# Uthangarai Assembly constituency

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Uthangarai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 51. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises a portion. Located in Krishnagiri district, it consists of Uthangarai taluk and a portion of Pochampalli taluk. It is included in the Krishnagiri parliamentary constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

## Members of the Legislative assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 2011 | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | T M Tamilselvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 52.96% | 52.96% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 38.75% | 38.75% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 58.92% | 58.92% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthangarai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | T. M. Tamilselvam | 99,675 | 52.96% | +14.21 |
| | INC | S. Arumugam | 71,288 | 37.87% | New |
| | NTK | Elangovan | 10,424 | 5.54% | New |
| | DMDK | R. Bakyaraj | 2,291 | 1.22% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,359 | 0.72% | −0.23 |
| | MNM | K. Murugesan | 1,254 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,387 | 15.08% | 13.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 188,223 | 79.15% | −3.45% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 214 | 0.11% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 237,810 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 14.21% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthangarai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | 69,980 | 38.75% | −20.18 |
| | DMK | S. Malathy | 67,367 | 37.30% | New |
| | PMK | T. N. Anguthi | 23,500 | 13.01% | New |
| | VCK | C. Kaniyamudhan | 12,669 | 7.01% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,717 | 0.95% | New |
| | BJP | S. A. Pandu | 1,591 | 0.88% | −0.78 |
| | KMDK | V. Theerthagiri | 1,266 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,613 | 1.45% | −24.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 180,616 | 82.60% | 0.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 218,671 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -20.18% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthangarai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Manoranjitham Nagaraj | 90,381 | 58.92% | New |
| | VCK | Muniyammal | 51,223 | 33.39% | New |
| | Independent | S. Vediyappan | 4,134 | 2.70% | New |
| | BJP | C. K. Sankar | 2,549 | 1.66% | New |
| | Independent | Dr. V. Devarajan | 2,138 | 1.39% | New |
| | Independent | P. Vinothkumar | 1,584 | 1.03% | New |
| | Independent | Murugan | 1,382 | 0.90% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,158 | 25.53% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,391 | 82.09% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 186,855 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |