Krishnagiri (state assembly constituency)
Krishnagiri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a part of the similarly-named constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency is delimited in the year 2008.
Krishnagiri was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.
It comprises the following areas.
- Krishnagiri Taluk - Polupalli, Kurubarapalli, Ragimaganapalli, Junjupalli, Byanapalli, Kothapetta, Kattinayanapalli, Kammaampalli, Boganapalli, Pethathalapalli, Gangaleri, Kondepalli, Kompalli, Sembadamuthur, Gooliam, Bellampalli, Chikkapoovathi, Thandegoundanahalli, Alapatti, Agaram, Marikkampalli, Bellarampalli, Periyamuthur, Devasamudiram, Agasipalli, Chowttahalli, Sundekuppam, Timmapuram, Katteri, Gundalapatti, Sokkadi, Velakalahalli, Chaparthi, Bannihalli, Mittahalli, Errahalli, Kaveripattinam, Paiyur, Jagadab, Kallukurukki and Karadihalli villages.
- Krishnagiri Municipality & Kattiganapalli
- Kaveripattinam Town Panchayat
Madras State
Year | Winner | Party |
1952 | D. Krishna Moorthy Gounder | Independent |
1957 | S. Nagaraja Manigar | Indian National Congress |
1962 | Sreeramulu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1967 | P. M. M. Gounder | Indian National Congress |
Tamil Nadu
Year | Winner | Party |
1971 | C. Maniappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1977 | K. R. Chinnarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1980 | K. R. Chinnarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1984 | K. R. Chinnaraju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1989 | K. Kanchana | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1991 | K. Munivenkatappan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1996 | Kanchana Kamalanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2001 | V. Govindarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2006 | T. Senguttuvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2011 | K. P. Munusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2016 | T. Senguttuvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |