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Tirukkoyilur (state assembly constituency)
Tirukkoyilur is a state assembly constituency of Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. It comprises a portion of Tirukkoyilur taluk and is a part of the Villupuram constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[1]
Thiru. A. Muthuswamy was the first M.L.A of thirukovilur town, at the period of 1952–1957. It was in existence from 1952 to 1971 state elections. After delimitation of constituencies in 2007, Mughaiyur constituency and Rishivandhiyam constituency are reorganised into Tirukovilur constituency. It has 1,94,414 registered voters for 2011 election.[2]
Demographics[edit]
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Created | 2016 |
| Vanniyar | 35% |
| Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar | 17% |
| Adi Dravida | 30% |
| Nathama Udayar | 5% |
| Konar, Nayudu, Pillaimar | 07% |
| Others | 6% |
| Total Electorate | 2,50,669 |
Madras State[edit]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | A. Muthuswamy | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party | |
| 1957 | S. A. M. Annamalai Odayar and Kuppusami |
Independent and Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Lakshminarasimma Ammal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | E. M. Subramaniam | Indian National Congress | |
Tamil Nadu[edit]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | A. S. Kumarasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tirukkoyilur was again formed after constituency delimitations 2008.[5]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | L. Venkatesan | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | K. Ponmudy[6] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | K. Ponmudy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election Results[edit]
2021[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Ponmudy | 1,10,980 | |||
| BJP | Kalivaradhan | 51,300 | |||
| DMDK | Venkatesan | 13,997 | |||
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | C.Murugan | 11,620 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| DMK gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Ponmudy | ||||
| AIADMK | |||||
2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | L. Venkatesan | ||||
| DMK | |||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "தொகுதி - ஓர் அறிமுகம்!: திருக்கோவிலூர் (பொது)". The Hindu. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Multifarious issues for the electorate". The Hindu. 30 April 2004. Archived from the original on 18 November 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ↑ Vikadan (2016). "மண்ணின் மைந்தர் வெற்றி பெறுவாரா".
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitaion 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 76. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.