Krishnagiri Assembly constituency explained

Type:SLA
Constituency No:53
District:Krishnagiri
Loksabha Cons:Krishnagiri
State:Tamil Nadu
Mla:K. Ashok Kumar
Latest Election Year:2021
Krishnagiri
Electors:2,66,167[1]
Reservation:None

12.53°N 78.23°W

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.[2] 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 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[3]

It comprises the following areas.[4]

Madras State

YearWinnerParty
1952D. Krishna Moorthy Gounder
1957S. Nagaraja Manigar
1962Sreeramulu
1967P. M. M. Gounder

Tamil Nadu

YearWinnerParty
1971C. Maniappan
1977K. R. Chinnarasu
1980K. R. Chinnarasu
1984K. R. Chinnaraju
1989K. Kanchana
1991K. Munivenkatappan
1996Kanchana Kamalanathan
2001V. Govindarasu
2006T. Senguttuvan
2011K. P. Munusamy
2016T. Senguttuvan[5]
2021K. Ashok Kumar

Election results

1952

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Form 21E (Return of Election) . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222095909/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC053.pdf . 27 Jan 2022 . 22 Dec 2021.
  2. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . 26 November 2008 . 24 June 2021.
  3. Web site: EC to tighten grip on cash for votes.
  4. Web site: Constituencies post-delimitation 2008. CEO, Tamil Nadu. 19 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Election Commission of India . 2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary . 27 May 2016. 53.