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Andipatti or Aundipatty is a town in Theni district in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is on the bank of Vaigai River with rich flora and fauna species. It is a valley surrounded by mountains and there is a theory saying Western Ghats starts from this place. Agriculture is the main economy of the town with handloom and textile mills spread across the city limits. Nearby places include Theni, Madurai, Cumbum, Gudalur. The town is known all over the state and country as having been the constituency of the two chief ministers: M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa.
There is an NGO based in Aundipatty called Arogya Agam, which is involved in rural healthcare and women development and empowerment. It is also well known for the incident when the late All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Chief Minister MGR won the MLA election in this place even without visiting this place for election campaign since he was admitted to SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York and became the Chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
The Vaigai Dam, a major reservoir in Tamil Nadu, is 7 km away from Andipatti.
Andipatti is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Andipatti. It is part of the Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency).