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.
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
| 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) - ^ "Tamil Nadu Election Results". 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.
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