Virudhachalam (state assembly constituency)

Vridhachalam is a legislative assembly constituency in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Before 2009, it was part of the Chidambaram (Lok Sabha constituency). After 2009, it is part of Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency). This constituent was won by popular actor Vijaykanth, during the 2006 Assembly election, under his new party Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam.

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Kathimuthu and Paramasivam		Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party
1957	M. Selvaraj		Independent
1962	G. Boovaraghan		Indian National Congress
1967	G. Bhuvaraghan		Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu

Assembly	Duration	Winner	Party
Fifth	1971-77	M. Selvaraj		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977-80	C. Ramanathan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980-84	R. Thiyagarajan		Indian National Congress
Eighth	1984-89	R. Thiyagarajan		Indian National Congress
Ninth	1989-91	G. Bhuvaraghan		Janata Party
Tenth	1991-96	R. D. Aranganathan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh	1996-01	Tamizharasan M.A.B.L. Kuzhandai		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth	2001-06	R. Govindasamy		Pattali Makkal Katchi
Thirteenth	2006-11	A. Vijayakanth		Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
Fourteenth	2011-2016	V. Muthukumar		Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
Fifteenth	2016-2021	V.T. Kalaiselvan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth	2021-	Radhakrishnan		Indian National Congress

Election Results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Virudhachalam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. R. R. Radhakrishnan
	PMK
	DMDK	Premalatha Vijayakanth
Majority
Turnout
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing

References

• "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.