Krishnagiri Assembly constituency#Election results

{{Short description|State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 53

| map_image = Constitution-Krishnagiri.svg

| Existence =

| district = Krishnagiri

| loksabha_cons = Krishnagiri

| established = 1951

| state = Tamil Nadu

| party = {{Party index link|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

| mla = K. Ashok Kumar

| latest_election_year = 2021

| name = Krishnagiri

| electors = 2,66,167{{cite web |title= Form 21E (Return of Election) |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211222095909/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC053.pdf |url= https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC053.pdf|access-date= 27 Jan 2022 |archive-date=22 Dec 2021}}

| reservation = None

}}

Krishnagiri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 53. It is a part of the similarly named constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. This constituency is delimited in the year 2008.{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}} It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Krishnagiri was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ec-to-tighten-grip-on-cash-for-votes/article8225776.ece|title=EC to tighten grip on cash for votes}}

It comprises the following areas.{{cite web|title=Constituencies post-delimitation 2008|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/forms/int3.pdf|publisher=CEO, Tamil Nadu|access-date=19 September 2011}}

Krishnagiri Taluk (Part) - Polupalli, Kurubarapalli, Ragimaganapalli, Junjupalli, Byanapalli, Kothapetta, Kattinayanapalli, Kammaampalli, Boganapalli, Pethathalapalli, Gangaleri, Kondepalli, Kompalli, Sembadamuthur, Gooliam, Bellampalli, Chikkapoovathi, Thandegoundanahalli, Alapatti, Agaram, Marikkampalli, Bellarampalli, Periyamuthur, Devasamudiram, Agasipalli, Chowttahalli, Sundekuppam, Timmapuram, Katteri, Gundalapatti, Sokkadi, Velakalahalli, Chaparthi, Bannihalli, Mittahalli, Errahalli, Kaveripattinam, Paiyur, Jagadab, Kallukurukki and Karadihalli villages.
Krishnagiri Municipality & Kattiganapalli
Kaveripattinam Town Panchayat

Members of Legislative Assembly

= Madras State =

class="wikitable" width="50%"

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party

1952

| D. Krishna Moorthy Gounder

| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}

1957

| S. Nagaraja Manigar

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1962

| Sreeramulu

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1967

| P. M. M. Gounder

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

= Tamil Nadu =

class="wikitable" width="50%"

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party

1971

| C. Maniappan

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1977

| K. R. Chinnarasu