Palaya Appaneri is a small village located in the Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Geography Kovilpatti is the closest town to Palaya Appaneri village. Palaya Appaneri is easily accessible by bus from Kovilpatti and Elayirampannai.

Palaya Appaneri village is the seat of the Thoothukudi district Panchayat. Palaya Appaneri village is also the Panchayat for Palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri, Puthu Appaneri or New Appaneri, Puthur (lakshimiyaapuram), Suba Nagar and the area surrounding Suba Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar and Padmavathi Garden.

Palaya Appaneri village was once part of the Thirunelveli district but is now part of Thoothukudi district.

Palaya Appaneri was the one of village of Sankarankovil tehsil but now kovilpatti is the tehsil for palaya appaneri village.

Economy The village has a large amount of land suitable for agriculture, but much of this land was converted to other uses. Palaya Appaneri is considered to be a developing village because of its proximity to the Kovilaptti urban center.

Many people living in the area are involved in seasonal agriculture. However, increasing urbanization and slight rainfall have led many farmers to abandon agriculture.

Representatives

President

Palaya appaneri is a Panchayat.Officially, it is referred to Appaneri panchayat.the Panchayat is including the following areas Palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri, Puthu Appaneri or New Appaneri, Puthur (lakshimiyaapuram), Suba Nagar and the area surrounding Suba Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar and Padmavathi Garden .

List of Members YearWinner Party 2011AmuthaSubbaihIndependent Candidate2021S.SureshIndependent Candidate

Legislative assembly constituency

The Sankarankoil (state assembly constituency) is the legislative assembly constituency for palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri village.

List of MLA'S YearWinnerParty1971S. SubbiahDravida Munnetra Kazhagam1977S. SubbiahDravida Munnetra Kazhagam1980P. DurairajAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1984S. SankaralingamAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1989S. ThangaveluDravida Munnetra Kazhagam1991V. GopalakrishnanAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1996C. KaruppasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2001C. KaruppasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2006C. KaruppasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2011C. KaruppasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2012S. MuthuselviAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2016V. M. RajalakshmiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2021E.RajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Parliamentary Constituency

Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency) is the parliamentary constituency for Palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri.

List of MP'S YearWinnerPartyRunner-upParty1957M. SankarapandianINCN. ShanmughamCPI1962M. P. SwamyINCS. A. MuruganandamCPI1967R. S. ArumugamINCVeluSWA1971A. M. ChellachamiINCR. S. ArumugamNCO1977M. ArunachalamINCS. RajagopalanNCO1980M. ArunachalamINCS. RajagopalanJNP1984M. ArunachalamINCR. KrishnanCPM1989M. ArunachalamINCR. KrishnanCPM1991M. ArunachalamINCT. Sadhan Thirumalai KumarDMK1996M. ArunachalamTMC(M)V. SelvarajINC1998S. MurugesanADMKM. ArunachalamTMC(M)1999S. MurugesanADMKS. ArumugamBJP2004M. AppaduraiCPIS. MurugesanADMK2009P. LingamCPIK. VellaipandiINC2014M. VasanthiADMKK. KrishnasamyPuthiya Tamilagam2019Dhanush M KumarDMKK. KrishnasamyPuthiya Tamilagam

Transport Buses are available for every 30 minutes. Government buses Thirumurugan mini bus KKS bus K.R. Jayalakshmi bus

Temples Vinayagar (Ganesha) temples (4) Kaliamman temple Chelleyaramman temple Bambelamman temple Irulappaswamy temples (2) Varatharaja perumal temple Maadaswamy temple Veera vaiyammal temple

Festival The annual festival is celebrated in the Kaliamman temple. It is usually conducted at the end of May or at the beginning of June in Irulappaswamy.

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