Krishnagiri Assembly constituency

Krishnagiri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 53. It is a part of the similarly named constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency is delimited in the year 2008. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

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Krishnagiri Assembly constituency

Krishnagiri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 53. It is a part of the similarly named constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency is delimited in the year 2008. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Krishnagiri was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.

• Krishnagiri Taluk (Part) - Polupalli, Kurubarapalli, Ragimaganapalli, Junjupalli, Byanapalli, Kothapetta, Kattinayanapalli, Kammaampalli, Boganapalli, Pethathalapalli, Gangaleri, Kondepalli, Kompalli, Sembadamuthur, Gooliam, Bellampalli, Chikkapoovathi, Thandegoundanahalli, Alapatti, Agaram, Marikkampalli, Bellarampalli, Periyamuthur, Devasamudiram, Agasipalli, Chowttahalli, Sundekuppam, Timmapuram, Katteri, Gundalapatti, Sokkadi, Velakalahalli, Chaparthi, Bannihalli, Mittahalli, Errahalli, Kaveripattinam, Paiyur, Jagadab, Kallukurukki and Karadihalli villages. • Krishnagiri Municipality & Kattiganapalli • Kaveripattinam Town Panchayat

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>D. Krishna Moorthy Gounder</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>S. Nagaraja Manigar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Sreeramulu</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>P. M. M. Gounder</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</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>C. Maniappan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>K. R. Chinnarasu</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>K. Kanchana</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>K. Munivenkatappan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Kanchana Kamalanathan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>V. Govindarasu</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>T. Senguttuvan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>K. P. Munusamy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>T. Senguttuvan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>K. Ashok Kumar</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</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>INC</td><td>Hazeena Syed</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>K. Ashok Kumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Suganthi Parthiban</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>Muhundh R. Pandian</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>2,65,037</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>K. Ashok Kumar</td><td>96,050</td><td>45.38%</td><td>+4.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. Senguttuvan</td><td>95,256</td><td>45.01%</td><td>+1.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>V. Nirandari</td><td>11,137</td><td>5.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>R. K. Ravishankar</td><td>3,455</td><td>1.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,837</td><td>0.87%</td><td>−0.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>K. M. Chandramohan</td><td>1,088</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>794</td><td>0.38%</td><td>−2.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>211,648</td><td>79.52%</td><td>−0.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>605</td><td>0.29%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>266,167</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.58%</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>DMK</td><td>T. Senguttuvan</td><td>87,637</td><td>43.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Govindaraj</td><td>82,746</td><td>41.35%</td><td>−14.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>S. Kumar</td><td>15,736</td><td>7.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>R. Jayaprakash</td><td>4,199</td><td>2.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,855</td><td>0.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Manager</td><td>1,195</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>K. M. Chandramohan</td><td>1,151</td><td>0.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Latha</td><td>1,082</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,891</td><td>2.44%</td><td>−15.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>200,092</td><td>80.40%</td><td>0.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>248,873</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.18%</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>K. P. Munusamy</td><td>89,776</td><td>55.98%</td><td>+19.71</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Syed Ghiyas Ul Haq</td><td>60,679</td><td>37.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Kotteswaran</td><td>3,025</td><td>1.89%</td><td>+1.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy</td><td>R. Raja.</td><td>2,357</td><td>1.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Latha</td><td>1,561</td><td>0.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>29,097</td><td>18.14%</td><td>5.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>160,379</td><td>79.42%</td><td>8.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>201,926</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.74%</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>DMK</td><td>T. Senguttuvan</td><td>69,068</td><td>49.24%</td><td>+11.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Govindaraj</td><td>50,873</td><td>36.27%</td><td>−20.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>R. Govindaraj</td><td>10,894</td><td>7.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>P. Davit</td><td>1,913</td><td>1.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Raju</td><td>1,841</td><td>1.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>C. Abimannan</td><td>1,672</td><td>1.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Ramesh</td><td>1,100</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Chennaiyan</td><td>938</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. Munavaribegum</td><td>812</td><td>0.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>18,195</td><td>12.97%</td><td>−5.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>140,271</td><td>71.17%</td><td>11.66%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>197,095</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.35%</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>AIADMK</td><td>V. Govindarasu</td><td>65,197</td><td>56.59%</td><td>+26.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. Senguttuvan</td><td>43,424</td><td>37.69%</td><td>−26.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Jayaseelan</td><td>2,861</td><td>2.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. R. Pandian</td><td>2,093</td><td>1.82%</td><td>+0.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Krishnamurthy</td><td>938</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Arumugasubramani</td><td>690</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,773</td><td>18.90%</td><td>−14.75%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>115,203</td><td>59.51%</td><td>−5.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>193,656</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.52%</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>DMK</td><td>Kanchana Kamalanathan</td><td>67,849</td><td>64.11%</td><td>+38.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. P. Kathavarayan</td><td>32,238</td><td>30.46%</td><td>−39.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. R. Pandiyan</td><td>1,850</td><td>1.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><td>C. R. Thirupathi</td><td>1,182</td><td>1.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Y. Sathiq</td><td>592</td><td>0.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Seshagiri</td><td>535</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>35,611</td><td>33.65%</td><td>−10.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>105,829</td><td>64.84%</td><td>2.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>173,839</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.81%</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>K. Munivektatappan</td><td>63,729</td><td>69.92%</td><td>+46.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. H. Musta Ahmed</td><td>23,761</td><td>26.07%</td><td>−13.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Ammal Rukkumani</td><td>1,511</td><td>1.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. C. Kanmani</td><td>991</td><td>1.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>S. Ravi</td><td>603</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Murugesan</td><td>550</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>39,968</td><td>43.85%</td><td>28.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>91,145</td><td>62.26%</td><td>−6.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>155,585</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>30.64%</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>DMK</td><td>Kanchana Kamalanathan</td><td>35,042</td><td>39.28%</td><td>−0.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. C. Krishnan</td><td>21,056</td><td>23.60%</td><td>−31.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Barakath-Un-Nisa</td><td>20,663</td><td>23.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. R. Chinnarasu</td><td>9,331</td><td>10.46%</td><td>−44.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>J. C. Krishnappa</td><td>1,854</td><td>2.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,986</td><td>15.68%</td><td>0.80%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>89,208</td><td>68.31%</td><td>−0.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>136,299</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.55%</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>AIADMK</td><td>K. R. Chinnarasu</td><td>40,585</td><td>54.83%</td><td>+5.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Kanchana Kamalanathan</td><td>29,570</td><td>39.95%</td><td>−6.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. O. Periyannan</td><td>2,676</td><td>3.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Angappan</td><td>574</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,015</td><td>14.88%</td><td>11.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>74,017</td><td>68.69%</td><td>14.43%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>116,726</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.09%</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>K. R. Chinnarasu</td><td>28,020</td><td>49.75%</td><td>+17.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Kamalanathan</td><td>26,223</td><td>46.55%</td><td>+28.63</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>S. Krishnamurthy</td><td>1,901</td><td>3.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,797</td><td>3.19%</td><td>−5.77%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>56,327</td><td>54.26%</td><td>−3.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>106,266</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>17.09%</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>K. R. Chinnarasu</td><td>17,178</td><td>32.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>T. M. Thiruppathy</td><td>12,466</td><td>23.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. M. Muniswamy Gounder</td><td>11,667</td><td>22.18%</td><td>−14.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. M. Karamathullah</td><td>9,429</td><td>17.93%</td><td>−45.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Munnuswamy</td><td>1,860</td><td>3.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,712</td><td>8.96%</td><td>−17.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>52,600</td><td>57.68%</td><td>−3.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>93,875</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-30.34%</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>C. Manniappan</td><td>31,445</td><td>63.00%</td><td>+16.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. G. Selvaraj</td><td>18,471</td><td>37.00%</td><td>−10.31</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,974</td><td>25.99%</td><td>25.63%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>49,916</td><td>61.01%</td><td>−7.09%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>88,479</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>15.68%</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>INC</td><td>P. M. M. Gounder</td><td>24,220</td><td>47.31%</td><td>+5.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. Manniappan</td><td>24,035</td><td>46.95%</td><td>−11.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Chetti</td><td>2,937</td><td>5.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>185</td><td>0.36%</td><td>−16.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>51,192</td><td>68.10%</td><td>−0.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>79,748</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.16%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<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>Sreeramulu</td><td>38,833</td><td>58.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. M. Munisamy Goundar</td><td>27,583</td><td>41.53%</td><td>−24.71</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,250</td><td>16.94%</td><td>−21.73%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,416</td><td>68.21%</td><td>31.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>101,069</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.77%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<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>S. Nagaraja Manigar</td><td>23,182</td><td>66.24%</td><td>+30.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Mohan Ram</td><td>9,649</td><td>27.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. N. Subharaman</td><td>2,166</td><td>6.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,533</td><td>38.67%</td><td>33.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>34,997</td><td>36.26%</td><td>−12.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>96,518</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>24.97%</td><td></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>Independent</td><td>D. Krishna Moorthy Gounder</td><td>14,639</td><td>41.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Nagaraia Maniar</td><td>12,820</td><td>36.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>N. Annaji</td><td>8,016</td><td>22.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,819</td><td>5.13%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>35,475</td><td>49.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>72,197</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>