Veerapandi (state assembly constituency)

Veerapandi is a legislative assembly constituency in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It comprises a portion of Salem taluk and is a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2] The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Demographics

Demographics
Category Data
Created 2016
Vanniyar 30%
Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliyar 25%
Kongu Vellalar 15%
Adi Dravida 7%
Arunthathiyar 05%
Others 8%
Total Electorate 2,39,268

[3]

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1957 M. R. Kandasami Mudaliar Indian National Congress
1962 S. Arumugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 S. Arumugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 S. Arumugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 P. Venga Gounder All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 P. Vijayalakshmi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 P. Vijayalakshmi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 P. Venkatachalam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 K. Arjunan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 S. Arumugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 S. K. Selvam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 A. Rajendran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 S. K. Selvam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 P. Manonmani[4] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

References

  1. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. Dinamalar (2016). "Trouble for ADMK".
  4. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 91. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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