Cuddalore, North

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 Constituencies

155. Cuddalore (कुड्डालोर), is an Assembly/Vidhan Sabha seat in North region and Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu (तमिलनाडु). It shares inter-state border with Cuddalore. Cuddalore is part of 26. Cuddalore Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency. This seat is categoried as: Urban.

Demographic profile:

This General Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 20.1%. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 79.04%.

In the 2021 elections, there were a total of 239372 eligible electors, of which 115050 were male, 124253 female and 69 voters of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio in Cuddalore in 2021 is 1080.

In the 2016 polls, there were a total of 231205 eligible electors, of which 112167 were male, 119010 female and 28 voters of the third gender.

In the 2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, there were a total of 181920 eligible electors, of which 90888 were male, 91032 female and voters of the third gender.

The number of service voters in Cuddalore in 2016 was 74. In 2011, there were 74.

Past winners/MLAs: In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Sampath M C of AIADMK won in this seat by defeating Pugazhendi Ela of DMK by a margin of 24413 votes which was 14.14% of the total votes polled in the constituency. AIADMK had a vote share of 41.07% in 2016 in the seat.

In 2011, M.C. Sampath of AIADMK won in this seat defeating E.Pugazhendi of DMK by a margin of 33678 votes which was 23.73% of the total votes polled in the constituency. AIADMK had a vote share of 60.56% in 2011 in the seat.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, DMK got the most votes in 155. Cuddalore Assembly segment of Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. AIADMK's won the Cuddalore Parliament seat.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, AIADMK got the most votes this Assembly segment and DMK won the Cuddalore Parliament seat.

Number of contestants: A total of 15 candidates contested in the 2021 elections. In 2016 there were 15 contestants.

Candidates 2021: The candidates contesting in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Cuddalore are: G Iyappan (DMK), M C Sampath (AIADMK), A Gnanapandithan (DMDK), R Vallal Kumar (BSP), K Anandraj (MNM), S Pushbaraj (TNIK), A Mohamed Usman (APTADMK), S V Rajarajan (DMSK), Jaladeepan V (NTK), G Krishnan (IND), S Sampath (IND), K Thangarasu (IND), V Dakshnamoorthy (IND), S Deenadhayalan (IND), J Jacob (IND)

Voter turnout: In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the voter turnout was calculated at 74.77%. In 2016, this seat registered a turnout of 74.81%, while it was 78.12% in 2011.

Poll dates: The seat went to the polls in Phase 1 of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2021 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Counting of votes are being held on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

Number of polling stations: In the 2021 elections there were a total of polling stations in 155. Cuddalore constituency. The corresponding figure in the 2016 elections was 228. In 2011 there were 208 polling stations.

Extent: 155. Cuddalore constituency comprises of the following areas of Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu: Cuddalore Taluk (Part) Cuddalore Port, Melakuppam, Nallathur, Thukkanampakkam, Tennambakkam, Chellancheri, Pudukkadai, Vadapuram kilpadi, Kilinjikuppam, Singirikkudi, Madalpattu, Kil Alinjipattu, Nagappanur, Melalinjippattu, Udalappattu, Kilkumaramangalam, Karanapatu, Pallippattu, Malaipperumal, Agaram, Ullerippattu, Karaimedu, Tiruppanambakkam, Kalaiyur, Alagiyanatham, Irandayiravilagam, Vellapakkam, Marudadu, Nattapattu, Velisemmandalam, Chinnakanganankuppam, Subauppalavadi, Gunduuppalavadi, Uchimedu, Periyakanganankuppam, Kondur, Tottappattu, Senjikumarapuram, Varakalpattu and Karamanikuppam villages. Cuddalore (M) and Padirikuppam (CT). It shares an inter-state border with Cuddalore.

Cuddalore seat of the Tamil Nadu Assembly has Puducherry adjoining seats: Puducherry.

The total area covered by Cuddalore is 129 square kilometres.

Map location:The geographic coordinates of Cuddalore is: 11°45'46.8"N 79°44'40.9"E.

Refer to the live updating results tables on this page for the latest Cuddalore results.