Palaya Appaneri is a small village located in the Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Palaya Appaneri
Village
CountryIndia
StateTamilnadu
DistrictThoothukudi
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj
 • Bodygram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
628502
Vehicle registrationTN 96 and 69

Geography edit

Kovilpatti is the closest town to Palaya Appaneri village. Palaya Appaneri is easily accessible by bus from Kovilpatti and Elayirampannai.

Palaya Appaneri village is the seat of the Thoothukudi district Panchayat. Palaya Appaneri village is also the Panchayat for Palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri, Puthu Appaneri or New Appaneri, Puthur (lakshimiyaapuram), Suba Nagar and the area surrounding Suba Nagar,Venkateshwara Nagar and Padmavathi Garden.

Palaya Appaneri village was once part of the Thirunelveli district but is now part of Thoothukudi district.

Palaya Appaneri was the one of village of Sankarankovil tehsil but now kovilpatti is the tehsil for palaya appaneri village.

Economy edit

The village has a large amount of land suitable for agriculture, but much of this land was converted to other uses. Palaya Appaneri is considered to be a developing village because of its proximity to the Kovilaptti urban center.

Many people living in the area are involved in seasonal agriculture. However, increasing urbanization and slight rainfall have led many farmers to abandon agriculture.

Representatives edit

President edit

Palaya appaneri is a Panchayat.Officially, it is referred to Appaneri panchayat.the Panchayat is including the following areas Palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri, Puthu Appaneri or New Appaneri, Puthur (lakshimiyaapuram), Suba Nagar and the area surrounding Suba Nagar,Venkateshwara Nagar and Padmavathi Garden .

List of Members edit

Year Winner Party
2011 AmuthaSubbaih Independent Candidate
2021 S.Suresh Independent Candidate

Legislative assembly constituency edit

The Sankarankoil (state assembly constituency) is the legislative assembly constituency for palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri village.

List of MLA'S edit

Year Winner Party
1971 S. Subbiah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 S. Subbiah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 P. Durairaj Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 S. Sankaralingam Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 S. Thangavelu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 V. Gopalakrishnan Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 C. Karuppasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 C. Karuppasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 C. Karuppasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 C. Karuppasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2012 S. Muthuselvi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 V. M. Rajalakshmi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 E.Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Parliamentary Constituency edit

Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency) is the parliamentary constituency for Palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri.

List of MP'S edit

Year Winner Party Runner-up Party
1957 M. Sankarapandian INC N. Shanmugham CPI
1962 M. P. Swamy INC S. A. Muruganandam CPI
1967 R. S. Arumugam INC Velu SWA
1971 A. M. Chellachami INC R. S. Arumugam NCO
1977 M. Arunachalam INC S. Rajagopalan NCO
1980 M. Arunachalam INC S. Rajagopalan JNP
1984 M. Arunachalam INC R. Krishnan CPM
1989 M. Arunachalam INC R. Krishnan CPM
1991 M. Arunachalam INC T. Sadhan Thirumalai Kumar DMK
1996 M. Arunachalam TMC(M) V. Selvaraj INC
1998 S. Murugesan ADMK M. Arunachalam TMC(M)
1999 S. Murugesan ADMK S. Arumugam BJP
2004 M. Appadurai CPI S. Murugesan ADMK
2009 P. Lingam CPI K. Vellaipandi INC
2014 M. Vasanthi ADMK K. Krishnasamy Puthiya Tamilagam
2019 Dhanush M Kumar[1] DMK K. Krishnasamy Puthiya Tamilagam

Transport edit

Buses are available for every 30 minutes.

  • Government buses
  • Thirumurugan mini bus
  • KKS bus
  • K.R. Jayalakshmi bus

Temples edit

  • Vinayagar (Ganesha) temples (4)
  • Kaliamman temple
  • Chelleyaramman temple
  • Bambelamman temple
  • Irulappaswamy temples (2)
  • Varatharaja perumal temple
  • Maadaswamy temple
  • Veera vaiyammal temple

Festival edit

The annual festival is celebrated in the Kaliamman temple. It is usually conducted at the end of May or at the beginning of June in Irulappaswamy.

References edit

  1. ^ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.