Tiruchuli Assembly constituency
State Assembly Constituency in India
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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 for the second time after the delimitation of constituencies in 2008.[1] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
2008 (second establishment)
| Tiruchuli | |
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| Constituency No. 208 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Established | 1962 (first establishment) 2008 (second establishment) |
| Total electors | 205,301 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Some of the major demands of Tiruchuzhi Assembly constituency include the construction of a new bus stand at Tiruchuzhi and Narikkudi; to upgrade the bus stands present in Kariyapatti and Veerachozhan; to make a stoppage of the Silambu Express at Tiruchuzhi and Narikkudi Railway Stations; to create New SIDCO and SIPCOT Industrial Complexes at Tiruchuzhi; and to upgrade the Major District Road (NH 195), (MDR 718) and (MDR 638) to a National Highway which would be present in-between Nedungulam to Abhiramam via Narikudi and Veerachozhan.
Extent
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, and Azhagiyanallur villages.[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Thangam Thennarasu[2] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thangam Thennarasu | 75,085 | 41.43 |  17.98 | |
| TVK | S. Samayan | 61,600 | 33.99 | New | |
| AIADMK | M. S. R. Rajavarman | 25,581 | 14.11 | 9.85 | |
| NTK | Avarangadu Karthik Raja | 12,763 | 7.04 | 0.97 | |
| PT | Gunasekaran G | 1,248 | 0.69 | ||
| AIPTMMK | Murugesapandian T | 1,107 | 0.61 | ||
| Independent | Malai Alagu M | 631 | 0.35 | ||
| Independent | Advocate Thangapandian | 525 | 0.29 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 425 | 0.23 | 0.20 | |
| Margin of victory | 13,485 | 7.44 | 28.01 | ||
| Turnout | 179,085 | 87.66 |  10.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 204,293 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 17.98% |
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2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thangam Thennarasu | 102,225 | 59.41% | +5.8 | |
| AIADMK | S. Rajasekar | 41,233 | 23.96% | −13.8 | |
| NTK | A. Anandhajothi | 13,787 | 8.01% | New | |
| AMMK | K. K. Sivasamy | 6,441 | 3.74% | New | |
| Independent | V. Arunkumar | 2,492 | 1.45% | New | |
| MNM | S. Murugan | 1,356 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | R. Adaikalam | 898 | 0.52% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 740 | 0.43 | −0.36 | |
| Margin of victory | 60,992 | 35.45% | 19.60% | ||
| Turnout | 172,071 | 77.84% | −3.14% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 142 | 0.08% | |||
| Registered electors | 221,055 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 5.80% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thangam Thennarasu | 89,927 | 53.61% | −0.75 | |
| AIADMK | K. Dinesh Babu | 63,350 | 37.77% | −3.3 | |
| DMDK | T. Raju | 5,799 | 3.46% | New | |
| BJP | B. Ravirajan | 1,779 | 1.06% | −0.27 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,328 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | G. Vairaseeman | 1,074 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,577 | 15.84% | 2.56% | ||
| Turnout | 167,742 | 80.98% | −3.52% | ||
| Registered electors | 207,142 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -0.75% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thangam Thennarasu | 81,613 | 54.36% | New | |
| AIADMK | U. Esakki | 61,661 | 41.07% | New | |
| BJP | P. Vijaya Ragunathan | 1,998 | 1.33% | New | |
| Independent | A. Ramamoorthy | 1,103 | 0.73% | New | |
| BSP | M. Arumugam | 1,082 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,952 | 13.29% | |||
| Turnout | 150,146 | 84.50% | |||
| Registered electors | 177,683 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | A. Perumal | 28,524 | 55.94% | New | |
| INC | M. Vellathurai | 18,428 | 36.14% | New | |
| Independent | R. Muthu | 4,038 | 7.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,096 | 19.80% | |||
| Turnout | 50,990 | 59.23% | |||
| Registered electors | 90,401 | ||||
| AIFB win (new seat) | |||||