Tamil Nadu elections: Hot seat - Nannilam

A detailed look at the problems plaguing the Constituencies in Tamil nadu

Nannilam bus stand | Express

KNOW YOUR CONSTITUENCY

•  Nannilam is an agrarian constituency, with farmers, farm labourer population
•  Since the 1991 election, AIADMK has won 3 out of the 6 elections

ISSUES & DEMANDS

• Creation of industries such as paper making, using hay and bamboo as raw material
• By-pass road connecting Poonthottam and Peralam to be laid 
• Irrigation structures to store water from branches of the Cauvery draining into sea during floods
• A proposed alternative route for Chennai-Kanyakumari industrial corridor which is set to displace residents of Mudikondan village

Voters

Male
1,35,283

Female
1,36,159

transpersons
24

Total
2,71,466

FACE OFF

 R Kamaraj (AIADMK) vs S Jothiraman (DMK)

PREVIOUS winners

2016 R Kamaraj (AIADMK)
2011 R Kamaraj (AIADMK)
2006 P Padmavathy (CPI)
2001 CK Tamizharasan (TMC)
1996 Dr Padma (TMC)

Current MLA

2016
Food Minister R Kamaraj (AIADMK)