Bhavani is a state assembly constituency in
Erode district
Erode District is one of the 38 Districts of Tamil Nadu, districts in the south Indian States and union territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It was the largest district by area in the state before the formation of Tirupur district in 2009 ...
in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 104. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
It covers Bhavani and some parts of
Erode
Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrativ ...
City.
It is included in
Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency
Tiruppur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 18 of 39. Originally, Gobichettipalayam (Lok Sabha constituency), Gobichettipalayam, it was converted to Tiruppur by Election commission afte ...
.
Demographics
The constituency has a significant number of
Vanniyar
The Vanniyar, formerly known as the Palli, are a community or '' jāti'' found in the northern part of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The Vanniyars were historically considered a lower caste, although some were peasant-warriors in the 14th ...
,
Kongu Vellalar
Kongu Vellalar is a community found in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, India.
Etymology
The Vellalar of the Kongunadu, Kongu country came to be known as Kongu Vellalar. They are also known by names such as "Bupaalan", Gangavamsam, Kudiyaanava ...
Gounder
Gounder is a title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It may refer to various communities such as Kongu Vellalar, Vettuva Gounder, Vettuva, Vanniyar, Kurumba Gounder, Kurumba, Thuluva Vellalar, :ta:Urali_Gounder, Urali, ...
, and
Senguntha Mudaliar
Sengunthar (), also known as the Kaikolar and Senguntha Mudaliar is a caste commonly found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and the neighboring country Sri Lanka. In Andhra Pradesh, they are known as Kaikala or Karikala Bhaktu ...
, Reddiyar and Adi Dravida communities.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Madras State
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
1996
1991
1989
1984
1980
1977
1971
1967
1962
1957
1952
References
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Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Erode district
Politics of Tamil Nadu
Constituencies established in 1951
1951 establishments in Madras State