Attur is a
state legislative assembly constituency in
Salem district
Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the dis ...
in the
India
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n state of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 82. It comprises a portion of
Attur taluk
Attur Taluk is one of the ''taluks'', or administrative division of Salem District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The division's headquarters is Attur town.
Background
Attur Taluk is surrounded by Gangavalli Taluk on east and Pethanaickenp ...
, which includes the city of
Attur
Attur or Aathur is a town, municipality and headquarters of Attur taluk in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 61,793. Attur is growing economically.
Transport
Attur is ...
. The constituency is part of the wider
Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the
Parliament of India
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.
The seat is
reserved
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for candidates from the
Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of the 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
Salem district