Kallakurichi Assembly constituency

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Kallakurichi
Constituency No. 80 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKallakurichi
LS constituencyKallakurichi
Total electors2,86,621[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Elected year2021

Kallakurichi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 80. Located in Kallakurichi district, it consists of a portion of Kallakkurichi taluk. It is a part of the Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Previously in existence for the elections from 1951 to 1971, inclusive, it was converted into Chinnasalem constituency for the 1977 election. It came into existence again for 2011 election following the reorganisation of constituencies in 2007.[3][4] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[5]

Kallācarayam is famous in kallakurichi dist

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
  4. ^ "தொகுதி - ஓர் அறிமுகம்! - கள்ளக்குறிச்சி (தனி)". Dina Mani. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.