Modakurichi (தமிழ்: மொடக்குறிச்சி) is a
legislative assembly constituency in the
India
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n state of
Tamil Nadu
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. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 100. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
It covers Sivagiri,
Modakkurichi
Modakurichi is a panchayat town and taluk headquarters of Modakurichi taluk in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the north-western part of the state. Spread across an area of , it had a population of 9,907 indiv ...
and some parts of Erode City. It is included in
Erode Lok Sabha constituency
Erode Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.
Assembly segments
From 2009
Erode Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segme ...
.
During the
1996 Assembly elections, a record 1033 candidates contested the Modakurichi Assembly seat. To check a repeat of this, the Election Commission increased the security deposit amount in the next elections.
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Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Madras State
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
1996
1991
1989
1984
1980
1977
1971
1967
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