Elanthangudi

Elanthangudi is a village in the Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 5 km south of the town of Mayiladuthurai in the direction of Thiruvarur and roughly 300 km from the state capital Chennai.

Scholars
Elanthangudi has a rich history of scholars. Initially, they used to produce Islamic scholars from Madrasa; however, this practice was later discontinued due to financial constraints. Nowadays, the Gents Madrasa is not functioning.

In 2013, a Women's Madrasa was established in Elanthangudi by Alhaj Tajudeen. It is currently producing female Islamic scholars in the area. The Madrasa is located on Azad Street.

Educators
Elanthangudi's first graduate was the Late Alhaj Mr.K.M.Zakaria, who completed his B.Com. in 1951. Subsequently, he earned a diploma in economics in Vietnam while working as a Warehouse Manager in the US Army.

As per the survey result 2013 : 83.7% Of Youths Are graduated in Elanthangudi Village. its shows Elanthangudi has a wealthy future generation.

Schools
There are the Four Following Schools in Elanthangudi village

1. Government Higher Sec School

2. Government elementary School

3. Montecherri primary school (Private Sector)

4. ALAMAN elementary school (Private Sector)

Research Academy
Integrated Farm and Organic Research Academy is located near to Takwa Palli Masjid, this Academy stated by Mr.Alispak in 2017.

Research Academy website = http://www.ifora.net

Mr. Alispak Well known as a இயற்கை விவசாயி. and He Received an award from Lions Club For his contribution towards to Natural Farming ( இயற்கை விவசாயம்  )

Economy
Initially, the majority of people in Elanthangudi were engaged in agriculture and various businesses across Asian countries. However, since 1975, a significant number of individuals have opted to earn a livelihood in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

Even though agriculture continues to play a crucial role as a source of income in Elanthangudi Village, many residents have established their businesses not only in Tamil Nadu but also in East Asian countries.

Politics
The village is a part of the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency. The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is S. Ramalingam of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.

Elanthangudi is represented in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by the Poompuhar Assembly constituency.

{| class="wikitable" ! Position Name !! Winner !! Party !! Period !! Votes Earned
 * MP (Member Of The Parliament) || S. Ramalingam || Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam || 2019–present(2024) ||  5,99,292
 * MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) || Nivedha M. Murugan || Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam || 2021–present(2026) || 96,102
 * Panjayath President || L.C Mathivaanan (M.Seetha Lakshmi) || Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam || 2019–present(2024) ||
 * Jamath (Muthavalli) || S.A Amanullah B.A, B.L.,|| --- || 2021–present(2024) || Election Conducted by TamilNadu Wakf Board, Votes are earned 225
 * Panjayath President || L.C Mathivaanan (M.Seetha Lakshmi) || Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam || 2019–present(2024) ||
 * Jamath (Muthavalli) || S.A Amanullah B.A, B.L.,|| --- || 2021–present(2024) || Election Conducted by TamilNadu Wakf Board, Votes are earned 225
 * Jamath (Muthavalli) || S.A Amanullah B.A, B.L.,|| --- || 2021–present(2024) || Election Conducted by TamilNadu Wakf Board, Votes are earned 225
 * Jamath (Muthavalli) || S.A Amanullah B.A, B.L.,|| --- || 2021–present(2024) || Election Conducted by TamilNadu Wakf Board, Votes are earned 225

Members Are Follows

 * A.Abdul Majid,
 * A.Liyakath Ali,
 * E.Jalaludeen,
 * O.Shaik Alaudeen,
 * S.M.I Mubarak Ali,
 * B.Salahudeen,
 * A.H Abdul Naseer,
 * H. Ameenudeen.
 * }

Culture and religion
Elanthangudi is well known as a Muslim Belt village, but people of other religions can also be found east and west of the village. There are four temples and four mosques in Elanthangudi.