Tiruchirappalli West (state assembly constituency)
Refer Tiruchirappalli – II (State Assembly Constituency) for previous elections held in this constituency.
Tiruchirappalli – II (State Assembly Constituency) has been renamed as Tiruchirappalli West after the constituency delimitaions 2008.[1] Tiruchirappalli West will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2][3][4] It comes under Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency) for Parliament elections
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | M. Mariam Pichai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011* | M. Paranjothi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | K. N. Nehru | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
* By-elections were held due to the death of Pichai
Election Results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. N. Nehru | 92,049 | 51.30 | +8.65 | |
| AIADMK | R. Manoharan | 63,634 | 35.47 | -18.70 | |
| DMDK | Joseph Jerald | 11,469 | 6.39 | +6.39 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,100 | 2.29 | +2.29 | |
| NTK | Manoharan Sethu | 3,080 | 1.72 | +1.72 | |
| Margin of victory | 28,415 | 15.83 | +4.31 | ||
| Turnout | 1,79,668 | 70.53 | +9.42 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.87 | |||
2011 Bypolls
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Paranjothi | 69,029 | 54.17 | +3.96 | |
| DMK | K. N. Nehru | 54,345 | 42.65 | -2.91 | |
| IJK | M. M.Sadiq | 906 | 0.41 | -0.55 | |
| UUK | S. Kalasthri | 663 | 0.52 | +0.52 | |
| Margin of victory | 14,684 | 11.52 | +6.87 | ||
| Turnout | 1,27,433 | 61.12 | -13.92 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | +3.96 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Mariam Pichai | 77,492 | 50.21 | +50.21 | |
| DMK | K. N. Nehru | 70,313 | 45.56 | +45.56 | |
| BJP | R. Thirumal | 2,569 | 1.66 | +1.66 | |
| IJK | P. Selvam | 1,487 | 0.96 | +0.96 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,179 | 4.65 | ---- | ||
| Turnout | 1,54,322 | 75.04 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
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References
- "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitaion 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- "A system for voter to know to whom he has voted". The Hindu. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- "For the first time in Tamil Nadu, EVMs with paper trail will be used". The Times of India. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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