Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village in ramanathapuram district belonging to kadaladi taluk and keelakarai town panchayat”. Today it says “village located in the ramanathapuram district of tamil nadu”.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Village in Tamil Nadu, India Erwadi is a village in Ramanathapuram District , Tamil Nadu , a state in South India . It belongs to Kilakarai Taluk and town panchayat . The village is the location of the grave and shrine of Qutbus Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badusha, the previous ruler of Medina .1 Erwadi also belongs to Kadaladi assembly constituency, which is a part of Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) . However, after the delimitations in 2009, Erwadi has been joined to the Ramanathapuram assembly constituency.2
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Ervadi or Erwadi ) is a village in Ramanathapuram district belonging to Kadaladi Taluk and Keelakarai Town panchayat . The village is the location of the grave and shrine of Qutbus Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badusha, the then ruler of Madinah Al Munawwara . Erwadi also belongs to Kadaladi Assembly constituency which is a part of Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) . But after the delimitations in 2009, Erwadi has been joint to Ramanathapuram assembly constituency. Though being a small town, Erwadi is the second largest contributor for the revenue of Ramanthapuram District.
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Village in Tamil Nadu, India Ervadi or Erwadi is a village in Ramanathapuram district , Tamil Nadu in southern India belonging to Kadaladi Taluk and Keelakarai Town panchayat . The village is the location of the grave and shrine of Qutbus Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badusha, the then ruler of Madinah Al Munawwara . Erwadi also belongs to Kadaladi Assembly constituency which is a part of Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) . But after the delimitations in 2009, Erwadi has been joined to Ramanathapuram assembly constituency.
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Village in Tamil Nadu, India ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Village in Tamil Nadu, India Erwadi is a village in Ramanathapuram District , Tamil Nadu . It belongs to Kilakarai Taluk and town panchayat . The village is the location of the grave and shrine of Qutb-us-Sultan Syed Ibrahim Badshah Shaheed, a ruler of Medina . Erwadi also belongs to Kadaladi assembly constituency, which is a part of Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) . After the delimitations in 2009, Erwadi was joined to the Ramanathapuram assembly constituency.Erwadi is the second largest contributor for the revenue of Ramanthapuram District.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Village in Tamil Nadu, India ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Village in Tamil Nadu, India Erwadi is a village in Ramanathapuram District , Tamil Nadu . It belongs to Kilakarai Taluk and town panchayat . The village is at the location of the grave and shrine of Qutb-us-Sultan Syed Ibrahim Badshah Shaheed, a ruler of Madurai . Erwadi also belongs to Kadaladi assembly constituency, which is a part of Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) . After the delimitations in 2009, Erwadi joined the Ramanathapuram assembly constituency. Erwadi is the second largest contributor for the revenue of Ramanthapuram District.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village in ramanathapuram district belonging to kadaladi taluk and keelakarai town panchayat”. Today it says “village located in the ramanathapuram district of tamil nadu”. Read the current article and compare.
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village in ramanathapuram district belonging to kadaladi taluk and keelakarai town panchayat
Now
village located in the ramanathapuram district of tamil nadu
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