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

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchuli
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

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchuli
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

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruchuli
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


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