# Kilvaithinankuppam Assembly constituency

K. V. Kuppam, or Kilvaithinankuppam, is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, formed after the constituency delimitation in 2008. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 45. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is included in Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 2011 | S. K. Tamilarasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | G. Loganathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | M. Jaganmoorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 49.08% | 49.08% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 45.76% | 45.76% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 51.12% | 51.12% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvaithinankuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Jaganmoorthy | 84,579 | 49.08% | 3.32% |
| | DMK | K. Seetharaman | 73,997 | 42.94% | 3.08% |
| | NTK | J. Divya Rani | 10,027 | 5.82% | 5.34% |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,798 | 1.04% | −0.16% |
| | DMDK | P. Dhanaseelan | 1,432 | 0.83% | −1.69% |
| | RPPRINAT | K. Elavarasan | 547 | 0.32% | |
| | IJK | K. Venkatasamy | 519 | 0.30% | |
| | BSP | D. Pushpalatha | 519 | 0.30% | 0.02% |
| | Independent | S. Selva Chenguttuvan | 331 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | E. P. Elanchezhiyan | 242 | 0.14% | |
| | NDPOSI | K. Sathu | 133 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,582 | 6.14% | 0.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,326 | 75.83% | −4.56% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 553 | 0.32% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 227,241 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.32% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvaithinankuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | G. Loganathan | 75,612 | 45.76% | −5.36% |
| | DMK | V. Amalu | 65,866 | 39.86% | −4.33% |
| | PMK | C. Kusalakumari | 13,046 | 7.90% | |
| | DMDK | M. Deviyammal | 4,170 | 2.52% | |
| | BJP | R. Vimala | 2,210 | 1.34% | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,990 | 1.20% | |
| | NTK | N. Archana | 788 | 0.48% | |
| | BSP | K. Mohan | 457 | 0.28% | −0.59% |
| | Independent | J. Raja | 283 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | S. Annammal | 238 | 0.14% | |
| | LJP | A. Selva Kumar | 229 | 0.14% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,746 | 5.90% | −1.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 165,226 | 80.39% | 0.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 205,533 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -5.36% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvaithinankuppam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. K. Thamizharasan | 72,002 | 51.12% | |
| | DMK | K. Seetharaman | 62,242 | 44.19% | |
| | Independent | S. Anumanthan | 1,350 | 0.96% | |
| | BSP | B. Saravanan | 1,226 | 0.87% | |
| | IJK | N. Ilayakumar | 1,111 | 0.79% | |
| | Independent | M. Ravi | 1,061 | 0.75% | |
| | Independent | S. Ramesh | 592 | 0.42% | |
| | Independent | Tamilarasan | 454 | 0.32% | |
| | Independent | S. Sudhakar | 370 | 0.26% | |
| | LJP | C. Chandran | 257 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | M. Sankar | 183 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,760 | 6.93% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,992 | 80.03% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 140,848 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |