Aruppukottai is a legislative assembly in
Virudhunagar district
Virudhunagar District is a district (an administrative district) of Tamil Nadu state in south India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters of Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar district was formed by the separation of Old Ramanathapuram Di ...
, which includes the city,
Aruppukkottai
Aruppukottai is a town and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Aruppukottai's classical name is "Sengattu Aravakotai". Aruppukottai is about 50 km from Madurai. It is in the middle of Madurai-Tuticorin ...
.
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 18% population.
The population of other communities are: 15% Devendrakula Velalar, 15% all kinds of Naidus, 14% Saliyar, 10% Mutharaiyar, 8% Mukkulathor (Mostly Maravar+Agamudaiyar), 8% Reddy, 5% Nadar, 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 beacame 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
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
Bye-election 1997 - 1998
1996
1991
1989
1984
1980
1977
1971
1967
1962
1957
1952
References
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Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Virudhunagar district