Arantangi Assembly constituency explained

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Arantangi
Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	183
State:	Tamil Nadu
Established:	1952
District:	Pudukottai
Loksabha Cons:	Ramanathapuram
Mla:	T. Ramachandran
Latest Election Year:	2021
Electors:	2,37,024^[1]
Reservation:	None

Arantangi is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Aranthangi in Pudukkottai district.^[2] It is a part of the Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency.^{[3] [4]} It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Madras State

Assembly	Year	Winner	Party
First	1952	Mahamad Salihu Maraicair
Second	1957	S. Ramasami Thevar
Third	1962	A. Durai Arasan
Fourth	1967

Tamil Nadu

Assembly	Year	Winner	Party
Fifth	1971-77	S. Ramanathan
Sixth	1977-80	S. Thirunavukkarasu
Seventh	1980-84
Eighth	1984-89
Ninth	1989-91
Tenth	1991-96
Eleventh	1996-99
Eleventh	1999-2000*	C. Anbarasan
Twelfth	2001-06	P. Arasan
Thirteenth	2006-2011	Udayam Shanmugam
Fourteenth	2011-2016	M. Rajanayagam
Fifteenth	2016-2021	E. Rathinasabhapathy
Sixteenth	2021-	T. Ramachandran

• S. Thirunavukkarasu, gave his seat up to his mentor Anbarasan, who defeated Raja Paramasivam of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. S. Thirunavukkarasu resigned to be an MP for Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency^[5]
• Anbarasan died in July 2000 leaving the seat vacant, next election was held in the next general election.

Election results

1952

References

• Web site: Statistical reports of assembly elections . 8 July 2010 . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp . 5 October 2010 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Form 21E (Return of Election) . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222055557/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC183.pdf . 14 Feb 2022 . 22 Dec 2021.
2. Web site: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map . Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly . 25 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm . 14 June 2012 .
3. Web site: List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-10 . Tamil Nadu . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012938/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf . 2009-02-06.
4. Web site: The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Deprival of Pudukottai Lok Sabha constituency angers chamber . www.hindu.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090421145833/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/18/stories/2009041852630300.htm . 21 April 2009 . dead.
5. News: Thirunavukkarasu's mentor triumphs. Chennai, India . . 26 February 2000 . 2 July 2020.