Kallakurichi Assembly constituency

11.738°N 78.962°E / 11.738; 78.962

Kallakurichi
Constituency No. 80 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kallakurichi
Lok Sabha constituency	Kallakurichi
Established	1951
Total electors	2,86,621[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent M. Senthilkumar
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Kallakurichi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 80. Located in Kallakurichi district, it consists of a portion of Kallakkurichi taluk. It is a part of Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Previously in existence for the elections from 1951 to 1971, inclusive, it was converted into Chinnasalem Assembly constituency for the 1977 election. It came into existence again for the 2011 election following the reorganisation of constituencies in 2008.^[3][4] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.^[5]

Sugarcane is famous in Kallakurichi district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Elaya Pillai		Independent
1957	Nataraja Odayar
1962	T. Chinnasamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	D. K. Naidu

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	D. Kesavalu		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	K. Alaguvel Babu		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	A. Prabhu[6]
2021	M. Senthilkumar

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			49.26%
2016			42.16%
2011			62.18%
1971			52.84%
1967			56.38%
1962			48.76%
1957			21.84%
1952			19.25%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kallakurichi^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Senthilkumar	110,643	49.26%	+7.1
	INC	K. I. Manirathinem	84,752	37.73%	New
	NTK	D. Dravida Muthamilselvi	16,474	7.33%	+6.78
	DMDK	N. Vijayakumar	6,571	2.93%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,257	0.56%	−0.85
	Independent	K. Devimangayarkarasi	1,197	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			25,891	11.53%	9.61%
Turnout			224,601	78.36%	−2.55%
Rejected ballots			168	0.07%
Registered electors			286,621
	AIADMK hold		Swing	7.10%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kallakurichi^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Prabhu	90,108	42.16%	−20.02
	DMK	P. Kamaraj	86,004	40.24%	New
	VCK	S. Ramamoorththy	17,492	8.18%	New
	PMK	R. Senthamilselvi	9,736	4.56%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	3,008	1.41%	New
	Independent	A. Ranganathan	2,085	0.98%	New
	KMDK	R. Chandiran	1,892	0.89%	New
	IJK	K. Elayaperumal	1,309	0.61%	New
	NTK	C. Mariyappan	1,181	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			4,104	1.92%	−31.62%
Turnout			213,719	80.91%	−1.44%
Registered electors			264,140
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-20.02%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kallakurichi^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Alaguvelu	111,249	62.18%	New
	VCK	A. C. Pavarasu	51,251	28.65%	New
	Independent	K. Natesan	4,031	2.25%	New
	IJK	K. Arivukkarasu	3,246	1.81%	New
	Independent	M. Senthilkumar	2,425	1.36%	New
	Independent	V. Ananthi	2,246	1.26%	New
	BSP	M. Dinesh	1,481	0.83%	New
	BJP	N. Rajesh	1,192	0.67%	New
	Independent	M. Gurusamy	1,025	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			59,998	33.54%
Turnout			178,906	82.35%
Registered electors			217,252
	AIADMK win (new seat)

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kallakurichi^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Kesavalu	38,513	52.84%	−3.54
	INC	S. Sivaraman	34,374	47.16%	+5.94
Margin of victory			4,139	5.68%	−9.48%
Turnout			72,887	76.66%	−6.61%
Registered electors			97,988
	DMK hold		Swing	-3.54%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kallakurichi^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. K. Naidu	39,175	56.38%	+7.62
	INC	V. T. Elayapillai	28,642	41.22%	+4.6
	Independent	M. Muthuvel	1,261	1.81%	New
	Independent	K. K. V. Rao	409	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			10,533	15.16%	3.02%
Turnout			69,487	83.27%	23.48%
Registered electors			86,613
	DMK hold		Swing	7.62%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kallakurichi^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. Chinnasamy	25,084	48.76%	New
	INC	P. Vedamanickam	18,837	36.61%	+14.85
	SWA	K. Sadayan	4,537	8.82%	New
	Independent	A. Kaliaperumal	2,989	5.81%	New
Margin of victory			6,247	12.14%	12.07%
Turnout			51,447	59.79%	−9.46%
Registered electors			91,264
	DMK gain from Independent		Swing	26.92%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kallakurichi^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nataraia Odayar	25,020	21.84%	New
	INC	Parthasarathi	24,939	21.77%	+3.2
	Independent	M. Anandan	24,099	21.03%	New
	Independent	Narayanasami (Sc)	8,331	7.27%	New
	Independent	Alamelu	5,238	4.57%	New
	Independent	Thandavarayan (Sc)	4,290	3.74%	New
Margin of victory			81	0.07%	−0.62%
Turnout			114,582	69.25%	−14.84%
Registered electors			165,468
	Independent hold		Swing	2.58%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kallakurichi^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Elaya Pillai	25,799	19.25%	New
	INC	Anandan	24,874	18.56%	New
	TTP	Rathainam	15,259	11.39%	New
	Independent	Pavadi	12,336	9.21%	New
	Independent	Munusami	6,946	5.18%	New
Margin of victory			925	0.69%
Turnout			134,006	84.09%
Registered electors			159,369
	Independent win (new seat)