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| Veppanahalli | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 54 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Krishnagiri |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,51,346[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Veppanahalli is astate assembly constituency ofTamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituencydelimitation in 2008.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 54. Located inKrishnagiri district, it comprises portions ofHosur,Denkanikottai, andKrishnagiri taluks. The constituency is part ofKrishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency for elections to theParliament of India.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | T. Senguttuvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | P. Murugan[4] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | K. P. Munusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 94,104 | 45.87% | +2.57 | |
| DMK | P. Murugan | 91,050 | 44.38% | −1.63 | |
| NTK | M. Sakthivel | 8,310 | 4.05% | New | |
| DMDK | S. M. Murugesan | 3,601 | 1.76% | −0.65 | |
| Independent | Abdul Azeez Amanullah | 3,022 | 1.47% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,662 | 0.81% | +0.04 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,054 | 1.49% | −1.22% | ||
| Turnout | 205,141 | 81.62% | −3.12% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 322 | 0.16% | |||
| Registered electors | 251,346 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -0.14% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Murugan | 88,952 | 46.01% | +0.92 | |
| AIADMK | A. V. M. Madhu @ M. Hemnath | 83,724 | 43.31% | New | |
| PMK | M. Tamil Selvi | 5,476 | 2.83% | New | |
| DMDK | N. Nagaraj | 4,656 | 2.41% | −37.89 | |
| BJP | V. S. Premanathan | 1,966 | 1.02% | −2.16 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,482 | 0.77% | New | |
| FDLP | S. B. Abbas Ali | 1,373 | 0.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,228 | 2.70% | −2.09% | ||
| Turnout | 193,325 | 84.74% | −0.60% | ||
| Registered electors | 228,145 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 0.92% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. Senguttuvan | 71,471 | 45.09% | New | |
| DMDK | Kandan @ S. M. Murugesan | 63,867 | 40.29% | New | |
| Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy | V. Ranganathan | 8,943 | 5.64% | New | |
| BJP | V. S. Premanathan | 5,035 | 3.18% | New | |
| Independent | N. V. Kalyani | 4,766 | 3.01% | New | |
| BSP | C. L. Surya Prakash | 2,732 | 1.72% | New | |
| Independent | S. B. Abbas | 1,690 | 1.07% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,604 | 4.80% | |||
| Turnout | 158,504 | 85.33% | |||
| Registered electors | 185,746 | ||||
| DMKwin (new seat) | |||||