The Avanashi Assembly constituency is one of the 234 constituencies in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 107 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Bharatiya Janata Party, Vijay's TVK, and the Congress are the main parties in the state.
The Avanashi Assembly constituency comes under the Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2021 assembly polls, Dhanapal P of the AIADMK won the seat by defeating Athiyaman of the DMK.
Avanashi constituency demographic profile
The Avanashi Assembly constituency is a part of the Tiruppur district. As per data from the Election Commission, there were 2,80,560 voters in the constituency during the 2021 Assembly elections. Out of this, 1,36,241 were male and 1,44,313 were female voters. 6 voters belonged to the third gender.
2,037 postal votes were cast in the constituency.
During the 2016 assembly elections, there were 2,49,571 voters in the constituency.
Avanashi Assembly election 2026 poll date
The Election Commission of India is yet to announce the date for the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
Avanashi Assembly election 2026 candidates
The political parties are yet to declare their candidates for the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
Avanashi Assembly constituency past winners
In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, A. M. S. Mohan Kumar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the Avanashi seat by defeating Athiyaman of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 4,240 votes. Mohan Kumar polled 1,06,847 votes, while Athiyaman secured 1,02,607 votes.
In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, P. Dhanapal of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the seat by defeating M. Natarajan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 30,306 votes.
Avanashi constituency past winners, candidates and parties
In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Dhanapal P of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the Avanashi seat by defeating Athiyaman of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 50,902 votes. He polled 1,17,284 votes, while Athiyaman secured 66,382 votes.
In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, P. Dhanapal of the ADMK won the seat by defeating Anandhan E of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 30,306 votes.
Past 5 elections in Avanashi Assembly constituency
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | A. M. S. Mohan Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | P. Dhanapal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | P. Dhanapal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | R. Prema | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | M. Mahalingam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Avanashi Assembly electionvoter turnout
In 2021, the voter turnout in the Avanashi Assembly constituency was 82.67 per cent.
In 2016, the voter turnout was recorded at 80.23 per cent.
