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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Kavundampalayam<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| constituency_no = 117<br />
| map_image = Constitution-Kavundampalayam.svg<br />
| established = 2008<br />
| district = [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency|Coimbatore]]<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| mla = [[P. R. G. Arunkumar]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
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| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br />
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| latest_election_year = [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| electors = 422,138 <br />
}}<br />
'''Kavundampalayam''' is a [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly|legislative assembly]] constituency in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 117. It is the second largest electorate holding assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu as of 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://tamil.samayam.com/latest-news/state-news/tn-chief-election-officer-satyabrata-sahoo-released-final-voters-list-2023-of-tamil-nadu-today/articleshow/96754341.cms| title=Kavundampalayam Assembly Constituency | date=5 January 2023 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=1 April 2023 }}</ref><br />
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==Composition==<br />
It comprises the [[municipality]] of [[Goundampalayam|Kavundampalayam]] and its surrounding areas in [[Coimbatore]].<br />
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==History==<br />
It was formed by the 2008 delimitation and is part of the [[Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency|Coimbatore]] parliamentary constituency.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br />
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies<br />
|access-date = 2008-10-10<br />
|work = Tamil Nadu<br />
|publisher = Election Commission of India<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012938/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br />
|archive-date = 2009-02-06<br />
}}</ref> It was created by the bifurcation of [[Thondamuthur Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Two-more-Assembly-segments-notified/article14816726.ece | title=Two more Assembly segments notified | date=16 August 2007 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=2 July 2020 }}</ref> It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
Gender demographics of Kavundampalayam constituency as of 01.04.2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/kavundampalayam-assembly-elections-tn-117/|title=Patrikai.com Voters Count}}</ref> taken ahead of the State General election in Tamilnadu in 2021.<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Female<br />
!Male<br />
!Transgender<br />
!Total<br />
|-<br />
|2021<br />
|2,29,997<br />
|2,30,908<br />
|95<br />
|4,61,000<br />
|}<br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Election<br />
! Name<br />
! colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011]]<br />
| rowspan="2"| [[V. C. Arukutty]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2016]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| [[P. R. G. Arunkumar]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br />
|[[Kanimozhi Santhosh]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Election results==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|float=right<br />
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<br />
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|width=300px<br />
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{{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.19}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|40.70}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|63.22}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== 2026 ===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Kavundampalayam}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Kanimozhi Santhosh]]|party= Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|votes=146466|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. R. G. Arunkumar]] |party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|votes=104326|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kalamani Jagannathan|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=SURYA PRAKASH K.P|party= Indian National Congress|Votes= |percentage=|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA|party=None of the above|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes= |percentage= |change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors =407507 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=|loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2021 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kavundampalayam]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. R. G. Arunkumar]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,35,669 |percentage=44.19 |change=3.49 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Krishnan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,25,893 |percentage=41.00 |change=3.25 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pankaj Jain |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=23,527 |percentage=7.66 |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kalamani. M |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=17,897 |percentage=5.83 |change=4.46 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=2,892 |percentage=0.94 |change=-0.99 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Aruna. M |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,002 |percentage=0.65 |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,776 |percentage=3.18 |change=0.24 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=3,07,026 |percentage=65.99 |change= -0.43 }}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=971 |percentage=0.32 }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,65,228 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 3.49 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2016 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kavundampalayam]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[V. C. Arukutty]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,10,870 |percentage=40.70 |change=-22.52 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Payya Gounder @ Krishnan. R. |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,02,845 |percentage=37.76 |change=6.48 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nandakumar. R. |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=22,444 |percentage=8.24 |change=5.39 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramamurthy. V. |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=16,874 |percentage=6.19 |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[None of the above]] |party=None of the above |votes=5,274 |percentage=1.94 |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,025 |percentage=2.95 |change=-29.00 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=2,72,400 |percentage=66.42 |change= -7.15 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,10,090 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -22.52 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2011 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kavundampalayam]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[V. C. Arukutty]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,37,058 |percentage=63.22 |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Subramanian T P |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=67,798 |percentage=31.27 |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nandakumar R |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,175 |percentage=2.85 |change= }}<br />
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{{Election box margin of victory |votes=69,260 |percentage=31.95 |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=2,94,632 |percentage=73.58 |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,16,785 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of assembly elections |access-date=8 July 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 }}<br />
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[[Category:Coimbatore district]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:2008 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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