| Tirukkoyilur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 76 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Villupuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Villupuram |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,54,313[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Tirukkoyilur is astate assembly constituency ofViluppuram district inTamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 76. It comprises a portion ofTirukkoyilur taluk and is a part ofViluppuram Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to theParliament of India.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Thiru. A. Muthuswamy was the first MLA of Thirukovilur Town, from 1952–1957. It was in existence from 1951 to the 1971 state elections. After the delimitation of constituencies in 2008, Mughaiyur Assembly constituency and Rishivandhiyam Assembly constituency were reorganised into Tirukovilur Assembly constituency. It had 1,94,414 registered voters for the 2011 election.[3]
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Created | 2016 |
| Vanniyar | 40% |
| Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar | 05% |
| Adi Dravida | 30% |
| Nathama Udayar | 05% |
| Konar, Nayudu, Pillaimar | 08% |
| Others | 12% |
| Total Electorate | 2,50,669 |
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | A. S. Kumarasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tirukkoyilur was again formed after constituency delimitations in 2008.[6]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | L. Venkatesan | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | K. Ponmudy[7] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 57.00% | |||
| 2016 | 49.80% | |||
| 2011 | 49.18% | |||
| 1971 | 55.27% | |||
| 1967 | 51.25% | |||
| 1962 | 51.26% | |||
| 1957 | 24.27% | |||
| 1952 | 28.99% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||
| AIADMK+ | |||||
| NTK | |||||
| TVK | New | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Ponmudy | 110,980 | 57.00% | +7.2 | |
| BJP | Vat. Kalivaradhan | 51,300 | 26.35% | +25.72 | |
| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam kazhagam | L.Vengadesan | 13,997 | 7.19% | New | |
| NTK | S. Murugan | 11,620 | 5.97% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,039 | 1.05% | −0.07 | |
| Independent | M. Vignesh | 1,482 | 0.76% | New | |
| IJK | M. Senthilkumar | 1,066 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 59,680 | 30.65% | 8.86% | ||
| Turnout | 194,718 | 76.57% | −2.25% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 155 | 0.08% | |||
| Registered electors | 254,313 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 7.20% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Ponmudy | 93,837 | 49.80% | +6.15 | |
| AIADMK | G. Gothandaraman | 52,780 | 28.01% | New | |
| PMK | Balasakthi | 18,822 | 9.99% | New | |
| TMC(M) | G. Ganesh | 15,045 | 7.98% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,110 | 1.12% | New | |
| Independent | Rajesh | 1,473 | 0.78% | New | |
| BJP | S. Dhandapani | 1,178 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 41,057 | 21.79% | 16.26% | ||
| Turnout | 188,438 | 78.82% | −1.69% | ||
| Registered electors | 239,087 | ||||
| DMKgain fromDMDK | Swing | 0.62% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | L. Venkatesan | 78,229 | 49.18% | New | |
| DMK | M. Thangam | 69,438 | 43.65% | New | |
| Independent | V. Venkatesan | 6,029 | 3.79% | New | |
| IJK | S. S. Venkatesan | 3,280 | 2.06% | New | |
| BSP | C. Periyasamy | 1,271 | 0.80% | New | |
| Independent | R. Santhi | 828 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,791 | 5.53% | |||
| Turnout | 159,075 | 80.50% | |||
| Registered electors | 197,599 | ||||
| DMDKwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. S. Kumarasamy | 38,520 | 55.27% | +6.52 | |
| INC | A. Vadivel | 31,171 | 44.73% | −6.52 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,349 | 10.55% | 8.04% | ||
| Turnout | 69,691 | 78.91% | −2.56% | ||
| Registered electors | 92,628 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | 4.02% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | E. M. Subramaniam | 34,259 | 51.25% | −0.01 | |
| DMK | A. S. Kumarasamy | 32,586 | 48.75% | +21.82 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,673 | 2.50% | −21.82% | ||
| Turnout | 66,845 | 81.47% | 17.54% | ||
| Registered electors | 85,190 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | -0.01% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lakshiminarasimma Ammal | 27,954 | 51.26% | +29.62 | |
| DMK | Balasubramaniam | 14,687 | 26.93% | New | |
| SWA | Mohanadoss | 8,465 | 15.52% | New | |
| CPI | Venugopal | 3,430 | 6.29% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,267 | 24.33% | 21.69% | ||
| Turnout | 54,536 | 63.93% | −34.42% | ||
| Registered electors | 90,641 | ||||
| INCgain fromIndependent | Swing | 26.98% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. A. M. Annamalai Odayar | 41,980 | 24.27% | New | |
| INC | Lakshmi Narasamma | 37,422 | 21.64% | +1.11 | |
| INC | Kuppusami (Sc) | 35,916 | 20.77% | +0.24 | |
| Independent | Muthusami (Sc) | 31,036 | 17.95% | New | |
| Independent | Kadirvelu Koundar | 15,179 | 8.78% | New | |
| Independent | Ramasami | 11,406 | 6.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,558 | 2.64% | −0.04% | ||
| Turnout | 172,939 | 98.35% | −10.74% | ||
| Registered electors | 175,837 | ||||
| Independentgain fromTTP | Swing | -4.72% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTP | T. D. Muthukumaraswamy Naidu | 38,928 | 28.99% | New | |
| TTP | A. Muthuswami | 35,334 | 26.32% | New | |
| INC | Kulasekhara Dass | 27,567 | 20.53% | New | |
| INC | M. Rajagopal | 23,206 | 17.28% | New | |
| Independent | D. Dayalu Reddair | 5,964 | 4.44% | New | |
| Socialist | N. Ramalingam | 3,265 | 2.43% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,594 | 2.68% | |||
| Turnout | 134,264 | 109.09% | |||
| Registered electors | 123,072 | ||||
| TTPwin (new seat) | |||||