Katpadi Assembly constituency explained

12.98°N 79.13°W

Constituency No:40
District:Vellore
Loksabha Cons:Arakkonam
State:Tamil Nadu
Mla:Durai Murugan
Latest Election Year:2021
Katpadi
Type:SLA
Electors:2,48,567[1]
Reservation:None

Katpadi is a state assembly constituency in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, India.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 40. It comprises portions of the Katpadi, Vellore, and Walajah taluks. It is a part of Arakkonam constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] The constituency was formed in 1962 by separating Gudiyatham constituency.[4] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Demographics

Demographics (2016)! Category! Data
Created2016
Adi dravidar25%
Vanniyar25%
Sengunthar kaikolar mudaliar20%
Telugu People and Religious Minorities20%
Others10%
Total Electorate(2016)2,29,868
[5]

Madras State

YearWinnerParty
1962B. Rajagopal Naidu
1967G. Natarajan

Tamil Nadu

YearWinnerParty
1971Durai Murugan
1977M. A. Jayavelu
1980N. A. Poongavanam
1984G. Ragupathi
1989Durai Murugan
1991K. M. Kalaiselvi
1996Duraimurugan
2001
2006
2011
2016
2021

Election results

1962

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Form 21E (Return of Election) . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222055643/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC042.pdf . 27 Jan 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. Web site: Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order . Delimitation Commission of India . National Informatics Centre . 25 January 2017.
  4. News: காட்பாடியில் துரைமுருகன் மீண்டும் போட்டி?. Dina Mani. 9 March 2011. 9 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710130434/http://dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?&SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=387628&SectionID=129&MainSectionID=129&SEO=&Title=. 10 July 2011. dead.
  5. News: Katpadi Legestrative continuous victory. Dinakaran. 2016.