Avadi (state assembly constituency)

Avadi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, newly formed after constituency delimitation.[1] It consists of a portion of Avadi taluk and includes Avadi. It is included in the Thiruvallur parliamentary constituency.[2]

Year Winner Party
2011 S. Abdul Rahim All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 K. Pandiarajan[3] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Avadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Pandiarajan 1,08,064 39.92 -15.26
DMK S. M. Nasar 1,06,669 39.40 +39.40
MDMK Anthridoss R 22,848 8.44 +8.44
PMK Anandakrishnan N 12,428 4.59 +4.59
BJP Loganathan J 7,232 2.67 +0.77
Margin of victory 1,395 0.52 -21.15
Turnout 2,70,750 67.92 -3.99
AIADMK hold Swing

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Avadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Abdul Rahim 1,10,102 55.18 +55.18
INC Dhamotharan R 66,864 33.51 +33.51
IND Jayaraman B 10,460 5.24 +5.24
BJP Loganathan J 3,795 1.90 +1.90
Margin of victory 43,238 21.67 ----
Turnout 1,99,814 71.91 New
AIADMK win (new seat)

References

  1. "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
  2. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 27 May 2016.


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