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Aruppukottai Assembly constituency

Aruppukottai
Constituency No. 207 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Lok Sabha constituencyVirudhunagar
Established1951
Total electors207,750
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  DMK
Elected year2026

Aruppukottai is a legislative assembly in Virudhunagar district, which includes the city, Aruppukkottai.[1] It is a part of Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. This is the constituency, held by popular actor-turned politician, M. G. Ramachandran, when he first became Chief Minister in the 1977 assembly elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

The Chettiyar (all kinds - mostly chettiyar) community is the biggest community in this constituency with around 23% population.

The population of other communities are: 15% Devendrakula Velalar, 8% Naidus,6% kambalthu nayakkar,14% Saliyar, 5% Nadar, 10% Mutharaiyar, Maravar 6%, Agamudaiyar 2%, 5% Reddy, 2% Konar, 2% Pillaimar and muslims 2%.

In the 2021 MLA election, the DMK party's Reddy candidate K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran won, and became the minister of Revenue and Disaster Management.

History

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Until the 2006 election, Aruppukottai Assembly constituency was part of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency. Since the 2006 election, it has been part of Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Member Party
1952Jayarama ReddiarIndian National Congress
1957M. D. RamasamiIndependent politician
1962T. K. SundaramIndian National Congress
1967S. S. BharathiSwatantra Party
1971Sowdi Sundara BharathiAll India Forward Bloc
1977M. G. RamachandranAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980M. Pitchai
1984
1989V. ThangapandianDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991V. G. ManimeghalaiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996V. ThangapandianDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998^Thangam Thenarasu
2001K. K. SivasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006Thangam ThenarasuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011VaigaichelvanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016K. K. S. S. R. RamachandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
2026
  Madras State

Election results

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Vote share of winning candidates
2026
36.49%
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%

Assembly election 2026

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2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran 65,104 36.49% Decrease17.10
TVK Karthik Kumar. K 60,161 33.72% New
AIADMK Sethupathy. S 37,190 20.84% New
PT Ragupathi. K 2,179 1.22% Increase0.94
AIPTMMK Dharmaraj. P 1,147 0.64% New
NOTA None of the above 692 0.39% Decrease0.39
Margin of victory 4,943 2.77% Decrease20.21
Turnout 178,698 85.84% Increase9.01
Total valid votes 178,413
Registered electors 208,168 Decrease6.99
DMK hold Swing

Assembly election 2021

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran 91,040 53.59% Increase4.18
AIADMK Vaigaichelvan 52,006 30.61% Decrease7.85
MNM V. Umadevi 7,638 4.50% New
DMDK R. Ramesh 2,532 1.49% New
NOTA None of the above 1,323 0.78% Decrease0.74
Margin of victory 39,034 22.98% Increase12.03
Turnout 171,961 76.83% Decrease2.47
Total valid votes 169,878
Rejected ballots 208 0.12% Decrease0.05
Registered electors 223,820 Increase7.45
DMK hold Swing

Assembly election 2016

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2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran 81,485 49.41% Increase5.36
AIADMK Vaigaichelvan 63,431 38.46% Decrease12.69
CPI S. Senthil Kumar 9,817 5.95% New
BJP R. Vetrivel 3,223 1.95% Increase0.64
NOTA None of the above 2,509 1.52% New
Margin of victory 18,054 10.95% Increase3.84
Turnout 165,182 79.30% Decrease4.17
Total valid votes 164,909
Rejected ballots 273 0.17% Increase0.03
Registered electors 208,309 Increase16.03
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease1.74

Assembly election 2011

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2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Vaigaichelvan 76,546 51.15% Increase13.38
DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran 65,908 44.05% Decrease0.83
BJP R. Vetrivel 1,966 1.31% Increase0.28
Independent Jegan 1,009 0.67%
Margin of victory 10,638 7.11%
Turnout 149,852 83.47% Increase11.76
Total valid votes 149,637
Rejected ballots 215 0.14% Increase0.14
Registered electors 179,531 Increase11.02
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Increase6.27

Assembly election 2006

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2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Thangam Thenarasu 52,002 44.88% Increase4.56
AIADMK K. Murugan 43,768 37.77% New
DMDK A. Bharathi Thasan 13,836 11.94% New
AIFB P. Krishna Ghandhi 2,234 1.93% New
BJP E. Chella Durai Pandian 1,193 1.03% New
Margin of victory 8,234 7.11% Increase1.36
Turnout 115,968 71.71% Increase9.38
Total valid votes 115,875
Registered electors 161,711 Decrease5.83
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease1.19

Assembly election 2001

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2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. K. Sivasamy 49,307 46.07% Increase8.88
DMK Thangam Thenarasu 43,155 40.32% Increase1.24
MDMK R. M. Shanmuga Sundaram 10,558 9.86% New
Independent Venkatesan. A 960 0.90%
Independent Rajagopalan. R 822 0.77%
Independent Regunathan. C 775 0.72%
Margin of victory 6,152 5.75% Increase3.85
Turnout 107,040 62.33% Decrease3.54
Total valid votes 107,026
Rejected ballots 14 0.01% Decrease6.59
Registered electors 171,719 Increase2.66
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Increase6.99

Assembly by-election 1998

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1998 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election : Aruppukottai[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Thangam Thenarasu 40,223 39.08% Decrease4.62
AIADMK V. S. Panchavarnam 38,272 37.19% Increase9.35
PT Manickam. P. T 12,484 12.13% New
Independent Palaniswamy. K 9,525 9.26%
INC Chandran. K 1,329 1.29% New
Margin of victory 1,951 1.90% Decrease13.96
Turnout 110,183 65.87% Decrease2.44
Total valid votes 102,914
Rejected ballots 7,269 6.60% Increase1.50
Registered electors 167,272 Increase5.13
DMK hold Swing

Assembly election 1996

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1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Thangapandian 45,081 43.70% Increase5.38
AIADMK K. Sundarapandian 28,716 27.84% New
MDMK R. M. Shanmuga Sundaram 16,987 16.47% New
Independent K. Chinnakaruppan 9,565 9.27%
AIIC(T) V. Perumal 1,077 1.04% New
Margin of victory 16,365 15.86% Decrease4.73
Turnout 108,687 68.31% Increase4.94
Total valid votes 103,165
Rejected ballots 5,544 5.10% Increase1.71
Registered electors 159,117 Increase0.71
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease15.21

Assembly election 1991

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1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. G. Manimeghalai 56,985 58.91% New
DMK R. M. Shanmuga Sundaram 37,066 38.32% Decrease7.27
PMK C. Karuppiah 1,350 1.40% New
Margin of victory 19,919 20.59% Increase4.86
Turnout 100,120 63.37% Decrease7.39
Total valid votes 96,730
Rejected ballots 3,390 3.39% Increase1.62
Registered electors 157,995 Increase11.28
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Increase13.32

Assembly election 1989

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1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Thangapandian 44,990 45.59% Increase4.17
AIADMK V. S. Panchavarnam 29,467 29.86% New
INC R. Chelliah 18,466 18.71% New
AIFB A. R. Perumal 3,521 3.57% New
Margin of victory 15,523 15.73% Increase11.82
Turnout 100,465 70.76% Decrease3.40
Total valid votes 98,688
Rejected ballots 1,777 1.77% Decrease2.56
Registered electors 141,982 Increase14.59
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Increase0.27

Assembly election 1984

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1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Pitchai 39,839 45.32% Decrease8.35
DMK V. Thangapandian 36,405 41.42% Increase2.47
Independent E. Pandiperumal 10,809 12.30%
Margin of victory 3,434 3.91% Decrease10.82
Turnout 91,882 74.16% Increase5.44
Total valid votes 87,900
Rejected ballots 3,982 4.33% Increase3.04
Registered electors 123,905 Increase5.92
AIADMK hold Swing

Assembly election 1980

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1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Pitchai 42,589 53.67% New
DMK V. Thangapandian 30,904 38.95% Increase31.88
Independent K. Karuppiah 4,742 5.98%
Independent K. Palani Kudumban 507 0.64%
Margin of victory 11,685 14.73% Decrease23.63
Turnout 80,387 68.72% Decrease0.19
Total valid votes 79,347
Rejected ballots 1,040 1.29% Decrease0.15
Registered electors 116,985 Increase3.74
AIADMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease2.56

Assembly election 1977

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1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. G. Ramachandran 43,065 56.23% New
JP M. Muthuvel Servai 13,687 17.87% New
INC A. Sivasamy 12,075 15.77% New
DMK S. M. Bose 5,415 7.07% New
Independent N. Seenivasan 645 0.84%
Independent G. Fitchai 550 0.72%
Margin of victory 29,378 38.36% Increase24.41
Turnout 77,701 68.91% Decrease8.04
Total valid votes 76,582
Rejected ballots 1,119 1.44% Increase1.44
Registered electors 112,763 Increase27.12
AIADMK gain from AIFB Swing Decrease0.44

Assembly election 1971

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1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Sowdi Sundara Bharathi 37,021 56.67% New
SWA M. Veerasamy 27,908 42.72% Decrease11.96
Independent S. Senthooranathan 403 0.62%
Margin of victory 9,113 13.95% Decrease0.68
Turnout 68,259 76.95% Decrease3.82
Total valid votes 65,332
Registered electors 88,706 Increase9.70
AIFB gain from SWA Swing Increase1.99

Assembly election 1967

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1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWA S. S. Bharathi 34,153 54.68% New
INC T. K. Sundarm 25,012 40.04% Decrease14.50
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%
Margin of victory 9,141 14.63% Increase3.88
Turnout 65,316 80.77% Increase0.55
Total valid votes 62,465
Registered electors 80,866 Decrease4.05
SWA gain from INC Swing Increase0.14

Assembly election 1962

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1962 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. Kadambavana Sundaram 35,597 54.54% Increase9.67
AIFB Sowdi Sundara Bharathi 28,583 43.80% New
Independent N. C. Arumugam 1,084 1.66%
Margin of victory 7,014 10.75% Increase0.48
Turnout 67,613 80.22% Increase8.02
Total valid votes 65,264
Registered electors 84,282 Increase5.62
INC gain from Independent Swing Decrease0.59

Assembly election 1957

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1957 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. D. Ramasami 31,765 55.13%
INC A. V. Thiruppathi 25,849 44.87% Decrease3.40
Margin of victory 5,916 10.27% Increase4.42
Turnout 57,614 72.20% Increase2.09
Total valid votes 57,614
Registered electors 79,794 Increase5.81
Independent gain from INC Swing Increase6.86

Assembly election 1952

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1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Aruppukottai[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jayarama Reddiar 25,521 48.27% New
Independent M. D. Ramasami 22,427 42.42% New
Socialist Party (India) Ethiraju 1,594 3.01% New
Independent Kadambiah Chettiar 1,569 2.97% New
Independent S. E. S. Somasundaram Chattiar 1,313 2.48% New
Independent Swami Gounder 446 0.84% New
Margin of victory 3,094 5.85%
Turnout 52,870 70.11%
Total valid votes 52,870
Registered electors 75,411
INC win (new seat)

References

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