 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(February 2020) |
| Thirunallar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| District | Karaikal |
| Constituency | Puducherry |
| Reservation | None |
Thirunallar is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India. Thirunallar assembly constituency was part of Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency).
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P. R. Siva | All India N.R. Congress | |
| 2016 | R. Kamalakkannan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | P. R. Siva | Independent | |
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