Gudalur Assembly constituency explained

11.5°N 76.5°W

Type:SLA
Constituency No:109
District:Nilgiris
Loksabha Cons:Nilgiris
State:Tamil Nadu
Mla:Pon Jayaseelan
Latest Election Year:2021
Gudalur
Electors:1,89,221[1]
Reservation:None

Gudalur is a state assembly constituency in Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 109. It comes under 'The Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency'. It was created from changes made to the Udagamandalam constituency in 1967 and was initially reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. The reservation criteria ceased in 1977 but were reinstated for the 2011 elections. In between, the 2008 boundary changes had made it smaller.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. It comes under 'The Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency.[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearWinnerParty
1971K. H. Bomman
1977K. Hutchi Gowder
1980
1984
1989M. K. Kareem
1991K. R. Raju
1996B. M. Mubarak
2001A. Miller
2006K. Ramachandran
2011M. Thiravidamani
2016
2021Pon Jayaseelan

Election results

1967

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Form 21E (Return of Election) . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222055719/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC109.pdf . 2 Feb 2022 . 22 Dec 2021.
  2. Web site: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map . Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly . 25 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm . 14 June 2012 .
  3. News: The Hindu . It will not be a cakewalk for DMDK, DMK in Gudalur . D. . Radhakrishnan . 10 April 2011 . 2017-05-06.
  4. Web site: List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-10 . Tamil Nadu . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012938/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf . 2009-02-06.