ravi</td><td>2,197</td><td>1.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. Thillaikkarasi Ponnusamy</td><td>1,545</td><td>0.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>N. Murugesan</td><td>1,540</td><td>0.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Selvaraju</td><td>1,432</td><td>0.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,347</td><td>3.74%</td><td>−19.21%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>169,848</td><td>76.28%</td><td>14.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>222,666</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.64%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2001
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>I. Ganesan</td><td>74,375</td><td>55.40%</td><td>+17.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Kandasamy</td><td>43,564</td><td>32.45%</td><td>+1.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Kolanda Gounder</td><td>8,576</td><td>6.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>S. Rathinasabapathi</td><td>3,091</td><td>2.30%</td><td>+1.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Devaraj</td><td>2,645</td><td>1.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>V. K. Krishnan</td><td>1,308</td><td>0.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Kannan</td><td>684</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,811</td><td>22.95%</td><td>15.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>134,243</td><td>62.03%</td><td>−7.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>216,474</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>17.73%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1996
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>I. Ganesan</td><td>49,465</td><td>37.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. A. Murugesan</td><td>40,273</td><td>30.68%</td><td>+14.57</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Edappadi K. Palaniswami</td><td>37,036</td><td>28.21%</td><td>−30.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>G. Anbumathi Selvan</td><td>1,702</td><td>1.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,192</td><td>7.00%</td><td>−26.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>131,287</td><td>69.08%</td><td>3.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>201,142</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-20.56%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1991
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Edappadi K. Palaniswami</td><td>72,379</td><td>58.24%</td><td>+25.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. Kolandai Gounder</td><td>31,113</td><td>25.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Kandasamy</td><td>20,011</td><td>16.10%</td><td>−15.51</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>41,266</td><td>33.20%</td><td>31.74%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>124,281</td><td>65.54%</td><td>12.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>195,456</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>25.16%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1989
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Edappadi K. Palaniswami</td><td>30,765</td><td>33.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>L. Palanisamy</td><td>29,401</td><td>31.62%</td><td>+5.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Govindasami</td><td>16,289</td><td>17.52%</td><td>−47.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>I. Ganesan</td><td>15,181</td><td>16.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Palanisamy</td><td>649</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,364</td><td>1.47%</td><td>−37.00%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>92,993</td><td>53.21%</td><td>−19.04%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>178,702</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-31.70%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1984
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Govindaswamy</td><td>68,583</td><td>64.78%</td><td>+46.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Arumugam</td><td>27,860</td><td>26.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Vaithigounder</td><td>6,557</td><td>6.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Raju</td><td>2,871</td><td>2.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>40,723</td><td>38.46%</td><td>32.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>105,871</td><td>72.26%</td><td>3.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>156,478</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>25.85%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1980
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>I. Ganesan</td><td>37,978</td><td>38.93%</td><td>+0.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Natarajan</td><td>32,159</td><td>32.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. S. Subramania Gounder</td><td>17,884</td><td>18.33%</td><td>−11.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Arthanari</td><td>4,544</td><td>4.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>P. Jayadertan</td><td>4,112</td><td>4.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,819</td><td>5.96%</td><td>−2.48%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>97,554</td><td>69.02%</td><td>8.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>143,256</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.37%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1977
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>I. Ganesan</td><td>31,063</td><td>38.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. Natarajan</td><td>24,256</td><td>30.11%</td><td>−15.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>P. Jayadevan</td><td>13,544</td><td>16.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Arumugam</td><td>11,695</td><td>14.52%</td><td>−40.21</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,807</td><td>8.45%</td><td>−1.00%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>80,558</td><td>60.57%</td><td>−1.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>134,924</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-16.16%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1971
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Arumugam</td><td>35,638</td><td>54.72%</td><td>+0.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. Natarajan</td><td>29,485</td><td>45.28%</td><td>−0.03</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,153</td><td>9.45%</td><td>0.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>65,123</td><td>62.19%</td><td>−9.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>108,906</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.03%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1967
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Arumugam</td><td>36,935</td><td>54.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. S. S. Gounder</td><td>30,593</td><td>45.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,342</td><td>9.39%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,528</td><td>71.47%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>97,701</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>
1952
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. S. Ardhanareeswara Gounder</td><td>15,368</td><td>33.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTP</td><td>S. Marimuthu Gounder</td><td>11,280</td><td>24.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>S. Surendran</td><td>7,899</td><td>17.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Chinmandi Bakkir</td><td>6,153</td><td>13.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Karuppa Chetti Gounder</td><td>3,218</td><td>6.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Nallathamby</td><td>2,440</td><td>5.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,088</td><td>8.82%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>46,358</td><td>50.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>92,437</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>