Krishnagiri Assembly constituency

For other uses, see Krishnagiri (disambiguation).

12.53°N 78.23°E / 12.53; 78.23

Krishnagiri
Constituency No. 53 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Lok Sabha constituency	Krishnagiri
Established	1951
Total electors	2,66,167[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent K. Ashok Kumar
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Krishnagiri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 53. It is a part of the similarly named constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency is delimited in the year 2008.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Krishnagiri was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.^[3]

It comprises the following areas.^[4]

• Krishnagiri Taluk (Part) - Polupalli, Kurubarapalli, Ragimaganapalli, Junjupalli, Byanapalli, Kothapetta, Kattinayanapalli, Kammaampalli, Boganapalli, Pethathalapalli, Gangaleri, Kondepalli, Kompalli, Sembadamuthur, Gooliam, Bellampalli, Chikkapoovathi, Thandegoundanahalli, Alapatti, Agaram, Marikkampalli, Bellarampalli, Periyamuthur, Devasamudiram, Agasipalli, Chowttahalli, Sundekuppam, Timmapuram, Katteri, Gundalapatti, Sokkadi, Velakalahalli, Chaparthi, Bannihalli, Mittahalli, Errahalli, Kaveripattinam, Paiyur, Jagadab, Kallukurukki and Karadihalli villages.
• Krishnagiri Municipality & Kattiganapalli
• Kaveripattinam Town Panchayat

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	D. Krishna Moorthy Gounder		Independent
1957	S. Nagaraja Manigar		Indian National Congress
1962	Sreeramulu		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	P. M. M. Gounder		Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	C. Maniappan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	K. R. Chinnarasu		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	K. R. Chinnarasu		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	K. R. Chinnaraju		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	K. Kanchana		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	K. Munivenkatappan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	Kanchana Kamalanathan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	V. Govindarasu		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	T. Senguttuvan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	K. P. Munusamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	T. Senguttuvan[5]		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	K. Ashok Kumar		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			45.38%
2016			43.80%
2011			55.98%
2006			49.24%
2001			56.59%
1996			64.11%
1991			69.92%
1989			39.28%
1984			54.83%
1980			49.75%
1977			32.66%
1971			63.00%
1967			47.31%
1962			58.47%
1957			66.24%
1952			41.27%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Ashok Kumar	96,050	45.38%	+4.03
	DMK	T. Senguttuvan	95,256	45.01%	+1.21
	NTK	V. Nirandari	11,137	5.26%	New
	MNM	R. K. Ravishankar	3,455	1.63%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,837	0.87%	−0.06
	NCP	K. M. Chandramohan	1,088	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			794	0.38%	−2.07%
Turnout			211,648	79.52%	−0.88%
Rejected ballots			605	0.29%
Registered electors			266,167
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	1.58%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. Senguttuvan	87,637	43.80%	New
	AIADMK	V. Govindaraj	82,746	41.35%	−14.62
	PMK	S. Kumar	15,736	7.86%	New
	TMC(M)	R. Jayaprakash	4,199	2.10%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,855	0.93%	New
	Independent	Manager	1,195	0.60%	New
	NCP	K. M. Chandramohan	1,151	0.58%	New
	Independent	G. Latha	1,082	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			4,891	2.44%	−15.70%
Turnout			200,092	80.40%	0.97%
Registered electors			248,873
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-12.18%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. P. Munusamy	89,776	55.98%	+19.71
	INC	Syed Ghiyas Ul Haq	60,679	37.83%	New
	BJP	Kotteswaran	3,025	1.89%	+1.31
	Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy	R. Raja.	2,357	1.47%	New
	Independent	G. Latha	1,561	0.97%	New
Margin of victory			29,097	18.14%	5.17%
Turnout			160,379	79.42%	8.26%
Registered electors			201,926
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	6.74%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. Senguttuvan	69,068	49.24%	+11.55
	AIADMK	V. Govindaraj	50,873	36.27%	−20.33
	DMDK	R. Govindaraj	10,894	7.77%	New
	NCP	P. Davit	1,913	1.36%	New
	Independent	V. Raju	1,841	1.31%	New
	BSP	C. Abimannan	1,672	1.19%	New
	Independent	S. Ramesh	1,100	0.78%	New
	Independent	C. Chennaiyan	938	0.67%	New
	BJP	S. Munavaribegum	812	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			18,195	12.97%	−5.93%
Turnout			140,271	71.17%	11.66%
Registered electors			197,095
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-7.35%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Govindarasu	65,197	56.59%	+26.13
	DMK	T. Senguttuvan	43,424	37.69%	−26.42
	Independent	P. Jayaseelan	2,861	2.48%	New
	MDMK	K. R. Pandian	2,093	1.82%	+0.07
	Independent	M. Krishnamurthy	938	0.81%	New
	Independent	M. Arumugasubramani	690	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			21,773	18.90%	−14.75%
Turnout			115,203	59.51%	−5.33%
Registered electors			193,656
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-7.52%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Kanchana Kamalanathan	67,849	64.11%	+38.04
	AIADMK	K. P. Kathavarayan	32,238	30.46%	−39.46
	MDMK	K. R. Pandiyan	1,850	1.75%	New
	AIIC(T)	C. R. Thirupathi	1,182	1.12%	New
	Independent	Y. Sathiq	592	0.56%	New
	Independent	R. Seshagiri	535	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			35,611	33.65%	−10.20%
Turnout			105,829	64.84%	2.58%
Registered electors			173,839
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-5.81%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Munivektatappan	63,729	69.92%	+46.32
	DMK	T. H. Musta Ahmed	23,761	26.07%	−13.21
	BJP	M. Ammal Rukkumani	1,511	1.66%	New
	PMK	K. C. Kanmani	991	1.09%	New
	JP	S. Ravi	603	0.66%	New
	Independent	M. Murugesan	550	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			39,968	43.85%	28.17%
Turnout			91,145	62.26%	−6.05%
Registered electors			155,585
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	30.64%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Kanchana Kamalanathan	35,042	39.28%	−0.67
	AIADMK	K. C. Krishnan	21,056	23.60%	−31.23
	INC	Barakath-Un-Nisa	20,663	23.16%	New
	AIADMK	K. R. Chinnarasu	9,331	10.46%	−44.37
	Independent	J. C. Krishnappa	1,854	2.08%	New
Margin of victory			13,986	15.68%	0.80%
Turnout			89,208	68.31%	−0.38%
Registered electors			136,299
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-15.55%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. R. Chinnarasu	40,585	54.83%	+5.09
	DMK	Kanchana Kamalanathan	29,570	39.95%	−6.6
	Independent	K. O. Periyannan	2,676	3.62%	New
	Independent	K. Angappan	574	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			11,015	14.88%	11.69%
Turnout			74,017	68.69%	14.43%
Registered electors			116,726
	AIADMK hold		Swing	5.09%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. R. Chinnarasu	28,020	49.75%	+17.09
	DMK	M. Kamalanathan	26,223	46.55%	+28.63
	JP	S. Krishnamurthy	1,901	3.37%	New
Margin of victory			1,797	3.19%	−5.77%
Turnout			56,327	54.26%	−3.42%
Registered electors			106,266
	AIADMK hold		Swing	17.09%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. R. Chinnarasu	17,178	32.66%	New
	JP	T. M. Thiruppathy	12,466	23.70%	New
	INC	P. M. Muniswamy Gounder	11,667	22.18%	−14.82
	DMK	M. M. Karamathullah	9,429	17.93%	−45.07
	Independent	C. Munnuswamy	1,860	3.54%	New
Margin of victory			4,712	8.96%	−17.03%
Turnout			52,600	57.68%	−3.33%
Registered electors			93,875
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-30.34%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	C. Manniappan	31,445	63.00%	+16.05
	INC	T. G. Selvaraj	18,471	37.00%	−10.31
Margin of victory			12,974	25.99%	25.63%
Turnout			49,916	61.01%	−7.09%
Registered electors			88,479
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	15.68%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. M. M. Gounder	24,220	47.31%	+5.78
	DMK	C. Manniappan	24,035	46.95%	−11.52
	Independent	P. Chetti	2,937	5.74%	New
Margin of victory			185	0.36%	−16.58%
Turnout			51,192	68.10%	−0.12%
Registered electors			79,748
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-11.16%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Sreeramulu	38,833	58.47%	New
	INC	P. M. Munisamy Goundar	27,583	41.53%	−24.71
Margin of victory			11,250	16.94%	−21.73%
Turnout			66,416	68.21%	31.95%
Registered electors			101,069
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-7.77%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Nagaraja Manigar	23,182	66.24%	+30.1
	Independent	N. Mohan Ram	9,649	27.57%	New
	Independent	M. N. Subharaman	2,166	6.19%	New
Margin of victory			13,533	38.67%	33.54%
Turnout			34,997	36.26%	−12.88%
Registered electors			96,518
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	24.97%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Krishnagiri^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Krishna Moorthy Gounder	14,639	41.27%	New
	INC	S. Nagaraia Maniar	12,820	36.14%	New
	CPI	N. Annaji	8,016	22.60%	New
Margin of victory			1,819	5.13%
Turnout			35,475	49.14%
Registered electors			72,197
	Independent win (new seat)