Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)

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Aruppukottai is the legislative assembly in Virudhunagar district, which includes the city, Aruppukkottai.[1] It is part of the Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency). This is the constituency, held by popular actor-turned politician, M.G. Ramachandran, when he first became Chief Minister in 1977 assembly elections.

History[edit]

Until 2006 election, Aruppukottai assembly constituency was part of Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency). After 2006 election, it is part of Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Madras State[edit]

Year Winner Party
1952 Jayarama Reddiar Indian National Congress
1957 M. D. Ramasami Independent
1962 T. Kadambavana Sundaram Indian National Congress
1967 S. S. Bharathi Swatantra Party

Tamil Nadu[edit]

Assembly Duration Winner Party
Fifth 1971-1977 Sowdi Sundara Bharathi All India Forward Bloc
Sixth 1977-1980 M. G. Ramachandran (Chief Minister) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh 1980-1984 M. Pitchai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth 1984-1989 M. Pitchai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth 1989-1991 V. Thangapandian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth 1991-1996 V. G. Manimeghalai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1996-1998 V. Thangapandian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1998-2001 Thangam Thenarasu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001-2006 K. K. Sivasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 2006-2011 Thangam Thennarusu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth 2011-2016 Vaigaichelvan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth 2016-2021 K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth 2021-Incumbent K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 53.18%
2016
 
 49.41%
2011
 
 51.15%
2006
 
 44.88%
2001
 
 46.07%
1996
 
 43.70%
1991
 
 58.91%
1989
 
 45.59%
1984
 
 45.32%
1980
 
 53.67%
1977
 
 56.23%
1971
 
 56.67%
1967
 
 54.68%
1962
 
 54.54%
1957
 
 55.13%
1952
 
 48.27%

2021[edit]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran 91,040 53.18%
AIADMK Vaigaichelvan 52,006 30.38%
NTK Uma 12,392 7.24%
MNM V. Umadevi 7,638 4.46%
DMDK R. Ramesh 2,532 1.48%
NOTA Nota 1,323 0.77%
Independent K. Boominathan 630 0.37%
style="background-color: Template:Puthiya Tamizhagam/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Puthiya Tamizhagam|Template:Puthiya Tamizhagam/meta/shortname]] M. Karuppasamy 478 0.28%
Independent P. Prasanth 436 0.25%
Independent Thangapandian 426 0.25%
Independent Lingapandi 419 0.24%
Margin of victory 39,034 22.80% 11.85%
Turnout 171,201 76.49% -2.68%
Registered electors 223,820
DMK hold Swing 3.77%

2016[edit]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran 81,485 49.41%
AIADMK Vaigaichelvan 63,431 38.46%
CPI Senthil Kumar. S 9,817 5.95%
BJP Vetrivel. R 3,223 1.95%
NOTA None Of The Above 2,509 1.52%
NTK Nagendran. 1,404 0.85%
PMK Aravindkumar. D 817 0.50%
Independent Lingappandi. P. 699 0.42%
BSP Sundarraj. I 388 0.24%
Independent Muthumariappan. M. 262 0.16%
Independent Vijayakumar. G. 225 0.14%
Margin of victory 18,054 10.95% 3.84%
Turnout 164,909 79.17% -4.18%
Registered electors 208,309
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -1.74%

2011[edit]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Vaigaichelvan 76,546 51.15%
DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran 65,908 44.05%
BJP Vetrivel. R 1,966 1.31%
Independent Jegan 1,009 0.67%
Independent Nagarajan. K 747 0.50%
Independent Kalaiselvan. S 696 0.47%
BSP Kandasamy. K 640 0.43%
Independent Murugan. R 445 0.30%
Independent Perumalsamy. S 378 0.25%
Independent Sivasubramanian. M 325 0.22%
Independent Ganesan. P 230 0.15%
Margin of victory 10,638 7.11% 0.00%
Turnout 179,531 83.35% 11.69%
Registered electors 149,637
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 6.28%

2006[edit]

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Thangam Thenarasu 52,002 44.88%
AIADMK Murugan. K 43,768 37.77%
DMDK Bharathi Thasan. A 13,836 11.94%
AIFB Krishna Ghandhi. P. 2,234 1.93%
BJP Chella Durai Pandian. E 1,193 1.03%
Independent Mannan. K 665 0.57%
Independent Maruthupandi. R 472 0.41%
Independent Samyraj. A 461 0.40%
Independent Periyasamy. A. 370 0.32%
Independent Karuppaiah. V. 325 0.28%
Independent Kanniah Thevar. M 295 0.25%
Margin of victory 8,234 7.11% 1.36%
Turnout 115,875 71.66% 9.32%
Registered electors 161,711
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -1.19%

2001[edit]

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. K. Sivasamy 49,307 46.07%
DMK Thangam Thenarasu 43,155 40.32%
MDMK Shanmuga Sundaram R. M. 10,558 9.86%
Independent Venkatesan A 960 0.90%
Independent Rajagopalan R 822 0.77%
Independent Regunathan C 775 0.72%
Independent Murugan S 622 0.58%
Independent Murugan R 255 0.24%
Independent Shanmugavel K 162 0.15%
Independent Periasamy A 157 0.15%
Independent Subramanian R 141 0.13%
Margin of victory 6,152 5.75% -10.11%
Turnout 107,026 62.33% -5.97%
Registered electors 171,719
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 2.37%

By-elections 1997 - 1998[edit]

1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Thangam Thenarasu 40,223 36.5%
AIADMK V.S. Panchavarnam 38,272 89.40
style="background-color: Template:Puthiya Tamizhagam/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Puthiya Tamizhagam|Template:Puthiya Tamizhagam/meta/shortname]] P.T. Manickam 12,484 11.3%
Independent K. Palaniswamy 9,525 8.6%
INC K. Chandran 1,329 1.2%
Majority 1,951 1.8%
Turnout 110,183 65.9%
DMK hold Swing

1996[edit]

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Thangapandian 45,081 43.70%
AIADMK Sundarapandian. K. 28,716 27.84%
MDMK Shanmugasundaram. R. M. 16,987 16.47%
Independent Chinnakaruppan. K. 9,565 9.27%
AIIC(T) Perumal. V. 1,077 1.04%
Independent Sivasamy. S. 260 0.25%
Independent Kanthirajan. K. S. 201 0.19%
Independent Periasamy Pannai. S. 148 0.14%
Independent Athimoolam. V. 146 0.14%
Independent Veeran. A. K. 132 0.13%
Independent Sundarasu. T 116 0.11%
Margin of victory 16,365 15.86% -4.73%
Turnout 103,165 68.31% 4.94%
Registered electors 159,117
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -15.21%

1991[edit]

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. G. Manimeghalai 56,985 58.91%
DMK Shanmuga Sundaram R. M. 37,066 38.32%
PMK Karuppiah C. 1,350 1.40%
Independent Karuppanan C. 289 0.30%
Independent Sathasivam M. 216 0.22%
Independent Balasubramani R. 162 0.17%
style="background-color: Template:Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha|Template:Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha/meta/shortname]] Pandiperumal E. 160 0.17%
Independent Balamurugan K. 125 0.13%
Independent Kanakkan M. 96 0.10%
Independent Periyasamy S. 71 0.07%
Independent Thanikkodi E. 67 0.07%
Margin of victory 19,919 20.59% 4.86%
Turnout 96,730 63.37% -7.39%
Registered electors 157,995
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 13.32%

1989[edit]

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Thangapandian 44,990 45.59%
AIADMK Panchavarnam. V. S. M 29,467 29.86%
INC Chelliah. R. M 18,466 18.71%
AIFB Perumal. A. R. M 3,521 3.57%
Independent Dhanushokodi. L. M 419 0.42%
Independent Ramaraj. K. R. M 286 0.29%
Independent Raju. C. M 246 0.25%
Independent Alaguraj. A. M 212 0.21%
Independent Sami. E. V. M 176 0.18%
Independent Velchami. R. S. M 123 0.12%
Independent Palani. K. M 103 0.10%
Margin of victory 15,523 15.73% 11.82%
Turnout 98,688 70.76% -3.40%
Registered electors 141,982
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 0.27%

1984[edit]

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Pitchai 39,839 45.32%
DMK V. Thangapandian 36,405 41.42%
Independent E. Pandiperumal 10,809 12.30%
Independent K. Palankudumban 403 0.46%
Independent G. Ganesa Nadar 292 0.33%
Independent M. Annamalai 152 0.17%
Margin of victory 3,434 3.91% -10.82%
Turnout 87,900 74.16% 5.44%
Registered electors 123,905
AIADMK hold Swing -8.35%

1980[edit]

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Pitchai 42,589 53.67%
DMK V. Thangapandian 30,904 38.95%
Independent Karuppiah. K. 4,742 5.98%
Independent Palani Kudumban. K. 507 0.64%
Independent Karalan. K. 318 0.40%
Independent Jawahar. K. 157 0.20%
Independent Ramasamy. P. 130 0.16%
Margin of victory 11,685 14.73% -23.64%
Turnout 79,347 68.72% -0.19%
Registered electors 116,985
AIADMK hold Swing -2.56%

1977[edit]

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. G. Ramachandran (Chief Minister) 43,065 56.23%
JP M. Muthuvel Servai 13,687 17.87%
INC A. Sivasamy 12,075 15.77%
DMK S.M. Bose 5,415 7.07%
Independent N. Seenivasan 645 0.84%
Independent G. Fitchai 550 0.72%
Independent M. Chidambaram 355 0.46%
Independent V.T.R. Veerappa Gownder 276 0.36%
Independent P. Muthuramalingam 202 0.26%
Independent K. Palani Kundumban 164 0.21%
Independent K. Jawahar 76 0.10%
Margin of victory 29,378 38.36% 24.41%
Turnout 76,582 68.91% -8.04%
Registered electors 112,763
AIADMK gain from AIFB Swing -0.43%

1971[edit]

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Sowdi Sundara Bharathi 37,021 56.67%
[[Swatantra Party|Template:Swatantra Party/meta/shortname]] Veerasamy M. 27,908 42.72%
Independent Senthooranathan S. 403 0.62%
Margin of victory 9,113 13.95% -0.69%
Turnout 65,332 76.95% -3.82%
Registered electors 88,706
AIFB gain from Swatantra Party Swing 1.99%

1967[edit]

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
[[Swatantra Party|Template:Swatantra Party/meta/shortname]] S. S. Bharathi 34,153 54.68%
INC T. K. Sundarm 25,012 40.04%
Independent A. A. Naicker 984 1.58%
Independent S. Ramadoss 851 1.36%
Independent A. Sundararajan 633 1.01%
Independent T. Subramaniam 480 0.77%
Independent T. Muthuchamy 352 0.56%
Margin of victory 9,141 14.63% 3.89%
Turnout 62,465 80.77% 0.55%
Registered electors 80,866
Swatantra Party gain from INC Swing 0.13%

1962[edit]

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. Kadambavana Sundaram 35,597 54.54%
S. Sowdi Sundara Bharathi 28,583 43.80%
Independent N. C. Arumugam 1,084 1.66%
Margin of victory 7,014 10.75% 0.48%
Turnout 65,264 80.22% 8.02%
Registered electors 84,282
INC gain from Independent Swing -0.59%

1957[edit]

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. D. Ramasami 31,765 55.13%
INC A. V. Thiruppathi 25,849 44.87%
Margin of victory 5,916 10.27% 4.42%
Turnout 57,614 72.20% 2.09%
Registered electors 79,794
Independent gain from INC Swing 6.86%

1952[edit]

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jayarama Reddiar 25,521 48.27%
Independent M. D. Ramaswami 22,427 42.42%
SP Ethiraju 1,594 3.01%
Independent Kadambiah Chettiar 1,569 2.97%
Independent S. E. S. Somasundaram Chattiar 1,313 2.48%
Independent Swami Gounder 446 0.84%
Margin of victory 3,094 5.85% 5.85%
Turnout 52,870 70.11%
Registered electors 75,411
INC win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.


Coordinates: 9°31′N 78°06′E / 9.51°N 78.1°E / 9.51; 78.1

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