Aruppukottai Assembly constituency
Aruppukottai is a legislative assembly in Virudhunagar district, which includes the city, Aruppukkottai. It is a part of the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. This is the constituency, held by popular actor-turned politician, M.G. Ramachandran, 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.
| Aruppukottai | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 207 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| LS constituency | Virudhunagar |
| Total electors | 223,820 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
The Chettiyar (all kinds - mostly Devanger) community is the biggest community in this constituency with around 13% population.
The population of other communities are: 15% Devendrakula Velalar, 15% all kinds of Naidus, 14% Saliyar, 10% Nadar,10% Mutharaiyar, 8% Mukkulathor (Mostly Maravar+Agamudaiyar), 8% Reddy, 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 became the minister of Revenue and Disaster Management.