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 Taluk Tiruchuli Taluk, 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 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[2] |
| 2016 | Thangam Thennarasu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
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