Cuddalore Assembly constituency explained

Type:SLA
Constituency No:155
Established:1952
District:Cuddalore
Loksabha Cons:Cuddalore
State:Tamil Nadu
Mla:G. Iyappan
Latest Election Year:2021
Cuddalore
Electors:2,38,364[1]
Reservation:None

Cuddalore is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the city, Cuddalore. Cuddalore assembly constituency is a part of Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. Cuddalore will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Madras State

AssemblyElected yearDurationWinnerParty
First19521952-1957Rathinam
Second19571957-1962P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi
Third19621962-1967
Fourth19671967-1971Ere. Elamvazhuthi

Tamil Nadu

AssemblyDurationWinnerParty
Fifth1971-1977R. Govindaraj
Sixth1977-1980K. Abdul Latheef
Seventh1980-1984Babu Govindarajan
Eighth1984-1989V.G. Cheelappa
Ninth1989-1991E. Pugazhendi
Tenth1991-1996P. R. S. Venkatesan
Eleventh1996-2001E. Pugazhendi
Twelfth2001-2006
Thirteenth2006-2011G. Iyappan
Fourteenth2011-2016M. C. Sampath
Fifteenth2016-2021
Sixteenth2021-IncumbentG. Iyappan

Election results

1952

References

11.75°N 79.75°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Form 21E (Return of Election) . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228045306/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC155.pdf . 11 Feb 2022 . 28 December 2021.
  2. News: EC to tighten grip on cash for votes. 12 February 2016. The Hindu. 3 July 2020. 22 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322190411/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ec-to-tighten-grip-on-cash-for-votes/article8225776.ece. live.