Kavundampalayam (state assembly constituency)

Kavundampalayam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It comprises the municipality of Kavundampalayam and its surrounding areas in Coimbatore. It was formed in 2009 and is part of the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency. It was created by the bifurcation of the Thondamuthur assembly constituency.[2]

Kavundampalayam
State Assembly Constituency
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
Existence2009-present
ReservationGeneral
Current MLAP.R.G Arunkumar
PartyAIADMK
Elected Year2021
Total Electors4,45,651 [1]
Most Successful PartyAIADMK (3 times)

Kavundampalayam is an area located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Kavundampalayam is along Mettupalayam road in Coimbatore, one of the arterial roads of the city.

Demographics

Kavundampalayam has a population of 46,984. Males constitute 51% of the population, and females 49%. Kavundampalayam has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Kavundampalayam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Members
Assembly Duration Winner Party
Fourteenth 2011-2016 V. C. Arukutty All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth 2016-2021 V. C. Arukutty All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth 2021- P.R.G.Arunkumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2016
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kavundampalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. C. Arukutty 1,10,870 40.70
DMK Payya Gounder @ Krishnan, R 1,02,845 37.76
BJP Nandakumar R 22,444 8.24
CPI (M) Ramamurthy V 16,874 6.19
NOTA None of the Above 5,274 1.94
Majority 8,025 2.95
Turnout 2,72,518 66.45
AIADMK hold Swing

2011
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kavundampalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. C. Arukutty 1,37,058 63.22
DMK Subramanian T P 67,798 31.27
BJP Nandakumar R 6,175 2.85
IND Ganesan D 1,749 0.81
IND Vasanthakumar D 1,436 0.66
Majority 69,260 31.95
Turnout 2,17,050 73.67
AIADMK win (new seat)

References
  1. "Assembly wise final electoral count-29April2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. "Two more Assembly segments notified". The Hindu. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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