Pudukkottai Assembly Constituency – Election Details, MLAs, Results, Candidates & Vote Share
Constituency No: 180
Location Highlights: Pudukkottai Assembly Constituency is located in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. The constituency includes the district headquarters town of Pudukkottai and surrounding semi-urban and rural areas. Pudukkottai is historically significant with palaces, temples, and cultural heritage from the Pudukkottai princely state period. The region has good connectivity to Tiruchirappalli and other nearby towns through road networks.
Demographics: The constituency has a mixed population consisting of urban residents, farmers, traders, and government employees. Agriculture remains important in surrounding rural areas, while Pudukkottai town acts as a commercial and administrative hub for the district.
Main Industries: Agriculture, Rice Mills, Small-scale Industries, Trade and Commerce
Administrative Divisions:
- Pudukkottai Taluk
- Pudukkottai Municipality and surrounding rural areas
Borders: Surrounded by other constituencies of Pudukkottai district and falls under Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency.
2021 Assembly Election Results:
- Winner: V. Muthuraja (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) – 85,802 votes
- Runner-up: V. R. Karthik Thondaiman (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) – 72,801 votes
Voter Details:
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Men: | 118,944 |
| Women: | 124,263 |
| Third Gender: | 22 |
| Total Voters: | 243,229 |
MLA History:
| MLA Name | Year | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Balakrishnan | 1952 | Tamil Nadu Toilers` Party |
| A. Thiagarajan | 1962 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Rajakumar Vijaya Raghunatha Thondaiman | 1967 | Indian National Congress |
| M. Sathiyamurthy | 1971 | Indian National Congress |
| Rajakumar Vijaya Raghunatha Thondaiman | 1977 | Indian National Congress |
| Rajkumar Vijaya Ragunatha Thondaiman | 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| J. Mohammad Gani | 1984 | Indian National Congress |
| A. Periannan | 1989 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| C. Swaminathan | 1991 | Indian National Congress |
| A. Periannan | 199696 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| P. Mari Ayya | 1997 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Dr. C. Vijayabaskar | 2001 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| R. Nedunchezhiyan | 2006 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| S. P. Muthukumaran | 2011 | Communist Party of India |
| V. R. Karthik Thondaiman | 2012 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Periyannan Arasu | 2016 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| V. Muthuraja | 2021 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
