Aruppukottai Assembly Constituency
Aruppukottai is a legislative assembly in Virudhunagar district, which includes the city, Aruppukkottai. It is a 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. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
The Chettiyar (all kinds - mostly Devanger) community is the biggest community in this constituency with around 13% population.
The population of other communities are: 15% Devendrakula Velalar, 15% all kinds of Naidus, 14% Saliyar, 10% Nadar,10% Mutharaiyar, 8% Mukkulathor (Mostly Maravar+Agamudaiyar), 8% Reddy, 3% Konar, 3% Pillaimar and 3% Muslims.
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
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
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
Election results
2021
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% | New | |
MNM | V. Umadevi | 7,638 | 4.46% | New | |
DMDK | R. Ramesh | 2,532 | 1.48% | ||
NOTA | Nota | 1,323 | 0.77% | ||
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
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% | New | |
NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,509 | 1.52% | ||
NTK | Nagendran. | 1,404 | 0.85% | New | |
PMK | Aravindkumar. D | 817 | 0.50% | New | |
Independent | Lingappandi. P. | 699 | 0.42% | New | |
BSP | Sundarraj. I | 388 | 0.24% | New | |
Independent | Muthumariappan. M. | 262 | 0.16% | New | |
Independent | Vijayakumar. G. | 225 | 0.14% | New | |
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
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% | New | |
Independent | Nagarajan. K | 747 | 0.50% | New | |
Independent | Kalaiselvan. S | 696 | 0.47% | New | |
BSP | Kandasamy. K | 640 | 0.43% | New | |
Independent | Murugan. R | 445 | 0.30% | New | |
Independent | Perumalsamy. S | 378 | 0.25% | New | |
Independent | Sivasubramanian. M | 325 | 0.22% | New | |
Independent | Ganesan. P | 230 | 0.15% | New | |
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
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% | New | |
Independent | Maruthupandi. R | 472 | 0.41% | New | |
Independent | Samyraj. A | 461 | 0.40% | New | |
Independent | Periyasamy. A. | 370 | 0.32% | New | |
Independent | Karuppaiah. V. | 325 | 0.28% | New | |
Independent | Kanniah Thevar. M | 295 | 0.25% | New | |
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
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% |
Bye-election 1997 - 1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Thangam Thenarasu | 40,223 | 36.5% | ||
AIADMK | V.S. Panchavarnam | 38,272 | 89.40 | ||
PT | 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
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
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% | ||
INS(SCS) | 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
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
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. Palan Kudumbar | 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
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 Kudumbar. 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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIFB | Sowdi Sundara Bharathi | 37,021 | 56.67% | ||
SWA | 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 SWA | Swing | 1.99% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWA | 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 | ||||
SWA gain from INC | Swing | 0.13% |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | T. Kadambavana Sundaram | 35,597 | 54.54% | +9.67% | |
AIFB | 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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Jayarama Reddiar | 25,521 | 48.27% | ||
Independent | M. D. Ramaswami | 22,427 | 42.42% | ||
Socialist | 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) |