Thiruthuraipoondi (state assembly constituency)

Thiruthuraipundi is a state assembly constituency in Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, which includes Thiruthuraipoondi.^[1] It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. communist party members from thiruthuraipoondi area played a vital role in abolition of "agricultural bond labours" (pannayal ozhipu) in delta districts. The act was enacted after their continuous struggle. The constituency comprises Kottur, Thiruthuraipoondi and Muthupettai panchayat union.

Most successful party: CPI (11 times)

Madras State[]

Year	Winner
1957	and	Indian National Congress
1962		Communist Party of India
1967		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu[]

Year	Winner
1971		Communist Party of India
1977	P. Uthirapathy	Communist Party of India
1980	P. Uthirapathi	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1984	P. Uthirapathi	Communist Party of India
1989	G. Palanisamy	Communist Party of India
1991	G. Palanisamy	Communist Party of India
1996	G. Palanisamy	Communist Party of India
2001	G. Palanisamy	Communist Party of India
2006	K. Ulaganathan	Communist Party of India
2011	K. Ulaganathan	Communist Party of India
2016		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	K. Marimuthu	Communist Party of India

Election Results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruthuraipoondi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CPI	K. Marimuthu	97,092	52.23
	AIADMK		67,024	36.06
	NTK		15,362	8.26
	AMMK		3,555	1.91
Majority			30,068
Turnout			1,85,886
	CPI gain from DMK		Swing

References[]

^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[1] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

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