Viralimalai Assembly constituency

Viralimalai
Viralimalai
Constituency No. 179 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukottai
Lok Sabha constituency	Karur
Established	1967
Total electors	2,25,189
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Dr. C. Vijayabaskar
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021
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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

Illupur Taluk (except Komangalam village)
Kulathur Taluk (part)
Kumaramangalam, Mathur, Singathakuruchi, Sengalakkudi,
Mandaiyur, Latchmanapatti, Mettupatti, Sivakamipuram,
Thennathirayanpatti, Palandampatti, Kalamavur, Neerpalani,
Amburapatti, Madayanaipatti, Suriyur, Perambur, Alangudi, Vilappatti,
Vadugappatti, Melappuduvayal, Kolathur, Odukkur and Vemmani villages.
Manaparai Taulk (part, Triuchirapalli district) Kavinaripatti, Puthakudi and Kappakudi villages.**

[**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
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	V. S. Shanmugam	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

^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^ "Viralimalai Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ "Tmil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021 - Tamil Nadu - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ 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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[1] "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[delimitation2008-2] "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.

[MNR-4] "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

[5] "Viralimalai Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[election2021-6] "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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