Namakkal:
Newly-formed Paramathi-Velur Assembly segment was known as Kabilamalai assembly segment before delimitations in 2008. PMK candidates have won the last two elections – A.R. Malayappasamy in 2001 and sitting MLA Nedunchelian in 2006 – and are now striving hard to win this newly-formed assembly segment.
C. Vadivel Gounder is PMK's candidate for this segment, whose main opponent would be U. Thaniarasu of Kongu Ilaygnar Peravai who is contesting under the AIADMK banner. Vadivel has already contested as an MLA in Tirupur way back in 1996 but could not make it to the legislative assembly.
First time assembly election contestant Thaniarasu has already shown his strength as an independent candidate in the 2009 general elections, in which he won 24,230 votes. This was the highest number of votes polled by an independent candidate among the total 17 independent candidates who contested from Namakkal constituency.
Among the 12 other candidates only two are from political parties -
K. Manoharan of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
and M. Thangadurai of Indiya Jananayaka Katchi (IJK).
The names and symbols allotted:
P. Gopal (Nagara),
A. Sivasankar (Candles),
P. Srinivasan (Carrot),
N. Sundaram (Whistle),
P. Thangaraj (Gas Cylinder),
S.R. Balasubramaniam (Balloon),
R. Murugesan (Sewing Machine),
S. Ravikumar (Television),
N. Ramasamy (Gas Stove)
V. Vaithiyanathan (Road Roller).
There are no women candidates in this assembly segment.
This segment has a total 1,86,609 voters of which female voters (92,918) outnumber the males (90,889) – this excludes the fresh voters numbering 2,802 who were enrolled in the voters list during the final phase of the election enrolment drive that concluded in the month of March.
Kabilamalai assembly segment that was formed in the year 1962 has given victories to candidates of the DMK (1962, 1967, 1971, 1996), AIADMK (1977, 1980, 1989) PMK (2001, 2006) and Congress (1984).
In the 2006 assembly elections sitting MLA Nedunchelian (PMK) bagged 47.25 percent of the votes, followed by MDMK's N.T. Gurusamy (39.96 percent), DMDK's K. Selvi (7.79 percent). The 10 independent candidates managed to secure only 4.25 percent of the total 1,22,862 votes.
Main assurances given by candidates in this fertile segment where most of the people are farmers and farm labourers is to establish research facilities that would improve the quality of betel leaf produced there, formulating a permanent solution to ensure regular pay for sugarcane workers and renovating the Rajavaikal that is the main source of irrigation for this region. Some candidates also promised to work out a solution for the research on platinum fields in the agricultural lands there, which has led to poor real estate movement and also reduced the agricultural activities.
Establishment of a fire station and construction of a bus stand are the other important assurances.
In addition to the whole of Paramathi-Velur Taluk that comes under this assembly segment it also covers the following villages in Tiruchengode Taluk:
Agaram,
Konnayar,
Periyamanali,
Kokkalai,
Illuppili,
Punjaipudupalayam,
Koothampoondi Agraharam,
Pullagoundampatti,
Koothampoondi,
Lattivadi,
Manathi,
Mavureddipatti,
Thondipatti,
Musiri,
Puthur East and
Bommanpatti.
Illaiyapuram is the only village from Namakkal Taluk.
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