# Tirukkoyilur Assembly constituency

Tirukkoyilur is a state assembly constituency of Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 76. It comprises a portion of Tirukkoyilur taluk and is a part of the Villupuram constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Thiru. A. Muthuswamy was the first M.L.A of thirukovilur town, at the period of 1952–1957. It was in existence from 1952 to 1971 state elections. After delimitation of constituencies in 2007, Mughaiyur constituency and Rishivandhiyam constituency are reorganised into Tirukovilur constituency. It has 1,94,414 registered voters for 2011 election.

## Demographics

Demographics (2011) :
| Category | Data |
| Created | 2016 |
| Vanniyar | 45% |
| Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar | 12% |
| Adi Dravida | 27% |
| Nathama Udayar | 5% |
| Konar, Nayudu, Pillaimar | 05% |
| Others | 6% |
| Total Electorate | 2,50,669 |

## Elected Members
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | A. Muthuswamy | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party |
| 1957 | S. A. M. Annamalai Odayar and Kuppusami | Independent and Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Lakshminarasimma Ammal | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | E. M. Subramaniam | Indian National Congress |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party | Party |
| 1971 | A. S. Kumarasamy | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tirukkoyilur was again formed after constituency delimitations 2008.
| Year | Winner | Party |
| 2011 | L. Venkatesan | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| 2016 | K. Ponmudy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | K. Ponmudy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 57.00% | 57.00% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 49.80% | 49.80% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 49.18% | 49.18% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 55.27% | 55.27% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 51.25% | 51.25% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 51.26% | 51.26% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 24.27% | 24.27% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 28.99% | 28.99% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirukkoyilur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Ponmudy | 110,980 | 57.00% | +7.2 |
| | BJP | Vat. Kalivaradhan | 51,300 | 26.35% | +25.72 |
| | DMDK | L. Venkatesan | 13,997 | 7.19% | New |
| | NTK | S. Murugan | 11,620 | 5.97% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,039 | 1.05% | −0.07 |
| | Independent | M. Vignesh | 1,482 | 0.76% | New |
| | IJK | M. Senthilkumar | 1,066 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 59,680 | 30.65% | 8.86% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,718 | 76.57% | −2.25% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 155 | 0.08% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 254,313 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 7.20% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirukkoyilur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Ponmudy | 93,837 | 49.80% | +6.15 |
| | AIADMK | G. Gothandaraman | 52,780 | 28.01% | New |
| | PMK | Balasakthi | 18,822 | 9.99% | New |
| | TMC(M) | G. Ganesh | 15,045 | 7.98% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,110 | 1.12% | New |
| | Independent | Rajesh | 1,473 | 0.78% | New |
| | BJP | S. Dhandapani | 1,178 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 41,057 | 21.79% | 16.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 188,438 | 78.82% | −1.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 239,087 | | |
| | DMK gain from DMDK | DMK gain from DMDK | Swing | 0.62% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirukkoyilur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMDK | L. Venkatesan | 78,229 | 49.18% | New |
| | DMK | M. Thangam | 69,438 | 43.65% | New |
| | Independent | V. Venkatesan | 6,029 | 3.79% | New |
| | IJK | S. S. Venkatesan | 3,280 | 2.06% | New |
| | BSP | C. Periyasamy | 1,271 | 0.80% | New |
| | Independent | R. Santhi | 828 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,791 | 5.53% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159,075 | 80.50% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 197,599 | | |
| | DMDK win (new seat) | DMDK win (new seat) | DMDK win (new seat) | DMDK win (new seat) | DMDK win (new seat) |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tirukkoyilur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. S. Kumarasamy | 38,520 | 55.27% | +6.52 |
| | INC | A. Vadivel | 31,171 | 44.73% | −6.52 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,349 | 10.55% | 8.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,691 | 78.91% | −2.56% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,628 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 4.02% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tirukkoyilur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. M. Subramaniam | 34,259 | 51.25% | −0.01 |
| | DMK | A. S. Kumarasamy | 32,586 | 48.75% | +21.82 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,673 | 2.50% | −21.82% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,845 | 81.47% | 17.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,190 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -0.01% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tirukkoyilur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Lakshiminarasimma Ammal | 27,954 | 51.26% | +29.62 |
| | DMK | Balasubramaniam | 14,687 | 26.93% | New |
| | SWA | Mohanadoss | 8,465 | 15.52% | New |
| | CPI | Venugopal | 3,430 | 6.29% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,267 | 24.33% | 21.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,536 | 63.93% | −34.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,641 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 26.98% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tirukkoyilur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | S. A. M. Annamalai Odayar | 41,980 | 24.27% | New |
| | INC | Lakshmi Narasamma | 37,422 | 21.64% | +1.11 |
| | INC | Kuppusami (Sc) | 35,916 | 20.77% | +0.24 |
| | Independent | Muthusami (Sc) | 31,036 | 17.95% | New |
| | Independent | Kadirvelu Koundar | 15,179 | 8.78% | New |
| | Independent | Ramasami | 11,406 | 6.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,558 | 2.64% | −0.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,939 | 98.35% | −10.74% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 175,837 | | |
| | Independent gain from TTP | Independent gain from TTP | Swing | -4.72% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tirukkoyilur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TTP | T. D. Muthukumaraswamy Naidu | 38,928 | 28.99% | New |
| | TTP | A. Muthuswami | 35,334 | 26.32% | New |
| | INC | Kulasekhara Dass | 27,567 | 20.53% | New |
| | INC | M. Rajagopal | 23,206 | 17.28% | New |
| | Independent | D. Dayalu Reddair | 5,964 | 4.44% | New |
| | Socialist | N. Ramalingam | 3,265 | 2.43% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,594 | 2.68% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,264 | 109.09% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 123,072 | | |
| | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) |