Viralimalai Assembly constituency

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Viralimalai
Constituency No. 179 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukottai
Lok Sabha constituency Karur
Established1967
Total electors2,25,189 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Elected year2021

Viralimalai is a legislative assembly constituency of Pudukkottai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu. It comes under Karur Lok Sabha constituency for Parliamentary elections. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below. [2] [3]

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Extent

[**Although Kavinaripatti, Puthakudi and Kappakudi villages are in Triuchirapalli revenue district, they are physically and geographically located within the boundaries of 179- Viralimalai AC.] [4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

YearWinnerParty
2011 Dr. C. Vijaya Baskar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021
52.93%
2016
49.69%
2011
55.99%
1971
57.47%
1967
49.63%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Viralimalai [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK C. Vijayabaskar 102,179 52.93% +3.24
DMK Palaniappan78,58140.71%−4.03
NTK P. Azhagu Meena7,0353.64%New
AMMK O. Karthi Prabhakaran1,2280.64%New
Margin of victory23,59812.22%7.27%
Turnout 193,03885.72%1.56%
Rejected ballots11680.61%
Registered electors 225,189
AIADMK hold Swing 3.24%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Viralimalai [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK C. Vijayabaskar 84,701 49.69% −6.3
DMK M. Palaniappan76,25444.74%+17.22
DMDK R. Karthikeyan2,9791.75%New
ETMK N. Adaikalam1,0890.64%New
NOTA NOTA9740.57%New
Margin of victory8,4474.96%−23.52%
Turnout 170,44884.16%−1.86%
Registered electors 202,517
AIADMK hold Swing -6.30%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Viralimalai [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK C. Vijayabaskar 77,285 55.99% New
DMK S. Regupathy 37,97627.51%New
Independent M. Palaniappan15,39711.16%New
IJK Y. Savarimuthu2,6391.91%New
Independent P. Alagu1,4041.02%New
Independent P. Raja1,4031.02%New
Independent Palaniappan (A) M. Puratchikavidasan1,1440.83%New
Independent M. Ramesh7740.56%New
Margin of victory39,30928.48%
Turnout 138,02286.02%
Registered electors 160,449
AIADMK win (new seat)

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Viralimalai [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK V. S. Ilechezhiyan 41,813 57.47% +7.83
INC A. Karuppiah Udayar30,27441.61%−1.58
Independent A. Perumal6700.92%New
Margin of victory11,53915.86%9.41%
Turnout 72,75775.11%3.97%
Registered electors 100,230
DMK hold Swing 7.83%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Viralimalai [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK S. S. Thethuvandar 30,288 49.63% New
INC P. P. Gounder26,35443.19%New
Independent A. Perumal2,0543.37%New
Independent M. C. Gounder1,5392.52%New
Independent A. M. Ali7871.29%New
Margin of victory3,9346.45%
Turnout 61,02271.13%
Registered electors 90,479
DMK win (new seat)

References

  1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. "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)
  5. "Viralimalai Election Result" . Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. "Tmil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021 - Tamil Nadu - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

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