Katpadi is a state assembly constituency in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 40. It comprises portions of the Katpadi, Vellore, and Walajah taluks. It is a part of Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. The constituency was formed in 1962 by separating Gudiyatham Assembly constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Demographics
+ Demographics (2016) Category DataCreated2016Adi dravidar25%Vanniyar25%Thuluva Vellalar20% Telugu People and Religious Minorities20%Others10%Total Electorate (2016) 2,29,868
Members of Legislative Assembly Madras State
YearWinner Party 1962 B. Rajagopal Naidu 1967 G. Natarajan
Tamil Nadu
YearWinner Party 1971 Durai Murugan 1977 M. A. Jayavelu 1980 N. A. Poongavanam 1984 G. Ragupathi 1989 Durai Murugan 1991 K. M. Kalaiselvi 1996Durai Murugan 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 Dr. M. Sudhakar
Election results
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1962
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