Gangavalli Assembly constituency

Gangavalli is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitations in 2008.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 81. Located in Salem district, it comprises Gangavalli taluk and a portion of Attur taluk. It is a part of Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[3] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Gangavalli
Constituency No. 81 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
LS constituency	Kallakurichi
Established	2008
Total electors	2,38,960[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent A. Nallathambi
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

A. Nallathambi is the MLA from ADMK party elected in 2021.^[4][5]

Composition

Gangavalli is an assembly constituency in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, which includes Gangavalli Taluk and a part of Attur Taluk. Thammampatti, Sentharapatti, Naduvalur, Unathur, Veppanatham, Varagur, Siruvachur, Maniviluthan, Kattukkottai, Sadasivapuram, Sarvoy, Deviakkurichi, Talaivasal, Pattuthurai, Navakkurchi, Puthur, Nathakkarai, Periyeri, Aragalur, Thiyaganur, Arathi Agraharam, Mummudi, Kamakkapalayam, Vadakumarai, Thenkumarai, Sathapadi, Panavasal, Navalur, Puliyankurichi, Sitheri, Govindampalayam and Pallipalayam, Anayampatti, Anayampatti Puthur, Thedavoor, Odiyathur and other villages.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
2011	R. Subha		Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016	A. Muruthamuthu[6]		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	A. Nallathambi[4]

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			47.89%
2016			42.22%
2011			48.60%

2021

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Nallathambi	89,568	47.89%	+5.67
	DMK	J. Rekha Priyadharshini	82,207	43.96%	+3.02
	NTK	R. Vinothini	9,323	4.99%	+4.46
	AMMK	A. Pandian	1,519	0.81%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,251	0.67%	−0.33
Margin of victory			7,361	3.94%	2.65%
Turnout			187,011	78.26%	−2.15%
Rejected ballots			508	0.27%
Registered electors			238,960
	AIADMK hold		Swing	5.67%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Marutha Muthu	74,301	42.22%	New
	DMK	J. Rekha Priyadharshini	72,039	40.94%	+1.31
	PMK	A. Shanmugavel Murty	10,715	6.09%	New
	DMDK	R. Subha	7,114	4.04%	−44.56
	KMDK	A. Ganesan	3,786	2.15%	New
	BJP	Dr. Sivagami Paramasivam	2,023	1.15%	−0.04
	NOTA	NOTA	1,766	1.00%	New
	NTK	P. Senthilkumar	921	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			2,262	1.29%	−7.69%
Turnout			175,981	80.41%	−1.46%
Registered electors			218,854
	AIADMK gain from DMDK		Swing	-6.38%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMDK	R. Subha	72,922	48.60%	New
	DMK	K. Chinnadurai	59,457	39.63%	New
	Independent	J. Manimaran	5,978	3.98%	New
	IJK	P. Sivakami	4,048	2.70%	New
	Independent	A. Murugesan	2,452	1.63%	New
	BJP	G. Mathialagan	1,787	1.19%	New
	LJP	S. Raja	1,520	1.01%	New
Margin of victory			13,465	8.97%
Turnout			150,047	81.87%
Registered electors			183,269
	DMDK win (new seat)

References

1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
2. "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
3. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
4. "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
5. "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021 live | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results & Updates". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
6. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 81. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
7. "Gangavalli Election Result". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
8. "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
9. Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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