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Introduction 1 Assembly Constituency - (Vidhan Sabha) at a Glance | Features of Assembly 1-2 as per Delimitation Commission of India (2008) Location and Political Maps Location Map | Boundaries of Assembly Constituency - (Vidhan Sabha) in 2 District | Boundaries of Assembly Constituency under Parliamentary 3-9 Constituency - (Lok Sabha) | Town, Ward & Village-wise Winner Parties- 2019, 2016, 2014, 2011 and 2009 Administrative Setup 3 District | Sub-district | Towns | Villages | Inhabited Villages | Uninhabited 10-18 Villages | Village Panchayat | Intermediate Panchayat Demographics 4 Population | Households | Rural/Urban Population | Towns, Ward and Villages 19-21 by Population Size | Sex Ratio (Total & 0-6 Years) | Religious Population | Social Population | Literacy Rate Electoral Features Important Dates of Last Elections Held | Electors by Gender | Service 5 Electors | Voters | Voters Turnout | Polling Stations & Average Number of 22-27 Electors per Polling Station | Electors by Age Group | Present Elected Representatives Historical Summary Election Results Vote Share of Major Parties | Winning Margin (Number & Percentage) | 6 Polarity of Parties | Summary Result of Assembly Segment of Parliamentary 28-48 Elections 2019, 2014, 2009, 2004 and 1999 | Summary Result of Assembly Elections 2016, 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1989, 1984, 1980, 1977, 1971 and 1967 Polling Station Level Election Results Name and Number of Polling Station 2019, 2016, 2014, 2011 and 2009 | 7 Polling Station-wise Electors, Voters & Voters Turnout 2019, 2016, 2014, 49-170 2011 and 2009 | Polling Station wise Elections Results 2019, 2016, 2014, 2011 and 2009 Share of Assembly Constituency 8 Share of Assembly Constituency - (Vidhan Sabha) in State, District and 171 Parliamentary Constituency - (Lok Sabha) Socio-Economic Amenities Access to Administrative Units | Agricultural, Manufacturing and Industrial Commodities | Demographic Indicators | Education | Health & Manpower | 9 Drinking Water Supply | Sanitation | Entertainment and Recreations 173-187 Infrastructure | Power | Food Allocation Distribution and Marketing of Agriculture Commodities Infrastructure | Transport and Road Infrastructure | Communication | Banking and Financial Services | Land Use | Irrigation Source 10 Abbreviation & Sources 189-191 11 Disclaimer 193

Karaikudi Assembly Constituency Assembly Factbook™

Location & Political Map

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Administrative Setup

List of Village Panchayat & Intermediate Panchayat (Block) Name

Intermediate Panchayat Village Name Village Panchayat Name Name

Amaravathi Amaravathi Pudur Sakkottai

Ambakkudi Ambakkudi Sakkottai

Andakudi Tiruvegampattu

Aravayal Aravayal Devakottai

Ariyakkudi Ariyakkudi Sakkottai

Chittanur Chittanur Kannankudi

Egaraikottaivayal Eluvankottai Devakottai

Eluvankottai Eluvankottai, Theneervayal Devakottai

Hanumanthagudi Thalakkavayal, Hanumanthagudi , Theralappur Devakottai, Kannankudi

Idayagudi Selugai Devakottai

Ilakkanivayal Kandadevi Devakottai

Illuppaikkudi Illuppaikudi Sakkottai

Iravinivayal Unjanai , Kallivayal Kannankudi

Iravucheri Chittanur Kannankudi

Irubuvayal Ponnalikottai Devakottai

Jeyankondam Jeyankondan Sakkottai

Kadagampatti Thalakkavayal, Manaivikottai Devakottai

Kalabangudi Puthurani Kannankudi

Kalathur Kalathur Sakkottai

Kalathur Kalathur , Koduvoor Kannankudi

Kallangudi Kallangudi , Veerai Devakottai

Kallupatti Kalluppatti , Visalayankottai, Kalipuli Kallal

Kandadevi Kandadevi, Pusalagudi Devakottai, Kannankudi

Kandanur Vengavayal Sakkottai

Kandiyur Kandiyur , Kannangudi Kannankudi

Kannangudi Kannangudi, Hanumanthagudi Kannankudi

Kannankottai Kannankottai , Theneervayal Devakottai

Kappalur Siruvachi, Kangani, Kannangudi, Thattani Kannankudi

Karai Karai Devakottai

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Demographics

Number of Villages by Population Size - 2011

Less 10000 100- 200- 500- 1000- 2000- 5000- Total than and 200 500 1000 2000 5000 10000 Village 100 Above

7 5 15 27 35 25 3 0 117

Number of Towns by Population Size - 2011

Less than 10000- 20000- 50000- 100000 and Total 5000-9999 4999 19999 49999 99999 Above Town

0 1 1 1 1 0 4

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Electoral Features

Electors by Male & Female

Year Male Female Others Total Year Male Female Others Total

2019 PE 148736 152360 42 301138 1996 AE 100382 100139 - 200521

2016 AE 142162 144243 30 286435 1991 AE 94227 94487 - 188714

2014 PE 134714 135330 0 270044 1989 AE 83055 83556 - 166611

2011 AE 112622 114312 - 226934 1984 AE 68744 72660 - 141404

2009 PE - - - - 1980 AE 64294 69459 - 133753

2006 AE 101269 107314 - 208583 1977 AE 62156 68028 - 130184

2004 PE - - - - 1971 AE 46974 51313 - 98287

2001 AE 92015 96988 - 189003 1967 AE - - - 89938

1999 PE - - - -

Note : AE : Assembly Election, PE : Assembly Segment of Parliamentary Election

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Historical Summary Election Results

Summary Result of Assembly Election - 2011

Candidate Name Party Votes Votes %

Palanichamy.Cholan.Ct AIADMK 86104 51.01

Ramasamy.Kr INC 67204 39.81

Chidambaram.V BJP 4194 2.48

Asaithambi.S IJK 3895 2.31

Baluswamy.N BSP 2272 1.35

Rajkumar.R IND 1728 1.02

Anandhakumar.S JMM 999 0.59

Karasingam.R IND 885 0.52

Rabiq Raja.K IND 772 0.46

Maheswaran.U IND 744 0.44

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Polling Station Level Election Results

Number and Name of Polling Stations (PS) (2016)

Number Number of Polling Name of Polling Stations of Polling Name of Polling Stations Stations Stations

Chidambaram Visalatchi Matriculation School 1 Govt High School Main Building Kovilur 19 Karaikudi North Building 1St Class Room South Facing

Chidambaram Visalatchi Matriculation School 2 Govt High School Kovilur North Building 20 Karaikudi North Uilding West Wing 3Rd Class Room South Facing

Alagappa Chettiar B Ed Training College Of Panchayat Union Middle School South Wing 3 21 Education Language Alagappapuram Education Peyanpatti Langvece Building North Side

Panchayat Union Elementary School Kovilur Old Alagappa Modal Hr Sec School Karaikudi Main 4 22 Building West Side Building East Wing Room-13

Alagappa Modal Hr Sec School Karaikudi Main 5 Panchayat Union Primary School Kalaiyappa Nagar 23 Building West Wing Room-10

Sakkottai Panchayat Union Chiild Centre West Side Panchayat Union Elementary School New Building 6 24 Kalaiyappa Nagar West Wing Sankarapuram

Sagayamatha Matric Hr Sec School Kalanivasal Panchayat Union Middle School Nesavalar Colony 7 25 South Building Centre Wing East Wing Kalanivasal

Panchayat Union Primary School New Building Eas 8 Sahayamadha Matric Hr Sec School Kalanivasal 26 Side North Portion Sankarapuram

Panchayat Union Elementary School Sankarapuram 9 Sagayamatha Hr Sec School East Side Kalanivasal 27 New Building East Side South Portion

Sahayamadha Matric Hr Sec School Kalanivasal Child Centre Kathi Nagar Sankarapuram 10 28 South Building West Wing Sankarapuram

Sahayamadha Matric Hr Sec School Kalanivasal B Ed Training College Education 11 29 South Building East Wing Block Science Block West Side Karaikudi

Annai Velankanni Matric School Addl Building West Alagappa Chettiar B Ed Training College Education 12 30 Side Navareathina Nagar Sekkalaikottai Block Science Red Cross Building Karaikudi

Chidambaram Visalatchi Matriculation School Alagappa Chettiar B Ed Training College Education 13 Karaikudi North Building East Wing 5Th Class Room 31 Block Science Block East Side Karaikudi South Facing

Chidambaram Visalatchi Matriculation School Annai Velankanni Matric School Addl Building East 14 Karaikudi North Building 2Nd Class Room South 32 Side Navareathina Nagar Sekkalaikottai Facing

Panchayat Union Elementary School Burma Colony Azad Matric School South East Side Voc Road 15 33 Vairavapuram Addl Building North Wing Karaikudi

Panchayat Union Elementary School Burma Colony Kalanivasal Middle School Karaikudi West Wing New 16 34 Vairavapuram Addl Building South Wing Addl Building

Annai Velankanni Matric School Navarathina Nagar Municipal Kalanivasal Middle School Karaikudi East 17 35 Sekkalaikottai Main Building South Wing Wing New Addl Building

Annai Velankanni Matric School Navarathina Nagar Municipal Kalanivasal Middle School Karaikudi New 18 36 Sekkalaikottai Addl Building West Side West Wing Building South Side North Portion

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Polling Station Level Election Results

Polling Station-wise Votes Secured by Overall Top Five Parties in Karaikudi Assembly in Assembly Election (AE) under Sivaganga Parliamentary Constituency in Tamil Nadu (2016)

Runner-up Number 5th - Winner - - 3rd - 4th - Total of Muthu Ramasamy Karpagam Sevanthiappan Parimalam NOTA Other Votes Polling lakshmi KR (INC) Ilango S (MDMK) S (NTK) Secured Station V (BJP) (AIADMK) 36 359 219 62 28 17 20 4 709 37 470 266 102 31 19 8 10 906 38 261 185 33 18 17 9 10 533 39 321 165 42 10 20 7 7 572 40 311 191 70 22 8 8 17 627 41 305 111 45 18 16 11 12 518 42 256 212 44 22 15 7 12 568 43 498 340 51 18 25 9 16 957 44 348 173 46 14 45 8 11 645 45 456 293 45 26 35 18 15 888 46 233 226 44 20 10 12 8 553 47 183 151 17 3 26 6 7 393 48 395 343 67 18 21 17 16 877 49 385 183 66 27 36 29 5 731 50 299 118 57 22 20 8 8 532 51 262 130 37 6 24 7 8 474 52 290 225 42 24 14 7 7 609 53 243 244 25 9 14 5 4 544 54 226 207 33 9 17 7 8 507 55 261 244 41 13 11 8 11 589 56 234 102 46 12 25 7 4 430 57 227 126 29 3 13 8 3 409 58 247 144 34 15 32 11 13 496 59 237 135 33 16 39 14 4 478 60 341 161 80 29 36 17 29 693 61 274 131 50 19 53 18 9 554 62 258 170 65 36 27 16 13 585 63 238 114 45 18 54 15 8 492 64 241 183 38 31 47 21 10 571 65 278 121 62 18 35 16 15 545 66 336 215 65 24 22 11 9 682 67 283 203 55 37 13 9 10 610 68 407 279 71 48 19 13 29 866 69 311 299 58 43 19 14 10 754 70 386 206 75 50 35 11 9 772 Contd....

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Polling Station Level Election Results

Winner, Runner-up and 3rd Party Position & Winning Margin According to Polling Stations in Karaikudi Assembly in Assembly Election (AE) under Sivaganga Parliamentary Constituency in Tamil Nadu (2016)

Winning Third Polling Winner Runner- Winner Runner- Margin Third Party Other Station Votes up Votes Party up Party Votes Party Votes Votes (%) Number (%) (%) (%) (%) 71 INC 259 (50.98) AIADMK 130 (25.59) 129 (25.39) MDMK 52 (10.24) 67 (13.19) 72 INC 342 (45.42) AIADMK 278 (36.92) 64 (8.5) MDMK 64 (8.5) 69 (9.16) 73 INC 455 (49.19) AIADMK 252 (27.24) 203 (21.95) MDMK 80 (8.65) 138 (14.92) 74 INC 311 (54.18) AIADMK 133 (23.17) 178 (31.01) MDMK 52 (9.06) 78 (13.59) 75 INC 213 (47.76) AIADMK 129 (28.92) 84 (18.84) MDMK 37 (8.3) 67 (15.02) 76 INC 417 (49.76) AIADMK 246 (29.36) 171 (20.4) MDMK 71 (8.47) 104 (12.41) 77 INC 380 (68.72) AIADMK 114 (20.61) 266 (48.11) MDMK 24 (4.34) 35 (6.33) 78 INC 438 (61) AIADMK 212 (29.53) 226 (31.47) MDMK 33 (4.6) 35 (4.87) 79 INC 299 (46.79) AIADMK 239 (37.4) 60 (9.39) MDMK 49 (7.67) 52 (8.14) 80 INC 246 (51.36) AIADMK 148 (30.9) 98 (20.46) MDMK 28 (5.85) 57 (11.9) 81 INC 246 (55.41) AIADMK 105 (23.65) 141 (31.76) MDMK 40 (9.01) 53 (11.94) 82 INC 236 (52.91) AIADMK 121 (27.13) 115 (25.78) MDMK 36 (8.07) 53 (11.88) 83 INC 229 (48.01) AIADMK 180 (37.74) 49 (10.27) MDMK 30 (6.29) 38 (7.97) 84 INC 220 (49.89) AIADMK 142 (32.2) 78 (17.69) BJP 22 (4.99) 57 (12.93) 85 INC 453 (51.36) AIADMK 299 (33.9) 154 (17.46) MDMK 52 (5.9) 78 (8.84) 86 INC 395 (49.38) AIADMK 265 (33.13) 130 (16.25) MDMK 51 (6.38) 89 (11.13) 87 INC 338 (48.63) AIADMK 264 (37.99) 74 (10.64) MDMK 44 (6.33) 49 (7.05) 88 INC 309 (48.13) AIADMK 216 (33.64) 93 (14.49) MDMK 50 (7.79) 67 (10.44) 89 INC 420 (46.41) AIADMK 311 (34.36) 109 (12.05) MDMK 62 (6.85) 112 (12.38) 90 AIADMK 322 (47.7) INC 227 (33.63) 95 (14.07) MDMK 65 (9.63) 61 (9.04) 91 AIADMK 388 (43.06) INC 350 (38.85) 38 (4.21) MDMK 79 (8.77) 84 (9.32) 92 INC 167 (60.07) AIADMK 70 (25.18) 97 (34.89) MDMK 20 (7.19) 21 (7.55) 93 INC 383 (39.36) AIADMK 371 (38.13) 12 (1.23) MDMK 98 (10.07) 121 (12.44) 94 AIADMK 280 (49.82) INC 199 (35.41) 81 (14.41) MDMK 42 (7.47) 41 (7.3) 95 INC 353 (44.63) AIADMK 287 (36.28) 66 (8.35) MDMK 80 (10.11) 71 (8.98) 96 INC 318 (44.79) AIADMK 266 (37.46) 52 (7.33) MDMK 45 (6.34) 81 (11.41) 97 INC 429 (49.71) AIADMK 283 (32.79) 146 (16.92) MDMK 62 (7.18) 89 (10.31) 98 INC 215 (44.06) AIADMK 173 (35.45) 42 (8.61) BJP 45 (9.22) 55 (11.27) 99 INC 281 (47.31) AIADMK 212 (35.69) 69 (11.62) BJP 28 (4.71) 73 (12.29) 100 AIADMK 322 (43.45) INC 297 (40.08) 25 (3.37) NTK 53 (7.15) 69 (9.31) 101 INC 169 (50.3) AIADMK 111 (33.04) 58 (17.26) MDMK 23 (6.85) 33 (9.82) 102 INC 266 (46.02) AIADMK 200 (34.6) 66 (11.42) MDMK 62 (10.73) 50 (8.65) 103 INC 270 (43.83) AIADMK 246 (39.94) 24 (3.89) MDMK 45 (7.31) 55 (8.93) 104 INC 367 (52.88) AIADMK 202 (29.11) 165 (23.77) MDMK 74 (10.66) 51 (7.35) 105 INC 349 (46.78) AIADMK 304 (40.75) 45 (6.03) MDMK 41 (5.5) 52 (6.97) Contd....

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Socio-Economic Amenities - Rural

Access to Education Facilities

Number of Village (% of Population)

If Not Available Particulars Available Not Available (Distance of Nearest Facility)

A B C

Govt. Primary School 92 (96) 25 (4) 21 (4) 2 (0) 0 (0)

Private Primary School 8 (12) 109 (88) 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Govt. Middle School 56 (65) 61 (35) 35 (17) 13 (9) 1 (1)

Private Middle School 8 (15) 109 (85) 8 (4) 2 (1) 0 (0)

Govt. Secondary School 20 (33) 97 (67) 37 (23) 36 (28) 2 (1)

Private Secondary School 5 (10) 112 (90) 12 (6) 7 (2) 0 (0)

Govt. Senior Secondary School 10 (18) 107 (82) 29 (20) 55 (45) 3 (2)

Private Senior Secondary School 3 (6) 114 (94) 5 (4) 13 (8) 1 (1)

Govt. Arts and Science Degree College 0 (0) 117 (100) 4 (9) 9 (9) 20 (21)

Private Arts and Science Degree College 3 (3) 114 (97) 16 (10) 33 (25) 32 (22)

Govt. Engineering College 0 (0) 117 (100) 4 (9) 8 (10) 80 (64)

Private Engineering College 0 (0) 117 (100) 0 (0) 4 (5) 21 (12)

Govt. Medicine College 0 (0) 117 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 115 (99)

Private Medicine College 0 (0) 117 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1)

Govt. Management Institute 0 (0) 117 (100) 4 (9) 7 (7) 93 (69)

Private Management Institute 0 (0) 117 (100) 0 (0) 3 (5) 10 (9)

Govt. Polytechnic 0 (0) 117 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (2)

Private Polytechnic 1 (0) 116 (100) 8 (12) 31 (25) 76 (61)

Govt. Vocational Training School/ITI 2 (4) 115 (96) 2 (5) 8 (9) 3 (3)

Private Vocational Training School/ITI 1 (0) 116 (100) 11 (4) 32 (28) 58 (47)

Govt. Non Formal Training Centre 69 (77) 48 (23) 36 (14) 10 (8) 1 (1)

Private Non Formal Training Centre 1 (2) 116 (98) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Govt. School For Disabled 0 (0) 117 (100) 1 (1) 8 (8) 80 (55)

Private School For Disabled 0 (0) 117 (100) 5 (7) 6 (9) 17 (19)

Government Others 0 (0) 117 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Private Others 1 (3) 116 (97) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Note : Distance A : Less than 5 km; B : Between 5-10 km; C : 10+ km.; Source : Data Analysis is based on 2011 Census.

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