Sankarapuram Assembly constituency explained

Type:SLA
Constituency No:79
District:Kallakurichi
Loksabha Cons:Kallakurichi
State:Tamil Nadu
Mla:T. Udhayasuriyan
Latest Election Year:2021
Sankarapuram
Electors:2,68,535[1]

Sankarapuram is a state assembly constituency in kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 79. It comprises portions of the Sankarapuram, Chinnasalem and Kallakkurichi taluks. It is a part of the Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Demographics

Adi Dravida, Vanniyar and Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliar were majority in this constituency. Telugu Naidu, Udayar, Chettiyar and other religious minorities constitutes secondary population.[4]

Madras State

YearWinnerParty
1962K. Parthasarathi
1967S. P. Pachayappan

Tamil Nadu

YearWinnerParty
1971N. Natchiyappan
1977Durai. Muthusamy
1980S. Kalitheerthan
1984
1989M. Muthaiyan
1991C. Ramaswamy
1996T. Udhayasuriyan
2001P. Kasampu
2006A. Angayarkanni
2011P. Mohan
2016T. Udhayasuriyan[5]
2021

Election results

1962

References

11.89°N 78.91°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Form 21E (Return of Election) . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223080533/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC079.pdf . 28 Jan 2022 . 23 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map . Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly . 23 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order . Delimitation Commission of India . National Informatics Centre . 26 January 2017.
  4. News: இதுதான் இந்தத் தொகுதி. The Hindu. 2019.
  5. Web site: Election Commission of India . 2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary . 27 May 2016. 79.