Viralimalai
Constituency No. 179 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictPudukottai
LS constituencyKarur
Established1967
Total electors2,25,189[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Elected year2021

Viralimalai is a legislative assembly constituency of Pudukkottai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu. It comes under Karur Lok Sabha constituency for Parliamentary elections. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.[2][3]

Extent of Assembly Constituency

[**Although Kavinaripatti, Puthakudi and Kappakudi villages are in Triuchirapalli revenue district, they are physically and geographically located within the boundaries of 179- Viralimalai AC.][4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Winner Party
2011 Dr. C. Vijaya Baskar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 52.93%
2016
 
 49.69%
2011
 
 55.99%
1971
 
 57.47%
1967
 
 49.63%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Viralimalai[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Vijayabaskar 102,179 52.93% +3.24
DMK Palaniappan 78,581 40.71% -4.03
NTK P. Azhagu Meena 7,035 3.64% New
AMMK O. Karthi Prabhakaran 1,228 0.64% New
Margin of victory 23,598 12.22% 7.27%
Turnout 193,038 85.72% 1.56%
Rejected ballots 1168 0.61%
Registered electors 225,189
AIADMK hold Swing 3.24%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Viralimalai[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Vijayabaskar 84,701 49.69% -6.3
DMK M. Palaniappan 76,254 44.74% +17.22
DMDK R. Karthikeyan 2,979 1.75% New
ETMK N. Adaikalam 1,089 0.64% New
NOTA NOTA 974 0.57% New
Margin of victory 8,447 4.96% -23.52%
Turnout 170,448 84.16% -1.86%
Registered electors 202,517
AIADMK hold Swing -6.30%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Viralimalai[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Vijayabaskar 77,285 55.99% New
DMK S. Regupathy 37,976 27.51% New
Independent M. Palaniappan 15,397 11.16% New
IJK Y. Savarimuthu 2,639 1.91% New
Independent P. Alagu 1,404 1.02% New
Independent P. Raja 1,403 1.02% New
Independent Palaniappan (A) M. Puratchikavidasan 1,144 0.83% New
Independent M. Ramesh 774 0.56% New
Margin of victory 39,309 28.48%
Turnout 138,022 86.02%
Registered electors 160,449
AIADMK win (new seat)

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Viralimalai[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. S. Ilechezhiyan 41,813 57.47% +7.83
INC A. Karuppiah Udayar 30,274 41.61% -1.58
Independent A. Perumal 670 0.92% New
Margin of victory 11,539 15.86% 9.41%
Turnout 72,757 75.11% 3.97%
Registered electors 100,230
DMK hold Swing 7.83%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Viralimalai[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. S. Thethuvandar 30,288 49.63% New
INC P. P. Gounder 26,354 43.19% New
Independent A. Perumal 2,054 3.37% New
Independent M. C. Gounder 1,539 2.52% New
Independent A. M. Ali 787 1.29% New
Margin of victory 3,934 6.45%
Turnout 61,022 71.13%
Registered electors 90,479
DMK win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Viralimalai Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Tmil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021 - Tamil Nadu - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

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