Sattur Assembly constituency
constituency of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in India
Sattur is an assembly constituency located in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. It falls under Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency served as the Chief Minister's constituency in the years 1957 and 1962 respectively, as it was won by then Chief Minister K. Kamaraj. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Madras State
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2026
2021
2019 by-election
2016
2011
2006
2001
1996
1991
1989
1984
1980
1977
1971
1967
1962
1957
1952
References
"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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