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 Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, விருதுநகர் மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Assembly Segments Vi ...

. This is the constituency, held by popular actor-turned politician,

M.G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987 ...

, 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 Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, இராமநாதபுரம் மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (Parliament of India, parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a Federated state, sta ...

. After 2006 election, it is part of

Madras State

Tamil Nadu

Election results

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Bye-election 1997 - 1998

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References

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