# Kumarapalayam Assembly constituency

Kumarapalayam is a state assembly constituency in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 97. It consists of a portion of Kumarapalayam taluk. It is included in Erode Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
It was newly formed in the year 2008 by separating Sankari and Tiruchengode constituencies.
It covers Kumarapalayam Municipality and the majority of Pallipalayam Block. It covers until Bhavani Assembly constituency in the north and Erode East Assembly constituency with the river Kaveri as its boundary.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 2011 | P. Thangamani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | P. Thangamani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | P. Thangamani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 49.92% | 49.92% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 55.20% | 55.20% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 56.59% | 56.59% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kumarapalayam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Thangamani | 100,800 | 49.92% | 5.28 |
| | DMK | M. Venkatachalam | 69,154 | 34.25% | 4.4 |
| | NTK | S. Varun | 13,240 | 6.56% | 5 |
| | Independent | S. Ommsharravana | 7,342 | 3.64% | New |
| | MNM | K. Kamaraj | 6,125 | 3.03% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,342 | 0.66% | 0.94 |
| | DMDK | K. R. Sivasubiramaniyan | 1,022 | 0.51% | 4.74 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,646 | 15.67% | −9.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 201,925 | 79.36% | −1.44% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 87 | 0.04% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 254,439 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -5.28% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kumarapalayam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Thangamani | 103,032 | 55.20% | 1.39 |
| | DMK | P. Yuvaraj | 55,703 | 29.84% | 10.04 |
| | DMDK | P. A. Madeshwaran | 9,784 | 5.24% | New |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,994 | 1.60% | New |
| | NTK | G. Arunkumar | 2,908 | 1.56% | New |
| | KMDK | R. Ponnusamy | 2,813 | 1.51% | New |
| | PMK | S. Murthy | 2,773 | 1.49% | New |
| | BJP | K. Easwaran | 1,981 | 1.06% | 0.07 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 47,329 | 25.36% | 8.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,652 | 80.80% | −5.53% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 231,009 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -1.39% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kumarapalayam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Thangamani | 91,077 | 56.59% | New |
| | DMK | G. Selvaraju | 64,190 | 39.88% | New |
| | BJP | K. S. Balamurugan | 1,600 | 0.99% | New |
| | Independent | S. Thangamani | 1,179 | 0.73% | New |
| | Independent | K. Venugopal | 1,126 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,887 | 16.70% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,437 | 86.33% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,955 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |