Tiruchuli Assembly constituency
| Tiruchuli | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 208 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.[1] 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. [1]
Members of assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Thangam Thennarasu[2] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2021
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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) | |||||
References
- ^ a b "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) - CNN-IBN. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Tiruchuli Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.