Modakkurichi (state assembly constituency)

Modakkurichi is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

It Covers Sivagiri, Modakkurichi & some parts of Erode City. It is included in Erode Parliamentary Constituency.

During 1996 Assembly elections, a record 1033 candidates contested the Modakurachi Assembly seat. To check a repeat of this, the Election Commission increased the security deposit amount in the next elections.[1]

Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1951	R. Kuppuswami and N. Mahalingam		Indian National Congress
1967	K. R. Nallasivam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	M. Chinnasami	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	S. Balakrishnan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	S. Balakrishnan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	Erode A.Ganeshamoorthy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	Kavinilavu Dharmaraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	P. C. Ramasami	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	R. M. Palanisami	Indian National Congress
2011	R. N. Kittusamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	V. P. Subramani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	C. Saraswathi	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Modakkurichi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	C. Saraswathi	78,125	42.96%
	DMK	Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan	77,844	42.81%
	MNM	Rajesh Kumar.M	4,574	2.52%
	NTK	Prakash.G	12,944	7.12%
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,332	1.29%
Margin of victory			281
Turnout			1,81,857	75.26%
	BJP gain from DMK		Swing

Elections in Tamil Nadu

General elections

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assembly by-elections

Local elections

Municipal	1996 2001 2006 2011 2021
Panchayat	1996 2001 2006 2011 2019

See also: Elections in India

Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu

Current
Constituencies
(2007 Delimitation)

A: Arani; Alandur; Alangudi; Alangulam; Ambasamudram; Ambattur; Ambur; Anaikattu; Andipatti; Anna Nagar; Anthiyur; Arakkonam (SC); Aranthangi; Aravakurichi; Arcot; Ariyalur; Aruppukkottai; Athoor; Attur (SC); Avadi; Avinashi (SC)

B: Bargur; Bhavanisagar (SC); Bhavani; Bhuvanagiri; Bodinayakanur

C: Chengalpattu; Chengam (SC); Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni; Cheyyar; Cheyyur (SC); Chidambaram; Coimbatore North; Coimbatore South; Colachel; Coonoor; Cuddalore; Cumbum

D: Dharapuram (SC); Dharmapuri; Dindigul

E: Edappadi; Egmore (SC); Erode East; Erode West

G: Gandharvakottai (SC); Gangavalli (SC); Gingee; Gobichettipalayam; Gudalur (SC); Gudiyattam (SC); Gummidipundi

H: Harbour; Harur (SC); Hosur

J: Jayankondam; Jolarpet

K: Kadayanallur; Kalasapakkam; Kallakurichi (SC); Kancheepuram; Kangayam; Kanyakumari; Karaikudi; Karur; Katpadi; Kattumannarkoil (SC); Kaundampalayam; Killiyoor; Kilpennathur; Kilvelur (SC); Kinathukadavu; Kolathur; Kovilpatti; Krishnagiri; Krishnarayapuram (SC); Kulithalai; Kumarapalayam; Kumbakonam; Kunnam; Kurinjipadi; K. V. Kuppam (SC)

L: Lalgudi

M: Madathukulam; Madavaram; Madurai Central; Madurai East; Madurai North; Madurai South; Madurai West; Madurantakam (SC); Maduravoyal; Mailam; Manachanallur; Manamadurai (SC); Manapaarai; Mannargudi; Mayiladuthurai; Melur; Mettuppalayam; Mettur; Modakkurichi; Mudhukulathur; Musiri; Mylapore

N: Nagapattinam; Nagercoil; Namakkal; Nanguneri; Nannilam; Natham; Neyveli; Nilakkottai (SC)

O: Oddanchatram; Omalur; Orathanadu; Ottapidaram (SC)

P: Padmanabhapuram; Palacodu; Palani; Palayamkottai; Palladam; Pallavaram; Panruti; Papanasam; Pappireddipatti; Paramakudi (SC); Paramathi Velur; Pattukkottai; Pennagaram; Perambalur (SC); Perambur; Peravurani; Periyakulam (SC); Perundurai; Pollachi; Polur; Ponneri (SC); Poompuhar; Poonamallee (SC); Pudukkottai

R: Radhakrishnan Nagar; Radhapuram; Rajapalayam; Ramanathapuram; Ranipet; Rasipuram (SC); Rishivandiyam; Royapuram

S: Saidapet; Salem North; Salem South; Salem West; Sankarankovil (SC); Sankarapuram; Sankari; Sattur; Senthamangalam (ST); Sholavandan (SC); Sholinganallur; Sholingur; Singanallur; Sirkazhi (SC); Sivaganga; Sivakasi; Sriperumbudur (SC); Srirangam; Srivaikuntam; Srivilliputhur (SC); Sulur

T: Tambaram; Tenkasi; Thalli; Thanjavur; Thiyagarayanagar; Thiruporur; Thiruparankundram; Thiruverumbur; Thiruvidaimarudur (SC); Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC); Thiruvottiyur; Thondamuthur; Thoothukkudi; Thousand Lights; Thuraiyur (SC); Tindivanam (SC); Tiruchendur; Tiruchengodu; Tiruchirappalli East; Tiruchirappalli West; Tiruchuli; Tirukkoyilur; Tirumangalam; Thirumayam; Tirunelveli; Tiruppattur (Sivaganga district); Tirupattur (Vellore district); Tiruppur North; Tiruppur South; Thiruthuraipoondi (SC); Tiruttani; Tiruvadanai; Thiruvaiyaru; Thiruvallur; Tiruvannamalai; Thiruvarur; Tittakudi (SC)

U: Udhagamandalam; Udumalpet; Ulundurpettai; Usilampatti; Uthangarai (SC); Uthiramerur

V: Valparai (SC); Vandavasi (SC); Vaniyambadi; Vanur (SC); Vasudevanallur (SC); Vedaranyam; Vedasandur; Veerapandi; Velachery; Vellore; Veppanahalli; Vikravandi; Vilathikulam; Vilavancode; Villivakkam; Villupuram; Viralimalai; Virudhunagar; Virugambakkam; Vriddhachalam

Y: Yercaud (ST)

References

Elections in India: A fascinating story

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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