Tiruchuli Assembly constituency

Tiruchuli
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
2011 Thangam Thennarasu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 Thangam Thennarasu
2021 Thangam Thennarasu

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
59.41%
2016
53.61%
2011
54.36%
1962
55.94%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruchuli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruchuli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruchuli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Tiruchuli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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)