Katpadi (state assembly constituency)

Katpadi is a state assembly constituency in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] 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.[2] The constituency was formed in 1962 by separating Gudiyatham constituency.[3]

Demographics

Demographics (2016)
Category Data
Created 2016
Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar 20%
Vanniyar 25%
Adi Dravida 25%
Telugu Peoples and Religious Minorities 20%
Others 10%
Total Electorate(2016) 2,29,868

[4]

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1962 B. Rajagopalan Indian National Congress
1967 G. Natarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 Durai Murugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 M. A. Jayavelu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 N. A. Poongavanam Communist Party of India
1984 G. Ragupathi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 Durai Murugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 K. M. Kalaiselvi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 Duraimurugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 Duraimurugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 Duraimurugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 Duraimurugan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 Duraimurugan[5] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam


References

  1. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. "காட்பாடியில் துரைமுருகன் மீண்டும் போட்டி?". Dina Mani. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  4. "Katpadi Legestrative continuous victory". Dinakaran. 2016.
  5. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 40. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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