Tiruchuli Assembly constituency
Tiruchuli | |
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Constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Total electors | 2,21,421 |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Alliance | SPA |
Elected year | 2021 |
Tiruchuli is a state assembly constituency in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu. It comes under Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency for parliament elections. It was created after the delimitation of constituencies. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
Some of the major demands of the Tiruchuzhi Constituency include construction of a new Bus Stand at Tiruchuzhi and Narikkudi; to upgrade the Bus stands present in Kariyapatti and Veerachozhan; to make stoppage of Silambu Express at Tiruchuzhi and Narikkudi Railway Stations; to create New SIDCO and SIPCOT Industrial Complexes at Tiruchuzhi; to upgrade the Major District Road (NH 195), (MDR 718) and (MDR 638) to a National Highway which is present in-between Nedungulam to Abhiramam via Narikudi and Veerachozhan.
Extent of assembly constituency
It comprises Kariapatti Union, Narikkudi Union, Tiruchuli Union, Aruppukkottai Taluk (part): Kulasekaranallur, Mangulam, Melakandamangalam, Kurunaikulam, Konganakurichi, Aladipatti, Bommakottai, Kallorani, Savaspuram, Kullampatti, Muthuramalingapuram, Narthampatti, Kalayarkarisalkulam, Kalyanasundarapuram, Kallumadam, Erasinnampatti, Parattanatham, Thammanaickenpatti, Vedanatham, Silukkapatti, Mandapasalai, Maravarperungudi, Thummuchinnampatti, Thirumalaipuram, Salukkuvarpatti, Suthamadam, Thoppalakarai, Rajagopalapuram, Pullanaickenpatti, Chettikulam, Kanakai, Paralachi, Melaiyur, Vadakkunatham, Therkunatham, Sengulam, Poolangal Kallakkari, Keelkudi and Purasalur, keppilingampatti. Azhagiyanallur villages.
Members of assembly
Year | Winner | Party | |
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2011 | Thangam Thennarasu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2016 | Thangam Thennarasu | ||
2021 | Thangam Thennarasu |
Election results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Thangam Thennarasu | 102,225 | 59.41% | +5.8 | |
AIADMK | S. Rajasekar | 41,233 | 23.96% | -13.8 | |
NTK | A. Anandhajothi | 13,787 | 8.01% | New | |
AMMK | K. K. Sivasamy | 6,441 | 3.74% | New | |
Independent | V. Arunkumar | 2,492 | 1.45% | New | |
MNM | S. Murugan | 1,356 | 0.79% | New | |
Independent | R. Adaikalam | 898 | 0.52% | New | |
Margin of victory | 60,992 | 35.45% | 19.60% | ||
Turnout | 172,071 | 77.84% | -3.14% | ||
Rejected ballots | 142 | 0.08% | |||
Registered electors | 221,055 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 5.80% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Thangam Thennarasu | 89,927 | 53.61% | -0.75 | |
AIADMK | K. Dinesh Babu | 63,350 | 37.77% | -3.3 | |
DMDK | T. Raju | 5,799 | 3.46% | New | |
BJP | B. Ravirajan | 1,779 | 1.06% | -0.27 | |
NOTA | NOTA | 1,328 | 0.79% | New | |
Independent | G. Vairaseeman | 1,074 | 0.64% | New | |
Margin of victory | 26,577 | 15.84% | 2.56% | ||
Turnout | 167,742 | 80.98% | -3.52% | ||
Registered electors | 207,142 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -0.75% |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Thangam Thennarasu | 81,613 | 54.36% | New | |
AIADMK | U. Esakki | 61,661 | 41.07% | New | |
BJP | P. Vijaya Ragunathan | 1,998 | 1.33% | New | |
Independent | A. Ramamoorthy | 1,103 | 0.73% | New | |
BSP | M. Arumugam | 1,082 | 0.72% | New | |
Margin of victory | 19,952 | 13.29% | |||
Turnout | 150,146 | 84.50% | |||
Registered electors | 177,683 | ||||
DMK win (new seat) |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIFB | A. Perumal | 28,524 | 55.94% | New | |
INC | M. Vellathurai | 18,428 | 36.14% | New | |
Independent | R. Muthu | 4,038 | 7.92% | New | |
Margin of victory | 10,096 | 19.80% | |||
Turnout | 50,990 | 59.23% | |||
Registered electors | 90,401 | ||||
AIFB win (new seat) |