Bodinayakanur, a town in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, was fondly dubbed the 'Kashmir of the South,' by India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru.

[1] Despite its modest size, the town has played a significant role in Tamil Nadu's political arena, having been the constituency for 16% of the reigning Chief Ministers of the state.

[citation needed] According to a 2011 census, Bodi had a population of 75,676 with a sex-ratio of 1,018 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.

[5] In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam was elected from Bodi Constituency.

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