# Viralimalai Assembly constituency

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.

## Extent of Assembly Constituency

* 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.]

## Members of Legislative Assembly

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

## Election results

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

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Viralimalai :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,598 | 12.22% | 7.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,038 | 85.72% | 1.56% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1168 | 0.61% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 225,189 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.24% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Viralimalai :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,447 | 4.96% | −23.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,448 | 84.16% | −1.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 202,517 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -6.30% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Viralimalai :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,309 | 28.48% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,022 | 86.02% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,449 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Viralimalai :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,539 | 15.86% | 9.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,757 | 75.11% | 3.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 100,230 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 7.83% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Viralimalai :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,934 | 6.45% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,022 | 71.13% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,479 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |