Tiruchuli Assembly constituency

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Tiruchuli
Constituency No. 208 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
Established1962 (first establishment)
2008 (second establishment)
Total electors2,21,421
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  DMK
Alliance   SPA
Elected year2021

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 for the second time after the delimitation of constituencies in 2008. [1] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Contents

Some of the major demands of Tiruchuzhi Assembly constituency include the construction of a new bus stand at Tiruchuzhi and Narikkudi; to upgrade the bus stands present in Kariyapatti and Veerachozhan; to make a stoppage of the Silambu Express at Tiruchuzhi and Narikkudi Railway Stations; to create New SIDCO and SIPCOT Industrial Complexes at Tiruchuzhi; and to upgrade the Major District Road (NH 195), (MDR 718) and (MDR 638) to a National Highway which would be present in-between Nedungulam to Abhiramam via Narikudi and Veerachozhan.

Extent

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, and Azhagiyanallur villages. [1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

YearWinnerParty
2011 Thangam Thennarasu [2] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021

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 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Thangam Thennarasu 102,225 59.41% +5.8
AIADMK S. Rajasekar41,23323.96%−13.8
NTK A. Anandhajothi13,7878.01%New
AMMK K. K. Sivasamy 6,4413.74%New
Independent V. Arunkumar2,4921.45%New
MNM S. Murugan1,3560.79%New
Independent R. Adaikalam8980.52%New
Margin of victory60,99235.45%19.60%
Turnout 172,07177.84%−3.14%
Rejected ballots1420.08%
Registered electors 221,055
DMK hold Swing 5.80%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchuli [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Thangam Thennarasu 89,927 53.61% −0.75
AIADMK K. Dinesh Babu63,35037.77%−3.3
DMDK T. Raju5,7993.46%New
BJP B. Ravirajan1,7791.06%−0.27
NOTA NOTA1,3280.79%New
Independent G. Vairaseeman1,0740.64%New
Margin of victory26,57715.84%2.56%
Turnout 167,74280.98%−3.52%
Registered electors 207,142
DMK hold Swing -0.75%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchuli [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Thangam Thennarasu 81,613 54.36% New
AIADMK U. Esakki61,66141.07%New
BJP P. Vijaya Ragunathan1,9981.33%New
Independent A. Ramamoorthy1,1030.73%New
BSP M. Arumugam1,0820.72%New
Margin of victory19,95213.29%
Turnout 150,14684.50%
Registered electors 177,683
DMK win (new seat)

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchuli [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIFB A. Perumal 28,524 55.94% New
INC M. Vellathurai18,42836.14%New
Independent R. Muthu4,0387.92%New
Margin of victory10,09619.80%
Turnout 50,99059.23%
Registered electors 90,401
AIFB win (new seat)

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Tamil Nadu Election Results". CNN-IBN . Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. "Tiruchuli Election Result" . Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

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