Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)
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]
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 | Thangam Thennarasu | ||
| 2021 | Thangam Thennarasu | ||
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thangam Thennarasu | 102225 | 59.15% | +5.54% | |
| AIADMK | S. Rajasekar | 41233 | 23.86% | -13.91% | |
| NTK | Ananda Jothi | 13787 | 7.98% | +7.51% | |
| Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | K. K. Sivasamy | 6441 | 3.73% | New | |
| None Of The Above | NOTA | 740 | 0.43% | -0.36 | |
| Majority | 60992 | 35.29% | +19.45 | ||
| Turnout | 77.44 | -3.54% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | +5.54% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thangam Thennarasu | 89,927 | 53.61 | -0.75 | |
| AIADMK | Dinesh Babu, K | 63,350 | 37.70 | -3.37 | |
| DMDK | T. Raju | 5,799 | 3.46 | +3.46 | |
| BJP | B. Ravi Rajan | 1,779 | 1.06 | -0.27 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,328 | 0.79 | +0.79 | |
| Majority | 26,577 | 15.84 | +2.55 | ||
| Turnout | 1,67,767 | 80.99 | -3.57 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | -0.75 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thangam Thennarasu | 81,613 | 54.36 | +54.36 | |
| AIADMK | Esakki Muthu | 61,661 | 41.07 | +41.07 | |
| BJP | Vijaya Ragunathan P | 1,998 | 1.33 | +1.33 | |
| IND | Ramamurthy A | 1,103 | 0.73 | +0.73 | |
| BSP | Arumugam M | 1,082 | 0.72 | +0.72 | |
| Majority | 19,952 | 13.29 | ---- | ||
| Turnout | 1,50,244 | 84.56 | New | ||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
References