Ariyalur (state assembly constituency)
Coordinates: 11°8′14″N 79°4′40″E / 11.13722°N 79.07778°E
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Ariyalur is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Ariyalur. Until 2006, Ariyalur assembly constituency was part of Perambalur (Lok Sabha constituency). After 2006, it is part of Chidambaram (Lok Sabha constituency).[1][2]
HistoryEdit
From the 1977 elections, the assembly seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) three times during the 1977, 1980 and 1989 elections, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) two times during the 2001 and 2011 elections, Indian National Congress once during 2006 and Tamil Maanila Congress once during the 1996 elections.[3] In 2016 Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the constituency was Thamarai S.Rajendran from the AIADMK Party.[4] The current MLA since 2021 is K. Chinnappa from DMK.
Madras StateEdit
| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-57 | Palaniandi | Independent | |
| Second | 1957-62 | Ramalinga Padayachi | Indian National Congress | |
| Third | 1962-67 | R. Narayanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | R. Karuppiam | Indian National Congress | |
Tamil NaduEdit
| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth | 1971-77 | G. Sivaperumal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | T. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | T. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | S. Purushothaman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | T. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | S. Manimegalai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | D. Amaramoorthy | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | P. Elavazhagan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Thirteenth | 2006-2011 | D. Amaramoorthy | Indian National Congress | |
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | Durai. Manivel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Fifteenth | 2016-2021 | S. Rajendran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Sixteenth | 2021-Incumbent | K. Chinnappa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election resultsEdit
2016Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Rajendran | 88,523 | 41.97 | ||
| DMK | S. S. Sivasankar | 86,480 | 40.97 | ||
| DMDK | Jayavel Rama | 13,599 | 6.44 | ||
| PMK | Thiruma Valavan K | 13,529 | 6.41 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,896 | 0.90 | ||
| Majority | 2,043 | 0.97 | |||
| Turnout | 2,11,232 | 84.99 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
2011Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Durai. Manivel | 88,726 | 47.77 | ||
| INC | D. Amaramoorthy | 70,906 | 38.17 | ||
| IJK | Baskar C | 9,501 | 5.11 | ||
| IND | Panneerselvam R | 7,099 | 3.82 | ||
| BJP | Abirami P | 2,981 | 1.60 | ||
| Majority | 17,820 | 9.60 | |||
| Turnout | 1,85,766 | 84.83 | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | ||||
NotesEdit
- ↑ "Members of Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu". Government of Tamil Nadu. 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ↑ "Map showing the new assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Partywise Comparison Since 1977". Election Commission of India. 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "MLA of Ariyalur". Government of Tamil Nadu. 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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ReferencesEdit
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.