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
2016 Thangam Thennarasu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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Election results

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
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References
  1. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf
  2. "Tamil Nadu Election Results". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 13 May 2011.


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